ĭoon and lina wanted to find the way out of Ember. Lina wanted to be a messenger.But doon is a messenger so lina and Doon traded jobs. Why are you spreading vicious rumours about the mayor Lina had Thursdays off she wanted to go buy pencils but the blackout happened and poppy got lost.so lina and Doon looked for poppy and found her at home. So poppy found it and started chewing it. She wanted to find a box that her dad hid.But the room was so messy she couldnt find it. If you can get past the changes, it’s an enjoyable movie.Lina’s grandmother was searching the closet. It was fun for me to see Ember all lit up at the bottom of the hole, Lina running around the city in her red Messenger’s coat, and Doon and Lina solving the puzzle. While it’s not a great adaptation of the book, it’s still worth watching. That made me pretty mad.Įven with all those negatives, I still enjoyed the movie, and I wasn’t pulling my hair out (too much) because of everything they changed. I could go on and on about the smaller differences from book to movie that were so irritating to me as someone who loved the book and hated to see any changes (such as the circular Instructions/map, Lina’s parents’ answering machine, the cards that formed a key – you get the picture), but still, they didn’t totally ruin the movie for me. The biggest and most irritating plot departure where I almost turned it off was the beginning sequence. In the novel, the overarching mystery, why the earth was covered in darkness, is not revealed until the end of the novel. In the movie, two minutes in and you know that Ember was underground and built for man’s protection. Minor characters changed or were added, such as Saul, the very sleepy Pipeworks manager. That never happened in the book. The entire sequence with the waterwheel also never appeared in the book’s pages. In the movie, there was a giant mole that chased Lina and Doon and attacked the Mayor at the end. However, in their quest for excitement and suspense, the script writers couldn’t leave the book alone. Even some of the smaller details such as Poppy chewing on the Instructions and Lina going back for Poppy were surprisingly left in. The bigger plot points like needing to escape the dying city and following the map to escape stayed the same. I did imagine her a bit younger in the book, but the sheer cuteness of that little girl made up for it completely! The City itself was pretty true to the book, too, with the failing overhead lights and the crumbling buildings. Poppy, Lina’s little sister, was adorable. I thought they looked older than twelve in the movie, but it didn’t really bother me. I am writing that name down for future novels! Anyway, I was happy to see that neither of them was turned into a rebellious teenager and neither of them fell in love (two things I was concerned would happen). By the way, the actress who plays her has a really cool name – Saoirse Úna Ronan. On the positive side, it was a pretty entertaining movie to watch. It was family friendly, but still exciting. The main characters, Doon and Lina, looked as if they had stepped out of the book, especially Lina. So go finish that book, and then come back! □ I spoil quite a few things in the book in reviewing the movie. I went in expecting to turn it off in the first half hour and ended up watching the whole thing with only a touch of grumbling (ok, my mother told me to be quiet after the first few complaints). Warning: if you haven’t read the book yet, I wouldn’t read beyond this point. Still I borrowed the movie from the library and, with very little hope, watched it.Įven with the addition of giant rodents and insects and a good number of deviations from the book, the movie wasn’t terrible. There was a movie (yeah! □ ), but it came with some pretty bad reviews (boo! □ ). ![]() Yep, I had to go and see if there was a movie adaptation. ![]() About a month ago, I read the book and loved it, and you know what that means. Giant killer moles and humungous moths and beetles? This isn’t exactly the Ember I read about in Jeanne DuPrau’s novel.
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