This is the Chinese equivalent of Rocky IV. The Ip Man ends up fighting against a racist and jingoistic British boxer. Given that the British at this time in history had invaded Hong Kong and were not shy about proclaiming their self-believed superiority over the Chinese, this second movie continues to ring the patriotic Chinese themes. It is "Devil outsiders" and their self-described superiority that the Ip Man fights and over whom he triumphs. No mention is made that he is living in Hong Kong because he was escaping the Communist party takeover. In this movie the British --- and by extension all foreigners --- are the evil ones, intruding upon the Chinese culture and value system.
The movie is good as a movie. But it is certainly not history.
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This is the Chinese equivalent of Rocky IV. The Ip Man ends up fighting against a racist and jingoistic British boxer. Given that the British at this time in history had invaded Hong Kong and were not shy about proclaiming their self-believed superiority over the Chinese, this second movie continues to ring the patriotic Chinese themes. It is "Devil outsiders" and their self-described superiority that the Ip Man fights and over whom he triumphs. No mention is made that he is living in Hong Kong because he was escaping the Communist party takeover. In this movie the British --- and by extension all foreigners --- are the evil ones, intruding upon the Chinese culture and value system.
The movie is good as a movie. But it is certainly not history.