The Karate Kid 2010

The Karate Kid has a lot more kung fu thancome to China.
karate, but it's based on the original movie fromLuckily for Dre, not that all of China is bad. There
1984 so the producers decided to keep the nameis Mei Ying, the pretty aspiring violinist who
for nostalgia's sake. Unlike the original, this Karatebefriends Dre early on. Unfortunately, Mei Ying
Kid was shot in China. You get a great sense ofalso happens to be Cheng's childhood friend and
the atmosphere on the streets of Beijing, andhe doesn't take kindly to Dre consorting with his
when Dre and his class visit the Forbidden City,longtime crush. The gang seems to come on
you feel like you're sightseeing too. The teachingseven harder whenever they spot Dre and Mei
of Mr. Han can fall a little flat because of badYing hanging out.
dialogue, but when Dre finally enters the ring forBut one day, all that changes. The bullies chase
the last fight, you can't help but cheer.Dre home and surround him. He's just about to
The story of the new Karate Kid is slightlypass out from the beatings when his apartment
changed from the original. In the 2010 Karate Kid,maintenance man, Mr. Han breaks up the fight and
Dre Parker and his mother move to China, whenshows the gang a thing or two about real kung fu.
she gets a new job after losing faith in Detroit'sDre asks Mr. Han to teach him kung fu, but Mr.
failing economy. Dre is immediately targeted by aHan isn't looking for a student. Instead, Mr. Han
tough gang of kung-fu kids led by a strong fightertakes Dre to the kung fu academy where Cheng
named Cheng.and the other bullies train so they can make
Dre might be fast, but he's left defenselesspeace. But the bullies don't want to make peace.
against the martial art skills of Cheng and his gang.Instead their teacher challenges Dre to enter the
The beatings continue every day during schoolkung fu tournament. Mr. Han promises to teach
and afterward and Dre starts to wish he'd neverDre the ways of kung fu and their training begins.