Karate Kid

[REVIEW FILM] Karate Kid: The Spirit of Martial Arts

Every film in this period has its own unique style, imprinting itself on historical popular culture as well as promoting the development of film technology. One such example is the film Karate Kid (The Karate Kid) directed by John G. Avildsen produced in 1984 (the director won an Oscar for the classic Rocky film in 1976).

Review of the Karate Kid movie 1984 (The Karate Kid) 1984
From movies that make full use of the burning thrills like Aliens, Indiana Jones, Die Hard, to science fiction movies like ET, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, or works for teens in teenagers like The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, Ferris Bueller's Day Off ...

The Karate Kid is a perfect martial arts-comedy film for teenagers, with characters close to the young as well as a motif that has become familiar in character-centered movies. outdone to the top position. Ralph Macchio (who played Johnny in The Outsiders) plays the young Daniel LaRusso who moved from New Jersey to live in Reseda in Los Angeles with his mother.

It is difficult to socialize with friends due to being bullied regularly by a group of students in the school, especially having a dislike for the leader Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) when he has to visit his girlfriend Ali .

Irritated, he immediately went to martial arts to improve fitness and unfortunately ... into the same class that Johnny and his colleagues are attending. Cobra Kai is a Karate dojo led by a martial artist with a very brutal way of teaching students - the philosophy of the school is

"Strike first, strike hard, no mercy" (strike first, strike hard, not mercy)

Students at Cobra Kai always listen to sensei (sensei) and will be punished for showing even a little of weakness. Frustrated, Daniel decided to self-study Karate at home through books.

After witnessing a fight between Johnny's guild and Daniel, a Japanese repairman at his house decided to protect him and promised to teach him martial arts - Mr. Miyagi (played by Pat Morita), who with elegant pleasures is to trim the bonsai tree. Mr. Miyagi met with the teacher of the school of Cobra Kai and the two sides decided to make it easier by both participating in the regional Karate tournament - All Valley Tournament.

Before being taught by Miyagi-sensei, he forced Daniel to pass through the first gate by giving him ... his chores to him first! He had to learn how to wash the car, how to paint the walls, and clean the floor in accordance with Miyagi Sensei's "standards". He worked hard until he became discouraged and suddenly his lessons became meaningful - every gesture, every action when he did the housework for Mr. Miyagi contributed to karate attacks.

From the most basic moves, to the "high level" moves, Daniel trains very hard to prepare for the tournament most carefully. The philosophies that Mr. Miyagi passed to Daniel like through the big screen, passed down to a generation of young people of the 80s: These are values, qualities, ethics not only applicable. into martial arts but also in life in Karate Disciple.

I, the writer, am still very impressed with one of Miyagi Sensei's words to Daniel:

"Whole life have balance"

Translated into Vietnamese, we can understand:

"Everything in life has a balance."

The "crane" blow that Miyagi-sensei taught to Daniel at the end of the film is the best evidence of this philosophy. According to Eastern philosophy, everything in our lives needs a balance between two different extremes; If you focus your energy and focus on the balance between the elements of yin and yang, then surely something good will come.

The battle at the end of the film is still one of the most impressive scenes in the history of contemporary cinema, with the image of Daniel standing in the "crane" position and Johnny preparing to attack, which has become a symbol of popular culture. The Karate Kid is above all one of the best teen movies in history, with close living messages that any of us - from kids to adults, can relate to.

Discipline Karate debuted very well received and helped Pat Morita to win the 1985 Academy Award for Supporting Actor Miyagi. The second part of the movie, set in Japan, was released in 1986, and the third in 1989. In 2010, the remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith also received many compliments from the audience.

Or recently in 2018, the Cobra Kai movie series about the Cobra Kai dojo (when led by Johnny) also followed the Karate Kid story about Johnny and Daniel in the last 34 years with the participation of many New generation actors include the return of Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.

The Karate Kid - The Karate Kid (1984) deserves to be a monument, a meaningful movie with many humanitarian values and at the same time a work that can be enjoyed by all ages.

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