10 Best Movie Deaths Of 2021
6. Nitara - Mortal Kombat
The new Mortal Kombat movie certainly had its issues, but it at least finally delivered the long-awaited R-rated fatalities which were infuriatingly absent from the PG-13-rated prior films.
By far the most memorable, even awe-inspiring death in the movie occurs when Kung Lao (Max Huang) battle Nitara (Mel Jarnson). Lao ends up defeating her by throwing his bladed hat to the ground moments before hurling Nitara directly into it.
As Nitara's face makes contact with the spinning blade, it cuts through her head and torso like warm butter, revealing her bisected insides for all to savour while showering a clearly delighted Lao with the red stuff.
Better still, the scene was achieved with a winning combination of practical and digital effects, which likely explains why it looks so damn fantastic.
It's a shame the film didn't have more creatively brutal fatalities on quite this level, but this kill alone made the whole movie worth it.