"I haven't heard the sound of you hitting the wooden pile for a long time, can you call me again?" It was Ye Wen's wife Zhang Yongcheng (Xiong Dailin) who spoke. ), she was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Ip Man (Donnie Yen) didn't speak, he just reached out and touched his wife's face, then got up and walked towards the wooden doll in the corner.
In the empty room, the "crack" of piling was constantly echoing. Zhang Yongcheng sat aside and looked at her husband quietly. Although her life was about to come to an end, she seemed content at the moment. Watching loved ones doing their favorite things is happiness for Zhang Yongcheng at this moment.
This is the most restrained and most emotional scene in the entire film. This paragraph has no dialogue, but conveys more emotion than a thousand words. In this scene, Donnie Yen interprets a man's forbearance and affection to the fullest and is moving.
When you truly love someone, you come from the bottom of your heart to trust him, understand him, appreciate him, encourage him, and help him become the best version of himself. As human beings, we are doomed to be alone. In the vast world, to meet the person who truly loves you and be able to join hands for a lifetime, this is the happiness I understand.
In the Ip Man series, "Ip Man 3" is my favorite one. It is wonderful and touching enough, and more importantly, it gives me a deeper understanding of what a real man is.
The Master said, "My Dao is consistent with it." How do you get used to it? One word is "ren". The benevolent is also a human being. Benevolence is the foundation of life and the way of life. Those who set their minds on the Tao, live in virtue, rely on benevolence, and wander in art can be called a gentleman. "A gentleman is not worried and not afraid", a real man, he can stand between heaven and earth and always have a great spirit in his heart. I’m gone.” Only then can we say, “In today’s world, who do you want to leave me?” (I lost my book bag? Wait for me to climb out, hahaha)
Ip Man (played by Donnie Yen) is undoubtedly a good man, a man, and a true hero. He is a benevolent man because he has love in his heart. This includes the love for family and friends, and the love for the country and the world.
In the previous work, Japan invaded China. When the invaders killed my clan and my compatriots, Ip Man, a dignified seven-footed man, stepped forward and shouted "I want to hit ten!" to the Japanese with his bare hands. roar. Ye Wen knew that this act meant that he would never return, but he still had no fear and no regrets. "The great hero serves the country and the people." As a common man, Ye Wen is concerned about the survival of the world. His behavior is the best interpretation of "a gentleman kills his body to become a benevolent man".
Where there is a home, there is a country, and when there is a country, there is a home. Ye Wen's heart is full of love for both the country and the family. It was this love that made him strong and made him brave. In order to force the school to sell the land, the lackey Ma Jingsheng (Tan Yaowen) kidnapped a group of students, including Ye Wen's child Ye Zheng.
In Ma Jingsheng's old nest, Ye Wen, who was holding a bamboo pole, was surrounded by hundreds of thugs, but there was no fear on his face. Ma Jingsheng pressed a knife to his son's neck, forcing Ye Wen to throw away the weapon, and Ye Wen did so; Ma Jingsheng asked Ye Wen to kneel for him under the pretext of not feeling sincere, and Ye Wen did so; Ma Jingsheng then asked Ye Wen to kowtow to him, and Ye Wen did the same. At this moment, the one kneeling on the ground is not a master, not a hero, nor a grandmaster, but just a father who wants to save his child, a man who is awe-inspiring.
Putting down your weapons means you will be captured, kneeling and kowtow means your dignity will be trampled on. For a man, for the sake of the children, for the family, for the love, no matter what the price is, no matter what the sacrifice is, everything is worth it. The more frantic and arrogant Ma Jingsheng's behavior is, the more it exposes the despicableness and cowardice rooted in his heart. On the contrary, Ip Man's seemingly dignified behavior showed his true character as a manly man.
This is a moving scene. If the same thing happened to other fathers, I believe a man would make the same choice as Ip Man. "The most important thing is always the people around you," Ye Wen said and did the same. Compared with family members, personal safety, dignity, reputation, honor and disgrace... everything is not important, everything can be put down.
This is why at the end of the film, Ip Man gave up the battle of the century with Zhang Tianzhi (played by Zhang Jin), who is known as the heir of authentic Wing Chun. This is not escaping, nor cowardice, because in Ye Wen's view, he has more important things to do at this moment - to accompany his wife who is about to end his life. A man is a big man, and he does what he does and what he does not do. Compared with the worldly fame and fortune, the family is the most real and most important. Contrary to people in all corners of the world competing for fame and fortune, Ye Wen chooses to accompany his wife to see a doctor, chooses to tell jokes to his wife, chooses to buy medicine with his wife, chooses to watch movies with his wife, chooses to dance with his wife...
