The Karate Kid (1984)
Directed by John G. Avildsen · Cinematography by James Crabe
PG126 min64 frames
ActionAdventureDramaFamily
He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.
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What is The Karate Kid about?
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
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What does the cinematography of The Karate Kid look like?
Across 64 sampled frames, The Karate Kid builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with wide compositions (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer James Crabe keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Karate Kid (1984) are #312f2c, #161413, #f7f7f6, #d3d2ca, #54504c, #918c73 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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