1 year after the death of Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, Liu Kang's inspiration. Robin Shou represented an Asian American that demanded respect in a world of Hollywood that lacked it. It was like we still got a sense.
This was a year when Power Rangers was declining, although I find Mortal Kombat's action short, yet effective. Chris Cassamassa, Mortal Kombat suit actor would join WMAC Masters alongside many Power Rangers suit actors' crew.
Oddly enough, first Asian Power Ranger, Thuy Trang would play a villainess in the sequel, Crow: City of Angels, in what some may same is her most memorable performance outside of Power Rangers. Also her only starring role that was accessible to most. She oddly enough died in a car accident prior to 9/11 on a way to a wedding, much like how Eric Draven died celebrating with his wife in the original Crow and how Kali, her character in City of Angels dies, by being thrown off a roof into a car.
Quite honestly, I felt that the Power Rangers fight scenes were more abundant thanks to having them all the time in a television show. The campiness really fit there and you can debate that Power Rangers had a larger more memorable soundtrack.
Not to mention that Martial Arts films in general were becoming popular thanks to influences of the East.
Talisa Soto and Cary Hiroyuki-Nagawa, who portrayed Kitana and Shang Tsung respectively, previously starred in Timothy Dalton's License to Kill. One of Bruce Lee's pet projects was a film between Bond (George Lazenby) and Bruce.
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