Shimmering city, faint novelty

Karelle 2022-03-24 09:02:26

The background setting of the story is very novel, but unfortunately, because the plot unfolds from the perspective of the protagonist, it is inevitably limited.
When I watched this film, I just finished watching [City of Souls]. In contrast, I thought that they were also two stories that fabricated another parallel world. [City of Souls] was for adults, but children could not understand. [Glimmer City] It can only be seen by children, because adults can't find the entry point when watching this film~

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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.