Jeremy Lott
My basic idea of a sane foreign policy outlook was best put by a B-movie actor in a 1980s film franchise that refuses to go away. “Fighting not good. But if must fight, win,” said Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita, in one of the many Karate Kid sequels and reboots. I’ve decided to dub this the Miyagi Doctrine.
The Karate Kid movies, starring Ralph Macchio, Hilary Swank, and most recently Jaden Smith, are not high art but they do have their moments. Their central preoccupation, not just how we fight but why, is a worthy one. The different answers that the movies consider are for status, for love, for honor, and for survival.
One facet of the films that critics have lately brought out is how Daniel LaRusso, “Daniel-san,” does not exactly start out as a good guy. Movie buff J. Matthew Turner did a revisionist YouTube video titled “Daniel is the REAL bully” that has been viewed nearly 6 million times since last August. Turner challenges us to think of Karate Kid as the tale of “a violent sociopath” — Daniel — “who moves to a California town and begins tormenting a local boy and his friends.”.....To Read More...
My Take - Strange article with a final tought worth reading.
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