The end result is a muddled mess of plot between Kenshi's growth as a warrior and Kano's downfall. This makes for some interesting predicaments that are truly engaging to watch.īut Snow Blind spends too much time elsewhere away from Kenshi when we’ve already been drawn in and want to learn more about him.
Kenshi’s skills aren’t up to snuff, despite how highly he thinks about himself, and he’s constantly being forced to re-evaluate his position in the world. That comes in the form of the permanent blindness he suffers when the villainous Mortal Kombat mainstay Shang Tsung uses him to open the Well of Souls, a well containing the horrors and spirits of Kenshi’s ancestors to retrieve Sento. His arrogant nature imbues him with the kind of overconfidence that can only be cured by a swift and horrible humbling. He remains the central pulse in the film from start to finish, and it’s truly compelling to watch him grow from a scrappy brawler to a warrior hardened by adversity. On one hand, centering the plot mostly around Kenshi is a smart move. It’s frustrating, because there are flickers of greatness woven throughout, especially when it comes to weaving a story around one of Mortal Kombat’s lesser-known personalities. This all unravels into a showdown between two groups – one generally good and one generally evil – in a battle for Earthrealm and the wasteland, as well as time itself.īut where Battle of the Realms presented itself as a straightforward battle royale between some of Mortal Kombat’s titans, Snow Blind feels like more of a Mad Max-styled post-apocalyptic thriller than an extension of a richly detailed video game universe. Kenshi writes checks his fighting ability can’t cash, and finds himself in the middle of a scheme by Shang Tsung (Artt Butler) concocted to deceive Kenshi and steal his ancestral sword, Sento. Liang leads the troops to a cocky young warrior named Kenshi, seemingly the only one willing to stand up to The Black Dragon.
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IGN's Mitchell Saltzman gave the previous Mortal Kombat Legends movie a 5/10, writing that it "simply tries to do too much." "As a result, virtually every story beat falls flat because none of them are given any sort of time or development to make them worth caring about." Read the full review here. What We Said About Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms One scouting team, consisting of Kabal (Keith Silverstein), Kira (Courtenay Taylor), and Kobra (Yuri Lowenthal), suss out Kuai Liang (Ron Yuan), the now-former Sub-Zero. A group of bandits called The Black Dragon, led by King Kano (David Wenham), roams the wastelands, forcing their "protection" on any villages that remain following the realm's destruction. Set several years after the gory conclusion of Battle of the Realms, Snow Blind explores a dilapidated Earthrealm, a shadow of its former self. Unfortunately, as a direct sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, it lacks much of the excitement and energy of that film and the one that preceded it, Scorpion’s Revenge. It's stuffed to the gills with over-the-top violence and callbacks to the two recent animated films before it, as well as a story that explores a warrior who isn’t as front-and-center as the rest of the series’ fighters: Kenshi (Manny Jacinto).
As of July 19, he's officially part of the new Kombat krew.Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind is a movie that only die-hard Mortal Kombat fans are likely to appreciate. Longtime fans probably remember him from Ultimate MK3 or MK Trilogy. As you'll see in the trailer, his moves are highly unorthadox the water ball lets you trap and then physically move the other fighter, and his high kick actually sends opponents flying off one side of the screen and back in through the other in a very "around the world" kind of way. Hot on the heels of the Kenshiand SkarletDLC releases, NetherRealm is now unleashing Rain, a purple-clad ninja who uses lightning, water and teleportation to confuse opponents. Seriously, every one of these is 100% better if you think about Rain the entire time. Also, this character has forever infiltrated my mind when it comes to songs about precipitation. I've always liked Rain - the purple outfit is a nice, rarely used color for male fighting game characters (or male characters in general) and again, his moves are so weird and confounding that they make every match a constant guessing game.
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