The Karate Kid (1984)
A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John G. Avildsen
Written By: Robert Mark Kamen
Starring: Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, William Bassett, Ralph Macchio, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka, Larry B. Scott, Chad McQueen
Genres: Drama, Family/Kids, Action, Sport
Franchise: Karate Kid
Country: USA
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A remake of Rocky for 80s kids, Avildsen returned to the well of sports film cliches to create this silly yet entertaining coming of age story about underdog victory. By the mid 80s, all that mattered was 'winning', and the lesson of the original Rocky was forgotten, but despite its slavish adherence to formula, the actors make it work, and the suggestion that Miyagi's 'way' (of patience and discipline) is superior to the US's culture of machismo and immediacy is refreshing in this context.
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Miyagi-san is the real hero of The Karate Kid: A man who fled his own country's fascist government, immigrated to the US, yet still wound up in a Japanese internment camp where his wife and unborn son died. Despite facing an unimaginable level of pain, loss and grief, he still treats the world, and Daniel, with nothing but gentleness and nurturing compassion. Pat Morita deserved his Oscar nom, and this movie would've been ten times better had it focused primarily on him.
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I didn't find much enjoyment in that movie at the time, but rewatching after watching Cobra Kai made me take a more honest look at it. It's actually pretty good and wholesome, with an annoying main character but a supporting cast of lovely people just trying to get by in life.
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Not a nostalgia review because I never watched this movie growing up, but the Karate Kid is a solid, oftentimes inspiring buddy pic/love story/high school dramedy. There are so many things going on, but somehow Macchiato and Mr. Miyagi make it all into a believable whole. Thus music is a perfect encapsulation of the time and elevates the hero's journey. The rushed and improbably ending is all that takes away from a true classic.
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