Movie Review~1

Synopsis:
The movie is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master of the Wing Chun style of Kung Fu and Sifu (master) of legendary Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee.
In the period of World War II,nationalistic bad feelings and racial hatred did not lessen his respect for Japanese Kung Fu warriors. In a great era of hate and tragedies, Ip focused only on Wushu. His enthusiasm for martial arts saw led to devastating street fights with various elite practitioners.

Movie Review:
When we first meet Ip Man, he is living a comfortable existence in his own sprawling bungalow with his wife (Xiong Dai Lin) and son. It is mid-1930s and Foshan is a hive of martial arts activity as various clubs and societies set up schools to recruit disciples and pugilists go about challenging one another in friendly duels. Not so for Ip Man, who prefers a more private life and repeatedly refuses requests to take on any disciples.

However,this stressfree life does not last long and soon Foshan is captured by the Japanese Troops during the World War II. Fortunately, Ip and his family survive the crisis, but the once affluent family soon turn out to pawn almost all of their valuable items in exchange for a pack of rice.

Ip Man’s curiosity is raised when one of his close friends, Lam (Xing Yu), disappears after volunteering for a fight against the Japanese for the amusement of Japanese General Miura. Seeing his fellow countrymen trodden by the Japanese at the arena, Ip Man is moved to take to the mat. Impressed by Ip Man’s skill (he takes on 10 Japanese fighters at one go), General Miura invites Ip Man to a public showdown that pits the might of the Japanese aggressor against the dignity of the oppressed Chinese.

However,(expectedly...)Ip won the gong fu showndown with his Wing Chun punch, but a cunning Japanese Assistant General shoots him down with a gunshot. The movie comes to the peak when the fury chinese crowd gathers and bashed the Japanese without a second thought, even though the Japanese
holds a machine gun in their hands.

Luckily, Ip survive the gunshot and escaped to Hong Kong with his family where he opened a Wing Chun Martial Arts Centre. One of his disciplines include the world-reowned gong fu master-Bruce Lee

Shing Hei