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It’s hard to ignore the burtal, gory 30-year old fighting game series called Mortal Kombat. After all, there are more than 15 editions of the game, across all konsoles, PC, and even mobile platforms, along with numerous film adaptations since the early 90’s.
However, one animated film-to-direct movies of these movie adaptations takes us to some realms never explored by the franchise directors, including a world where Scorpion goes upon a rampage fueled by his death, only more brutally and vengefully than seen before. Alongside that, a reimagination of the series where the mercenary Kano, transforms into King Kano and creates the Wasteland, with the Black Dragon achieving overlordship throughout the entire Kombat Landskape.
The first edition of Mortal Kombat Legends covers Hanzo Hasashi’s death and revival, and his rampant transformation into the iconic Scorpion persona, alongside the champions of the Earth (Earthrealm) attempting to fight off the invaders of Outworld in the all-too-familiar storyline and setting of the 10th Mortal Kombat tournament. The second continues upon it’s storyline of Liu Kang and his fellow champions of Earthrealm once again fending off the Outworld invaders, with the emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn, this time taking a personal interest. The third focuses on the reimagination of Sub-Zero and his training of a young opposer to the aforementioned King Kano and his Black Dragon Klan, Kenshi Takahashi.
These films, while retaining the same values of adaptations past, present, and future, add something extra into the mix. While most of the other storylines apt out a story where the characters carve out their destinies, the MK Legends films focus upon personal motivation, and more often than not, getting through impossible odds and immense struggles. Not to mention the comedic version of Johnny Cage presented by Joel McHale, especially in the upcoming fourth edition, is UNMATCHED. Both in his more than blatant pursuit of the uptight army cadet Sonya Blade, and in flipping off his enemies before he kicks them to the curb, Cage is undoubtedly a show stealer in ever scene he enters.
Even Kano, and Kenshi, within the third installation of the series, and the never-previously-seen interstellar elements of Kombat it brings, retain their witty humour. Kuai Liang’s Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Scorpion all are significantly more relatable, due to more humane and toned-down versions of their respective characters.
While the film may be animated, it’s definitely worth a watch. It offers a stark contrast to any other animated action film (Disney, totally, action.), or even any other Mortal Kombat film. Ed Boone’s creation is looked and renowned in a completely different limelight. It’s still not the most family friendly film, and we have the action star Cage to thank for that, along with usual gore, blood, and violence, but it’s bloody well similar and a fitting homage to the ear-piercing OG shout of “MORTAL KOMBAT!”
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