We went to see City of Ember on Halloween night. We like getting out of the house and away from the trick or treaters. It was a good movie. It is set in a post-apocalyptic future. To save a portion of humanity from nuclear fall-out, a city is built deep underground. The people in the city have no idea there is any other world than their city, and now it is starting to fall apart. Visually, it was very stunning. The story was not completely well done. There were too many little things that were unexplained if you hadn't read the book. Also the pacing was kind of off. All in all, though, it was a very enjoyable way to spend our evening. I would recommend this movie. I hope the boys will post comments to tell you what they thought of the movie.

I also really like the book this movie is based on. I thought the concept was fascinating, a story about people who don't know what the sky is or weather or lots of things we take for granted. The sequel People of Sparks is also good.