Cobra Kai and the dark side of Mr. Miyagi

netflix is fully aware of this strategic part of your market niche There is between 40 to 55 years oldthey’re usually the ones paying for the whole family subscription, so a big part of their catalogue is aimed at tapping into the nostalgia factor of the teenage years. We don’t just have a huge range of songs set in the 80s, we also have a soundtrack featuring some of the biggest hits from that decade. Stranger Things is a tribute to the cinema of that time. We also have sequels to some iconic titles, where the aim is not only to reconnect with lifelong fans, but also to attract new generations.

One of the latest examples of these epics revived by Netflix from those years is Super Detective in Hollywood, whose fourth film was recently released. A film that exploits the nostalgic factor and pays homage to the glorified epic Eddie Murphy As one of the biggest stars of the 80s, what the film offers is a two-hour story full of the kind of shots, jokes, chases and very bad villains that were abundant in the action films of the 80s and especially the factory. Jerry BruckheimerWe don’t know how it will progress. Axel Foley on your new journey big red Nbut the platform appears to be stuck with another of the decade’s major franchises.

But the place where Netflix has achieved the greatest success is undoubtedly Cobra Kai. As we said before, it is the best sequel to The Karate Kid. The series has started YouTubeattempted to start audiovisual production to increase the platform’s subscription plan and eventually released two seasons. The real explosion came when the series was acquired by Netflix and quickly became one of the most iconic productions. So much so that its farewell will be divided into several parts. Not two, as we are used to in other series, but three. These last episodes, which premiered last week, are a group of five episodes plus November 28; and the third installment was announced 2025. It seems clear that we will see Daniel and Johnny’s final showdown against John Creese in this final season (Martin Kove), that dark sensei who is the dark version of Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), Daniel-san’s mentor.

This sixth season was marked by the following statement: Hidden truths from Miyagi’s pastA decision that is not without controversy, because for many he was the perfect sensei, and the pedestal on which they raised him as a symbol of wisdom and peace is cracking. Daniel finds a box in which secrets are kept his master’s past. Secrets that some people show you the most violent years of youth and where he competed Martial arts tournamentsAlthough in the movies the sensei is categorical about not allowing Daniel to do this. The hero’s crisis is resolved, but I have no doubt that the waters will return to normal when he finally realizes that it was his sensei’s dark side that helped him become the man he is. For now, Johnny and Daniel are back to fighting, as they are friends again. But the series has already reminded us that This kind of competition makes them develop. Without conflict there is no motivation to grow.

Technique give polish-waxtells us about someone who incorporated movements from everyday tasks into his karate practice. Daniel met Miyagi as an old man. The wisdom his teacher passed on to him the fruit of years of experienceIt’s here too He made his mistakes and learned from them.. The dark truths of his past are revealed, They do not distort Miyagi’s legacy, but rather humanize it. These first five episodes of the final season were a set-up for what was to come, placing the characters in their positions on the tatami. The final fight (which Barcelonain the meantime) may begin.