City of Ember

Lacey 2022-01-03 08:01:30

"Shimmer City." I watched the documentary "Extreme City" broadcast by CCTV9. The third episode is also very good. It is about the northern Norwegian city of Tromso, which is located in the Arctic Circle. Every summer, the sun never sets, but in winter, There are about sixty polar nights, during which the sun will not rise, and it will be dark.

I was attracted to this city at once, not only was it dark, but also the time was chaotic. I wanted to move there for a while in winter. But permanent residence is not good.

So when I watched this movie, the movie itself is relatively ordinary, the only thing worth mentioning is that the heroine's eyes are very clear. Because they have forgotten the civilization of the past, generations of humans living in dungeons believe that their city is the only light, while the outside world is endless darkness and unknown. From the perspective of the audience, this view is naturally ridiculous. In fact, the earth itself is not the city of Guangming in the movie, and the people who think that the earth is the only civilized human in the universe are not the residents of Guangming city who are ignorant because of forgetting, and make people laugh because of ignorance. 23:56 2012-1-11

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City of Ember quotes

  • Doon Harrow: Did you see those store-rooms? They're completely empty. We're gonna run out of food.

    [He looks away from Lina]

    Doon Harrow: It doesn't matter anyway. The Generator won't last. And pretty soon it'll be black for good.

  • [Doon and Lina have discovered a hidden bicycle-like jalopy with which their parents had tried to escape Ember, many years ago]

    Lina Mayfleet: What is this?

    Doon Harrow: [recognizing the built-from-weird-parts look of the thing] My dad made this.

    Lina Mayfleet: It doesn't look very safe.

    Doon Harrow: That's my dad. Everything he makes looks like this.