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historical necessity
Peggie 2022-04-22 07:01:39
It shows how small but great human beings are. Ember is equivalent to a bottle cap that blocks the human mind. The greatness lies in the fact that human beings made this bottle cap and protected the survival of human beings. The small thing is that human intelligence is restrained by a bottle cap. In the center of the film, as the hero's father said, "The function of the bottle cap is not only to prevent the water from flowing out." The bottle cap can not only seal the water in the bottle (like that city closed human beings), but also can make the water flow out in time (can't let the water flow out). The "cap" closes our wisdom). (So the male protagonist's father was never in despair!) This is probably what the author wants us to do. Our wisdom should not be lost in a closed environment. If you contact life, yes. Many things are our bottle caps, and we know from experience that they can't break through (like the folks at Ember decided the outside world was polluted). But our ideals, our wisdom, and our nature should not be stifled, otherwise they will be sealed in a bottle forever. and many more. . .
Extended Reading
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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.
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[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.