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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Extended Reading
  • Garrett 2022-04-23 07:02:58

    It's more like a sci-fi fairy tale. There are no bad villains, so there is no conflict. At first, it had a bit of classical sci-fi meaning, and then it became less and less interesting~~

  • Alejandrin 2022-03-25 09:01:11

    The plot is simple and self-defeating, but it's still fun. The more the heroine looks, the more cute it is~

City of Ember quotes

  • Loris Harrow: [narrating] 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.

  • Loris Harrow: [narrating] Lina and Doon tied their hope to a rock and tossed it down toward the city. The rock could've ended up on a roof. Or kicked into a gutter. But fate ran another course. And the message found its way. Now the path was clear for all. All of us who kept the flame of Ember burning, through the darkness, so that we could live again on the earth, in the air and the light.