“All good things must come to an end.” That's roughly the expression that must be given to Donnie Yen's final appearance in the closing film of the story of the Wing Chun master, Ip Man (Master Yip Man). The Ip Man 4 film was highly anticipated by the audience when in 2016 Donnie Yen announced that a fourth film would be made and the final film of Master Yip Man's adventure story. The Ip Man film itself has accompanied the audience since 2008 and has 3 sequels released in 2010, 2015, and the last sequel in 2019. In addition, this film also has a Spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy which was released in 2018. For the last sequel, this film is still directed by Wilson Yip, the screenplay is written by Edmond Wong, and produced by Raymond Wong and Donnie Yen themselves, where all parties are also involved in this film from the beginning.
After the death of his wife, Ip Man (Donnie Yen) is diagnosed with neck and throat cancer due to his smoking habit. She also has a hard time dealing with her rebellious son Ip Ching. One day Ip Ching fights to defend himself against the children who bullied him at school, for which he was expelled by the principal. Ip Man then began his journey to find a school in San Francisco, USA to send Ip Ching and get a better education and more modern thinking. Ip Man's student, Bruce Lee (Danny Chan) a few days earlier had also sent a ticket for Ip Man to watch a martial arts match that would be carried out by Bruce Lee. Arriving in San Francisco, Ip Man learned that Bruce Lee had angered the martial arts experts in the Chinatown area of San Francisco by opening a Wing Chun martial arts school for foreigners (non-Chinese) and also publishing Wing Chun martial arts books for the general public.
From his colleague and good friend Liang Gen (Ngo Ka-nin), Ip Man learns that a reference letter from the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CBA) is needed so that Ip Ching's son can study in San Francisco. He then went to the CBA office and met Wan Zhong Hua (Wu Yue) to ask for help in making the letter. But when he got there Ip Man got into a heated argument and fight with Wan regarding Bruce Lee's actions before finally leaving him. He then went to the CBA office and met Wan Zhong Hua (Wu Yue) to ask for help in making the letter. But when he got there Ip Man got into a heated argument and fight with Wan regarding Bruce Lee's actions before finally leaving him. He then went to the CBA office and met Wan Zhong Hua (Wu Yue) to ask for help in making the letter. But when he got there Ip Man got into a heated argument and fight with Wan regarding Bruce Lee's actions before finally leaving him.
Armed with a reference letter from one of Bruce Lee's students who is a lawyer, Ip Man goes to the school and meets the principal but his efforts are still unsuccessful because a reference letter from the CBA is still needed. Shortly after leaving school, Ip Man sees a daughter Yonah (Vanda Margraf) who is Wan's daughter being bullied and racist treatment by her cheerleading partner Becky (Grace Englert) and several boys. Ip Man rushed to his aid and took him home. Wan, who saw Ip Man bringing his daughter home, accused him of taking advantage of the situation and challenging him to a fight. Meanwhile Hartman (Vanness Wu), who is also a student of Bruce Lee, tries to convince Barton Geddes (Scott Adkins), his commander, to include Chinese martial arts, especially Wing Chun in hand to hand combat techniques in military training.
Barton vehemently refused and disagreed, even considering that karate was the most capable martial art. He even orders Colin (Chris Collins) the karate coach in their division to challenge the martial arts masters to show that Chinese martial arts is nothing. In this foreign country, Ip Man saw the difficulties and sometimes unfair treatment of the US population towards Chinese people as well as Chinese people who considered themselves exclusive because of their martial arts skills. Will Ip Man be able to overcome these differences of opinion and will he succeed in bringing his son to school in the US? Barton vehemently refused and disagreed, even considering that karate was the most capable martial art. He even orders Colin (Chris Collins) the karate coach in their division to challenge the martial arts masters to show that Chinese martial arts is nothing.
