Starring: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang
Directed by Harald Zwart
Produced by James Lassiter, Will Smith, Jerry Weintraub, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ken Stovitz
Written by Steve Conrad
The classic 80's karate kid movie has been remade again but spiced up with emotion, Jackie & Jaden impressive perfomance, chinese scenary, wafer thin screenplay change.Being the basic plot line is same, Does this remake did justice to the old kid?
Story
Tara P. Henson(Mrs parker) gets job transfer to china and with his son Jaden smith(Dre Parker) flies to settle in china. Jaden being new to china couldn't adopt to their culture and gets in tussle with the local gang for a girl(meiyang) in the apartment ambience. He meets the flats maintanence man Jackie(mr Harn) in the middle of this plot. So Jaden joins the new school where the girl and also the local gang students make their studies. After the initial hiccups with the gang, he complaints about the city and the people around to his mom were she denies his request of going back to newyork.
He likes to learn kungfu , lands into the acadamy where the martial arts thought in evil way and remember!!!! the local gangs are kungfu students of the acadamy. He is beaten up and insulted up by the gang several times. At a time he is chased my the local gangs, jaden has been saved by the jackie and he treats the wounds of jaden.
Jaden(Dre) comes to know that Mr Harn(jackie) is trained kungfu master. So he request Harn to give practice on kungfu. But jackie doesn't. Finally they both decide to go to that acadamy to convince the master and get admission to that acadamy. Unfortunatly the master role out a challenge to participate in the open kungfu tournament. Jackie accepts the challenge gets a promise that no student should disturb Dre till the tournamant.
Jackie(Harn) becomes the trainer for Dre and trains him what is real kungfu? does the training helps him to regain the confidence ?will he win the competition? watch out in the screen.
Strengths
The movie has many lighter moments and emotions scenes between the girl& jaden andJaden & jackie is pretty good. The training session for the dre is the most gripping part of the movie. The script writers have cooked the script well and served tasty scenes in the screen. Jaden smith steal the show with his attitude -show performance. Gets the expression& emotions at right place.Jaden kungfu training sessions and go care guy attitude perfomance, show case himself has a established star.
Jackie as Mr Harn takes the back seat in action but has given his heart and soul to the trainer character.It is the ever best performance of the star in a character role. whistle blows!!!!!!!! in theatres at his intro scenes, first training session for dre ,climax expressions etc.( still the king of action!!!!!!!).Jaden jacket training session,kungfu lessons with jackie will make you clap.
The director has to be appreciated for his simple story and engaging screen play. Chinese scenary are well captured. The cinematography gains the momentem with crispy editing. stunt choregraphy deserves a special kudos for its originality. James horner music as added pep to the movie.
Weakness
Tara and meiyang character is carved well but not in the second half of the movie. could have added some more scenes.!!!.lot of movie have come in the similar plot line. lethargic guy turning out to show some kungfu crane poses in the shorttime is cinematic.
Undoubtfully jackie and jaden screen performance with simple screen play and unbored scenes are the uniqueness of this Karate kid.Sure this kid will surpise you.
Verdict: 7/10( 2-jackie,2- jaden ,1 for photography,1-stunts, 1 - script)
Movie canvas punch: karate kid will steal your heart.
The classic 80's karate kid movie has been remade again but spiced up with emotion, Jackie & Jaden impressive perfomance, chinese scenary, wafer thin screenplay change.Being the basic plot line is same, Does this remake did justice to the old kid?
Story
Tara P. Henson(Mrs parker) gets job transfer to china and with his son Jaden smith(Dre Parker) flies to settle in china. Jaden being new to china couldn't adopt to their culture and gets in tussle with the local gang for a girl(meiyang) in the apartment ambience. He meets the flats maintanence man Jackie(mr Harn) in the middle of this plot. So Jaden joins the new school where the girl and also the local gang students make their studies. After the initial hiccups with the gang, he complaints about the city and the people around to his mom were she denies his request of going back to newyork.
He likes to learn kungfu , lands into the acadamy where the martial arts thought in evil way and remember!!!! the local gangs are kungfu students of the acadamy. He is beaten up and insulted up by the gang several times. At a time he is chased my the local gangs, jaden has been saved by the jackie and he treats the wounds of jaden.
Jaden(Dre) comes to know that Mr Harn(jackie) is trained kungfu master. So he request Harn to give practice on kungfu. But jackie doesn't. Finally they both decide to go to that acadamy to convince the master and get admission to that acadamy. Unfortunatly the master role out a challenge to participate in the open kungfu tournament. Jackie accepts the challenge gets a promise that no student should disturb Dre till the tournamant.
Jackie(Harn) becomes the trainer for Dre and trains him what is real kungfu? does the training helps him to regain the confidence ?will he win the competition? watch out in the screen.
Strengths
The movie has many lighter moments and emotions scenes between the girl& jaden andJaden & jackie is pretty good. The training session for the dre is the most gripping part of the movie. The script writers have cooked the script well and served tasty scenes in the screen. Jaden smith steal the show with his attitude -show performance. Gets the expression& emotions at right place.Jaden kungfu training sessions and go care guy attitude perfomance, show case himself has a established star.
Jackie as Mr Harn takes the back seat in action but has given his heart and soul to the trainer character.It is the ever best performance of the star in a character role. whistle blows!!!!!!!! in theatres at his intro scenes, first training session for dre ,climax expressions etc.( still the king of action!!!!!!!).Jaden jacket training session,kungfu lessons with jackie will make you clap.
The director has to be appreciated for his simple story and engaging screen play. Chinese scenary are well captured. The cinematography gains the momentem with crispy editing. stunt choregraphy deserves a special kudos for its originality. James horner music as added pep to the movie.
Weakness
Tara and meiyang character is carved well but not in the second half of the movie. could have added some more scenes.!!!.lot of movie have come in the similar plot line. lethargic guy turning out to show some kungfu crane poses in the shorttime is cinematic.
Undoubtfully jackie and jaden screen performance with simple screen play and unbored scenes are the uniqueness of this Karate kid.Sure this kid will surpise you.
Verdict: 7/10( 2-jackie,2- jaden ,1 for photography,1-stunts, 1 - script)
Movie canvas punch: karate kid will steal your heart.
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