Review of TEKKEN: The Motion Picture (1998) by Josh M — 28 Jun 2009

Given as a background, or reincarnation, of the Tekken story, this movie does a good job at capturing the original fighters. You see the memorable characters, such as Nina and Heihachi. As far as a movie goes, it's a little short at barely 58 minutes. But what is shown packs a lot of punch.

Tekken manages to teach several valuable life lessons to its audience. The first is that constrained hate builds up and eats away at your soul over time, even making you hurt the ones you love. This is true for all of us, and we just need to let it go. The second lesson is that you can lead your own life; you don't have to be what your parents want you to be. Preserve your good character and paradigm of morality, and don't let anyone change it.

I found the movie to be pretty enjoyable, even if it was corrupted by evils, short, and a little preachy. I think it would've been better with more fight sequences, but I understand budget restraints. I can't wait for the remake.