The acting is also quite good across the board with Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway being quite believable as Lina and Doon, not to mention Bill Murray’s hammy performance as the mayor. But, even as a film on its own, it succeeds best in creating a believable world brought to life by an impressive set design. City of Ember is higher than these others because it avoids some of their obvious flaws, neither feeling too rushed nor annoying me with its departures from the source material, perhaps because I haven’t read DuPrau’s bestseller. _Ĭity of Ember, based on the novel by Jeanne DuPrau, completes the trilogy of young adult books-turned-movies here at the bottom of the list, which also includes Eragon and Inkheart. They find the earth vacant but bright and alive, And invite Ember up, where they once more can thrive. The children, with faith as their ultimate guide, Take the way out, which includes a flume ride. Meanwhile, the mayor fears his future’s not bright, And, back in his bunker, the mole proves him right. So Lina and Doon, with her young sister Poppy, Knowing the Builders were careful, not sloppy, Find clues in the Pipeworks, and, with their instructions, Review and complete their escape’s reconstruction. Once Lina accuses the Mayor of stealing, He wants them arrested to hide his dark dealing. They dig ever deeper and find that their fathers Once tried to leave Ember (since no one else bothers), But failed, since they didn’t know where they should go, But, thanks to that box, Doon and Lina now know. Both Lina and Doon, out on tunnel patrol, Just barely escape a gargantuan mole, And later they find that, while food’s getting rare, The Mayor has stocked full his own secret lair. Down deep in a closet, Mayfleet finds the case And pieces together the rules put in place. For blackouts are frequent as lights start to flicker, And food shortages make the citizens bicker. While Doon’s thoughts of working in Pipeworks are mixed, He hopes, through his efforts, the power can be fixed. This Lina Mayfleet swaps jobs with Doon Harrow So she can run messages through the streets narrow. They give this dear box to the city’s first mayor, But it somehow gets lost, till it’s found by a pair Of teens who’ve lived here since before they remember, But suspect that perhaps it is time to leave Ember. These Builders provide some advice, it appears, For leaving the town after two hundred years. The city of Ember lies deep underground, And all believe they’re the last humans around, For some huge disaster that stays undefined Has forced man below “for the good of mankind.” This city of light bulbs can thank its creators For granting it one of the best generators, Supplying its power for as long as it takes, So its citizens won’t know of mankind’s mistakes.
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