Factual error: In the beginning dialogue when the narrator is talking about the locked box being passed down from mayor to mayor, when it reaches the 7th mayor, the counter is at 47. Later, when Lina is delivering a message to the current mayor, she stops at the portrait of the 7th mayor and says it is her ancestor. In that portrait, the box is visible under his arm with the counter showing 120.
City of Ember (2008)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Starring: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Harry Treadaway, David Ryall
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
More mistakes in City of Ember
Doon Harrow: My dad made this.
Lina Mayfleet: It doesn't look very safe.
Doon Harrow: That's my dad.
More questions & answers from City of Ember
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 ★