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Scyla Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I don't know what to say... odd I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaginpit Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 More Info You might have been introduced to Mortal Engines by its teaser trailer. Or maybe it was the initial announcement last year. Or maybe, just maybe, you’re an old-school fan of the 2001 novel from Phillip Reeve. However you’ve come to be interested in Mortal Engines, Peter Jackson’s latest blockbuster, you need an introduction or a refresher. Look no further. What is Mortal Engines? Mortal Engines is a 2018 sci-fi film from Universal Pictures, based on the novel of the same name. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic Europe in an area known as The Great Hunting Ground, which encompasses most of the European and part of the Asian continents. Sometime in the past, human civilization was fundamentally changed by an event known as the Sixty Minute War, implied to be a frenzy of nuclear exchange between America and China. Since then, a civilization has oriented itself around “traction cities,” the core sci-fi concept of the movie, and the Great Hunting Ground is the largest concentration of them. What are traction cities? I’m going to leave you with this paragraph from the Mortal Engines fan wiki: Traction Cities are vast metropolises built on tiers that move on gigantic wheels or caterpillar tracks. These cities hunt smaller cities (in order to tear them apart for resources and fuel) which in turn hunt towns which in turn hunt villages and static settlements. This practice is known as Municipal Darwinism, which was created by Nicholas Quirke and is based on the evolutionary theories of the ancient philosopher Charles Darwin. Larger cities typically have mechanisms known as “jaws” to drag smaller cities into their “gut,” a tier of factories and furnaces where the smaller city is stripped for parts and artifacts, while its people are either incorporated into the underclass of the larger city’s population or enslaved. Cities that eat other cities are known as — wait for it — Urbivores. A great deal of humanity lives in traction cities or is terrorized by them, but airships and remote stationary outposts also exist. What is Mortal Engines about? Mortal Engines is based on Phillip Reeve’s 2001 young adult novel, and its three sequels, a series called the Mortal Engines Quartet. The books follow the adventures of apprentice historian Tom Natsworthy (he’ll be played by Robert Sheehan of Misfits fame) and Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), who features prominently in the first teaser for the movie. Related Here’s the trailer for Peter Jackson’s Mad-Max-but-rolling-steampunk-cities movie In the first installment of Mortal Engines, Tom and Hester find themselves attempting to thwart the plans of the head of London’s Guild of Historians, Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving), who is looking for the secret to an ancient superweapon from before the Sixty Minute War. They are hampered by the deadly steampunk cyborg assassin, Shrike (Stephen Lang), who the Lord Mayor of London hired to kill them. Is Peter Jackson making Mortal Engines? Yes, but he’s not directing it. Mortal Engines will be the first screenplay from Jackson and partners Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens to not be directed by Jackson himself. Instead, Jackson, Walsh and Boyens are staying in the producers’ chairs, while Christian Rivers directs. Rivers has spent his career working on storyboards and visual effects in Peter Jackson productions, as well as a second unit director in the Hobbit trilogy, King Kong (2005) and Pete’s Dragon. Mortal Engines will be his first feature-length directing gig. When does Mortal Engines come out? Dec. 14, 2018. More From Polygon PUBG review: Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is imperfectly perfect The 50 best games of 2017 Ranking the numbered Final Fantasy games Star Wars: The Last Jedi director addresses Twitter backlash, understands fans’ anger Trending PUBG review: Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is imperfectly perfect The future of Star Wars may lie in an Eisenhower speech Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Hitchcock-style twist is its best moment Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the latest victim of review bombing Crawl is the perfect game for the Nintendo Switch This Article has a component height of 20. The sidebar size is long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielV Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 That summary helps. I saw this trailer earlier today and my reaction was a completely bewildered WTF, and not a good bewilderment either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 My thoughts are I might watch it when it comes on HBO but then again I might easily forget too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Looks interesting. Visually it looks like something we'd see in anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, TangledThorns said: Looks interesting. Visually it looks like something we'd see in anime. Chrome-Shelled Regios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Thanks for the break down, I really didn’t know what was going on. It does look entertaining and maybe I’ll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 After watching this trailer, this came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Didn’t John Carter of Mars also feature moving Cities that fight each other? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) Saw this trailer earlier and it felt like watching a live Final Fantasy VII and VIII with a hint of VII. I didn't understand it yet but it looks cool. Edited November 18, 2018 by no3Ljm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apptt4 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 aesthetics look great, I love the high concept, will probably check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Good concept (reminds me of Chris Bachlo's Steampunk comics), but I'm getting real tired of another "Chosen One" story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS007 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Er, shouldn't a mod change the title of this thread to the actual "Mortal Engines"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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