Chinese kung fu is like a super power to me. If you were a Chinese kung fu master, you could jump very high and far, attack and defend several people simultaneously, and beat armed people with bare hands. You could literally build up a special kung fu army and conquer the world! It’s hard to that the spirit of this powerful skill is actually about defending peace, not destroying.
In the movie of The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) moved from US to China and got bullied from local kids with Chinese kung fu. Dre turned to a secret kung fu master, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), and urged to learn Chinese kung fu in order to fight them back. Instead of just teaching Dre kicks and punches, Mr. Han also taught Dre maturity and calm. During the journey of learning Chinese kung fu, Dre has learned to stand up for his fear and realized that kung fu is about fighting for peace.
The Karate Kid movie is a big hit, not only because Jackie Chan is a real Chinese kung fu master, but also Jaden Smith is a very talented young actor. As you know, Jackie Chan is famous for his kung fu performance. Even though he doesn’t fight much throughout the movie, he definitely ensures the action quality of the film. As far as Jaden, I knew that he is Will Smith’s son for a while, but it was the first movie I watch him. Well, I have to say that I am totally impressed by his talent. The Karate Kid character requires both acting and action performances, and Jaden has totally nailed it. The audience in my theater gave him bursts of applause during the final fight.
Some people criticized that the name of the movie is confusing, because the movie has nothing to do with karate but only Chinese kung fu. Other than that, I think this is a good movie and is worthwhile watching.
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