Ip Man 2: The Moderate Work

Neoma 2022-03-22 09:01:57

Ip Man 2 is a movie like this: you can't pick out any obvious faults after reading the whole chapter, but you can't see any bright spots, and it won't make you quit halfway through, but it won't let you stop. In the second part of the series, Ip Man continued to be his good husband, accepted apprentices, made peace, made a name for himself, and finally staged a good show of defeating foreign boxers and taking revenge. The sequel basically continues the successful experience of the previous work, and has improved in all aspects compared to the previous work. In a popular phrase, this is a work of sincerity. I personally didn't like the first one, but I am positive about this one.
I don't know what most people think of the action style of martial arts films. I personally prefer the twists and turns and wide opening and closing in Jet Li's martial arts films. The action pattern is more open and imposing. I believe that Wing Chun may have the strongest actual combat ability, but as a close-fitting bunt martial arts, it is indeed too cramped and not so good-looking. Of course, on the other hand, it may be Donnie Yen's martial arts conditions or Sammo Hung's action instruction level that make the martial arts less exciting.
But one thing is always commendable. After the decline of the local market of Hong Kong films, after the development of the mainland market in recent years, the sequel model has finally reappeared. On the one hand, this shows the improvement or recovery of the profitability of Chinese-language films, and on the other hand, it is also a reflection of the mature operation of the re-integrated Chinese-language film market. As a medium investment film, Ip Man 2 has almost definitely broken 200 million at the box office, which is very encouraging.
It's just that at this time, it is easy to miss the martial arts films of the golden age of Hong Kong movies in the first half of the 1990s, and Fang Shiyu who fought bloody Honghua Lane.

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Extended Reading

Ip Man 2 quotes

  • Landlady: Master! Someone wants to learn Wing Chun.

    Ip Man: You want to learn Wing Chun?

    Wong Shun Leung: Maybe. Just checking it out. I don't know what Wing Chun is.

    Ip Man: Let me give you an introduction. As a matter of fact, Wing Chun is a close combat style from the South...

    Wong Shun Leung: No need to tell me all this. Let's just fight. I'll pay you the school fees if I lose.

    Ip Man: Ok. I am Ip Man of Wing Chun.

  • Ip Man: Let's talk. Will you release my pupil first?

    Cheng Wai-Kei: Release him!

    Ip Man: Leung, are you all right?

    Wong Shun Leung: I'm fine.

    Ip Man: Why did you injure him?

    Wong Shun Leung: He wanted to fight, but wasn't as good as me. I couldn't really help it, could I?

    Cheng Wai-Kei: What did you say? I'm not as good as you?

    Ip Man: Take it easy! You're both young men. Injuries are inevitable in friendly fights. I'll visit your master and explain to him. May I know who your master is?

    Cheng Wai-Kei: Doesn't matter. He's better than you anyway. By the way, did you bring the ransom?

    Ip Man: No.