The 'Street Fighter' Movie Knows What It Is

During this week’s CinemaCon, movie fans were treated to a new Street Fighter trailer. And it looks…incredibly silly, in not just a good way, but an interesting one. Now more than ever, IP adaptations are judged by the amount of instant fidelity to the source material they show. “When will Daredevil get his double-Ds?,” “Batman should have the white eyes,” and other similar talking points can overwhelm general discussion as everyone tries to link that to the creators’ devotion or insecurity to what they’re currently in charge of. This is further heightened in video games, where interactivity creates an extra layer of attachment to a character. So when an adaptation shows off its first production still of an actor playing a main character, everyone’s got thoughts to share. It’s one thing to be aware that Sophie Turner will play Lara Croft, and another to actually see her in the classic outfit, shades and all. Capcom makes iconic characters, and that’s especially true for Street Fighter. So when our first look of this movie was a goofy, hip-hop fueled teaser, folks were understandably a bit put off by how some things looked. (Seeing 50 Cent rock Balrog’s hairline is a throwback in th