Capone is afraid of losing his faith in CITY OF EMBER!!!

Hey folks. Capone in Chicago here. Tossing in a bit of that old time religion into what is essentially a story designed for young adults has never really bothered me. I find it kind of amusing most of the time. So hearing talk of civilization rising from the darkness into the light and ancient scriptures and mysterious unseen figures known as "the builders" doesn't faze me, at least not in a bad way. Whether it's the often-interpreted anti-Catholicism thread running through the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, or all of the Jesus symbolism of the Narnia books, spiritual references and doctrine are as much a part of certain types of literature as they are films, although often these overtones are toned down in films. Not so much with CITY OF EMBER, a film as much about using your brain and thinking for yourself as it is about... [read full story]