The Karate Kid (1984)
Fezza -5 points 5 years ago*.

The Karate Kid: Daniel is the REAL Bully

Well, what I’m about to say might surprise you: it’s quite possible that we’ve been wrong about The Karate Kid all these years.

Daniel is hardly the hero of The Karate Kid. In fact, he’s the true villain, the one who bullies the cool and calm Johnny.

And with the help of “child batterer” Mr. Miyagi, Daniel successfully torments the students at his new school and manages to pick up a rudimentary understanding of karate to act out his violent personality.

Daniel, not Johnny, was the bully. Johnny was just trying to live his life when Daniel San came roaring into California, causing fights and car accidents, bullying up the town, picking up demon sorcery power from Mr. Miyagi, and unjustly winning blood-soaked trophies.