In this foreign country, Ip Man saw the difficulties and sometimes unfair treatment of the US population towards Chinese people as well as Chinese people who considered themselves exclusive because of their martial arts skills. Will Ip Man be able to overcome these differences of opinion and will he succeed in bringing his son to school in the US? Barton vehemently refused and disagreed, even considering that karate was the most capable martial art.
He even orders Colin (Chris Collins) the karate coach in their division to challenge the martial arts masters to show that Chinese martial arts is nothing. In this foreign country, Ip Man saw the difficulties and sometimes unfair treatment of the US population towards Chinese people as well as Chinese people who considered themselves exclusive because of their martial arts skills. Will Ip Man be able to overcome these differences of opinion and will he succeed in bringing his son to school in the US? He even orders Colin (Chris Collins) the karate coach in their division to challenge the martial arts masters to show that Chinese martial arts is nothing. In this foreign country, Ip Man saw the difficulties and sometimes unfair treatment of the US population towards Chinese people as well as Chinese people who considered themselves exclusive because of their martial arts skills. Will Ip Man be able to overcome these differences of opinion and will he succeed in bringing his son to school in the US? He even orders Colin (Chris Collins) the karate coach in their division to challenge the martial arts masters to show that Chinese martial arts is nothing. In this foreign country, Ip Man saw the difficulties and sometimes unfair treatment of the US population towards Chinese people as well as Chinese people who considered themselves exclusive because of their martial arts skills. Will Ip Man be able to overcome these differences of opinion and will he succeed in bringing his son to school in the US?
Watching the last film of the Master Ip Man saga did not disappoint and was quite satisfying as the last farewell film of Donnie Yen the Master Ip Man. This film is a good ending and incorporates a lot of modern elements that we don't see in the previous films. The setting of the film's story, mostly in San Francisco, gives a fresh look to this film, complete with the Chinatown/Chinatown landscape in the city. The storyline is quite slow at the beginning because it focuses quite a lot on the drama between Ip Man and his son Ip Ching and only kicks in the middle of the story. The weakness of this film may be that some of the conflicts that are shown are too dramatized and tend to be trivial, because they should have been made more in-depth and hit, for example, the conflict between Yonah and Becky.
There is no doubt about the fighting action because the Wing Chun style of martial arts still gets the main portion in the film besides other genres such as Tai Chi and Karate which makes the story more dynamic. The intense fight choreography is guaranteed to make the audience focus and increase the adrenaline when watching fight after fight. The presence of Bruce Lee in one of the special scenes is a sweet tribute to the legend that should not be missed. For the conclusion scene itself, it really brings the audience to the climax scene because it really displays a formidable opponent and a fierce battle. Overall, this film really treats the longing of fans of the Ip Man series and is a milestone in the martial arts film that was produced with good quality. The intense fight choreography is guaranteed to make the audience focus and increase the adrenaline when watching fight after fight. The presence of Bruce Lee in one of the special scenes is a sweet tribute to the legend that should not be missed.
For the conclusion scene itself, it really brings the audience to the climax scene because it really displays a formidable opponent and a fierce battle. Overall, this film really treats the longing of fans of the Ip Man series and is a milestone in the martial arts film that was produced with good quality. The intense fight choreography is guaranteed to make the audience focus and increase the adrenaline when watching fight after fight. The presence of Bruce Lee in one of the special scenes is a sweet tribute to the legend that should not be missed. For the conclusion scene itself, it really brings the audience to the climax scene because it really displays a formidable opponent and a fierce battle. Overall, this film really treats the longing of fans of the Ip Man series and is a milestone in the martial arts film that was produced with good quality. For the conclusion scene itself, it really brings the audience to the climax scene because it really displays a formidable opponent and a fierce battle. Overall, this film really treats the longing of fans of the Ip Man series and is a milestone in the martial arts film that was produced with good quality. For the conclusion scene itself, it really brings the audience to the climax scene because it really displays a formidable opponent and a fierce battle. Overall, this film really treats the longing of fans of the Ip Man series and is a milestone in the martial arts film that was produced with good quality.
