Cross Cultural Conflict in Karate Kid Movie

In 1942, Henry is faced with many arduous obstacles involving his father. "Young Henry Lee stopped talking to his parents when he was twelve years old. Not because of some silly childhood tantrum, but because they asked him to" (12). His father makes him wear a button that says, "I am Chinese" (12), but little does his father know, Henry is beat up in school by Chaz,

Jin Wang is embarrassed to even be apart of his family by the way he acts and how he represents their culture. He now can see how hard it is to fit in.

Rameck’s cousins visited him at his college dorm. They caused a commotion, which caused attention. Before they knew it there was a crowd of people in the hallway looking at them. Rameck got mad, so he told them to leave. Except for one person. Rameck told him to leave, but he wouldn’t leave. Rameck got very mad, and to so his he was tough he hit him. The boy fell and his neck bended, and his body went limp. The police came, but the parents didn’t charge Rameck for assault. After that he controlled himself and tried harder to become a doctor not a prisoner. The boy’s neck bent in an odd way, and his body fell limp.” Said Rameck after the

One day, she sees a da-zi-bao implying she has a relationship with a male teacher, and her parents tell her to stay at home to avoid embarrassment. When she comes to school again, she is nominated to become a Red Successor for the future generation of Red Guards but her bad class background is revealed to the class by Du Hai, the boy in her class described as "trouble" by Ji-li, and she is excluded from the nomination. Ji-li finds out that her grandfather is a landlord and her father is being labeled a rightist, although he is not. She is devastated because of this, but knows she can do nothing about it because her father informed her earlier in the book that it was not a good idea to audition and try out even though she had good potential.

can get an idea for the respect most of the young people have for their elders. Tao and his sister show a great deal of respect to their mother and

Perhaps, the powerful storyline of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was what encouraged one of the greatest cinematic martial arts directors Ang Lee, to make a film out of the Chinese novel. In this film, Lee’s primary function is not only to portray skillfully choreographed fighting scenes, but also to connect powerful sequences of events that touches upon the emotional complex human condition that is associated with both the Taoist and Buddhist belief systems. By not allowing action to be the sole guiding force of the narrative of Crouching

There was on man that was constantly attacking Andre when he was young. This neighborhood thug named Clay had decided that he was going to target Andre and beat him every time that he spotted him. Eventually Andre became so sick of this and didn’t have a clue what to do so he called his father. After that his father was able to talk to Clay’s father and have Clay leave Andre alone. After that negotiation Clay and his mother came running out of their house screaming. This and the fact that Clay hired a friend to try and beat Andre instead of himself showed Andre that the only way to settle anything in this environment was to use a fist.

He focuses not on the match, but on the industry-putting people who are able to kill in a ring for profit. Cousins is extremely condemning of the sport, not blaming Paret’s manager or even Emile Griffiths, the man who delivered the blows that eventually led to Paret’s death. Instead, Cousins approaches it factually, stating matter-of-factly, “Benny Paret was killed because the human fist delivers enough impact, when directed against the head, to produce a massive hemorrhage in the brain” (Cousins). Cousins is completely against this sort of fighting, and declares that it is a legitimate killer. He furthers his point by addressing the fact that, “You put killers in the ring and the people filled your arena. You hire boxing artists… and you wind up counting your empty seats” (Cousins). In that passage, the juxtaposition and antithesis of killers versus “boxing artists” makes the significance of the business aspect clear, and in turn showing how higher value is placed in money and a good show over a person’s life. Furthermore, Cousins presents his arguments with superb diction, using phrases like, “prevailing mores” to appeal to a higher educated audience. His audience is not anyone who wants to know about the fight, but rather those who share in his opinions and believe there is a fault in

De-hong sees communism becoming increasingly important to many people but has yet to make up her own mind about the situation. She continues to watch those in power, including those over the teaching school where she now resides. When she learns that a favorite teacher and then her best friend, Cousin Hu, had been Communists and had been either chased from the city or executed for their political beliefs, she makes up her mind that she, too, will become a Communist.

