

The bad guys are not bad in this film either, with that part of the cast including Martin Kove as the arrogant Karate Teacher John Kreese, who will stop at nothing to see the end of the fairytale of LaRusso and Miyagi.

Though there are times that you expect Daniel to never make it with Ali, in the end he does have a faithful person outside of Miyagi. She has starred in films such as the controversial 'Leaving Los Vegas', 'Back to the future II' and 'III' and the 1988 hit 'Cocktail'. Actress Elizabeth Shue, who has also had a somewhat 'celebrated' career, played Ali. Then you have the other side of this story, which of course has to have a girl in it, with Daniel striking up a relationship with the popular Ali Mills. Miyagi is one person that does not like the spotlight, yet when his young friend is placed in a very precarious position in his new home town, he steps in and shows what a great Karate man he really is. His role was just as good as his counterpart Macchio, yet it was also very different. Pat Morita was wonderful as the wise and what I feel was the humorous `Miyagi'. I enjoyed Macchio in other movies including 'The three wishes of Billy Greer', a movie which again suited this tough actor, about a young man who is dying from premature aging, in addition to movies such as 'The last POW? The Bobby Garwood Story'. He is a very naïve and inexperienced young man, yet with time and patience he makes what was a terrible situation seem nothing big at all. I felt he brought the struggling teenage character to the screen perfectly. Firstly main star Ralph Macchio was excellent as Daniel. I feel that this story and character for that matter, is how we need to approach our own lives, because if you keep putting in the hard yards and stand-up for what you believe in, things will soon turn around.

At no stage does this teenage loner from New Jersey ever give up, when at times that might have been the best thing for him to do. The character of Daniel was one person that typifies this. Sure it didn't have 'big stars' or big action in it. I remember watching this film along time ago, but boy was it a thrill. Under Miyagi's guidance, Daniel learns the physical skills while gaining faith and the self-confidence to compete against the odds as he faces the fight of his life in the exciting finale. Miyagi teaches Daniel that karate is mastery over the self - mind and body - and that violence is always the last answer to a problem.
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Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi, whom is a martial arts master, to teach him how to fight. In addition viewers get to hear the cute pronunciation of `Daniel-san' by the great teacher! Fatherless teenager Daniel is a new arrival in Los Angeles when he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing group of Karate students. However viewers of the 'Karate Kid' get to learn a valuable lesson for life out of this story, that fighting is a waste of time, and with time and patience anything can be achieved. Having a man teach you a valuable art such as that of Karate, is invaluable especially if you are young, inexperienced and in a battle with people who you have no hope against.
