MOVIE REPORT 1 "THE KARATE KID"

Nama            : DESSY KURNIAWATI

Nim                 : 1300909

Prodi            : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris_K-4

Jurusan      : Bahasa Inggris

The Karate Kid

Directed by               : Harald Zwart

Produced by             : Jerry Weintraub

                                    Will Smith

                                    Jada Pinkett Smith

                                    James Lassiter

                                    Ken Stovitz

Written by               : Christopher Murphey

Story by                   : Robert Mark Kamen

Starring                   : Jaden Smith

                                  Jackie Chan

                                  Wenwen Han

                                  Taraji P. Henson

                                  Zhenwei Wang

                                  Yu Rongguang

Music by                 : James Horner

Genre Movie           :  Action Movie

Genre Music           :  Pop music

Cinematography    :  Roger Pratt

Editing by              :  Kevin Stermer

Studio Overbrook Entertainment

JW Productions

China Film Group

Distributed by       : Columbia Pictures

Running time        : 140 minutes

Country                 : United States and China

Language               : English-Mandarin

Budget                     $40 million

Box office                $359,126,022

The Source of The Movie            : Download by The Internet

The Time of Watched                  : February 7, 2014

Characters   

1. Jaden Smith as Dre Parker. A young boy from Detroit, Michigan who is bullied by a kung fu student, and must learn to stand up to him.

2. Jackie Chan as Mr. Han. The maintenance man who teaches Dre kung fu.

3. Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker (Dre’s mother). Dre's mother. She is very  protective of Dre.

4. Wenwen Han as Mei Ying. Dre's crush who quickly befriends him.

5. Zhenwei Wang as Cheng. The main antagonist and student of Master Li

Point of View

In this movie use  Point Of View  The First Person. Because Dre be a Principal Carachter

Synopsis Movie

Dre Parker, a son is twelve years old. He and his mother Sherry move from Destroit to Beijing because his mother has a job transfer. He likes a young violinst, Mei Ying but Cheng, a rebellious kung fu don’t like with Dre and Mei relation. Cheng is schoolmate Dre. One day, Cheng and his friends attacked Dre until Dre to hurt. Then Mr. Han come and rescue and Dre beat and beat back Cengh and his friends. Dre then begged to be taught kung fu to the reason he did not want to be disturbed by Cheng. Mr. Han teaches key in life is serenity and maturity instead of punch and power. Kungfu tournament currently underway Dre performing with confidence. And in the final Dre met with Cheng. However Cheng was seriously injured foul play by Cheng . Mr. Han advised not to continue the match. Altought Dre begged Mr. Han to continue the match because he was scared and he did not want Cheng nerves again. The match eventually went Dre and Dre also won the game.

Language Expression

-          For one hundred time

-          Please pick up your jacket

Dre’s mother get angry because Dre never couch his jacket well)

-          Aren’t doing in Beijing ?

(Dre’s mother is angry. Dre always brings his bad habbit)

-          I will throw up

-          It ugly

(Dre were disgusted see Mr. Han killed insect when Mr. Han ate with chopsticks)

-          I hate this place

-          I hate in here

(Dre hates situation in Beijing because he get

-          I’m not happy 

-          I want go home

(Dre feel bored and he feel unconfinient live in Beijing)

-          I’m not scare of anything

(Dre said that he didn’t scare of anything also to closer with Mei)

-          What Cheng’s said is lie

(Dre is angry because Cheng always disturb him)

Moral Value

We have to work hard to get something. Do not easily give up. The key to success in life is not the serenity and maturity and power punches. Kung fu, there is in our life. Everything is kung fu. The best fighting is avoid .  Kung fu is science and stronghold not for fighting but for invention peace.  Anger should not be welded with anger. Other than that, this movie also teaches about friendship that knows no ethnic and racial.

Introduction

Dre Parker is a American child. He move  from Destroit to Beijing with his mother cause his mother get transfer job. In Destroit, Dre feel bored with those condition. One day Dre decides to go out and go to the park. He plays basketball and table tennis. There he sees young beautiful vionist and then he is bravely to closer her and introduction with her. Her name is Mei Ying. From this moment, their friendship begin, but Cheng a rebellious kung fu doesn’t like with Dre and Mei relation.

Climaks

When Dre’s school arrange study tour, there done again Cheng and his friends strike Dre until Dre getting to hurt. Then Mr. Han come and save Dre from Cheng’s attacked with succesed to beat and beat back them. Mr. Han carry Dre go home and treat him. Then Dre ask to Mr. Han to teach kung fu to him with purpose that Cheng didn’t disturb him again. Mr. Han and Dre go to place of coaching kung fu  where Cheng studied. Mr. Han said that Ceng forbidden strike Dre gether.  Cheng’s coach challenge Mr. Han and Dre follow next tournament kung fu. Mr. Han agree with condition belongs Dre study kung fu, they are avoid to bothering Dre.

Dre begin prectising in Mr. Han house. Mr. Han ask him to pick up his jacket, hang it out,  take it down, then to put it out more time. Dre feel bored. Dre think that Mr. Han can’t and didn’t know what is kung fu.  Then Mr. Han begin teachs moval of kung fu and Dre enthusiasm to lear about kung fu. Some day later Mr Han invite Dre to go to place of coaching kung fu and there Dre  finished his practice come close to tournament. An the end his exercise Mr. Han give Dre traditional clothes of China to use for performance in tournament.

In the tournament, Dre performance confidently. He attendents company by Mr. Han and he gets supported by his mother and Mei. And he comes to final season. But he can’t to continue the match because he gets injured by his opposite. Mr. Han suggested Dre not to continue his match but Dre begged to Mr. Han to continue the match because he still feels afraid.  So Mr. Han  agree and Dre can to continue his match. But beat back again Dre must feel bad with unhonestly his opposite Cheng. Cause his struggle he finished the match and he be a winner. And his winning carry happiness to all of people round him.

Resolution

With Dre be a winner in that tournament, now he won’t afraid to go anywhere and also with Cheng and friends. And then, his friendship with Mei already with Mei’s parent.

Comment

I think this movie is very good. From this movie, we get learning about life. Except we can learn respect to differently like Cheng and Mei relation. This movie explain the important of disclipline. Like Dre’s mother do warn Dre to  pick it out his jacket. It is also do by Mr. Han in kung fu practice. Life needs struggle, honestly and word hard. As Dre is working hard to study about kung fu.