His foolish acts get him into five hundred years of trouble at the hands of Tze-Yo-Tzuh, and the Monkey King must then rely on the trust of a stranger to lead him toward redemption. In another story, Danny is a popular athletic teenager whose life is amazing until his cousin Chin-Kee arrives from China. Chin-Kee is the epitome of Chinese stereotypes—eating cat gizzards, excelling in classes, speaking in broken English—and Danny wants to hide him away and pretend he does not exist. But Chin-Kee ends up going to school with Danny every day, ruining Danny’s reputation. American Born Chinese undergoes phases of identity crises that are coupled with some sort of mental or physical transformation. This is a great novel to explore the diversity of students and how different elements affect their culture. The big question of the unit also allows for students to recognize stereotypes in order to see the implications that can have on the people the labels are placed on and how some labels may be placed on them for having a particular quality, gender, race, etc. The ending and tone of the novel also will help students with recognizing the need for accepting others while seeing that every person should seek for his or her own

However, her mother sees it as a way for her daughter to be the best. Meanwhile, Jing-mei decides to rebel against her mother’s wishes. During piano lessons with Mr. Chong she realizes easy ways to get out of practicing.

Pulling a child off the path of their dream can cause them to rebel. Rebellious children can be almost impossible to deal with. Jing Mei’s mother decides Jing Mei will take piano lessons and makes arrangements with a retired piano teacher named Mr. Chong exchanging housecleaning services for weekly lessons. Jing Mei shows a lot of anger when her mother tells her of the lessons. “Why don’t you like me the way I am? I’m Not a genius! I can’t play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn’t go on TV is you paid me a million dollars!” (32) Jing Mei takes the lessons and after a year of daydreaming during practice

Ang Lee’s Crouching tiger Hidden Dragon is probably one of the most successful foreign films to ever be screened in America. Being the number one film of the year in 2000. On the other hand it was reportedly considered a flop in China. While it was influenced by American film styles, it still kept true to many aspects of its Chinese film heritage. With very apparent love story, it lacked the Extreme amount of Kung Fu fight scenes eastern audiences have come to enjoy. This is a stunning love story between a monk and widow. While it does have its share of over the top fight scenes, when you start to dig deeper the films many social implications become apparent. With ties to subjects such as religion, martial arts, philosophy, love, and even gender issues. This film is a representation of the modern era and how long practiced traditions are being challenged. Each character and plot line allows a glimpse into the Social and Traditional understanding of a culture.

Several years ago, when I was five years-old, I watched the movie The Karate Kid (1984) starring Ralph Macchio as the bullied teen who comes out of his shell, having mastered a form of martial arts. At that tender age, I was impressed by the fact that such a mousy adolescent came out of his shell in such an impacting way. Mr. Miyagi (played by Pat Morita) was especially impressive with his quiet demeanor and extraordinary martial arts skills. The movie was a bit old-fashioned, but I loved it! Although I was never bullied, I knew that I wanted to be just like Daniel Larusso, the character that Ralph Macchio played: strong and disciplined. So when the chance came along to join a martial arts class came along, I grabbed it. I started taking classes

Following the brawl with Cheng and his friends, Mr. Han repairs Dre’s injuries using a method known as fire cupping. Promptly after, Dre then questions if Mr. Han could teach him Kung Fu. Initially, he declines, and instead, takes Dre to martial art class to make peace with Cheng, where he meets with Cheng’s teacher, Master Li, who impudently challenges Dre to a fight with Cheng. Alternatively, Mr. Han intercedes and petitions that the battle take place in an upcoming martial arts tournament instead, and also urges the students to leave Dre alone so he can train in time for the tournament. Li agrees, and Mr. Han promises to teach Dre Kung-Fu. Mr. Han then tells Dre “We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions”. He is straight to the point in his teaching methods and this shows the basis of their relationship. Dre and Mr. Han practice daily, and Han takes Dre to a temple in the Wudang Mountains, where he trains Dre using inspiring lessons that apply to life in general, not only