"Karate Kid" is the beginning of what in the future would become a franchise and success, full of charm and with many lovers around the world, his first feature is a great start, fun, funny, and in a way even tense, and mainly, with the face of the 80s.
"Karate Kid" comes on the heels of the great success of the martial arts films of the time, and especially Rocky, we felt at different times the inspiration, funny to remember that both have the same director, but Rocky is still a much superior film.
The feature film directed by John G. Avildsen has a simple but well-adjusted script, playing with various clichés from the 80s and even presenting small gaps in the individual problems of the characters that are resolved in the course of the work, in a superficial and simple way it is true , but at least we don't have an empty shell, we have a film that has a moral to expose and a story to tell.
The direction is good and the soundtrack is even better, composed by the genius Bill Conti - also the same composer of Rocky- But here Bill gives a much more adolescent and relaxed footprint to his track, but without taking away the excitement of it, we have a photo extremely clear, with a classic gray filter, we have great performances especially that of the master Miyage starring Pat Morita.
Finally "Karate Kid" is an icon, fun and exciting, with its right dose of overcoming, drama and comedy. 7.5 / 10
"Karate Kid" comes on the heels of the great success of the martial arts films of the time, and especially Rocky, we felt at different times the inspiration, funny to remember that both have the same director, but Rocky is still a much superior film.
The feature film directed by John G. Avildsen has a simple but well-adjusted script, playing with various clichés from the 80s and even presenting small gaps in the individual problems of the characters that are resolved in the course of the work, in a superficial and simple way it is true , but at least we don't have an empty shell, we have a film that has a moral to expose and a story to tell.
The direction is good and the soundtrack is even better, composed by the genius Bill Conti - also the same composer of Rocky- But here Bill gives a much more adolescent and relaxed footprint to his track, but without taking away the excitement of it, we have a photo extremely clear, with a classic gray filter, we have great performances especially that of the master Miyage starring Pat Morita.
Finally "Karate Kid" is an icon, fun and exciting, with its right dose of overcoming, drama and comedy. 7.5 / 10