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Review Film The Karate Kids
Film title : The
Karate Kid
Film type : Drama / Action
Player : Jaden Smith (Dre Parker),Jackie Chan (Mr. Han),Taraji P. Henson (Dre' s mother), Han Wen Wen (Meiying),Yu Rong Guang (Master Li)
Stage manager: Harald Zwart
Writer : Christopher Murphey
Produser : Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter
Production : Columbia Pictures
Rating LSF : Teenager
Film type : Drama / Action
Player : Jaden Smith (Dre Parker),Jackie Chan (Mr. Han),Taraji P. Henson (Dre' s mother), Han Wen Wen (Meiying),Yu Rong Guang (Master Li)
Stage manager: Harald Zwart
Writer : Christopher Murphey
Produser : Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter
Production : Columbia Pictures
Rating LSF : Teenager
The latest in Hollywood's never-ending infatuation
with remakes (and opening the same weekend as The A-Team no less) The Karate Kid is a new version of the beloved 1984 film. As far as remakes go, this is
in some respects a fascinating one – sticking incredibly close to the story of
the original, yet including some key differences that certainly make it
different on a visual level.
The two biggest differences are obvious: Making this Karate Kid, Dre (Jaden Smith), a true kid and not an older teenager, and the change in setting. Where the original film's Daniel was a Jersey boy transplanted to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, Dre's more dramatic move has him and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) going from Detroit to China.
However, storywise, the script by Christopher Murphey sticks extremely close to the original to a staggering extent. Beat for beat and character for character, there are direct correlations in almost every scene of the film, as Dre meets a cute classmate (Wenwen Han), only to begin getting mercilessly bullied and beaten up by the nasty Cheng (Zhenwei Wang). But lo and behold, that seemingly mild-mannered maintenance man at the back of Dre's apartment building is a kung-fu master, and after saving Dre from another Cheng beat down, begins training him to face his rival at an upcoming tournament. [For those wondering – yes, the movie acknowledges that kung fu is far different than karate, in a scene where Dre's mom misidentifies the two martial arts. Though a title change still would have been appreciated.] Ultimately, the story is so similar, yet the visuals so different, that it feels like you're watching Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, or any other example in theater or film where a story was kept the same, but put in a very different visual setting.
As the remake's Mr. Miyagi substitute, Jackie Chan is solid as Mr. Han. Chan is a lovable presence in comedic roles, but in recent years has resorted too much to over the top mugging in projects far beneath him, such as The Spy Next Door. That being the case, it's nice to see him in a much more subdued and serious role here. Chan may not be the actor the late Pat Morita was (in a role that got him an Oscar nomination, no less), but he certainly gives one of his better performances in this film, including the key scene where a drunk Han reveals his tragic past to Dre.
The two biggest differences are obvious: Making this Karate Kid, Dre (Jaden Smith), a true kid and not an older teenager, and the change in setting. Where the original film's Daniel was a Jersey boy transplanted to Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, Dre's more dramatic move has him and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) going from Detroit to China.
However, storywise, the script by Christopher Murphey sticks extremely close to the original to a staggering extent. Beat for beat and character for character, there are direct correlations in almost every scene of the film, as Dre meets a cute classmate (Wenwen Han), only to begin getting mercilessly bullied and beaten up by the nasty Cheng (Zhenwei Wang). But lo and behold, that seemingly mild-mannered maintenance man at the back of Dre's apartment building is a kung-fu master, and after saving Dre from another Cheng beat down, begins training him to face his rival at an upcoming tournament. [For those wondering – yes, the movie acknowledges that kung fu is far different than karate, in a scene where Dre's mom misidentifies the two martial arts. Though a title change still would have been appreciated.] Ultimately, the story is so similar, yet the visuals so different, that it feels like you're watching Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, or any other example in theater or film where a story was kept the same, but put in a very different visual setting.
As the remake's Mr. Miyagi substitute, Jackie Chan is solid as Mr. Han. Chan is a lovable presence in comedic roles, but in recent years has resorted too much to over the top mugging in projects far beneath him, such as The Spy Next Door. That being the case, it's nice to see him in a much more subdued and serious role here. Chan may not be the actor the late Pat Morita was (in a role that got him an Oscar nomination, no less), but he certainly gives one of his better performances in this film, including the key scene where a drunk Han reveals his tragic past to Dre.
As Dre, Smith -- son of the film's producers, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and just 11 when the film was shot -- is a strong young actor who is clearly very comfortable in front of the camera. Smith is charming and likable, even though he and Chan are never able to quite find the natural chemistry Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita had in the original – an inspired and unique pairing that was so integral to making that film, which certainly was derivative in many ways, work so well.
