A biography of a lesser-known pedagogue of a greater-known prodigy, Bruce Lee.

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2012)

I am not a fan of the action movies on martial arts made in the Far East. Neither am i derisive of the genre. This movie is verily the one that amazed me.
It is one of the umpteen movies that has a storyline based on the ancient art of martial arts and yet has a simple plot based on real events.
The movie portrays the life of Yip Man, the pioneer of the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The movie does have a fair amount of jaw-dropping fight scenes in which the opponents, whatever be their number, are annihilated by a noncommittal, deft moving, ambidextrous Yip Man. He salvages the pride of Fo Shan when the local patriarchs are defeated by outsiders. Yip Man lives a disciplined life in affluence until the Japanese invade China. He "fights" for survival and carries on his good deeds despite the struggle. He later proves to the Japanese that Wing Chun, which is Confucian in spirit is far better than the Japanese Kung Fu. The movie also has a wonderful background score by Kenji Kawai.
A movie worth the time.