Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

The MK timeline is just forever all over the place now huh? I'm not mad about it though, it's just an observation. The titles for these animated movies are "Mortal Kombat: Legends" so it's not an issue but this is the first one that really feels like it's doing something completely non-canon. Surprisingly, they actually did try and tie it back to the games at the end but I won't spoil that here.

The movie is an alternate origin story for Kenshi, a popular PS2 era Kombatant. Of the more "modern" games, he was easily one of the best new editions, so it doesn't surprise me that he's the first to get his own solo film. Not quite solo though because Sub-Zero is also here and ends up being the one to train Kenshi.

The real change was having Kano be the main bad guy, that was kind of cool to see. Kano and his Black Dragon thugs are terrorizing villages all over a Mad Max-esque wasteland and they must be stopped. I loved the nerdy cameos in his crew, there were bad guys from the awful video game "Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, Drahmin and Jerek even had a cameo! Good stuff for MK nerds like myself.

The fighting and violence are all well done but there were a few iffy spots of animation. The plot is very generic but still fun to see play out. Feels like an adult Saturday morning cartoon in many ways. It moves by really fast and I was never bored. I liked some of the ways they changed the characters up and Scorpion in particular gets a really cool redesign.

If you are an MK fan, you'll enjoy it. If you are a fan of animation, you'll most likely enjoy it. If you are a huge plot person, you may not love it. It's an easy recommend to action and MK fans though.

Having watched the previous two film in this Mortal Kombat Legends trilogy, Snow Blind feels quite different. There are different characters and the graphic animations here is vastly more gruesome, violent and brutal. Right from the opening scene, it sets the tone for the rest of the film.

The story is a step up from the second film Battle of the Realms and overall more engaging throughout. The animation and color is just as good. There could have been more developed work for the characters.

At times, there are confusing scenes as but in general this film seems more fitted for hardcore fans of the franchise.

I would love to see more mortal Kombat animated movies. Please keep making these.

I would love to see more origin stories.

We need sub zero movie as well.

I want to see all these movies become connected to each other something like avengers movies. That we get origin movies of each character and at the end mortal kombat competition.

I would love to see a female mortal kombat movie including kitana and other characters.

I'm happy to see mortal kombat finally getting something than more just games. There is so much potential in mortal kombat universe it would be huge miss to waste it. Findlay got 600 characters thank you for reading.

After the convoluted and rushed mess of a predecessor, Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind is a huge step up in quality that offers a more contained story that wisely focuses on the insanely gory action and character beats opposed to the convoluted lore.

Although it does indulge in a few of the more frustrating impulses that the franchise just can't seem to escape from but thankfully they are still fun and unexpected but definitely not necessary for this smaller, self contained story.

Manny Jacinto is a really good Kenji, bringing the misplaced confidence that transitions into a wiser maturity. David Wenham is a solid Kano, the humour and viciousness is still there even if he doesn't rival the best versions of the character.

The animation is really good even if it struggles with movement, swapping from the old DC style to the one utilised in newer, rebooted ones which also works here as everything looks a little more vibrant and striking, especially the character designs.

Although not as action-heavy as the previous part, it still performs reasonably, primarily because of how organic the narration is.

I love how they had given proper time to Kenshi, one of those characters in this Mortal Kombat universe, which I believe has always been sidelined because of other prominent personalities, underappreciated, in spite of possessing a remarkable set of powers and skills!

He finally got his due recognition, and I couldn't be happier.

Now as far as the film is concerned, it is an enjoyable ride with fair amounts of bloodshed to entertain your yearnings, to satisfy your innermost appetite. Still, somewhere the story comes across as very routine, with the same arc we have encountered thousands of times! I wish the writer here had taken more risks instead of playing a safe hand!