Thanks for your comment! My main takeaway I wanted to leave with my review is that I did not even find the film enjoyable standing on its own, with or without the shadow of its source material. I have mentioned, for instance, the Super Mario Bros. movie as being something I enjoyed in spite of others feeling it did a disservice to the related Mario Bros. games — that personally was not an issue to me. To also counter your point that works such as this should stand on its own, this movie was specifically marketed around the video game, such including a downloadable tie-in that features the leading actress in the latest title of the games at that point in time. This movie was purposefully not seeking to stand on its own and therefore these comparisons to its source material are necessary. I am a little unsure as to what the rest of your comment is discussing and seems to be completely detached from Monster Hunter at this point.

But I do hope to impart with you that negative reviews are necessary in criticism whether or not someone chooses to agree with them and is not a product of “cancel/woke culture” (which is also not a thing that exists). Best!