3 Reasons Mortal Kombat 2021 Is Worth the Watch
Mortal Kombat Is the Most Ridiculous Thing I've Seen and I Need 50 More Sequels Stat
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CGI has majorly improved since the first Mortal Kombat was released in 1995, allowing for everyone's arcana to truly shine. Plus, Goro doesn't look like a stop-motion disaster now. There have also been 18 games since the first adaptation which means there's much more material to work with when it comes to fleshing out the characters' backgrounds. Sure, Mortal Kombat 2021 doesn't delve extremely deep into anyone's origins outside of Scorpion and Sub-Zero, but it gives you just enough to become attached.
"If you look at Mortal Kombat's evolution over the decades, [it] has evolved and grown beyond the idea of the tournament," director Simon McQuoid told Variety. Oddly enough, there wasn't a Mortal Kombat tournament in 2021's film. This allowed for the characters to take front and centre while raising the stakes ahead of a potential sequel. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for at least 50 more sequels to explore every part of the game's lore in movie form.