Karate Kid Film Review

404 Words2 Pages
KARATE KID I first saw Karate kid in a cinema hall when I was 11. I’d say it had quite an impact on me because after watching the film, I got this strange feeling deep inside of me- it felt like I can do and accomplish anything in this world if I wanted to. It is one of the most inspirational movies. It will make you laugh, may make you cry, it will stay with you forever. This Karate Kid movie is the remake of 1984 film of the same name and has almost the same plot. The new one is the modern version of the original one which makes it more interesting. The whole film is based in China. This film stars Jackie Chan as Mr Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker. Dre had to settle in Beijing, China from Detroit because his mum’s job was transferred to China and she wanted to start their life afresh. In China, Dre falls for a girl named Meiying but suddenly, it takes a wrong turn. Dre gets beaten by Cheng in the park because he gets jealous that the girl he likes becomes fascinated with Dre. After that, Cheng and his five friends keep harassing and bullying Dre. Eventually, Dre finds out that Mr Han, the maintenance man in his building secretly knows karate so Dre begs him to teach him. He trains for the Open Kung Fu Tournament and enters the competition not only because Cheng and his master challenged him to but also to earn his self-respect back. Throughout the movie, I wanted Dre to succeed but there were few moments where I thought ‘Can he really do it?’ Slowly I could see the lonely, wimpy child evolve into a confident and strong child through his hard work and dedication. And in the finals of Kung Fu Tournament, it’s tough to see him getting beaten so severely but he doesn’t give up and ultimately, he succeeds and becomes the champion. The moral of this film is very strong and that is not to give up. After I watched this movie, I used to think about it whenever I
Open Document