Sweded Assignment 2012


My Film Anaylysis

The Movie I choose is a movie called IP man.


1. The plot synopsis of this movie is a semi biographical martial arts film very loosely base on the like of the Yip Man, a grand-master of Wing Chun and also the person who thought martial arts to the famous legendary Bruce Lee. The movie focus on during the time when Ip's Man was still alive and took place at the city of Foshan in China During the Second Shino-Japanese War, what happens in the end of the film is that has Japan invaded Foshan and since Ip man is the most respected in the city that he lives in the Japanese general has respected his kung-fu  and have ask Ip man that he will spare his life and his people if you teach the Japanese soldiers his Wing Chun, but Ip man refused, therefore the General had challenge him to a duel, Ip Man was shot in the end after he had beaten the General but was expecting it to happen, he escaped with his family and survived which continues to Ip Man 2. In my opinion the best part of the movie is when he fought 10 guys like it was nothing heres an awesome footage :D 




2. I believe that the message that the movie is trying to portray behind the production of this film is the pride of kung-fu and Ip mans personal experience during his days. The main purpose of  the story is about the life of the grand-master of Wing Chun Yip man of how he started and the struggle that he went through to make Wing Chun a worldwide well known kung-fu. It speaks to the human experience because Ip man had his pride and dignity to the world of kung-fu and his culture, he also did not give up himself and tried to protect  his people during the invasion of the Japanese Army.


3. One thing that I hope to use later on from this film as a filmmaker (not really a filmmaker, a beginner :P) the use of  stunts, gonna try to make it not dangerous. Don't know much about the shooting style, like lighting and use of color, but since this is base on the old days I will be planning to shoot this film with an old vibe to it and try to make the setting feel obsolete and worn out and for the music, I will probably use the soundtracks that was used for the movie Ip man.