The karate Kid
Setting:the trailers setting is pro dominantly in china where Jaden Smiths character moves to from Detroit America where learns the ways of Kung-Fu in various monastery's and exhibitions.The first scenes we see are ones on a plane travelling away from Detroit to china where Jaden eventually finds himself in trouble at a Chinese school from some kng fu style bullies.This quick change of environment in the trailer might leave the audience feeling sympathy towards jaden as he has not chosen to come to live in a completely different culture format.Most of the areas jaden is trained by Jackie Chan is very rural and out of the way in a one on one scenario which conforms with traditional conventions and stereotypes of action films and Chinese fight training,one example of this is the grand temple in china where the duo train for the big competitive stage at the end meaning high stakes and pressure for the competitor Jaden.
Props: the trailer has various props such as karate sticks and chopsticks all part of Chinese culture.
Costume: jaden Smiths character starts off by wearing the western worlds clothes in America and slowly turns to wear eastern culture clothes such as kung fu jackets and martial art outfits.
Sound: in the trailer the non digetic sound is played through the whole thing in the style of Asian sounds suggesting to the audience that they are going to be based in the eastern world.The digetic sound comes from the action movements of the fighters as they hit each other.
Narrative/representation : From the trailer we find out a few things about the story line and a few things we are left to wonder and think about (enigmas). We find out that jaden smiths character and his family move to china from America presumably because of the hardship and reputation the city of Detroit has which gives the audience a sense of familiarity instantly.another part of the film the audience uncovers in the trailer is the fact that jaden is forced to fight back against bullies through kung fu giving the setting and main plot to the audience without giving to much away.However the audience is left to ponder about certain aspects of the film such as if Jaden manages to overcome his fear of bullies and wins the lucrative fight against the bulling group leader which the audience sees right at the end of the trailer when he stands of against the bully.The trailer pro dominantly shows the struggle jaden Smiths character endures from leaving everything he knows in America to a completely different world he is forced to enter,which makes the audience feel sympathy and worry for him as he powers through his problems.
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