As a movie it was incredible but there's a bigger story here. The movie is a story of honour, respect, humility and above all diligence. In proverbs there's something like this ...seest thou a man diligent in his work, he will not stand before mean men, he will stand before kings.
Yip man is from the Fo shan province known for its martial arts schools. Basically anyone who could perform some kata opened a school and had disciples. This man was the master of the masters but he never opened a school, he never thought, never had a disciple but humbly trained in his humble home day in day out determined not to be too far from his son and his lovely wife whom he respected and did everything in his power to protect. That for me is inspiring.
Unlike most kung fu movies thats all action and no fun, this one is quite funny, the hall was a mix of mostly chinese, some bumi, i counted one indian and this nigerian fella all laughing at the humour that director wilson yip slipped in to the otherwise serious affair of how the chinese protected their pride against the influences of outsiders especially the Japanese. In this movie i caught a glimpse of the chinese pride that you see so much in the older generation and a bit in the newer generation in this country. Its a pride that is not boastful but defiant against subjection and oppression.
For me the movie was very good, well laid out, well directed and the actor was superb in his rendition of the life of the Yip man but what i will take away, more than just the humour and the courage is the life of this man, lived in quietness but did not shy away from responsibility and rose up like a sleeping giant to defend his honour and protect those he loved. For me it deserves a 5 out of 5.
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