![]() ![]() The city itself is dark and gloomy, with long corridors and some clues hidden behind a secret door in one building. Robbins does a nice job as the father but it is a bit disappointing that he wasn’t given more to do. Doon learns too that his father, Loris (Tim Robbins), has been hiding some interesting information which might aid in their search for a new life. Yet young Doon Harrow (Harry Treadaway) and Lina (Saoirse Ronan) keep hope alive as they begin to unravel some clues which reveal that hope might exist after all. Is there a way out of Dodge? Or, in this case, Ember? With the generator failing, and food supplies dwindling, hope seems dim. Now racing against the clock, the two follow the clues, cleverly maneuvering around corrupt politicians and unsavory characters hoping to keep them from their goal: restoring the light in the CITY OF EMBER. Unable to piece the papers together, Lina resolves to decipher their meaning and enlists Doon's help.Īs blackouts in the city become more frequent, Lina and Doon realize that the information inside that box could lead to the salvation of their city and their fellow citizens. Lina manages to jimmy the lock open, and discovers some cryptic and decrepit papers inside. Completely sure that the contents of the box are of the utmost importance, she is completely bereft of any memory as to why. When an old metal box is discovered in their closet, Lina's grandmother is overjoyed. At home she cares for her aging and forgetful grandmother, and her baby sister Poppy. Lina takes easily to the job of messenger and finds herself zipping all over Ember, delivering important missives to even more important people, including the mayor himself. Thus, an unlikely friendship is born, one that, as it blossoms, will change the course of all the lives in Ember. She is thrilled and grateful and eagerly changes jobs. The Pipeworks isn't the Generator, but it is close enough and Doon offers to swap assignments with Lina. Her classmate, Doon Harrow, who wants more than nothing else to work in the Generator, panics when he pulls the messenger assignment. Lina, praying with all her might to be a messenger, is appalled to be assigned to the Pipeworks, the vast network of pipes underneath the city. A rite of passage for all graduates, it is Assignment Day, the day on which the Mayor himself will stand before the graduating students as they choose, by lottery, how they will spend their lives working for their society. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator fails, and the dazzling lights begin to flicker and fade.ĭespite growing concern for the future of their beloved city, Ember's students find themselves confronting the next step in their lives. Built as a refuge for humanity and powered by a massive generator - this city will only sustain for 200 years. For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights - underground. ![]()
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