If This, Then That.

If you’ve ever seen the movie or read the book The City of Ember. The movie about two kids that went way out of their comfort zone to save their city. They followed an elaborate set of clues to figure out how to turn the power back on to their city seeing as that was the only thing keeping them alive. They live underground and eveyone plays a part in the society including following specific rules. If you love science fiction movies that involve riddles and a long search full of adventure and mystery’s; movies like The City of Ember, you’ll love the movie The Seeker. This movie is about a boy beamed will Stanton who’s moves with his family from the U.S. to England and he just can’t seem to fit in But, he becomes an unlikely hero when he discovers he is the last in a line of warriors known as the Old Ones. The Old Ones protect the world from the forces of the dark. Will must assume the role of The Seeker, using special powers to find the signs hidden throughout the ages and restore the balance between Light and Dark. This movie is one of my all time favorites and it’s becasue of how well they made all of the signs and where they were hidden I highly recommend watching this and the main actor is played by Alexander Ludwig. This movie is full of surprises and has a great story line to follow. I wish there had been a second one but some movies just weren’t as popular as others I suppose. Will is just a 14 year old boy one quote in particular shows that very well. “I’m no superhero!” Will exclaims. “I can’t even figure out how to talk to a girl.” This is a boy that can zap through time and set things on fire just by thinking about it. The Dark, embodied by a particularly nasty fellow known only as the Rider. Masquerading at times as a genial English physician, the Rider causes all sorts of mayhem by manipulating the weather, creating human-looking avatars from birds and snakes, and once by possessing one of Will’s brothers. And the Rider’s power is growing by the hour. Instead of fretting over midterms, Will must cram for an apocalyptic test of character—one that comes due in five short and storm-filled days. The boy must pocket six “signs”—magic talismans—in order to defeat the Dark and save all he loves from complete annihilation.

No pressure or anything.

Will is an average kid who’s given what seems to be an impossible task—one that he initially tries to shrug off, but eventually embraces. He perseveres through all the tough times and, even when much of his family doesn’t seem to have time for him, Will shows his own love for them again and again. He buys thoughtful presents for his little sister, Gwen, and later saves her from marauding warriors. He knocks—literally—some sense into a wayward brother, who becomes possessed by the Dark in part because he carries a shameful secret. “You don’t have to deal with it alone,” Will tells his brother, referring to that secret. “Your family loves you.” By the final showdown, Will even appears to be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice—his own life—to defeat the Dark. This movie isn’t so much about individual relationships as it is about the sprawling, clearly defined backstory of good and evil, though. In The Seeker, there is no dillydallying about which is which: Evil is shown as being both subtle and savage—able to charm, willing to bribe and eager to harm if the Dark’s end goals (that would be worldwide destruction, of course) will be furthered.

Works Cited

Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “The Seeker (Film) - Wikipedia.” - Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 13 Feb. 2007, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seeker_(film)#/media/File%3AThe_Seeker_poster.jpg

Staff, Plugged In. “The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising - Plugged In.” Plugged In, Plugged In, 6 Nov. 2011, https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/seekerthedarkisrising/.