City of Ember

Saw City of Ember, a kid's movie where society lives entirely underground due an unspecified disaster. There they forgot their surface-dwelling ways and came to believe that the underground was all there is. However, the city is running out of food and power, so it's up to two plucky teens to save the day. The film is a romp. It seems to have an allegorical message but not a very definite one beyond a general wariness of non-parental authority. The film borrows heavily from the junky aesthetic of Terry Guilliam and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (especially City of Lost Children-era Jeunet, which I guess is more Caro.) The protagonists wear stripes and smock-like cardigans. It's a very cute and fun movie which means no harm and is infrequently annoying. The characters are a bit lacking in dimension, with the villains vile and the good guys patient and full of spontaneous hugs. The world is really cool and whimsical though. I would love to see the concept art someday.