Sucked in by the description? Me too.
The “main” story is supposedly about mankind’s effort to stop global warming by releasing a large amount of some chemical into the atmosphere – a plan that apparently backfires in a Twilight Zone “hot/cold” episode sort of a way.
But the real story is about a train containing the last remnants of humanity, where class and treatment are organized by proximity to the front (engine) of the train.
Apparently the train has been running for almost 20 years and the “upper”, “middle”, and “lower” classes have been more and more clearly defined, with the lower of course existing only to serve the upper. There’s also a sort of Godhood that has developed concerning the supposed leader, “Wilford”, and his sacred engine.
It’s got some really weird/freaky/stupid images and lines.
It’s also got some really weird/freaky/impressive images. Not many lines though.
The idea itself is enough to get through the low parts. I thought at one point it was going to grind to a halt (metaphorically speaking) but it actually got better as it went along, at least to a point.
More inspired than ‘The Hunger Games’, that’s for sure.
Grade: C+