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　　还记得拉尔夫•麦奇奥(Ralph Macchio)和森田则之(Pat Morita)主演的电影《小子难缠》(The Karate Kid)吗？现在，它的翻拍版又要上映了，演员有成龙和威尔•史密斯(Will Smith)的儿子贾登•史密斯(Jaden Smith)。
　　Remember ‘The Karate Kid’ with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita? Get ready for a remake with 11-year-old Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son) and Jackie Chan.

　　首版影片1984年上映，主演还有伊丽莎白•苏(Elisabeth Shue)，电影讲的是一个处事不顺的武术男孩丹尼尔（麦奇奥饰）的故事。他从新泽西州搬到了洛杉矶，从身为园丁的师父宫城（Miyagi，森田则之饰）那里学到了自我约束和搏斗技能。电影基本上是《星球大战》里尤达(Yoda)-卢克 (Luke Skywalker)的路数，只不过是用空手道取代了光剑，另外也融入了大量《洛奇》(Rocky)的元素。电影中的标志性情景就是著名的“金鸡独立”(Crane Kick)造型：麦奇奥一只脚站立，双臂上扬，准备向对手进攻。不知道这是不是一个真正的武术动作，想来应该是的。
　　The original 1984 movie, which co-starred Elisabeth Shue, told the story of a martial arts underdog named Daniel (Macchio) who moves to Los Angeles from New Jersey and learns discipline and fighting skills from handyman/mentor Mr. Miyagi (Morita). The movie was basically the Yoda/Luke Skywalker story with karate kicks instead of light sabers, and a lot of ‘Rocky’ thrown in. The iconic moment in the movie is the famous ‘Crane Kick’ stance, where Macchio stands on one leg, arms raised, to combat an opponent. Speakeasy isn’t sure if that’s a real martial arts move or not, but it should be.

　　你或许觉得，像《小子难缠》这样拍了多部续集的爆米花电影不可能跟奥斯卡(Oscar)扯上关系，但它跟这个奖项还是有着一些惊人的关联。森田则之曾因他在片中的角色被提名奥斯卡最佳男配角奖（后来输给了参演《战火屠城》(The Killing Fields)的恩格(Haing S. Ngor)）。主演1994年类续集《新小子难缠》(The Next Karate Kid)的斯万克(Hilary Swank)，后来两度赢得奥斯卡，虽然不是因为这部片子而获奖，但毕竟使它与奥斯卡产生了关联。
　　You might not think a popcorny flick like ‘The Karate Kid,’ which spawned several sequels, would get within several light-years of Oscar talk, but the movie has some surprising Academy Award connections. Morita was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part in the film (he lost to Haing S. Ngor in ‘The Killing Fields’). And Hilary Swank, who starred in the 1994 spin-off ‘The Next Karate Kid,’ went on to win two Oscars. Not for that role, but still.

　　新版《小子难缠》计划明年上映，场景设置在北京。场景的改变是很有意义的：空手道通常跟日本有关，但上世纪80年代首部片子拍摄的时候日本经济火热一片，而现在中国在世界舞台上发出了更大的声音，所以新的《小子难缠》就选在了中国。（《哥斯拉》(Godzilla)选在上海还会远吗？）
　　The coming ‘Karate Kid,’ due out next year, is set in Beijing. The change in locale is telling-karate is popularly associated with Japan. But in the 1980s, around when the first film was made, Japan was hot economically. Now China is asserting itself more on the global stage, and it’s taking ‘The Karate Kid’ franchise with it. (Could a ‘Godzilla’ movie set in Shanghai be far behind?)

　　成龙将饰演“大师”，小史密斯演“小子”。史密斯此前还曾演过《地球停转日》(The Day the Earth Stood Still)新版和《当幸福来敲门》(The Pursuit of Happyness)。新的“小子”改了名字，叫德雷(Dre)，但从预告片来看，故事有关学习专注与自我约束的主题并没有改变。影片同样也拥有《星球大战》的一些元素。史密斯在预告片里说，片子像《星球大战》，你是尤达，我就像个杰迪武士。
　　Chan will play the role of the martial arts instructor and Smith, who previously appeared in the remake of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still,’ and ‘The Pursuit of Happyness,’ plays the Karate Kid. The new Kid has been renamed Dre, but from the trailer, the story’s theme of learning focus and discipline hasn’t changed. And the movie still has echoes of a certain George Lucas sci-fi franchise. ‘It’s like ‘Star Wars.’ You’re Yoda and I’m like a Jedi,’ says Smith in the trailer.