This is a fascinating idea for a blog! I tend to watch quite a bit of historical films (i.e. I almost skipped it because I’ve never been a fan of martial arts movies but this, well this, made me unnecessarily happy. Thanks also for including the link to Bruce Lee playing ping pong. I found your interpretation of the missing historical fact to be really fascinating. One thing I like to ask when something grounded in reality (a person, a book, etc.) is adapted into another medium (a film, a play, etc.) is: what is it that the creator of the new work is trying to accomplish? Are they adding something with their interpretation of an existing tale? In this case, is there something going on in China in 2008 that affected the choices the filmmakers made? I’m curious about the categorization of the film as “Biographical/drama/action,” which seems to blur many lines and makes such questions tricky. I’m really interested in how historical figures are portrayed in movies. Thanks for bringing attention to Yip Man-a figure with whom I am not familiar. Overall the film, Ip Man, is certainly a dramatic retelling of Yip Man’s life nevertheless, there is some truth ingrained in the dramatized fight sequences and the quick dialog. It is also true that due to the result of the match, Yip Man’s family had to flee Foshan. When Yip Man refused, they had a Japanese Kung Fu master challenge him to a match. While the sources do not state whether or not the battle was held publicly, they do state that the Japanese military had heard of Yip Man’s reputation and asked him to train their troops. However, the inclusion of Yip Man’s battle against a Japanese martial artists (shown as a Japanese general in the movie) is actually based on some fact. With this action, he displays to his audience that weaponry is inferior to the true practice of martial arts. For example, there is one scene in the film when Donnie Yen’s character exhibits his disdain for guns by removing the revolving barrel of a Chinese officer’s gun in one swift movement.
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If this seemingly minute fact had been included in the movie then Donnie Yen’s character would not have given off the same zen-like qualities. (Don’t worry if you’re concerned about spoilers, I won’t giveaway the big finish.)Īfter researching a few of Yip Man’s biographical accounts found on the worldwide web, I found that the film left out at least one key part of Yip Man’s life that would have drastically altered the morals portrayed in the film.Īs it turns out, Yip Man was a Chinese officer before and after the Japanese occupation of China during World War II. In the film this act makes him a wanted man by the Japanese general and to save his family and friends, Yip Man must challenge the general in a public fight. Donnie Yen’s character is depicted in the movie as having entered one of these matches to avenge his friend’s death and effectively defeats ten Japanese martial artists. Each of these battle scenes include extremely dramatic music to show the morbidity of these matches, as many of the men who enter them are beaten to death. While the Japanese are stationed in Foshan, the general holds secret matches with the Chinese martial artists, pitting them against his own militarial Japanese martial artists. The movie uses actor, Donnie Yen as Yip Man, to show the strength of Chinese martial arts versus the martial arts practiced by the Japanese military. The people of Foshan find themselves in need of not only work and food, but also hope and a way to defend their livelihoods from thieves. When this happens the population of Foshan that was once 300,000 people, dwindles to 70,000 due to starvation. During the film, Ip Man lives in Foshan with his family and leads a very prosperous life until Japan occupies China in 1931. Ip Man was released in 2008 in China and is considered a biographical/ action/ drama film representing martial arts as well as the life of Yip Man. The movie Ip Man is said to be a biographical/drama/action film (at least according to ), but how much of the events portrayed in the film are true? Is Ip Man a true representation of Yip Man’s life? Well, let’s start with a bit of background information about the movie first. Pretty cool, right?)Īnyway, back to the master. That’s Bruce Lee playing ping pong with numb chucks.
(If you don’t know who Bruce Lee is either, here’s a cool YouTube link to see how impressive his skills were. Furthermore, Yip Man is well known for being, actor, Bruce Lee’s master/teacher. Yip Man, a real person), he was a Chinese master of a form of martial arts called, Wing Chun. If any of you have never heard of Ip Man (a.k.a.
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