Continuity mistake: In the part when Lina and Doon are looking at The Book of Ember, they open it to a few pages in. But in a later shot, it shows they are near the middle of the book.
City of Ember (2008)
1 continuity mistake
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Starring: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Harry Treadaway, David Ryall
Continuity mistake: In the part when Lina and Doon are looking at The Book of Ember, they open it to a few pages in. But in a later shot, it shows they are near the middle of the book.
Lina Mayfleet: Whatever it is, granny, I'll figure it out.
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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.
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