Review of City of Ember (2008) by Becca E — 28 Dec 2009

I was a little disappointed by this movie actually. I thought it would be a little different than what it was. It seemed to all climax up to the end and then it almost seemed a litlte brief to me. I don't know. Maybe I just didn't really get into the movie as much as I thought I would. It was still pretty good. I did enjoy it for the most part, whenever I finally got over the slight let-down of what I thought the movie would be.

"On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box. In a secret location, architects, scientists and engineers met and concluded that there was only one hope for our future: to build an underground city designed to keep its citizens protected for generations to come. The box was entrusted to the first mayor, who was to pass it on to her successor. As the years counted down, the box passed from mayor to mayor. None knew what secrets it held, only that it would open when it was needed most. But fate ran another course, and the chain was broken. The box was tucked away and forgotten, and as the city grew old and began to crumble, the box quietly clicked open.".