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Yeah. And they didn’t rush it like the GOT guys to jumpstart their Star Wars movie. Very rare to have a show go for several seasons to have a proper ending.
Excited about the new KK movie coming out later this year.
Cobra Kai
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Excited about the new KK movie coming out later this year.
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@Mmemes For real. Cobra Kai is so well-written.
The entire show consistently had effective build-up and payoff (take notes, George R.R. Martin). Some of the moments that some would call "ridiculous" do indeed look ridiculous on paper ... But when you watch the show and get so invested in the story, those "ridiculous" moments become awesome because of the fantastic buildup leading towards it. For example, Silver and Chozen fighting each other with literal weapons looks insane on paper ... But given how the show built up to that moment, I couldn't help but to shout "YES! LET'S GO!" by the time it happened.
As I said in another post in this thread, what made this show hit all of the right notes for me was how earnestly it was played out. No snarky 4th wall breaking, no characters lazily pointing out bad writing, etc ... Instead, we got a story that wasn't afraid to "go there," accusations of the show being "too cheesy" be damned! This show was a breath of fresh air, and I'm gonna miss it ... But I'm so glad it happened, and I'm so glad how the ending stuck the landing (and then some)!
The entire show consistently had effective build-up and payoff (take notes, George R.R. Martin). Some of the moments that some would call "ridiculous" do indeed look ridiculous on paper ... But when you watch the show and get so invested in the story, those "ridiculous" moments become awesome because of the fantastic buildup leading towards it. For example, Silver and Chozen fighting each other with literal weapons looks insane on paper ... But given how the show built up to that moment, I couldn't help but to shout "YES! LET'S GO!" by the time it happened.
As I said in another post in this thread, what made this show hit all of the right notes for me was how earnestly it was played out. No snarky 4th wall breaking, no characters lazily pointing out bad writing, etc ... Instead, we got a story that wasn't afraid to "go there," accusations of the show being "too cheesy" be damned! This show was a breath of fresh air, and I'm gonna miss it ... But I'm so glad it happened, and I'm so glad how the ending stuck the landing (and then some)!
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I hate DEI shit and feel like it has ruined everything good about media, but I feel like Cobra Kai is a good example of how to do diversity properly. It was a believable mix of kids for the setting, everyone got a good character arc and they kinda flirted with the poor black family thing a big with Kenny and sent Miguel to Mexico but it was never really a forced issue. Miguel wasn't a Mary Sue Mexican who just benefitted from equity, Robbie the protege white boy was never portrayed as being racist or benefitting from muh white supremacy, Kenny became a likeable character and the girl squad all just kicked ass in their own corner. It was done so well that if you didn't already know you could easily forget it was a Netflix production for the last several seasons.
I think this just proves a lot of the goofy ruination of beloved series on Netflix is just willful ignorance on the companys part and malicious intent from a lot of the writers etc. They have now demonstrated they are entirely capable of having a show doesn't preach politics or tranny worship etc, that they can write characters and dialogue that respects source material, and that they can have diversity without making it the only dimension any of the characters have - they just choose not to on like everything but this one series.
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The show was written by die-hard fans of the franchise, and it shows.
During the last episode, for a second I was thinking:"Damn, is Johnny gonna do the crane kick too?" but then I remembered. Then I remembered HIS technique.
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SO much better than the crane kick.
The crane kick had its big moment in season 5 (and brilliantly tied it into the Quicksilver method). I cheered so hard when Johnny swept the leg.
The show didn't forget that Johnny and Daniel are not the same people, and that this series was ultimately about Johnny.
Great stuff.
The crane kick had its big moment in season 5 (and brilliantly tied it into the Quicksilver method). I cheered so hard when Johnny swept the leg.
The show didn't forget that Johnny and Daniel are not the same people, and that this series was ultimately about Johnny.
Great stuff.
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Judging by the fact that I haven't seen anybody on here mention it that the new movie isn't very good... I saw Johnny's cameo and I don't really feel the need to see more.
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Johnny's cameo is the best thing about the new KK movie, the rest? Not so much.
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literally binged the whole series and man; i'm gonna miss the characters ngl
EDIT: loved seeing Johnny win the whole thing (honestly Zabka knocked it out of the park with his performances in Season 6, truly heartwarming stuff especially with the scene with Kreese)
EDIT: loved seeing Johnny win the whole thing (honestly Zabka knocked it out of the park with his performances in Season 6, truly heartwarming stuff especially with the scene with Kreese)
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Mister Ferro
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This show came out in the middle of character assassinations. Writers hate the Hero and thus tear them down in Hollywood. But not this show, not only does Cobra Kai not tear down Daniel but manages to make Johnny into a Hero himself.
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The show feels like a slow burn redemption arc for Johnny. It’s a show I hated to see go but it would have gotten bad if they kept going.
One of the few shows that have such a satisfying ending.
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I wanted to see it, but ... I just don't have the time to go to the movies right now.
From what I've been told, the movie is okay, but very "been there, done that."
It's cool to know that there's a Johnny cameo though.
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I still haven't had the desire to watch the full thing, but it's a short cute scene at the end of the movie.
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Didn't see the new one, but saw the Shitty Jaden Smith one within the past few months. The whole thing was a paid tourist advertisement for China, I wouldn't be surprised if they got paid by the CCP to do it. They literally take time out of the movie to go on about how great architecture and shit in China is, it's pretty bad.