You do not get drunk when you are looking after a minor. PERIOD.
What's weird is he gives Daniel alcohol as well, destroying the trust the audience has placed in the seemingly wholesome stranger.
He then starts to hallucinate about world war II and his wife dying before passing out, blind drunk.
The whole scene is super cringe.
This scene is to The Karate Kid what the USS Indianapolis scene was to Jaws. In other words, it’s indispensable.
shareWas he looking after Daniel?
I thought they were just working together. As one recalls, Miyagi had no responsibility over Daniel.
That aside, so what, the old guy wanted to have a few. Cool. Good for him.
Of course, forget about offering Daniel alcohol. This is insane. Daniel is just a kid, we know he is still in High School - so, with no doubt he is a teen. YOu give him a drink, then he goes out and screws up something - it's all on you.
No chance.
"You do not get drunk when you are looking after a minor. PERIOD."
He wasn't a legal guardian of any kind. He eventually took Daniel under his wing to help him learn Karate and compete, true, but is that any different from a high school football coach?
"What's weird is he gives Daniel alcohol as well, destroying the trust the audience has placed in the seemingly wholesome stranger."
Nah. He was drunk out of his mind and did what most people do when drunk: offer someone else a drink to be social.
"He then starts to hallucinate about world war II and his wife dying before passing out, blind drunk."
Yes, blink drunk. Which explains his actions. If anything, it might have been a life lesson learned for Daniel on the perils of drinking too much alcohol.
"The whole scene is super cringe."
Everyone reacts to a scene in their own way and you're entitled to that. The scene deepened their relationship in that Daniel learned more about his teacher, and friend, and set up a touching moment later in the film. A moment that deffinitely was not cringe.