History Film / TheKarateKid2010

%%** Also, at one point Dre was just relaxing all cool and shooting some basketball outside of school and is then interrupted by bullies.

%%* KungFuKid

** Even Cheng was ''genuinely'' shocked when his Master orders him to break Dre's leg in order to win the tournament. [[SubvertedTrope But when he's reminded he's been taught to show "no mercy", it quickly passes and he is all too willing to obey the instruction.]]

** Even Cheng was ''genuinely'' shocked when his Master orders him to break Dre's leg in order to win the tournament.

* CurbStompCushion: In their first fight, Dre manages to strike Cheng exactly once, but hard enough to briefly knock Cheng down. As with Daniel and Johnny before them, though, it's clear this hit barely hurt Cheng, and it only provokes him into beating Dre even more fiercely.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the original ''Karate Kid''. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary, along with the occasional drama and Master Li's nature. It's still not as dark and mature compared to ''Series/CobraKai'', though.

* ArtifactTitle: Being set in China, the film uses kung fu rather than karate. The original title was "The Kung-Fu Kid" (with many of the film crew using that name during production), but producer Jerry Weintraub insisted on keeping the original title for brand recognition and marketing. due to its name recognition and nostalgia factor. To justify the title, they threw in a line about Dre knowing "a little Karate", Dre's mother mistakes Kung Fu for Karate, and the term is used as a derisive nickname a few times. There are a couple of scenes of Dre trying in earnest to use karate (albeit trying to learn from an infomercial or some such thing), although the results are less than indicative of the title.

--> '''Sherry:''' Dre, we can't go home, ok? There is ''nothing'' left for us in Detroit. This is what we've got. This ''is'' home. Ok?
--> (''Dre tearfully walks away, feeling that his mom doesn't get his point'')

''The Karate Kid'' is a 2010 martial film. A ContinuityReboot of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' series, it borrows elements of the first one but set in Beijing, UsefulNotes/{{China}}, instead of California. Creator/JadenSmith plays the lead role of Andre "Dre" Parker and Creator/JackieChan is the old mentor, Mr. Han. [[ArtifactTitle There is almost no karate in this film]]; the lead character trains in kung fu instead.

While it seemingly sat outside the main {{Canon}} of the ''[[Film/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]]'' franchise for a long time[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]], a {{crossover}} film starring Jackie Chan and Creator/RalphMacchio was announced in late 2023, seemingly declaring it canon to the other films.

While it seemingly sat outside the main {{Canon}} of the ''Film/TheKarateKid'' franchise for a long time[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]], a {{crossover}} film starring Jackie Chan and Creator/RalphMacchio was announced in late 2023, seemingly declaring it canon to the other films.

While it seemingly sat outside the main {{Canon}} of the ''Film/TheKarateKid'' franchise.[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]], a {{crossover}} staring Jackie Chan and Creator/RalphMacchio was announced in late 2023, seemingly declaring it canon to the other films.

Sits outside the main {{Canon}} of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' franchise.[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]]. A crossover staring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio was announced in late 2023, seemingly declaring it canon to the other films.

Sits outside the main {{Canon}} of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' franchise.[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]]

A ContinuityReboot of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' series that premiered in June 2010, borrowing elements of the first one but set in Beijing, China. Creator/JadenSmith (Creator/WillSmith's son) plays the lead role of Andre "Dre" Parker and Creator/JackieChan is the old mentor, Mr. Han. [[ArtifactTitle There is almost no karate in this film]]; the lead character trains in kung fu instead.

Sits outside the main {{Canon}} of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' Franchise.[[note]]Although there's nothing in the film that contradicts or even references the main canon of the series (outside of [[CelebrityParadox Jackie Chan being name-dropped]] in ''Series/CobraKai''), so it's really up to you to decide.[[/note]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the original ''Karate Kid''. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary, along with the occasional drama and Master Li's nature. It's still not as dark and mature compared to ''Series/CobraKai'', though.

* OverprotectiveDad: Meiying's father disapproved of his daughter's friendship with Dre because he saw him as a bad influence to his daughter, causing her to be late for her recital and forbade her from spending time with him. However, he turns out to be much more reasonable than the stereotypical version. [[spoiler:When Dre respectfully approaches him and his daughter and apologizes (in phonetic Chinese) for bringing dishonor to their family, he reconsiders and is later seen actively cheering for Dre.]]

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Some of the Chinese characters, including Mr. Han, Cheng, Meiying, and Mrs. Po, have a decent command of English. TruthInTelevision, as Beijing is an international city that deals heavily with the United States and other English-speaking countries, so it stands to reason that learning English is emphasized in China far more than learning Chinese would be for a United States resident like Dre.

--> '''Dre:''' (''tearfully'') You don't care what's wrong. All you care about is "how happy I am?" and "how great the ice cream is?" Well, I'm not happy. I hate it here! '''I wanna go home!'''

* ComfortingComforter: A rather sweet scene when Dre falls asleep onto Mr Han's lap and a hesitating Mr Han places a hand on his shoulder.

* CurbStompBattle:
** The first fight between Cheng and Dre does not go well for Dre at all.
** Cheng and his gang in turn get effortlessly defeated by Mr. Han when he shows up and protects Dre.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the Original. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary, along with the occasional drama and Master Li's nature. It's still not as dark and mature compared to ''Series/CobraKai'', though.

** Even Cheng was ''genuinely'' shock when his Master orders him to break Dre's leg in order to win the tournament.

%%* ThugDojo: It would hardly be a ''Karate Kid'' remake without one.

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: The kung fu tournament in the film seems to be evoking the ruleset of ancient ''lei tai'' duels: it doesn't seem to have any dressing code, lacks protective gear of any kind or even gloves, is full-contact, and allows throwing, submissions moves and even some striking on the ground. In real life, full-contact kung fu tournaments are usually held under sanshou/san da rules, which are essentially and aesthetically UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} with some throwing allowed, so they don't resemble the wild ruleset in the film at all (and needlessly to say, most legal combat sports in the world demand protective gear whenever they are geared to children).

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the Original. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary. Along with the occasional drama and Master Li's nature (Although it's not as dark and mature compared to ''Series/CobraKai'')

* GamerChick: Dre's talented at ''[[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution DDR]]'', but Meiying is somehow able to beat him while facing away from the screen and focusing mostly on upper body movement. This goes beyond the border of possibility, by the way; while there are people gifted and experienced enough to be able to play the game without looking at the screen, Meiying is doing it while barely moving her legs, when even the easier ''DDR'' songs still require at least a bit of footwork. The only plausible solution is that they are actually playing a game more similar to ''VideoGame/JustDance'' or ''VideoGame/DanceCentral'', which are focused on body movement as a whole - and it still profiles Meiying as quite a gamer.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the Original. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary. Along with the occasional drama. (Although it's not as dark and mature compared to ''Series/CobraKai''

* DarkerAndEdgier: While it's still a family film and the ending is rather happy. The film overall has a way serious tone compared to the Original. The environment and atmosphere too feels dreary. Along with the occasional drama