Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "mortal Kombat is a rich textural mixture of really great things, many different cultures and so that's an ingredient, that's a really, really important ingredi…" 1. Its producer stated on the record that "it's gotta be a diverse cast, We wanted to be true to the canon of the games by casting based on characters' canonical origins rather than Hollywood conventions" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Mortal Kombat is a rich textural mixture of really great things, many different cultures and so that's an ingredient, that's a really, really important ingredient. My guiding principle was respect an…"SYFY Wire interview with Simon McQuoid source ↗
- 2Creator statementproducer: "It's gotta be a diverse cast. We wanted to be true to the canon of the games by casting based on characters' canonical origins rather than Hollywood conventions."mxdwn Movies - Director & Producer Interview source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 10 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Age: 41 — leans younger
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Audience Representation
Racial audience withheld
Only 60% of the cast has a researched race, so these scores stay blank.
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Faithfulness
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Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2 | 14 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 3 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 5 | 30 |
| This title (2021) | 10 | 1 |
● This title (2021): advocacy 10 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Peter McCaffrey (director) · Tom Nursey (director)
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