Walden Media, the folks who brought us the Narnia movies, recently released another family movie, City of Ember. The star of the show, other than Bill Murray as the venal villain, was the set -- a convincing portrayal of a deteriorating, claustrophobic and isolated underground city. Biblically-literate folks will be reminded of first-century AD Israel, a culture that had reached its expiration date, and failed to grasp the entire reason for its existence.
Excellent plot, especially for anyone who distrusts pretentious, overweening, and over-reaching human governments. The star mole scenes might be frightening for younger children, but our 10 year old took them in stride.
We'll probably buy the video when it comes available, early January, as a contribution to a firm that is trying to do worthy things in the arts. Christian billionaire Philip Anschluss got tired of listening to complaints about Hollywood, and decided to light a candle, rather than fruitlessly curse the darkness.
(parenthetically -- incandescent bulbs can last nearly forever, if you make the filaments thick enough. They generate less light, however, and that has a brownish "ember" tint ...)
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