City Of Ember
(PG)- Release Date: 27th November 2008 (Showtimes)
- Language: English
- Running Time: 94 mins
- Genre: Action
- Director: Gil Kenan, Carice van Houten
- Cast: Fernando Meirelles, Saoirse Ronan, Martin Landau, Bill Nighy, Shia LaBeouf. (Full Cast)
- Local Distributor: Shaw Organization
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.
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What I loved most: no hollywood pretty faces and decent storyline
What I really hated: all puzzles falling into place suddenly...and the ending somewhat
Here's the skinny of the movie. A few ingenious scientists decided that the best for mankind after apocalypse was to live in an underground city. The setback:- this underground city could only last for 200 years. After which the survivors will have to return to the "surface". A box containing the exit plan was to be safeguarded an individual and the generations of successors till 200 years expire. However, the box was lost following the death of one of the guardians, and along with his death the secret is buried too. The city is governed by a corrupted mayor and he successfully brainwashed the citizens into believing that light does not exists outside of the city. Of course, there are a minority who didn't (Tim Robbins is one). It is his son and his love who eventually smartly figured out the key, levers, etc to return to sunshine. They even managed to set the whole community free! ( i shan't elaborate on details) However, the movie ends here and it's happy ending. Or should it be?...The earth remember, is supposed to be a huge wasteland with no life and electricity, food, etc. So they're just moving from one doomsland to another. All said, it's still worth watching.
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