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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1014506" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>I agree. I think it has to do with how he brings balance to the equation.</p><p>You can interpret the character and his antics in two ways: that the writers are depicting how society makes fun of a has-been dinosaur or that he brings to the table a counterpoint to a generation's lack of ownership, values, effort and sense of entitlement. The truth lies somewhere in between.</p><p>I think the character resonates very well with audiences precisely because of that. He is both an extraordinary hero and villain at the same time.</p><p></p><p>It's a rather raw application of the way cinema/series characters have evolved. Till the approx the 80s most movies had a (or more) clear heroes and villains, main characters or antagonists. Since then a lot has been done with regards to exploring the good aspects of villains and the bad traits of heroes. Magneto (x men) and Batman are both perfect examples of this. Just look at how many movies have explored the idea of standalone heroes fighting each other; iron man vs captain America, batman vs superman, etc. </p><p></p><p>What cobra kai does beautifully is it takes a unidimensional old story and adds a series of somewhat realistic layers to different characters we are already familiar with. Suddenly the bad guy ain't a bad guy anymore, but a good kid that happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Absent parents, bad role models and suddenly people go from hating someone to feeling sorry and cheering for the guy.</p><p>It's a simple formula but the execution is very, very good. Imo they nail it regarding what to go over the top with and what not to. They touch quite a few serious subjects in a humorous way.</p><p>The tension between the characters is well constructed and credible. Probably way more credible than before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1014506, member: 55747"] I agree. I think it has to do with how he brings balance to the equation. You can interpret the character and his antics in two ways: that the writers are depicting how society makes fun of a has-been dinosaur or that he brings to the table a counterpoint to a generation's lack of ownership, values, effort and sense of entitlement. The truth lies somewhere in between. I think the character resonates very well with audiences precisely because of that. He is both an extraordinary hero and villain at the same time. It's a rather raw application of the way cinema/series characters have evolved. Till the approx the 80s most movies had a (or more) clear heroes and villains, main characters or antagonists. Since then a lot has been done with regards to exploring the good aspects of villains and the bad traits of heroes. Magneto (x men) and Batman are both perfect examples of this. Just look at how many movies have explored the idea of standalone heroes fighting each other; iron man vs captain America, batman vs superman, etc. What cobra kai does beautifully is it takes a unidimensional old story and adds a series of somewhat realistic layers to different characters we are already familiar with. Suddenly the bad guy ain't a bad guy anymore, but a good kid that happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Absent parents, bad role models and suddenly people go from hating someone to feeling sorry and cheering for the guy. It's a simple formula but the execution is very, very good. Imo they nail it regarding what to go over the top with and what not to. They touch quite a few serious subjects in a humorous way. The tension between the characters is well constructed and credible. Probably way more credible than before. [/QUOTE]
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