The Karate Kid (1984)

On Tuesday which was the 18th of April 2023 I started watching the Karate Kid series. The first film was made in 1984 where we have a young man called Daniel LaRusso who has moved to California with his single mother, Lucille after leaving his hometown in New Jersey, the gangly teenager, arrives in sunny Los Angeles. But he becomes like a fish out of water, the shy newcomer will be up against the difficulty of fitting in and on top of that he will soon find himself being targeted in school by a bully called Johnny Lawrence who is part of a gang of local karate-practising bullies. Under those circumstances and constantly picked on, Daniel will turn to the building's inscrutable caretaker and unexpected master martial arts mentor, whose name is Mr Miyagi, who agrees to teach Daniel karate for the upcoming tournament. Eventually, taken under Mr Miyagi's wing, the apt pupil will learn a compassionate and more delicate form of karate; however, is the inexperienced Daniel a match for brutal Johnny and Cobra Kai Dojo's lethal karate? and will he win the tournament. This review has been given 5 stars which means I loved it because the films show what Karate truly is. And that is Karate means defence not power. I have now seen all three of the original films and find out that there is a series based on the first film which was made in 1984. The series is about Thirty four years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai dojo, reigniting his revenge on his rival who is now successful in his career his name is Daniel LaRusso.