2010 · action · biography · martial-arts
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Directed by Wilson Yip1h 48m2010
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. 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. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
Our read: Ip Man 2 (2010) (2010) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · biography · martial-arts entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, extreme action / biography, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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