Before giving my opinion on this movie I have to admit that I hardly remember anything about the 1984 original. I watched the original trailer on Youtube and still a lot of scenes were not familiar. So it’s been a while since I saw that version. As this new movie is targeted towards kids there will probably not be a lot of them who have seen the original. So I will not make comparisons. The new Karate Kid is a remake that takes the idea of the original and gives it its own twist.
Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) has to move to China as his mother landed a new job there. He did not practise his Chinese as much as he should, so when arriving it means it’s harder to understand what’s going on around him. It’s all very strange to him. Continue reading →