@noobsauce Not sure if it's entirely "shade" as much as it is just something that didn't work for some folks? I know that there is some weird, "MK can't be this" gatekeeping going on with this that is bullshit for sure. I feel the need to clarify my stance a little because of that.
It's entirely fine that they made an MK movie with this modern movie template, and that maybe people find it to be a very fun entry into the franchise. I feel like it's less of a question of whether or not what they are doing works and more for some of us how creatively uninteresting it is. If you don't watch a lot of the modern superhero action fare, I'm sure it probably comes across far less saturated. But I look to people praising the Kano role as an example of the disconnect for me. The moment he showed up on screen I uttered out loud "Are we really going to Loki Kano here?" Sure enough? Yuuuup.
To be clear, there is nothing wrong with a fun rompy action adventure with some Sam Raimi style over the top gore as an MK movie. The audience that is being served with this are absolutely in the right to enjoy it to their hearts content. But there is also nothing wrong with people being critical of that on the grounds that every other movie coming out now is following this template/formula, and because of that are a little bummed. Like one of the things I see posted in this thread several times, and have seen on the web is this idea that some people are upset that the movie wasn't A+ script writing and Oscar material.
Which like baffles me because that isn't at all why I was disappointed with the film. It wasn't campy enough, it wasn't stylish enough, it tried to have way more substance than I felt an MK movie needed. The last thing I want is some prestige arthouse classic out of this franchise. It's just if your even remotely keeping up with where the genre of movie this MK is making is at, it's not doing anything particular fresh at all. It's another one of those. If you haven't seen enough of that, and the MK skins are enough to push that home for you? Great, have fun.
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