Post by fauxmaha on Nov 25, 2020 13:45:20 GMT -5
Over the weekend, Lydia talked me into binge watching seasons 1 and 2 of Cobra Kai. Originally released on YouTube, it was recently released on Netflix.
It's surprisingly well done, even if there is a bit too much pandering for my taste.
The basic setup takes the universe from the Karate Kid movie franchise and fast forwards to the present day.
Daniel is super-successful car dealer with all the money, a smokin-hot wife, gorgeous home, (mostly) perfect kids, etc.
Johnny is down and out, estranged from his ex and their son, living hand to mouth in a dive apartment, etc.
With that as the setup, there was a scene in season 1 that I thought was brilliant. Johnny was talking with one of his current-day students, and rehashed the events from the original Karate Kid...and in his version of events, you could understand (quite reasonably) how he considered Daniel to be the aggressor/bad guy during the events back in the '80's.
I was surprised to see such a thought provoking direction in show that really has no pretense of much depth.
Turns out, that theory...that Daniel was the bad guy all along...is not new. Fans of the movie have been discussing it for years. Here's a video from 2015 that lays it out quite well:
Food for thought.
It's surprisingly well done, even if there is a bit too much pandering for my taste.
The basic setup takes the universe from the Karate Kid movie franchise and fast forwards to the present day.
Daniel is super-successful car dealer with all the money, a smokin-hot wife, gorgeous home, (mostly) perfect kids, etc.
Johnny is down and out, estranged from his ex and their son, living hand to mouth in a dive apartment, etc.
With that as the setup, there was a scene in season 1 that I thought was brilliant. Johnny was talking with one of his current-day students, and rehashed the events from the original Karate Kid...and in his version of events, you could understand (quite reasonably) how he considered Daniel to be the aggressor/bad guy during the events back in the '80's.
I was surprised to see such a thought provoking direction in show that really has no pretense of much depth.
Turns out, that theory...that Daniel was the bad guy all along...is not new. Fans of the movie have been discussing it for years. Here's a video from 2015 that lays it out quite well:
Food for thought.
