Avildsen shot hours of footage of the tournament from multiple angles
Story
Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament fight, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves as martial arts rivals once again. During the original filming of The Karate Kid , the late director John G. The Cobra Kai crew dug through the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips that they could work into the show via flashbacks. Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three completely new angles of the famous crane kick.
They appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018)
Many believe that Miyagi’s name on his gravestone is a continuity error, considering that in The Karate Kid 4 (1994), his first name is given as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign held for him by Chozen in The Karate Kid 2 (1986) and was Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name given to him earlier. Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to Miyagi. In The Karate Kid (1984), it can be briefly seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys of the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo.
Cobra Kai intrigues us with its great storytelling
Impressed, charmed and engaged are the words that come to mind when we think of Cobra Kai. This is exactly what we need from a show to take unique and interesting angles. Cobra Kai flips the script and gives us Johnny Lawrence’s point of view, it really is his story. He is the one who is lost and turns out to be a real person with very real flaws.
No more one dimensional “Good vs
Evil” story that we’ve all heard a million times. It reflects the feelings of the “loser” from the memorable 1984 movie The Karate Kid and picks up 34 years later. Because of this storytelling and spin, I find Johnny to be an inspiring character who tries his best to rebuild his life. Johnny is a very down to earth and simple character and makes the most of the cards he is dealt, isn’t that how we live?
Top marks for a great show
In a funny way we sometimes see the arrogance and attitude of Daniel LaRusso who was originally the protagonist.
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