1) Jaden Smith clearly actually KNOWS martial arts, and it shows, with the climactic championship square off way more convincing than the original.
2) His character, Dre, is taught by Jackie Chan, who IS martial arts.
3) Dre’s (Smith’s character) romance with a young Chinese violinist is utterly charming.
4) Michelle Yeoh, the greatest martial arts actress in the world, has a marvelous cameo in which she engages in a staggering display of control while squaring off against a cobra.
5) For those decrying a remake as sacrilege, I would point out that kung fu being the offense of choice in China makes way more sense to me than karate being the offense of choice in southern California.
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