Where the Miracle of Daniel Larusso Continues...

We reach the night before the karate tournament, and it happens to be Daniel’s birthday. Most would expect a card or other miniscule gift from Mr. Miyagi, but this is our Hero were talking about, so what does he get, a car. Not just any car, but an antique car, probably worth a fortune. Why does he get this, no one knows, but he thanks Mr. Miyagi with the “best friend” line we have already discussed. Hell, Mr. Miyagi would be my best friend too, if he turned me into a karate machine and gave me an antique car, in spite of my annoying and rather stupefying behavior. But this is what we are talking about, what more proof do you need that in spite of your current condition great things can still happen to you.
Back to Ali with an I, she has finally come to her senses and is no longer talking with Daniel, because of his behavior and accusations of cheating following the spaghetti incident. It takes her friends to explain to our simple minded hero how she feels and what she did after Johnny kissed her, for Daniel to see the errors of his ways. As we all know, since this is Daniel, he does not need to make a grand production, or even grovel to get her back. Nope, all he does is say, “Hey I’m a jerk. I’m sorry.” Boom, he’s back in the saddle again. Will miracles never cease? **Note- this scene also contains the most uncomfortable kiss ever filmed. So vulgar in fact, I couldn't get it on YouTube do to the complaints about it being inappropriate content.**
We’ve reached the climax of our movie, and we are now at the tournament.

Remember up until this point, all the fights that Daniel has been in have basically been hand to hand combat with no rules or “points” associated. As luck would have it the tournament has referees and rules. In this format, suddenly Daniel is unbeatable. Of course, this is after he runs out of the ring like a scared cat in the first round. So, Daniel continues winning matches, but manages to still get kicked in the face by one of Johnny’s thugs. But since it was an illegal hit, it doesn’t count as a point so Daniel still advances, divine intervention, I think not. And all of this st to the hippest of songs, "You're the Best"!



Daniel arrives in the semi-finals and is scheduled to face Bobby. Bobby feels he can beat him fair and square, but is influenced to resort to his underhanded methods and kicks his foot into Daniel’s knee. Instead of gloating about the damage he’s done, suddenly Bobby has a heart and apologizes to Daniel as he is whisked away on a stretcher. At this point it appears that we won’t get to see the final showdown between Daniel and Johnny. But this is our hero we’re talking about, the man who doesn’t know how to quit when he is ahead. Sure he can’t walk, but gosh darnit, I have to go get beat senseless by Johnny or my life wouldn’t be complete. So, Miyagi decides that if this idiot wants to be killed, why should he stand in his way. Miyagi does his magic rub down on Daniel’s leg, and sends him out to impending doom. But as with everything involving our hero, things just seem to work out. Johnny and Daniel fight, and in spite of his broken leg, and dirty tactics by Johnny, which would be perfectly legal in this same showdown on the beach, they fight to a 2-2 tie, next point wins. ("Get him a Body Bag!!!") At this point Daniel can barely walk, he’s crying, and is pretty much done for, so what does he do, something else that solidifies his place in the nerd hall of fame. He stands up on one leg, lifts his arms as though he had a cape on, and stares at Johnny. Well, in any other case, the ultra-cool karate expert would simple kick Daniel’s leg out from under him and punch him in the throat, but this is Daniel’s world and the rest of us are just living in it. So naturally Johnny freaks out at this new stance, and allows himself to get kicked in the face, handing the championship to Daniel. Literally, Johnny hands the trophy to Daniel, and tells him, “you’re all right”. Suddenly Daniel has won over his sharpest critic with one swift kick in the face.



In future episodes of the Karate Kid, we see Ali with an I finally come to her senses and dump Daniel for a college jock, only to have Daniel get lucky with a really hot Japanese girl, who then dumps him to go to dance school, finally leaving Daniel with a nice girl reminiscent of the girl he left in New Jersey. We also see Daniel continue to piss off the toughest meanest guys in the city, only to eventually beat them with some unorthodox stance that paralyzes them with fear. In any case, Daniel and his dorky, negative self reigns supreme, while all things good continue to happen to him.
So to all of you who feel down on your luck, feel like only bad things happen to you, have no luck in love, or just are downright depressed with life. Pop in the story of Daniel Larusso, and feel born again. For there is no one on this earth that should not be successful in life than Daniel Larusso, but he is. Therefore, shout this mantra at the top of your lungs, “If it can Happen to Daniel, It can Happen to Me.”