“Wing Chun, Yip Man”
I finally got to watch Ip Man yesterday. Due to the lousy subtitles, I had to wait for a freaking long time just to watch Ip Man. English movies… ok, subtitles are not really relevant unless you don’t understand English or if your English is not as fast as the U.Ss. But since I hardly know any Mandarin or Cantonese, subtitles is always a “Must” for me to watch a Chinese movie. I am a Chinese but my Mandarin sucks!

I didn’t really know who Ip Man was till my bro pronounced his name as Yip Man, the master of Bruce Lee who taught him Ving Tsun/Wing Chun. I knew about Yip Man’s existence since the Bruce Lee’s tv series, “The Legend of Bruce Lee”, directed by his daughter, Shannon Lee. Yip Man was pretty old in the series and died after the third quarter of the series. But due to the spelling of his name, I couldn’t recall.

The story is based on a part of Yip Man’s life before and during the Japanese Occupation where Japanese took control of China (Okay, in the movie, a part of China) and Ip Man has to fight against bandits, Japanese Imperial soldiers and other Kung Fu masters for pride and survival. However, the story is totally dramatized and they can seriously make you feel the anger of Ip Man towards the Japanese Imperial Army, resulting in the paralysis and death of the 10 Japanese karate dudes that Ip Man fought at once. He was hardly scratched!
“Jyunin?”

Basically, for a fan of Bruce Lee like myself , Ip Man is a MUST watch. But even if you are not a Bruce Lee fan, this is definitely an awesome movie for Kung Fu-lovers, people who love stories of World War 2 in China, and if you think “Fearless” is a good movie, wait till you watch Ip Man!

From what I have read, Ip Man 2, which is premiering next year will feature a young Bruce Lee. Like… SERIOUSLY young. Or else they would have picked the actor from The Legend of Bruce Lee to act as him. The director, Yip (coincidently) promises a better movie next year even though I thought that this movie is pretty damn good. Let’s just hope that this is a better sequel. It has been quite a trend these days to make a lousy sequel like Transformers 2, but I hope for the best. It’s hard to find an awesome Chinese movie like this which is not based on super powers but pure martial art.

Oh, yeah.
I got hooked up with one of the soundtracks in the Ip Man OST.
The main theme is awesome!
Very Chinese, dramatic and it is a perfect fit for Ip Man!

This movie gets a rating of “Awesome”!

- Jackson Teoh
jackson.teoh.sc@gmail.com

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