: 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) moves from Detroit to Beijing when his mother (Taraji P. Henson) is transferred for work. Dre struggles to adapt to the new culture and becomes the target of a group of bullies led by the skilled and ruthless Cheng. After a particularly brutal encounter, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), the maintenance man at Dre's apartment, intervenes and agrees to train Dre in Kung Fu to compete in an upcoming tournament.
At its core, the film is a classic coming-of-age story centered on Dre Parker, a twelve-year-old forced to relocate from Detroit to Beijing, China the karate kid -2010
The story of follows 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith), who moves from Detroit to Beijing, China, when his mother, Sherry (Taraji P. Henson), gets a job transfer at a car factory. Cultural Struggles and Bullying : 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) moves from