Speaking of the cast involved, Donnie Yen is the soul of this film and he consistently portrays the perfect Ip Man persona from the first film to the last. His calm demeanor and only harsh when needed really resembled the figure of Master Yip Man himself. In this film, Vanness Wu is also quite prominent as a Chinese soldier in the US military, as well as Danny Chan, who even appears briefly but leaves an unforgettable impression when playing Bruce Lee and displays a very exciting and typical Bruce Lee fighting action. Scott Adkins, Chris Collins and Mark Strange who have brilliant careers in the world of martial arts also add to the splendor of non-Chinese actors who have often been featured in Ip Man films (namely Mike Tyson, who has appeared in Ip Man 3). The presence of a sweet and beautiful newcomer Vanda Margraf is guaranteed to steal your attention, her acting as Master Wan's daughter who is always forced to obey her father's wishes is very well explored. In terms of dialogue, the combination of Mandarin and English still dominates with the aim of reaching the younger generation audience, which sometimes might make us have to listen to the subtitles seriously. The cinematography and audio-visual effects used in this film do not need to be doubted because every fight scene seems to make us feel pain when an attack hits Ip Man or his enemies. The punch effect feels as real as hearing the martial masters fighting in front of us,
In addition to successfully displaying spectacular martial arts actions, Wilson Yip raises quite a number of social issues in Ip Man's last film, these issues are displayed quite emotionally, although some are somewhat dramatized. The issue of American racism against Chinese/Chinese immigrants in the 60's is quite representative that being immigrants in a superpower country like the US has many challenges, as does Mexican immigrants in the Trump administration era, which is often a concern today. The egocentric issue of Chinese self-defense also gets attention here, where in this film the narrow view of martial arts masters is shown that martial arts is only special for Chinese citizens which is actually no different from the racist attitude of US citizens. Through this film, the audience will know the history of the incorporation of martial arts into the US military training curriculum. Racial issues can occur anywhere and have always occurred in human history from ancient times to the modern age. Through this film, we are shown the negative impact of this which is detrimental to many parties.
In addition, the parent-child relationship when the child is in the adolescent phase is also sufficiently explored to provide an overview and at the same time generate empathy from both sides that it is not easy to be a parent or the child when in that phase. The moral messages in this film also add value to this best-selling martial arts film. Don't miss this film which is also the last martial arts film from Donnie Yen at your favorite cinema. Racial issues can occur anywhere and have always occurred in human history from ancient times to the modern age. Through this film, we are shown the negative impact of this which is detrimental to many parties. In addition, the parent-child relationship when the child is in the adolescent phase is also sufficiently explored to provide an overview and at the same time generate empathy from both sides that it is not easy to be a parent or the child when in that phase. The moral messages in this film also add value to this best-selling martial arts film.
Don't miss this film which is also the last martial arts film from Donnie Yen at your favorite cinema. Racial issues can occur anywhere and have always occurred in human history from ancient times to the modern age. Through this film, we are shown the negative impact of this which is detrimental to many parties. In addition, the parent-child relationship when the child is in the adolescent phase is also sufficiently explored to provide an overview and at the same time generate empathy from both sides that it is not easy to be a parent or the child when in that phase. The moral messages in this film also add value to this best-selling martial arts film. Don't miss this film which is also the last martial arts film from Donnie Yen at your favorite cinema. The parent-child relationship when the child is in the adolescent phase is also sufficiently explored to provide an overview and at the same time generate empathy from both sides that it is not easy to be a parent or the child while in that phase. The moral messages in this film also add value to this best-selling martial arts film. Don't miss this film which is also the last martial arts film from Donnie Yen at your favorite cinema. The parent-child relationship when the child is in the adolescent phase is also sufficiently explored to provide an overview and at the same time generate empathy from both sides that it is not easy to be a parent or the child while in that phase. The moral messages in this film also add value to this best-selling martial arts film. Don't miss this film which is also the last martial arts film from Donnie Yen at your favorite cinema.
