Karate Kid Legends/ Review

I was a 10-year-old girl when I first heard about that movie called Karate Kid. By the time the second installment came out in 1986, I was 12 years old, a teenager who liked to watch these kinds of movies, so talking about Karate Kid for decades was talking about a classic. When the new version starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith hit theaters, I saw what we could call a refresh of this saga.

I can't fail to mention the famous series Cobre Kai, which brought together so many of the characters from the original saga, but recently a new movie came out in which Jaden did not participate, but Jackie Chan did, and it presents us with a new story while retaining that spark of the saga.

Karate Kid Legends introduces us to a young man who avoids his mother and spends a lot of time training with his great-uncle Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is the master of a kung fu school in Beijing. This young man, named Li Fong, is forced to move to New York because his mother has found a new job in that city.

Li's mother strongly emphasizes that her son must avoid martial arts, as her eldest son and Li's older brother was stabbed to death by an opponent after a martial arts tournament.

After arriving in the Big Apple, Li meets a young girl from school and her father, who own a pizzeria near his home, and becomes involved in their lives, as they are about to lose everything. After the surprise arrival of his great-uncle in the city, he encourages him to support them, arguing that his friends' problems are his problems.

This film achieves a more direct connection to the original saga, first because at the beginning it shows scenes in which Mr. Miyagi tells Daniel LaRusso about the origins of Miyagi-Do karate and the relationship between the Miyagi and Han families. Shimpo Miyagi, an ancestor of Mr. Miyagi, ended up in China while fishing off the coast of Japan. The Han family took him in and taught him kung fu, which became known as Miyagi-Do karate upon his return to Okinawa.

On the other hand, the events of this film take place after the Cobra Kai series, and William Zadka and Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) are also part of the cast. The latter joins Mr. Han to train Li for the tournament.

Now, talking about what I liked about the film, I can say that I enjoyed seeing how the young man managed to adapt to his new life thanks to the support of the sincere relationships that accompanied him in the process, as well as how his great-uncle came from so far away to see how he could help him.

Karate Kid Legends highlights the value of friendship, the importance of a true relationship of this kind, how friends support you in everything, There is also humor, which is evident in some moments, such as when Li's mother goes to pick him up to tell him the news of the move and a girl comes out to meet her, creating a very funny scene, and also when Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso train young Li together for the tournament and each one suggests what they think is best, and the poor young man ends up getting beaten up from all sides.

Another thing I liked was seeing how the relationship between mother and son heals. She wanted nothing more than to protect her son and prevent something like what happened to her older son from happening to him, but when she sees his determination and courage, she ends up supporting him.

As for the actors, I loved their performances. The young man who plays Li's rival does a great job; he really comes across as so arrogant and conceited that he becomes repulsive. As for the Lapini family, the actors who play the father and daughter give great performances, and obviously the icing on the cake is Jackie Chan.

Finally, although it is not a super original story, it retains the essence of the Karate Kid saga, which is none other than personal improvement, believing in oneself, and the value of empathy and friendship.

I was a 10-year-old girl when I first heard about that movie called Karate Kid. By the time the second installment came out in 1986, I was 12 years old, a teenager who liked to watch these kinds of movies, so talking about Karate Kid for decades was talking about a classic. When the new version starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith hit theaters, I saw what we could call a refresh of this saga.

I can't fail to mention the famous series Cobre Kai, which brought together so many of the characters from the original saga, but recently a new movie came out in which Jaden did not participate, but Jackie Chan did, and it presents us with a new story while retaining that spark of the saga.

Karate Kid Legends introduces us to a young man who avoids his mother and spends a lot of time training with his great-uncle Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is the master of a kung fu school in Beijing. This young man, named Li Fong, is forced to move to New York because his mother has found a new job in that city.

Li's mother strongly emphasizes that her son must avoid martial arts, as her eldest son and Li's older brother was stabbed to death by an opponent after a martial arts tournament.

After arriving in the Big Apple, Li meets a young girl from school and her father, who own a pizzeria near his home, and becomes involved in their lives, as they are about to lose everything. After the surprise arrival of his great-uncle in the city, he encourages him to support them, arguing that his friends' problems are his problems.

This film achieves a more direct connection to the original saga, first because at the beginning it shows scenes in which Mr. Miyagi tells Daniel LaRusso about the origins of Miyagi-Do karate and the relationship between the Miyagi and Han families. Shimpo Miyagi, an ancestor of Mr. Miyagi, ended up in China while fishing off the coast of Japan. The Han family took him in and taught him kung fu, which became known as Miyagi-Do karate upon his return to Okinawa.

On the other hand, the events of this film take place after the Cobra Kai series, and William Zadka and Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) are also part of the cast. The latter joins Mr. Han to train Li for the tournament.

Now, talking about what I liked about the film, I can say that I enjoyed seeing how the young man managed to adapt to his new life thanks to the support of the sincere relationships that accompanied him in the process, as well as how his great-uncle came from so far away to see how he could help him.

Karate Kid Legends highlights the value of friendship, the importance of a true relationship of this kind, how friends support you in everything, There is also humor, which is evident in some moments, such as when Li's mother goes to pick him up to tell him the news of the move and a girl comes out to meet her, creating a very funny scene, and also when Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso train young Li together for the tournament and each one suggests what they think is best, and the poor young man ends up getting beaten up from all sides.

Another thing I liked was seeing how the relationship between mother and son heals. She wanted nothing more than to protect her son and prevent something like what happened to her older son from happening to him, but when she sees his determination and courage, she ends up supporting him.

As for the actors, I loved their performances. The young man who plays Li's rival does a great job; he really comes across as so arrogant and conceited that he becomes repulsive. As for the Lapini family, the actors who play the father and daughter give great performances, and obviously the icing on the cake is Jackie Chan.

Finally, although it is not a super original story, it retains the essence of the Karate Kid saga, which is none other than personal improvement, believing in oneself, and the value of empathy and friendship.