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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

Mortal Engines is literally a refutation of liberalism in a capitalist system. It's about how municipal darwinism doesn't work.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't watched it yet, but this basically confirms my suspicions.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

It's worth a watch if only just for the effects and the world-building. I'm not against the premise, either, but like the title of the sub points out there was poor execution.