#Yip man 2 english movie#
#Yip man 2 english series#

Hong Kong under British rule is a new world of corruption, and when a Western-style boxer named Taylor 'Twister' Milos (Darren Shahlavi) comes to town and denigrates Chinese martial arts in a violent way, Ip is once again challenged to fight for Chinese honor against an oppressive Empire in a brutal, East versus West вЂњKing Of Boxing' competition. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right, the most famous among them being Bruce Lee.

Even after gaining the approval of the local masters, Ip's troubles are not over. Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( Chinese: / 1 October 1893 2 December 1972) was a Chinese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. And prove himself he does, against several masters in a dazzling display of multiple martial arts styles, culminating in a highly anticipated brawl between Ip and Hung atop a rickety table. Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.

#Yip man 2 english series#

However, there is a corrupt 'union' of Hong Kong martial arts masters, led by Hung Chun-nam (Sammo Hung), who refuse to allow Ip to teach until he proves himself in a series of fights. Having lost his fortune during the war, Ip decides to open a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style in an attempt to make a living. The film centers on Ip Man's (Donnie Yen) migration to Hong Kong in 1949, which is under British colonial rule and only recently rebuilt after several years of Japanese occupation. More of a companion piece than a sequel, no knowledge of the first film is required to enjoy Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster. Directed by Wilson Yip and starring Donnie Yen (who reprises the leading role) and Sammo Hung, Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster continues after the events of the previous film, Ip Man. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give Ip Man 2 a patriotic yet ambivalent SEVEN.Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster is a semi-biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts and the real-life mentor of legendary martial arts superstar Bruce Lee. If that's what makes a proud nation, I'd rather live a more modest life. It looks justified at first glance but hardly bears close examination. In Ip Man 2, the British actors really overdo the acting to the extent that they become symbols for disgrace and notoriety itself, so as to highlight our righteousness. It seems there is never a lack of directors and scripts in China that intentionally touch upon people's fragile national pride and self-esteem, either to impair it (as in Lu Chuan's Nanking!Nanking!) or more likely to inflate it (as in the Ip Man movies).ДЇor some quick fun, we boldly fake the story, skillfully stereotype the foreign challengers, purposely magnify our kung fu masters and wishfully stand on moral excellence.

#Yip man 2 english movie#

Everybody around was so into it that I suddenly realized a movie packed with nationalism could easily become mega-powerful and even a bit frightening.Д®ven if I'm too humble to personally speak for the 1.3 billion Chinese in our country, it's fair to say after years of poverty and inferiority in contemporary history, our sense of national dignity is in some ways still on shaky ground and so sometimes it's as well to have it reinforced by enchanting ourselves with a rather chauvinistic story like this one. When the indestructible grandmaster triumphs over the opponent, I was thrilled by a lasting round of applause by the excited Chinese audience, something you rarely see in a Chinese cinema. It takes Ip Man a few more punches to beat down his rival. But instead of confronting Japanese militarist ambitions, like the original, Ip Man 2 challenges British colonists.ДЄ noticeable change in the latest installment is that winning the fight is not as easy as in the first movie. Every line of dialogue and plot twist still serves no purpose except to provoke a fight, finally leading to a good beating of foreign hecklers. But the switch of time and place by no means varies the format of the original 2009 movie. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts. Ip Man 2 follows Ip's life after he moves to Hong Kong from Guangdong's Foshan in 1950. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the. Ip Man is back, along with everything Chinese viewers expect to see on the big screen вЂ“a large dose of dazzling Wing Chun-style martial arts action, a moral lesson, and above all, plenty of nationalist aspiration.