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Avildsen shot hours of tournament footage from multiple angles
Synopsis
Decades after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament match, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves once again as martial arts rivals. During the original filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G. The Cobra Kai crew searched through a studio vault and found a number of never-before-seen clips that they managed to introduce into the series through flashbacks.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand-new angles of the famous crane kick
One of them involves Zabka’s real-life mom, seen in the stands from various angles that hadn’t been seen until 2018. Many people believe that Miyagi’s 39; The name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is listed as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on the sign held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) to be Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name he was previously given.
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Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not his original given name. Miyagi. In the film Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s first name is briefly seen as Hideo on Miyagi’s dog tags attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford that Daniel received for his birthday.
There are many things you can like about this series
Probably the best thing for me is its rejection of political correctness and victim culture. Actually, rejection is a strong word, and it’s not a protest by any means, but there’s definitely a theme of taking responsibility for one’s own fate and confronting adversity with resilience and even some aggression. (The show is smart enough to portray overt aggression or anger as counterproductive.) There’s one great scene during a karate tournament where a contestant starts pretentiously virtue signaling to the crowd.
Johnny Lawrence’s reaction is priceless
Hopefully Hollywood takes note that virtue signaling is not a prerequisite for great entertainment. It’s great to see a show that’s smart with messages to tell, but doesn’t take itself too seriously. No need to waste time scrolling endlessly — there’s a whole slew of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month.