Well everyone I'd like to welcome you to my first official blog. My name is Tom Layman and I am an Emerson College graduate student. Currently I am studying in the field of journalism but every Tom, Dick and Harry tells me that, "Journalism is dead, dying, finished, finito and whatever way of telling me that I'm an idiot for going to school for it." Sorry I'm getting a little off track.
We are here to talk about the most important thing in your life or mine, the best montages from movies in the 1980s. Now I know what your thinking. "Why the hell didn't I think of that?" Well my friends, you didn't. I did. So let's get started.
We start with my favorite montage ever. The montage from The Karate Kid. This movie and montage has touched my heart and soul from the moment I laid eyes on it. As a young boy I related to Daniel Larusso, played by Ralph Macchio, in so many ways. I had a bike, I hung out with an old Asian man and I had, and still have, great hair. Atleast that is what I'm told.
I'd like to personally thank Joe Esposito for being born and making the masterpiece that is "You're the Best." Great song and perfect for this montage. I get goosebumps and a tear in my eye everytime I hear the song.
The best thing about the montage, besides seeing a young Elisabeth Shue, is the maturation that Daniel Larusso goes through. At first, hell, I'll admit that he wasn't the best around. I mean did you see Johnny Lawrence of the Cobra Kai? Did you see that kick at 00:56 seconds? Devastating.
So Daniel's confidence grows and grows throughout the montage and he starts mowing down the field. He even takes a few members of the Cobra Kai with him.
If this montage doesn't make you want to kick someone square in the face, then I don't know what will. The song and the montage made me inspired, how about you?
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