Love is the most respected love in traditional Chinese culture. Carrying the hand of the son and growing old with the son, in "Ip Man 3", the love between Ip Man and his wife Zhang Yongcheng profoundly reflects this. Ye Wen rescued his son from the bad guys, but he brought his son home but was slapped by his wife. Ye Wen didn't feel wronged, nor was he angry. On the contrary, he immediately took his wife's hand and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, and this kind of thing will never happen again." There are no men who are afraid of their wives, only men who respect their wives. His wife leaned in his arms and wept like rain.
There are many more warm details like this in the film. For example, Ip Man came home late because he was guarding the school. When he got home, he slept alone in the living room for fear of disturbing his wife and children. When he woke up the next day, there was a bowl of porridge stewed by his wife. Another example is that Ye Wen missed his appointment with his wife because he attended the party of the martial arts people. After listening to his wife's phone call, Ye Wen sighed and shook his head, "This time a big disaster has occurred."
When he was dying, Zhang Yongcheng told Ye Wen that he wanted to take a photo with him, and Ye Wen agreed with tears in his eyes. When taking pictures, the couple tried their best to hide their grief, and everyone smiled happily. This heartbreaking image reminds me of a scene from The Condor Heroes.
In the ancient tomb, the one-armed Yang Guo and Xiao Longnv, who was poisoned soon, were about to get married. Under the flickering red candle, Yang Guo watched the little dragon girl dressed in a phoenix crown sitting in front of the bronze mirror, meticulously wiping her rouge and drawing her eyebrows. Sighing at the injustice of God and the tragic fate, Yang Guo couldn't help turning his head away from his tears. Xiaolongnv asked him what was wrong, but Yang Guo, who turned around, said with a smile that he was crying because he was happy.
In the passage of Zhang Yongcheng's death, the film reviewed the past of this loving couple. In the age of turmoil, they succumbed to each other; in the turbulent and embarrassing years, they succumbed to each other; in the peaceful life, they respected each other like a guest. No matter the white-clothed dog or the vicissitudes of life, they always hold hands and are heart-to-heart. This is unswerving love.
Having talked about the goodness of so many movies, I also talked about the deficiencies in "Ip Man 3".
The first is the character design problem. As China's "superhero", the character of Ye Wen is designed to be too tall and complete, and he has few shortcomings. For such a character, the audience will look up to him, but will not identify with him from the bottom of their hearts. Because no one is perfect, even superheroes are bound to have character flaws. A sense of intimacy and identification with heroic audiences with shortcomings will arise.
In Hollywood movies, such examples abound. For example, Iron Man is a narcissistic chatter who loves to be cool, handsome and narcissistic, Captain America has an unhealable war wound deep in his heart, and Superman can never avoid his own identity and so on. On the other hand, Ip Man, from the beginning to the end of the film, the character's heart has hardly changed, and the character has not grown. In the professional term of the screenwriter, the character arc has not been established.
There are problems with the protagonist, and the design of the supporting roles is even more sloppy. Zhang Tianzhi, played by Zhang Jin, did not hesitate to go against his conscience and collect black money to act as a killer in order to open a martial arts hall, and then his conscience discovered that he suddenly became a good person. The psychological motivation is not clearly explained, the behavior before and after is full of contradictions, the character change is not convincing, and the characters are completely unable to stand up.
In addition to Zhang Tianzhi, Frank played by Tyson is also a character who can't stand up. In the first half of the film, Frank does a lot of hurtful things. He exists as a villain, and he is the biggest obstacle to the growth of the protagonist. But when the story developed to three-quarters of the way, after a round with Ye Wen, the ultimate villain stopped doing evil, stopped embarrassing our protagonist, and then disappeared... The film has not yet The end orgasm is over, WTF? This directly leads to the lack of strength in the final Wing Chun showdown of the film.
Not to mention Ma Jingsheng played by Tan Yaowen and Bruce Lee played by Chen Guokun, they are completely headless. It's a shame this movie could have been better. Although "Ip Man 3" is a wonderful and good-looking movie, it is still a long way from being a classic. And it is precisely this distance that best reflects the skill of the filmmakers.
Going further is difficult, but it is worth it. I hope that Chinese filmmakers can be less impatient, less eager for quick success, calm down, slow down, and make movies with heart... Only in this way can more Chinese classics be born.
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