Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Danielgw — 21 Dec 2018
Mortal Engines: Rise - The World of the Traction Cities. Mortal Engines is a different kind of movie, one that brings you closer to the truth.
Everyone says don’t believe the hype except of course if the hype is for something to fail. The movie Mortal Engines will be a cult classic – guaranteed. The only question is did you experience it on the big screen when you had the chance? What is the movie about? The real question is how far do you want to go?
If we could literally see what our combined actions looked like as a species then it would look like something akin to Mortal Engines. Yes, it is that kind of movie.
Even the name ‘Mortal Engines’ signifies that nothing we create lasts forever. If the whole concept of mobile predator cities seems outlandish then remember it was intentionally meant to be so. The mobile cities are a powerful metaphor for the ridiculousness of our human engineered systems and how far we will go to protect them. This movie poses some of the most profound questions of our age.
This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Danielgw on 21 Dec 2018.
Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.
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