Director Harald Zwart's less than inspired resume includes Agent Cody Banks and The Pink Panther 2. However, he does a fine job with Karate Kid, hitting the right beats along the way to make for a suitably easy-to-root for story for kids. He's also aided by the lovely settings of the film, which take unsurprising but certainly no less cool-looking excursions to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.
The shift in the lead character's age though adds some uncomfortable layers to the story. He may be younger than William Zabka's Johnny from the original, but Zhenwei Wang's Cheng comes off as a much more brutal fellow and actually looks to be quite a bit more skilled in the martial arts – all of which makes the fact that he and his friends beat the living hell out of Dre rather disturbing. Sure, it's all building up to Dre being able to fight back, but the first third of this film still has several prolonged scenes of this little boy just being brutalized. I'm sure plenty of kids will love to see how Dre learns kung fu and comes back strong, but a few will have a tough time getting through the material where he's hurt so badly. Also, while the original is actually a bit longer than it needed to be, the filmmakers here -- despite the film being aimed at a younger audience -- actually extended the running time to two hours and twenty minutes, which is a bit much for a kid-aimed story of this sort.
Review Film Taare Zameen Par
Title
: Taare Zameen par
Realis date : Desember 27,2007
Duration
: 140 menit
Production
: Aamir Khan
Film
direction : Aamir Khan
Publisher
: Aamir Khan
Music
: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cast
:
- Aamir Khan as Ram Shankar Nikumbh
- Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Awasthi
- Tisca Chopra as Maya Awasthi/Ma
- Vipin Sharma as Nandkishore Awasthi/Papa
- Tanay Chheda as Rajan Damodran
- Sachet Engineer asYohaan Awasthi/Dada
- Lalita Lajmi as diri sendiri (Juri kompetisi menggambar)
This film tells about a boy named Ishaan Awasthi Nandkishore. Ishaan is an eight-year-old boy who was sitting dibangku elementary school, but Ishaan did not like school. He felt much difficulty with a variety of subjects, and he often experienced failure in school examinations. With all the weaknesses that exist in Ishaan's he became the victim of bullying by his peers, there was even a teacher who insulted him.
Ishaan's father, Nandikshore Awasthi, is a busy and successful executive. His father always expect the best Ishaan can do like his brother. While his mother, Maya Awasthi, is an ordinary housewife who ends up feeling sad and confused because it was failing to educate and help Ishaan to face the problem (dyslexia). Ishaan has an older sister, Yohaan, who was a successful student. Ishaan's parents knew something was wrong with Ishaan so they decided to send Ishaan to a boarding school.
Taught at the school dorm Ishaan by Ram Shankar Nikumbh. He was a temporary art teacher at the school. Ram has a way of thinking and teaching that is different from other teachers at the school. Ram makes his students to think out of the textbooks. Most children in the class responded positively to what Ram did, but not with Ishaan. From there, the Ram is trying to better understand Ishaan and his problems. Ram trying to sensitize parents and teachers Ishan others that Ishaan is not an abnormal child, but he was a special child and have their own talents. Ram was finally able to push the self-confidence Ishaan. He helps Ishaan overcome the problems in learning and re-discover the lost confidence.
Messages contained in this film that is every child is a hero. No one is perfect, no matter what our position in society. Every child has talents and abilities in their own way. This film not only tells the fate of a child with dyslexia, but also about how the attitudes of parents in educating children at an increasingly advanced age and the parents who fail to understand the dreams of children and develop natural talent (innate) them.
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE IMPRESSION OF THE FILM
Positive impression of this film is captured film is able to tell the twists and turns the life of a dyslexic child with all sorts of other problems. Moreover, in this film we were shown how a teacher who seeks to recognize students who have difficulty in learning more. Ram has done a variety of ways to make other people around Ishaan understand the strengths and weaknesses that exist in Ishaan, especially to Ishaan family (parents and sister). Ram also perform a variety of creative ways when he was teaching in the classroom. Make the audience was moved and carried away his emotions during this movie. In addition, from this film is known that the fundamental thing that must be done by those closest to children who have dyslexia is to approach them, embrace them, so they still feel loved and do not lose their confidence.
While the negative impression that there is in some scenes seemed too long and wordy, so a bit of saturation, like the scene where Ishaan drawing together with all the students at his school. In part it was a long time. Also in this film families and teachers provide labeling which I think is highly inappropriate and family spoken by a teacher, even this is directly in front of Ishaan said, like his father and brother Ishaan who often called himself an idiot, while the teacher gives the label an idiot (stupid) , lazy, crazy even.
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