Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't think the new Daniel is dorky - I think he is an entitled jerk. And I say this as someone who loved him and rooted for him in the original Karate Kid! Daniel is so obsessed with his high school rivalry that he uses his money and power to try to crush Johnny, who is trying to do something to turn his life around. Some of the scenes with William Zabka in them were hard to watch because he looked so defeated and desperate. Daniel doesn't even see that he has become the bad guy.
This was my take, as well. Spot on.
He was the bad guy all along. Comes to town, starts interfering in another guy's relationship, decided to soak Johnny - unprovoked - at the dance, has his handyman friend beat up Johnny and his friends and, importantly, "wins" the tournament with a patently illegal kick to the face. Of course he became an entitled douche car dealer - that's where he was headed all along.