The Karate Kid follows Daniel LaRusso, a teenager taught by Mr Miyagi to help defend against himself and compete in a tournament against his school bullies, one of which is his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. Daniel and his mother Lucilla moved to Southern California to start fresh, but soon found himself the target of a group of bullies which unfortunately studied the art of karate. They tormented him every time they saw him utilizing their special skill of karate to accomplish these actions. Daniel became infuriated and was determined and compassionate to learn karate and out-do every one of them. He soon met Mr Miyagi early on in the film and discovered Mr Miyagi is a master of the arts. Mr Miyagi accepted Daniel as a student and taught him what there is to know about karate. “Balance is key.”
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| Karate Kid Movie Cover |
My favourite character in the film is Johnny. My reasoning behind my decision is because without Johnny or his crew, this film would have ended completely differently. Without a problem, there’s not a solution. WIthout Johnny, there wouldn’t be Mr Miyagi to teach Daniel karate. Johnny is a key character in the film and I like him for that.
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| Johnny Lawrence |
An event that surprised me in the film was when Mr Miyagi gifted one of his precious cars to Daniel. In a scene where they both met and became friends, Mr Miyagi tells Daniel to drive because he can’t. They both giggle and carry on. This is an iconic scene I wouldn’t forget in the film for this reason. Although they both couldn’t drive, now Daniel has his licence and that was Mr Miyagi’s gift to Daniel as a birthday present. It really highlights the evolution of their relationship as student and sensei/father and son/best friends. It warmed my heart when I first witnessed the scene.
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| Mr Miyagi's car |
I would recommend this text to other teenagers because it allows us to develop and build our analyzation and descriptive skills. This task we’ve been assigned with really challenged me mentally, but it allowed me to come to the realisation I need to push harder and carry on I would challenge other teenagers to read/watch the film or book and analyse it with descriptive detail. On top of analysing the film, we studied and understood the types of shots utilised in the film and its purpose. We used our vast new knowledge of camera shots to add more detail and description about the film. The characters, setting, camera shot, facial expressions and so on. Below is a film shot grid and a short description of the shot and its purpose.
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| Film Shot Grid |
