As Master Ip, Donnie Yen embodies the kung fu expert with a serenity and grace that immediately aligns Master Ip as a comfortable and humanist hero to root for. The more populist of the bunch, though, lies in the hands of Wilson Yip and his Ip Man trilogy. Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster (2013) remains my favorite of the bunch with its swooning atmosphere, ethereal editing, and magical sense of body and space. So goes the canonization of Ip Man (1893-1972), who lived and taught his powerful brand of kung fu in Hong Kong from the end of World War II until his death in the early 70’s. There’s definitely something special about a martial arts teacher when not one, but multiple films are made about his life and legacy.
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