Miyagi is truly great and a strength of the franchise. He cant shine as much here as in the prequel but does a good job. Of cause there is also Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso. He is a better teacher than Yoda for me in this regard. He lives by his ideals and would never hesitate to to what is right.
He improved his role and is a stoic hero with a hearth of gold and not a man of many but wise words. Lets start this time with Pat Morita as Kesuke Miyagi (Yes, Mr is not hist first name as many believed -). Again the story would be less of an experience without compelling actors and the movie delivers. The motives and philosophies however are well done and you see the character growth.
It does push the right buttons but does not reinvent the wheel. It is maybe a bit foreseeable and uses also a bit too many tropes but works well here. There are old and new conflicts that prevents this from being just a holiday. However an event change their plans as he gets a message that his father has a serious illness. Miyagi becomes a caretaker for Daniel as his mother must leave for a while because of her job. After the introduction scene which is set directly after the conclusion of the prequel and shows the true character and awesomeness of Mr. This time you learn more about the past of Mr. Again the movies uses themes from an underdog story, drama, clashing philosophies and martial arts. They try to give us some new stories while also keeping what makes the original great. A solid sequel that is not as good as the first movie but still worth watching. Again the movies uses The movie has the hard challenge to follow a prequel that is a cult classic. The movie has the hard challenge to follow a prequel that is a cult classic.