![]() Once they find the truth, they must find a way to share this path of truth with those still bound in the broken world. These instructions are what lead Lina and Doon to realize that their tiny, crumbly world is not the whole story. She says, "I thought it was our duty to stay here and make things better." Some characters are beaten down by the bleakness Doon's dad says, "The builders abandoned us."ĭoon's response? "No they didn't. One character believes that there may be a reality beyond the darkness, but she chooses to focus solely on life in the broken world. She tells the worried, distraught Lina, "The Builders will come again." The kind, cheerful woman who cares for Lina and her sister (Mrs. Some believe the Builders had a plan and will-somehow-guide them to a better world. ![]() ![]() There are many different thought processes among the citizens about their fate. The world around Ember is broken and crumbling-and all around it is darkness. ![]() But there's something greater here that taps into the supernatural worldview of Christianity. After all, Ember is a city with finite resources running low. Obviously, like in WALL*E, filmgoers will see in Ember very clear environmentalism messages. In fact, while the story may not have been deliberately meant this way by DuPrau, it's an excellent example of how Christian storytelling and parable can evoke a very real pull to the supernatural-without beating anyone over the head with conversion scenes or preachiness. While I am not sure how intentional (I know nothing about DuPrau's faith life, although Walden Media was founded mostly by Christians), City of Ember is a wonderful metaphor for the Christian life. It's in these deeper messages where I, as a Christian and film lover, was most impressed. Loris (Tim Robbins) is interrogated by the Ember police In fact, it's best described as Logan's Run (1976) for kids-with a little of 12 Monkeys and Children of Men mixed with '80s kid adventures like The Goonies. Make no mistake: City of Ember is a good family film and apocalyptic sci-fi. What is interesting, though, is that two 2008 films- WALL*E and City of Ember-have mixed the apocalyptic with family-friendliness. The science fiction and horror genres have long been fertile ground for filmmakers and storytellers to explore these themes. In a time of war, ecological concerns, economic unrest, and continual worry for our world's future, it is no surprise to see a run of dystopian, fear-filled, end-of-the-world movies like Children of Men, I Am Legend, The Happening, Cloverfield, etc. She and her friend Doon (Harry Treadaway) must unravel the mystery before Ember's lights go out forever. But a young girl named Lina ( Atonement's Oscar-nominated Saoirse Ronan) stumbles onto part of an ancient message and is sure that it holds the secret to leaving Ember. No one knows that an escape plan even exists. No one remembers that there's more to life than Ember and the darkness surrounding it. More than 200 years go by and the over-extended Ember is crumbling. Harry Treadway as Doon, Saoirse Ronan as Linaīut over time, the instructions are lost and forgotten. adde down iverb nk to edge appr eight low.Ĥ. This offic doc in stric secur period of ears. It is assumed the box was left behind in Ember. The remnants of the message were deciphered by Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, who escaped tbelow, informing them of the world above. Poppy ate and tore several sections of the papers within. The Box was lost in a closet in the Yarn shop until the year 241, when it was discovered by 5-year-old Poppy Mayfleet. The Box was filled and locked by the Builders at the beginning of Ember Year zero, and was passed down from mayor to mayor, until the year 153, when the mayor died before he could explain its function to his replacement. The Box was sealed with a timer set for two hundred years It was lost for another 88 years in a closet in the yarn shop, until it was discovered in the year 241 by Lina Mayfleet although her sister, Poppy Mayfleet had torn and eaten the instructions, Lina and Doon were able to decipher the directions and lead the people out of Ember. After 153 years, the seventh mayor, Podd Morthewart, died during the coughing sickness epidemic and was unable to tell his successor about the importance of the titanium box. When Ember was first inhabited by exactly 200 men, women, and infants, the Builders set the timed locking mechanism for 200 years, sealed it, and kept it in the care of the first mayor. The box in which the instructions were placed was smooth and made of titanium. the box quietly clicked open." ―The fate of the Instructions for Egress and as the city grew old and began to crumble. only that it would open when it was needed most. " The box was entrusted to the first mayor.
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