Mortal Kombat Review 2021

video game-based work has always suffered from the curse of failure, but the task becomes more difficult even when the source material is a combat arcade game with a plot and characters that exist only as a tool to make people fight. After the 1995 series-based film lacked enthusiasm, and its horrific second part that killed the series, Mortal Kombat 2021 will delight fans of the very long-running video game series because it turns out that the best way to make a mortal Kombat-based film is through... Treat it as Mortal Kombat. It puts the plot and the development of characters mostly in the second degree and excels at the only thing the players love in this series: bloody and innovative knockouts.

Mortal Kombat tells the story of a struggling young boxer named Cole Young, who has always carried a birthmark he didn't think much of. After being visited by a fighter named Jax, he told him that those believed to be protectors were in fact a poison that only a few people selected as combatants had to defend the earth from the invading forces of a world called Outworld in a once-in-a-generation tournament known as Mortal Kombat. Having teamed up with Sonia Plaid, Kanu, Lu Kang, Kong Lau and Rayden to learn the skills needed to defeat their opponents, the fighters are aware that their extraterrestrial opponents led by Shang Tsang and Sap Zero will break the rules of the tournament to invade the ground forever. Our heroes have the task of finding their inner strength before it is too late, and for Cole Young, it may all be related to his proportions.

Let's start with the positives of the film, the wonderful combat scenes that the players know and love from the series. Director Simon McQuaid has done a great job organizing these exciting and enthusiastic combat scenes, but what's really shocking is how similar they are to games. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Mortal Kombat may be the most shockingly bloody mega-movie in a very long time. The knockouts here are very brutal and review some very imaginary blows in very shocking detail. These unexpected moments are the best part of this film, which in itself deserves to pay for the ticket to watch the film if you are interested in the source material. But it may be a bit disappointing that we've already seen the majority of those great scenes in the trailer.

The film also does a great job of portraying the craziest visual aspects of the game in terms of the icy effects we've seen from Netherrealm or Sap Zero, either by embracing insanity altogether or dealing with it in a realistic way that we can compare to our real world. It's also a film that doesn't take itself seriously all the time, thanks to the addition of a soft-tongued Kano character who realizes the absurdity of all this and makes events more fun to watch.

But the weak side of the film is the story and the characters. Mortal Kombat has always been known for its world and complex legends, so although filmmakers are not expected to literally embody it all here, what we get is a story so simplified and softened that it creates an audience's indifference with the ordinary plot of "villains who want to attack and control the earth." No statements we get are treated satisfactorily, with characters dealing with scenes full of kicky dialogues. It also makes this world itself look too small, especially since we spend the vast majority of the film in a remote, ordinary cave and the rest in deserted alleys and houses.

This mitigation also applies to characters, who either don't have a back story or are traditional and very familiar. This is particularly evident with Cole Young's character, who seems to be a negative hero with a traditional back story as the "chosen person," who is not helped by Louis Tan's rigid performance. The only exception to this is The Scorpion, which gets a very effective boot and Hiroki Sanada's performance makes you really feel his pain.

Does any of these things matter? And does it have to be important? This is a question that everyone should ask themselves. If you're a fan of mortal Kombat, you'll enjoy your time, fill in the gaps with your deep previous knowledge of the series and enjoy the great violence in it. But for the average viewer, there won't be much good reason to take care of the film. After all, this is what Mortal Kombat 2021 offers: a solid video game based on a video game full of elements that satisfy the series-loving players (watch the thrill of a second part), and a good action movie for other people