Just so so

Diego 2022-04-20 09:01:59

When I saw the ending, I was really speechless. There are so bright blue sky, white clouds and sunshine, why build this city of shimmering light, and bury people underground for no reason. Also, I feel that the film has a lot of scenes that were deliberately added in order to allow the plot to continue smoothly, and watching the entire film makes me feel far-fetched. Before, when I only saw the introduction, I was really looking forward to this film. Now, I can only say that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
In Shimmering City, food is in short supply, but there are giant moles in the pipeline that eat the stored food. Obviously, this is very unreasonable. In order to cherish food, such animals should have been wiped out long ago. , but, in the end, it was dramatic enough to let it kill the bad mayor.
One of the two crystal plates that can open and control the gate has been kept by the mayors of the past dynasties. In order to allow Mei Fei to see the crystal plate, the mayor deliberately arranged a scene where the mayor used it to pick his teeth. Can a piece of tooth floss?

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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.