Ip Man (2008)

this movie was bloody good, the best martial arts movie av seen mainly coz its based on a true story of wing chun the mentor for bruce lee. i have rewatched it several times and i always make sure my friends have seen this. the story is well written and the direction is excellent esp with donnie yen. hes a calm collected guy/sifu who is silent but dangerous. he teaches wing chun which requires minimal body movements but its deadly. some guy goes around beating up all the martial arts teachers just to prove that he's better until he gets to ip man and this is where the action starts. the end is also i would stand up rewind and scream like a watchn a match. apart from anything else going around in the story, the action is all that mattered. you will seriously enjoy this trust me. and dont forget to watch part two it gets better too

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Martial arts are top notch, but...

I knew about Ip Man but only now had a chance to watch it. The movie gives the viewer a feeling of Chinese history in the 1930s-1940s, and I really like the way the setting, the costumes, the Chinese neighborhoods are beautiful and give a very old vibe. But not only that, this is a true story of a martial artist, a talented and humble person, the film has brought out a very cool character. I really admire Donnie Yen's talent. The fighting scenes are too attractive and beautiful. I love the final battle between Ip Man and Miura, can only say Wow with the amazingly choreographed martial arts combat.

However, the story of the master facing the threshold of war is actually quite simple, the story has no twists or anything special. Because it is so simple, the character Ip Man also does not have much opportunity to show the inner happenings and bring empathy to the viewers. Ip Man's family is also a problem. The wife and son received little attention, especially the relationship between the three of them. I feel that the link between Ip Man and his son in the movie is problematic. I mean, every time the Ip Man family shows up, it's kind of weird. It is difficult to ask martial artists to express a lot of emotions in quiet scenes. However, Ip Man's feelings in the face of his enemies, his love for his country are shown more clearly. Perhaps the detail I like is about the brother who was given an iron box containing a kite by Ip Man, which the late brother always treasured. Although it has not been properly described.

This is a great entertaining movie, you can watch it over and over with your friends in your spare time, but if you need a movie with depth and emotional quality, this movie just isn't that type of movies.

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