The Karate Kid: I Hate it Here (JADEN SMITH, TARAJI P. HENSON SAD SCENE)

Dre (Jaden Smith) tells his Mom (Taraji P. Henson) that he hates being in China and wants to leave.
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12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

[OshoDham-tn]

"I wanna go home" literally can feel the pain inside😢

[NPzgod]

"All you want to know how happy I am and how great the ice cream is." Saddest scene.

[NYCKnicks.]

I really like how Dre’s mom was trying to help him and when Dre wants to leave because of being bullied, i know its hard to live in a place where you’re bullied and sometimes we just have to make the best of it

[Philgob]

i personally liked this one much better than the original and jaden smith did incredibly well in this role!

[dejaalston]

This scene is so relatable on so many levels.😭😞🥺

[trexadvent]

It's relatable to how Dre is feeling and it's not only the being picked on by bullies, it's not easy to fit into a foreign country with different languages and vastly different cultures. Dre's mom cannot leave him alone in a foreign country where doesn't understand it's language, people and culture. Honestly, only she should have come to China alone while Dre is better off with a host family in America

[Daniel-nnmr]

The originals maybe good, but this really hits close to home with me and makes me feel all emotional inside.

[FEARisCOLD]

I was born in 1980, I grew up seeing all the karate kid movies. I can wholeheartedly say, this movie is better than the original. You dont have to consider this a remake and just call this the kung fu kid. But this scene alone earns this movie the credit it deserves.

[adrian]

I like how Mr han came out it's like he knew his pain

[Stormertheboy]

Everyone clowns Jaden Smith for his terrible acting, but he did amazing in this scene.

[wuicho]

I understand 100% Dre situation after a lot of bullying i had been going through since I moved to another country

[thebeginning]

Jaden would've been a phenomenal actor PHENOMENAL... he definitely had his father's spirit for acting, he's a kid here and in my opinion was already doing better than Will.

3:05 if this isn't great acting then someone needs to hold Jaden in this scene damn 🥺

[jonathancruz]

4:27 Just like Mr. Miyagi. They both listen about the child’s issues from bullying

[dejaalston]

Jaden Smith did a phenomenal and spectacular job in this scene 😍💯😎👍 as he displayed the elements of frustration, pain, agony, hell, trauma, despair, and sadness.😍💯😎👍

[saxanith]

No, but really, what was his mom thinking moving to a country where neither her nor her son know the language?

[donegal]

I dont know what went wrong for Jaden Smith. This scene was a testament to how good he could act at such a raw age.

[mimscreation]

I have watched it about 20-24 times but still when I watch it I don't skip a bit I enjoy every part.

[RealBoxingKings]

I like how he instantly knew where the studio was when he saw that sign even though he knows not one bit of Chinese

[MalikGreenfield]

Yeah, this scene is quite relatable because I went through some bullying in my childhood, it being prevalent for a short period around the age of 12-13, as I had a fight with one guy who was quite disrespectful at the time, along with other kids towards me, and while I was teaching myself martial arts from YouTube at the time, I may not have had the experience to back it up, so I lost. Afterward, I heard him and the other kids mocking me from outside the window, and since that fight occurred after my curfew from hanging around outside, my mom grounded me, though I didn't tell her about the fight, not wanting her, in my head to see me as weak, and that I can handle my own problems. This is relatable with Dre, as he didn't want to tell her what was going on, breaking down in the process due to the stress of being bullied. I pretty much melted down silently, thinking about that fight, and cursing them who partook in my suffering, healing myself by listening to music. Overtime, I calmed down, and I forgave them, telling it to that same guy when he got involved in another bullying incident, even after he threatened my mother in person one time, cursing her out, but I wouldn't hesitate to fight if he did it again. God be with all of them to this day, and I still practice martial arts like Taekwondo, Kickboxing, and Boxing to this day, as a method of self-defense, as well as exercise.

[sam]

Mother: what, you dont like karate?
Dre: its not karate, its called CQC, a basic form of close quarters combat!