From the conspicuous dragon markings that brand Earth’s chosen fighters - a plot device that invites further questioning I feel - to the realms beyond Earth and the stakes if our heroes fail to end their planet’s losing streak in this upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat.
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It’s just a shame he’s a bit dull and underdeveloped compared to the other larger-than-life caricatures, though his role as an analogue for the viewer is an essential one.īecause in his presence, it’s easier to accept Sonya Blade pulling the curtain back on her hideout’s conspiracy board, full of dot-connecting red string, which impossibly explains every precise detail of what’s driving the plot forward. New to the series and portrayed by Lewis Tan (Iron Fist, Into the Badlands), Cole represents the casual filmgoer who mightn’t have a working knowledge of the rules and players in Mortal Kombat. In an effort to justify the usual, exhaustive drivel that’s trotted out to quickly put the game’s history and its characters into context, the filmmakers introduce Cole Young. It’s difficult to avoid clunky, distracting exposition when dealing with an established canon focused on an enduring centuries-long arm wrestle between good and evil - Marvel is guilty of it, so I didn’t expect a video-game tie-in like Mortal Kombat to avoid committing one of popcorn Hollywood’s biggest sins. I didn’t expect lightning to strike again so close to the surprisingly decent Sonic the Hedgehog film, yet Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat is as faithful a love letter to the confronting violence and martial arts on which the Mortal Kombat brand has built its name.
Just as Mortal Kombat - the life or death tournament after which the games and film are named - comes around every so often, so does a video game film adaptation that doesn’t absolutely miss the mark.
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