I learn from online experts on this art form that Sammo Hung, who portrays the master of the Hong Kong martial-arts syndicate, is himself a famous choreographer of these films, and that in fact, he filmed his big scene here not long after having heart surgery.
That seems a fairly casual way to approach a championship. Midway in the match, the referee abruptly announces that kicking will no longer be allowed. Ip Man, dressed in his usual quasi-clerical floor-length black costume, is a martial artist using his feet, elbows, fists and so on. He's the champion of the British forces - symbolically defending British imperialism - and Ip Man is fighting for Chinese home rule.
Movies in this genre depend on an outsize villain for the climactic fight, and in the Twister ( Darren Shahlavi), we get a character so over the top that he would have to dial down to become a pro wrestler. It's also obvious that you must be very skilled and experienced to act in such scenes, unlike the Hollywood stars who do all of their fighting with CGI. What I do appreciate is that the logic of time and space is respected, and there is a convincing illusion of realism. You can work miracles with closeups and camera angles. I don't believe Donnie Yen and his opponents were actually balanced on a teetering table while filming all of these scenes. “I've seen this done with knives instead of stools,” the head man sniffs. The first fighter who is forced off the table loses the match, and lands on the waiting wooden legs. The setup for these fights is daunting: A round table is balanced in the center of dozens of wooden stools turned upside down. This is opposed by the syndicate that controls the sport, and that sets up an extended sequence where he must fight a series of their best fighters. Ip Man ( Donnie Yen) is a serious young family man with a second child on the way when he decides to open his own martial-arts academy in Hong Kong.
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