Omi recently reviewed the book City of Ember. I haven't read it, but the other night our family watched the movie together, and it was really good! Of course, the whole time the movie was on I kept asking Omi to explain things to me, since she had read the book! It was a very interesting concept--a small underground city is started hundreds of years ago after some sort of catastophe occurs on earth. The people are given a secret box with instructions on how their decendents can exit back to the surface after a few hundred years, when presumedly it will be safe to return.
But as time passes, the box is lost, and the decendents of the underground civilization are left living with an ancient, failing generator and a dwindling food supply. They have no knowledge of how they came to be there or what lies outside their city. The story focuses on two teens who are determined to solve the mystery of why they are there and how they can help their people escape. The movie has a small, low-budget feel, but is very well done and includes key roles played by stars Bill Murray and Tim Robbins. I give it two thumbs up for a solid family movie.
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