Sanctuary 2199

I really liked what the movie had to offer The Atmosphere and the area design are very interesting and tells a story. The Lore of the entire story is also fascinating on how things went on. Even the movie is terribly disturbing, I had to like what they did with it. Though questions are still unanswered and I wished more was offered. Yet still it's still a good movie to watch.

(Spoilers ahead) Personally for me as a writer. This is what you can define as "The first draft" where all the mistakes in your story are so prevalent that you need to re-write the bits that don't work and fix it. This movie shouldn't be released yet, it had simmering potential yet squanders it. This movie is appalling but there are some moments where it was good. A lot of this movie is problematic even which shows immediately at the first act. Characters (The main ones) tried to be fleshed out and give time for character development. The execution was terrible. The new characters that we met before? Not important. Palpatine? Interesting moments but still failed nonetheless to give him a worthwhile sendoff. (Similar to that of Snoke's death, in my opinion) I could go on and on with issues in the writing and directing. If you're going to watch it, Don't even try going in with low expectations. You don't need one to save you from disappointment.

It's been a while since I've watched this movie, but I still remember the important stuff. Enjoyment wise, it's going to depend on whether you take it seriously or not. You'll enjoy it for the visuals and beautiful shots, but if you're to take this seriously for a compelling story, you won't find any meat there. Out of 5: 2.5/5 Out of 10: 3/10 I have to say this, Mortal Engines had so much potential. The film for me felt like it was the Lord of the Rings but they had to cram everything into one film. They kept on adding things that made no sense. How did that lady find them in the auction in the first place? If she was searching for the MC then wouldn't she had found her by now if she can magically appear out of nowhere and find her in some random auction? They tried to tell a story, they really did but the plot was so dumb and was so fast-paced that I didn't bother to care. I would've loved to see Predator City vs Predator City like London vs Washington or London vs Berlin. It would've been interesting to see how that will brawl out. Or how about that the world is constantly shifting and the climate is unstable that warrants the use of flying or moving cities? Then maybe the walled city would have some importance than fuel. Maybe that's the only place on Earth where it's not shifting or moving constantly and those who tried entering it by force or turned and destroyed by the walled city. This gives the city more importance. But, the movie has been done and we cannot change it anymore. All I can say is you'll enjoy it for the movie visuals and spectacles but not the plot or characters.