Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic elements of nature, Elemental is a great PG rated Romeo and Juliet trope where fire element Ember Lumen and water element Wade Ripple (see what they did there?) meet and fall in love…
When flammably named fire elements Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen) and Cinder (Shila Ommi) Lumen immigrate to Element City, they face xenophobia from other elements and struggle to find a home. They and their daughter, our ‘Juliet’, Ember, eventually establish a convenience store called the Fireplace, setting up a Blue Flame that represents their heritage and traditions and attracting many fire element patrons over time.
Ember dreams of taking over the business once Bernie retires, but must first control her fiery temper. When Bernie allows Ember to run the shop on her own, she becomes overwhelmed by the customers and rushes to the basement where her fiery outburst breaks a water pipe, flooding the basement and summoning ‘Romeo’ Wade Ripple, a water element health inspector. Wade hesitantly notes the faulty plumbing and leaves for City Hall to report the violation to his air element employer, Gale Cumulus, (yes the puns go on and on) who will promptly shut down the Fireplace.
Ember pursues Wade, but will it be too late? Will Gale help the soon-to-be love birds? Will Bernie and Cinder let true love prevail? Will things get steamy between Ember and Wade? That’s PG rated steam of course.
The school holidays are almost upon us – this is a definite treat for the kids!
See Elemental at Ballina Fair Cinema and Palace Cinema Byron Bay.
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