I have watched the new Karate Kid yesterday in the movies and I sort of like it. Not because of the basic story, which is a replica of the classic Karate Kid movie from the 80s. There were some details in this movie that made me like the film.
The way they presented China, and the Chinese culture. Okay, it was still full of boring icons, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the entire kung-fu thingy. These parts where americanized just like Jackie Chan who is repairing his car in his own living room.
I rather like tiny details. For instance, there were a lot of non-English conversations. Especially about the moment when the little boy is the only one who wears uniform, or not he is the best in basketball. In this movie, the Chinese people weren’t shown as incompetent, expendable monkeys that speak in a non-educated manner with their strong accent. In this movie, if someone who had an accent is the American boy who tried hard to communicate in Chinese.
The movie was a cooperation between Hollywood and a Chinese company. And predict the future when Americans (and the others) are moving to China because this is the place where the jobs will be. I like better to see China like this instead of the strange little yellow commies that are killed in every 5 seconds by the American superhero. Time to recognise the human in each other and to respect the other cultures. Good start with the Karate Kid.
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