Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Gender balance and ethnic diversity among the main cast. Female characters shown equal or superior to male opponents in combat.

Cartoonish violence throughout. Characters die then quickly decompose to skeletons. Punches, kicks, and elbows thrown in altercations. Character has their neck snapped and dies. Buildings and structures destroyed with magical powers. A firestorm rains down from the sky. Fighting with blunt and bladed instruments, but no gore or bloodshed. Character burned alive off-screen. Another spits in someone's face. Characters fight CGI monsters. One is swallowed by a monster and devoured off-screen.

Characters are seen shirtless. One character is shown in just their underwear. Characters embrace while partially clothed. Remarks about people's attractiveness and appearances.

Language used includes "hell," "damn," and "ass."

Parents need to know that Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a fantasy adventure movie and the second in the live-action movie series inspired by the Mortal Kombat video games. Led by Raiden (James Remar), virtuous fighters such as Liu Kang (Robin Shou) and Sonya Blade (Sandra Hess) use their skill and courage to combat evil forces. The cast has a range of ethnicities and a gender balance among the main groups. It also places male and female warriors on an equal footing, with female combatants overpowering male adversaries on several occasions. Violence is constant but there is no blood on gore. Instead, the near-constant stream of fight scenes see characters utilize regular martial arts and fantastic powers as they face human-like foes, as well as monsters. This results in some death, the most graphic of which cause people to be turned into skeletons before disappearing. The most realistic on-screen death is a character having his neck broken. Characters shoot fire and other projectiles, while also using weapons such as blades, bats, and chains. Swearing is mild and infrequent, although there are a couple of instances where female characters are objectified by males.

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