8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Animation, Action, Fantasy • 2020 • 80 min • Adults (18+)
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
Overview
This R-rated animated film adapts the Mortal Kombat franchise's origin story, following Hanzo Hasashi as he transforms into Scorpion after his family is murdered, while Lord Raiden assembles a team to compete in a tournament for humanity's survival. The Mixed label fits because the film pulls in opposite directions. Scorpion's grief is rooted in a traditional nuclear family portrayed with real warmth, a strongly traditional anchor. On the other side, Sonya Blade wins fights against male opponents and holds her own as a full peer in the team, a progressive signal common to modern action franchises. Neither thread dominates the other, and the plot stays largely apolitical, leaving the signals roughly balanced.
Starring Cast
Jennifer Carpenter • Joel McHale • Ike Amadi
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
This R-rated animated film adapts the Mortal Kombat franchise's origin story, following Hanzo Hasashi as he transforms into Scorpion after his family is murdered, while Lord Raiden assembles a team to compete in a tournament for humanity's survival. The Mixed label fits because the film pulls in opposite directions. Scorpion's grief is rooted in a traditional nuclear family portrayed with real warmth, a strongly traditional anchor. On the other side, Sonya Blade wins fights against male opponents and holds her own as a full peer in the team, a progressive signal common to modern action franchises. Neither thread dominates the other, and the plot stays largely apolitical, leaving the signals roughly balanced.
Starring Cast
Jennifer Carpenter • Joel McHale • Ike Amadi
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative centers on personal revenge and a fantastical good versus evil tournament, with themes of individual retribution and martial prowess presented in an apolitical context. It does not explicitly promote either progressive or conservative ideologies.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The film features a diverse ensemble of characters, reflecting the established universe, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on action and character-driven conflict, presenting traditional identities neutrally without critique or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High
The film features Sonya Blade, a highly skilled martial artist, who engages in and wins multiple close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. She defeats Johnny Cage in a tournament match and later defeats Kano in a brutal hand-to-hand confrontation.
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High
The film's central narrative is driven by the protagonist's quest for revenge after the brutal murder of his loving wife and son, portraying a traditional nuclear family with distinct gender roles and strong marital fidelity as the ultimate good that is tragically lost.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is an animated action film centered on the origin of Scorpion and the initial Mortal Kombat tournament. The story primarily involves intense combat and character backstories within the established lore. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's narrative or character arcs.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The animated film 'Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is centered on the martial arts tournament and the personal vendetta of Scorpion, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences present in the story.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
All established characters from the Mortal Kombat franchise featured in the film retain their canonical genders from the source material. No character widely known as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
All major characters in the animated film maintain their established racial depictions from the Mortal Kombat game franchise. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
8.1
Critic Ratings
9.0
N/A
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