Bill Murray & Tim Robbins’ new movie, City of Ember, was released about 3 weeks ago. Based on the lukewarm reception it’s had, i take it you missed it?

Sci Fi channel’s editorial column Lab Notes has a breakdown on one facet of the new movie. What the author looks at is how *not* to build a city underground if your goal is to survive Armageddon…in a giant cavern.

See the trailer at the bottom of this post, if you like that then perhaps you’re better off reading the book The City of Ember (Books of Ember) (amazon).

Here’s a summary:

Ember is a city built to last 200 years. The Builders of this city left instructions to the mayors in a box that would open by itself, unfortunately, one of the mayors was corrupt, and tossed the box into a closet, to be forgotten about for centuries. The year is 241. Lina Mayfleet, and Doon Harrow are two children in Ember that find themselves on a mission to save their dying city. For the citys lights are beginning to flicker, and the food supplies are running out.

Doon lands a job in the Pipeworks, to see if he can fix the generator. Lina’s job is simple, she is a messenger, but she soon finds herself in over her head when she discovers the instructions left by the builders so long ago. Her and Doon find themselves on an adventure when they discover the way out of Ember, but corrupt officials, and a treacherous mayor stand against their wishes of saving the city. With courage and heart they brave the darkness, all to help their citizens escape the dying city, and lead them to another world.

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