Spoiler Alert: This story discusses the main plot, including the ending.Karate Boy: Legend"Currently playing in the theater.
The most dramatic moment in "Karate Children: Legend" is its final battle - a 12-minute sequence called the Five Districts Championships, played on the roof of a New York City skyscraper.
The sixth film of the franchise, The Bridge and the TV series "Cobra Kai". Li Fang (Ben Wang) is a young Chinese martial arts student under the guidance of his uncle Han (Jackie Chen). However, he was not very confident in his actions. But his insecurity is for a reason: his brother won the Martial Arts Championship a year ago and was later killed by his opponent. Li looked at it, full of fear. His mother, played by Ming-na Wen, got a new job in Manhattan and moved Li to a new country so they could start over. One of her conditions is that he will no longer fight. Lee finds herself in contact with Mia (Sadie Stanley), who works in a nearby pizza place. But that plagued Connor Day's feathers, who happened to be the bully of the school and the champion of the five borough championships.
Lee finds himself arguing with Connor. But that's where Mia's father, Joshua Jackson, owed money, ended up being beaten in an alley. Li went to the five administrative district tournaments against his mother's wishes, hoping to win the prize. Lee was trained daytime and daytime under the guidance of Han and Danny Larusso (Ralph Macchio).
Director Jonathan Entwistle knows he has made sure that action is taken quickly in order to make the final battle, which will put Lee and Connor in the standoff. "I want to play in the competition so that I can understand essentially a 12-minute martial arts sequence with very little dialogue," Entwistle said.
Entwistle called on stunt coordinator Peng Zhang to help push it out.
Zhang knew that every movie in the franchise had an iconic move, and he had to find one for Ben even before he could read the script. If Danny kicked the crane in the first movie Karate Boy, that would be appropriate for Lee? Zhang Deng kicked on three times and he found a stunt watch that AJ Anthony could land in the move. "It will be modern, young kids. They are really excited about this different level," Zhang said.
Zhang finally coordinated the progress of the entire film. "He tried to use it in the first place, but it didn't work out, and Jackie and Daniel came to train him," Chang explained. "It all led to the last fight. Conner knew he was going to use this kick, but we saw Lee set the trap."
Of course, Wang's safety is always the first priority, and Anthony will intervene in what he needs it.
But Zhang reveals most of the work Wang did in the final battle, but he was well trained to get there. Zhang said: "Ben is very physical and I thought he was good, but after our training, he took some hard hits. He tried to be that role."
Entwistle pointed out that Zhang nodded to Lee's training in the final battle. "Hawkeye audiences will see some of the moments gained from training, some of the fight sequences, some hits, some kicks and some fists. It's all wrapped up in the choreography itself. But it's a challenge because we're doing what we can."
Zhang added: “One day, I was finishing my work and then walked into my car and saw him making this one-inch punch as he walked into the car.
The key is to make the battle feel real. Entwistle wanted to do everything inside the camera, so he built the skyscraper and worked with photographers on the mat to design where the camera would go. "We shot with a piece. It's very dense," he said. "There's almost no wires in it. Some fine, unsolved stunt work was done, including Dragon Kick, which was all without wires."
Todd Gilchrist contributed to the story.