Well, this is not a standard Spielberg movie. Not much summoning of the emotions here. However, this is a standard high budget production (for SFX), with kids, many almost unknown actors and some "stars". And a lot of stuff from many other movies/games/popular culture/whatever. The only moral (or the conclusion) of the story is stated in the title of this review. Of course it is a fake hope! No such thing happens in real life. As one of the main characters says: Reality is really only thing that's real. And, also of course, this movie has almost nothing to do with the novel. You expected otherwise? If so, you're just a 10 year old kid. Smart, but naive. Movie and games are business and it's all about the money they make. Novels are somewhere on the opposite side: good for "borrowing" ideas. As far as the acting and other "technical stuff" (editing, photography and so on) goes, this is nothing but a standard movie made by the man who has a lot of money, influence and well crafted skill. Nothing else. Basically, empty. Even no jokes! Goes well with popcorn. A watch-and-forget kind of thing. Read the novel.