Mortal Kombat (2021) Review – Game Comes to Silver Screen

1. Mortal Kombat (2021) Review – Game Comes to Silver Screen Mortal Kombat is the movie adaptation of the video game of the same name, pitting the two iconic characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero against each other in what would come to be expected of from the MK series in terms of brutality and gore-infused fight scenes. Although video-game adaptations into movies have rarely ever been a good thing, either due to the laziness of just plotting in the game in a 3d real-world setting, not really knowing what sets a movie success apart from a game’s success, or the fact that some games are just better off as games and do not work in the movie world no matter how hard you try to integrate it without altering the storyline or plot massively. Mortal Kombat is not some miracle, unfortunately, where it sets a trend in how video-game adaptations should be done, but it’s far from the worst lazy iterations that are out there. It does nail the nods and callbacks to its hardcore fans by putting in enough references and iconic signatures to reel them in and keep them satisfied at least.

2. The movie is set in a fictional setting where it is comprised of 18 realms, Earthrealm being one of them. The whole premise of Mortal Kombat being that the tournament if fought between all the realms, with the winning Realm being allowed to conquer the losing one. Earthrealm is down to its knees after losing 9 out of the 10 battles, with the final loss nailing their coffins and bringing an end to the Earthrealm. The story begins with the flashback which was revealed in the teaser trailer months in advance, where Bi-Han, later Sub-Zero (played by Joe Taslim) of the Lin Kuei Clan wipes off the last remaining kin and the Shirai Ryu Warrior Hanzo Hashashi, later Scorpion (played by Hiroyuki Sanada). This sets up the synopsis of the movie where the main rivalry is set between the two strongest and most motivated factions, with one faction led by the Shang Tsung while the other being led by Raiden. Both Demi-Gods in their own rights have their ways of manipulation and recruitment tactics to further their cause and strengthen their army for the upcoming titular tournament to keep the Earthrealm from being conquered by Shang Tsung and in effect, Sub-Zero. In the present day, Cole Young (played by Lewis Tan) is presented as the protagonist of the movie, an original character made for the movie. With a background in MMA and being a trained fighter in the U.S, he was born with a dragon mark on his chest that neither he nor anyone else around him really knows what it means or signifies. After meeting Jax (played by Mehcad Brooks) and Sonya Blade (played by Jessica McNamee), he finally comes to know what the dragon symbol signifies. He is one of the chosen ones to defend Earthrealm against the evil that lurks in the form of Shang Tsung’s ideologies and Sub- Zero’s brutality.

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