Mortal Kombat's 2021 movie reboot is set to revel in the gory fatalities fans of the games love, but the friendship concept should get a nod too. As much as the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie tends to be fondly remembered, and was a success at the time of its release, it was held back from full glory by one thing: a PG-13 rating. The Mortal Kombat video game franchise has always been best known for its almost absurd levels of graphic violence, always best exemplified by its signature finishing moves, fatalities.
Yet, in Mortal Kombat 1995, only a few characters die onscreen, and for the most part, their demises are quite tame and bloodless. While the actual fights are exciting and well choreographed enough to still thrill viewers, there's no doubt that Sub-Zero not ripping out spines and Kano not ripping out hearts was a big letdown for gamers. The reboot looks to majorly rectify this, recently offering up a red-band trailer full of blood and death galore.
That said, the Mortal Kombat games have also played host to more humorous finishing moves, as sort of a measure of comic relief. Those include babalities, animalities, brutalities, and perhaps most infamous, the friendship, in which a character not only spares their opponent's life, but does something nice for them. This playful idea shouldn't be totally left behind by the new movie.
Of course, the idea of a friendship happening in Mortal Kombat 2021 isn't something that should be done more than once. Fans want to see fatalities, and they certainly should. However, as gory it is, the Mortal Kombat franchise has never really taken itself too seriously. From the looks of the trailer, that will hold true for the reboot movie as well. With that in mind, having a fighter attempt to perform a friendship after a bout could be absolutely hilarious. Plus, if it worked, it could be used to offer a character operating somewhere between good and evil, such as how Kano appears to be in the reboot, a chance to fully choose a side.
A friendship sequence could also be used purely as a gag, and a bit of fan service. A fighter could try a friendship, only to be brutally rebuffed and made fun of. The recipient could also feign acceptance, only to attack and try to perform their own fatality in response. While making said friendship as wacky as the ones in the games probably wouldn't fit in a movie, it could still work as a brief respite from the blood and gore, just as it currently does in Mortal Kombat 11. Including babalities would probably be going too far though.
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