Sunday, October 19, 2008

The City of Ember Critics

I was the City of Ember on Sunday October 19, 2008. It statrted watching and realized that the mood of the movie was established right away. I was listening to the music and had a creepy feeling inside of me. I felt scared and excited. There was definitily suspense, adventure, and fiction. Jeanne Duprau's book is pure excitemient. The movie that Tom Hanks produced was excellent.The story begins with a young boy named Doon Harrow being woken up by his father. Today was Assignment day. He wasn't the only one late, because a young girled named Linna Mayfleet was so late she had to have her friend cover for her. They sang the Ember song and everyone started choosing their assignments. Linna wanted Messagner , but recieved Pipeworks. Doon later traded with Lina his messager for her pipeworks. He wanted pipeworks, because he also dreamed of getting near the generator and fixing it. He soons finds out that the generator room needs a key. With the help of his frienf Lina, they found the box that has a way out of Ember. The Builders were a group of the world's finestest architects, engineers, scientists, and thinkers. They put togeather a box that was dated 200 years to open. There would be a letter and key. Except that key is not complete. The Box was given to the first mayor. The first mayor also recieved the other side of the key. The two items would be passed on to one mayor and the next mayor. Then another mayor lost the box , but kept the key. The box was stored away and it slowly opened without notice. Until Poppy, Linna's baby sister found it in their home. It has been there for at least a hundred years. Linna and Doon has the find a way out before Ember's corrupted Mayor and his goons catch them. This movie has excitemnet and mysteries around every corner. Doon has many questions including one that was mentioned in the movie, Why were the bugs and animals so big , but in the book it stated that they were supposed to be tinnie weenie. Doon then set out with Linna and Poppy to the Pipeworks, to the Generator room and soon down the river and up to the surface. They brought along the map and their brains. They first had to raised the water level using the controls. The Controls only worked if the two keys are matched up. Then you slide and turn the key to control water levels. In the end they sent a message down to Ember and Doon's father picked up the message. This movie was awsome, but I was sad that the movie did not recieve all the popularity and the money. I believe more people should watch this movie. It gives people a jolt in life. I was frightened when the mole chased Doon and Linna. I was scared when the mole attacked the Mayor. Some other imformation would be that the 7th Mayor was Linna's Great, Great , Great Grandfather. Linna's parents both passed away and when the movie started she was living with her grandmother.
I heard that this movie has already gotten to Asia. The Republic of China's media has mentioned this movie in one news broadcast.

Bear Mountian National Park

The trees and water make a perfect harmony of colors. I got the chance to capture that balence with my Canon EOS camera. I captured the leaves colors with the Lake's clear water. When I saw the colors of Autunm at Bear Mountain National Park, I felt that I needed to capture the colors, not that I wanted to. It was just so beautiful and I wanted take more and more. I enjoyed my vacation at Bear Mountain.
Then I hiked up the mountain to enjoy a beautiful mountaintop view. When the tower on the mountin and with the 0.25 cents binoculars, I saw the skyscrapers of New York City. It was amazing how far you can see with those binoculars. You can also see the Empire State building crystal clear.