Tekken

Summary:

Tekken is an adaptation of the popular Japanese video game.

In the future, the world was ruled by corporations. These corporations were known as The Iron Fists. The most powerful of all is Tekken.

Once a year, a tournament is held called The Iron Fist Tournament which gathered the most skillful fighters representing each corporation.

An orphan, Jin, entered the tournament after his mother was killed by an army of Tekken. His purpose was to seek revenge. After the preliminary round where he was victorious, he was brought to the tournament and was dubbed as The People’s Choice since he came from the outskirts of the main city.

In the tournament, he finally found out that he was one of the two heirs of Tekken. The other was his father.

His father perceived Jin as a threat and as such he did everything possible to end Jin’s life. In the final encounter, Jin managed to beat up his father but not to the extent of killing him. He left the tournament as a champion and was later known as The People’s Champ.

Comment:

The People’s Champ? That’s so WWE! However, how lame it is, the show represent a strong message that is tyranny would lead to rebellion. People who are dissatisfied about something will one day rise up and fight to overthrow the tyrant.

When I first saw the trailer, the first thing came into my mind was that the movie is lame and will be another disaster like Street Fighter. How disappointed I was that my perception was not accurate to say the least. Jon Foo put a good fight as Jin Kazama while characters were alive and managed to interact with each other well. If only Hwoarang was there. His fight against Jin Kazama will make me salivate. Perhaps, there is a sequel to this movie.