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just watched it for the 1st time..

posted 9 years ago by liisbdn-907-683473
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.. and what the *beep*?!

i'm usually all for films like this, was really expecting to really like it.

but the ending was just too implausible, even for a fantasy flick with adequate potential potential

*spoilers*
WHY was the exit/egress/escape from Ember made so damn difficult and potentially fatal? no way would they have made it in one piece in that silly boat going through all those cave tunnels!
and how did the people get into the city in the first place then, if they needed to go UP waterfalls etc

also, 3-4 generations of people living underground and not one with any sign of no exposure to sunlight (dull/faded skin, health issues), some even had moderate tans (don't tell me they had sunbeds in Ember -.-)

and lastly, they managed to make Harry friggin Treadaway look unattractive- HOW?

[–] Krissd-162-619455 9 years ago

Ive read all the books - and BOY are they great. You really should read them.
Its actually somwhat explained or at least hinted how they got down there in the first place.
Remember when they in the end look down uppon the city from above ? In the book they sleep just inside the hole which is more like a cave with a big hole towards the city. Its hard not to tell without spoiling it so ill just put spoiler alert on this

In the books they end up returning to Ember - just the two kids. And they find there is a very old but still working steps all the way down to the city. Likely that was the entrance the original 50 adults of each gender went along with 2 infants each which was the first of the civilization ark

I strongly recommend anyone who liked the movie or at least the concept of it to read. The third book is quite odd and not as great but it does help with the entire picture. Oh GOD i wish we could have all the books made into movies..