what's missing

Patsy 2022-03-22 09:02:10

Less stuff that makes you feel slightly suffocated. There is actually a lot more to explain, for example, why did the insects get so big while the size of the rocks they dropped didn't change (I personally think it's a big flaw)? Why only protect them for 200 years? Why is such an important box forgotten (I think it should be the most concerned thing, after all, the countdown is about life) The water is flowing high?

If it were me, I could add some drama. For example, some parts of that mutilated picture were misunderstood or something.
All in all, there seems to be something missing. It's only a bit tense at the sluice section.

In fact, I was still moved, but it was not the last sunrise, but the note that taught them how to use matches.

The mechanics in the film are very interesting, and the props, including the costumes, are well designed.

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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.