Mortal Engines (Netflix) is a 2018 post-apocalyptic steampunk film starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, and Stephen Lang. Set more than a thousand years in the future following a cataclysmic conflict known as the Sixty Minute War, the remnants of mankind regroup and form mobile cities, called "Traction Cities". Under a philosophy known as "Municipal Darwinism", larger "predator" cities hunt and absorb smaller settlements in the "Great Hunting Ground", which includes Great Britain and Continental Europe. In opposition, settlements of the "Anti-Traction League" have developed an alternative civilization consisting of "static settlements" (traditional, non-mobile cities) in Asia led by Shan Guo (formerly China), protected by the "Shield Wall". Relics of 21st-century technology such as toasters, computers, and smartphones are valued by historians as "Old-Tech." It won an award for visual effects, and the movie is a treat to watch. I liked it.
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...steampunk seems to have passed me by!
ReplyDeleteSteampunk dates back at least to the 1980s, and I've always tried to keep up with science fiction trends.
DeleteNot for me, too scary! Hugs
ReplyDeleteNot scary at all. Not at all. Straight science fiction.
DeleteNow this is a different take--lol! I was going to add it, but it is not available on Netflix where I am? I find they have different availabilities in different regions in the country and it is annoying.
ReplyDeleteOdd, maybe it's already left Netflix? Looks like it has moved to Hulu now.
Deletehttps://www.hulu.com/movie/mortal-engines-13b1914f-78f0-4767-8521-877e569198e4
Wow, this looks amazing! Loving those steampunk machines 😊. Happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteYes! The machines were something else!
DeleteThis was enjoyable
ReplyDeleteWe definitely agree on that :)
DeleteI kept reading mortal enemies! My silly brain.
ReplyDeletelol well, some of the characters were mortal enemies ;)
DeleteOne thousand years in the future! I wonder what people in the year 1024 would have expected us to be.
ReplyDeleteInteresting review... mae
Not this, I'm sure. 1.000 years is a looong time.
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