Ip Man – Week 7

Ip Man is by far one of the best action movies I have seen in a very long time. The fighting scenes are by far the best in any film I have ever seen. Ip Man was originally filmed in China in the chinese language. For the english version there was audio overlay over the characters chinese. This was the only distraction from the film was, however it is understandable that the film was not intended to be in english. The dialogue seemed a little distracting as well perhaps due to translations. However the story well enough made up for this. The film is set in a small village in China which is well-known for its martial arts. In this village there is a kung fu master by the name of Ip Man. He is incredibly humble and is the most respected man in the village. The story follows Ip Man and his peaceful village as they are overthrown by the Japanese. The story follows the everyday struggles of the people of the village and it is slowly uncovered that the japanese general is looking for a kung fu master to teach his army. He slowly finds out that Ip Man is the best kung fu artist he has ever seen. When asked to train the japanese army Ip Man declines saying he would never help the enemy. Ip Man is then forced to fight the general. During a long intense battle between the two Ip Man wins in his hardest fight. After his victory the generals second-hand man shoots Ip man. This is where the film ends with Ip Man fleeing the village with his wife and son. Although I was a little distracted with the dialogue and audio overlay I was more than satisfied with this film for the story and action sequences. It is the typical story of good guy prevailing and inspiring others. For the fight scenes all I could do was watch in amazement. I know that almost anything is possible in films today with our technology but for this film it took my breath away. One for the genius choreograph that was involved in each fight scene. The athleticism of the actors was outstanding. Ip Man’s character was excellent for the part. He had the humbleness down to the smallest details and when he fought he still seemed like a nice guy. I would highly reccomend this film, it is inspiring and leaves you speechless with amazement.