City of Ember

Lina (Saoirse Ronan) and Doon activate the exit sequence and leave the city in one of the small boats. They reach the surface during the night and some time later the sun rises. Lina and Doon write a message saying that it's time to leave the city and go to the surface. They tie the message to a rock and drop it straight down to the city. Loris (Doon's father) (Tim Robbins) finds the message...

Racer X

Visible crew/equipment: In the first appearance of the giant mole, the leg of a crewmember/puppeteer is visible at the creature's hind end.

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Question: In the real world when it's day wouldn't the people of Ember notice because, if the kids could see the city, I'm pretty sure they could see the sky.

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Chosen answer: The light from the sky would have been back-lit by the lights from the city, a bit like how we can't see the stars at night because the sun is too bright. If there were a power failure at noon perhaps the sky could have been seen, however.

Phixius

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