10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching The First Mortal Kombat Movie, 28 Years Later

1995’s Mortal Kombat is fondly remembered as one of the better early video game movies, but rewatching the film in the modern day forces the viewer to confront some tough truths. Following the massive success of the 1992 arcade fighting game of the same name, Hollywood quickly set about producing a film adaptation. The first of Mortal Kombat‘s movies tells the story of a group of human fighters from “Earthrealm” who travel to a dangerous martial arts tournament, where they must fight to protect Earth from an invasion from the warlike realm of Outworld.