Mortal Engines 2018

Overview

Mortal Engines is a 2018 film set many thousands of years in the future. In this era, the Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels. These mobile urban centers engage in a struggle for ever-diminishing resources by devouring one another. The story centers on the city of London, which functions as one of these massive traction cities. Tom Natsworthy, who resides on London, experiences an unexpected encounter that alters his life. He meets a mysterious young woman who arrives from the wastelands. This meeting serves as a catalyst that changes the course of his life forever. The narrative explores a world where city-states must constantly move to survive and compete for limited supplies. By focusing on the interaction between Tom Natsworthy and the stranger from the wastelands, the film depicts a future defined by mechanical mobility and resource scarcity. The film was released in 2018 and portrays a vision of humanity where traditional stationary civilization has been replaced by roaming, predatory metropolises that traverse the surface of the planet.