Golden Globes, Inception and The Karate Kid

The Globes think Inception is a piece of turd, and gives absolutely no awards to the movie or its cast. My conclusion is number 1 the Globes don't know about movie which is a possibility; or number two Inception is really a piece of turd masqueraded in slick production and good looking actors but still nonetheless a piece of turd that stinks up pretty badly. But what do I know? I like The Karate Kid starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan which receives no nominations in any category. But man, I have to say they bring out the best in each other. Instead of the perennial asshole that Chan can be, Chan as Mr. Han, gives us an almost nuance performance that is both understated and humbled. Jaden Smith can be your obnoxious child actor you just love to hate. It isn't his fault that he was born to Will Smith but I just love to hate privileged kids like Jaden. Anyway, when Smith's Dre got beat up so badly by a bunch of Chinese bullies you kind of root for him. On top of that Smith doesn't look like he is anywhere near twelve years old, he looks like he is barely six while the bullies are all a head taller and bigger than him. Plus the beatings are really vicious and I am surprised the movie chooses to depict that but I think it works. The film pays homage to its forebears including the original Karate Kid movies, Bruce Lee, Back to the Future series and Chan's earliest movie, namely Drunken Master that catapulted him to mega stardom. The title The Karate Kid is a misnomer but as it is I think the connection is there and at least the message of Kung Fu is intact, much better than the awful tagline used in the poster of The Grandmasters.