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05-04-2018, 09:42 PM
https://www.salon.com/2018/05/01/youtube-reds-cobra-kai-revisits-a-rivalry-and-asks-us-to-rethink-labels-and-tribalism/
With their new (http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/573425/cobra-kai-2018) YouTube Red series (https://www4.fmovies.se/film/cobra-kai-1.xj41v), Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg -- who co-created The Karate Kid sequel with Josh Heald -- employ the same subversive tactics they used in making their three Harold & Kumar films. "That is, they’ve taken an appealing conceptual kernel and cooked it into something heartier, expanding upon a Reagan-era underdog tale in a way that speaks to America in 2018," says Melanie McFarland. Unlike Karate Kid, Cobra Kai (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/69707-cobra-kai/) fully fleshes out William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence character. "Positioning one of ‘80s cinema’s best known bullies as an anti-hero is a fierce hook, but what keeps Cobra Kai interesting is its conscientiously-rendered contrast of the kind of men Daniel and Johnny symbolize, separately and together," says McFarland. "Clearly Johnny is stand-in for guys mired in a retrograde view of masculinity, the kind of loathsome dude-bro many falsely hoped was on his way toward extinction. Daniel represents the high example of the capitalist ideal, a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and did everything the right way."
ALSO:
Cobra Kai succeeds by turning antagonist Johnny Lawrence into an unlikely protagonist without selling out the character (https://decider.com/2018/05/02/cobra-kai-youtube-red-recap-tv-revival/)
If you're a Karate Kid superfan, Cobra Kai is everything you could've wanted and more (https://io9.gizmodo.com/cobra-kai-is-the-awesome-karate-kid-sequel-you-may-or-m-1825427386)
Cobra Kai manages to be even more "orientalist" than the original film (http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-review-karate-kid-youtube-red-1201959553/)
Cobra Kai is much more consistently entertaining than it has any right to be (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cobra-kai-review-1105632)
Where Cobra Kai really shines is its ability to tap into the complexities of humanity (http://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/cobra-kai-review-youtube-red-1202794718/)
Ralph Macchio on Cobra Kai creators being more knowledgeable than him: "The Karate Kid was Star Wars to them" (https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-creators-and-stars-of-cobra-kai-discuss-being-respe-1825667689)
William Zabka: "My biggest concern was that I wasn’t going to double down on being mean" (http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-interview.html)
The key to Cobra Kai is the relationship between Johnny Lawrence and Miguel Diaz (https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/5/8/17329490/cobra-kai-karate-kid-youtube-red-johnny-lawrence-miguel-diaz-daniel-larusso)
"It’s the first time that we’ve gotten to see a Latino significantly worked into the fabric of a true American classic (which The Karate Kid absolutely is)," says Shea Serrano of 16-year-old Xolo Maridueña's performance. "And they don’t ever even turn him into a totem or force him to be an avatar or representative for the whole community. He gets to just be a normal teenage kid karate-kicking his way through normal teenage issues."
With their new (http://officialfan.proboards.com/thread/573425/cobra-kai-2018) YouTube Red series (https://www4.fmovies.se/film/cobra-kai-1.xj41v), Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg -- who co-created The Karate Kid sequel with Josh Heald -- employ the same subversive tactics they used in making their three Harold & Kumar films. "That is, they’ve taken an appealing conceptual kernel and cooked it into something heartier, expanding upon a Reagan-era underdog tale in a way that speaks to America in 2018," says Melanie McFarland. Unlike Karate Kid, Cobra Kai (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/69707-cobra-kai/) fully fleshes out William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence character. "Positioning one of ‘80s cinema’s best known bullies as an anti-hero is a fierce hook, but what keeps Cobra Kai interesting is its conscientiously-rendered contrast of the kind of men Daniel and Johnny symbolize, separately and together," says McFarland. "Clearly Johnny is stand-in for guys mired in a retrograde view of masculinity, the kind of loathsome dude-bro many falsely hoped was on his way toward extinction. Daniel represents the high example of the capitalist ideal, a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and did everything the right way."
ALSO:
Cobra Kai succeeds by turning antagonist Johnny Lawrence into an unlikely protagonist without selling out the character (https://decider.com/2018/05/02/cobra-kai-youtube-red-recap-tv-revival/)
If you're a Karate Kid superfan, Cobra Kai is everything you could've wanted and more (https://io9.gizmodo.com/cobra-kai-is-the-awesome-karate-kid-sequel-you-may-or-m-1825427386)
Cobra Kai manages to be even more "orientalist" than the original film (http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-review-karate-kid-youtube-red-1201959553/)
Cobra Kai is much more consistently entertaining than it has any right to be (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cobra-kai-review-1105632)
Where Cobra Kai really shines is its ability to tap into the complexities of humanity (http://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/cobra-kai-review-youtube-red-1202794718/)
Ralph Macchio on Cobra Kai creators being more knowledgeable than him: "The Karate Kid was Star Wars to them" (https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-creators-and-stars-of-cobra-kai-discuss-being-respe-1825667689)
William Zabka: "My biggest concern was that I wasn’t going to double down on being mean" (http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-interview.html)
The key to Cobra Kai is the relationship between Johnny Lawrence and Miguel Diaz (https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/5/8/17329490/cobra-kai-karate-kid-youtube-red-johnny-lawrence-miguel-diaz-daniel-larusso)
"It’s the first time that we’ve gotten to see a Latino significantly worked into the fabric of a true American classic (which The Karate Kid absolutely is)," says Shea Serrano of 16-year-old Xolo Maridueña's performance. "And they don’t ever even turn him into a totem or force him to be an avatar or representative for the whole community. He gets to just be a normal teenage kid karate-kicking his way through normal teenage issues."