Ip Man: Should not be remade

If you haven't seen Ip Man yet, you are seriously missing out on one of the best martial arts films of the decade. Ip Man is the semi-autobiographical epic about Bruce Lee's master, Ip Man, and his amazing story about how he overcame the Japanese invasion of his homeland. The film was not only a martial art masterpiece but it was brilliantly cast, primarily because Donnie Yen played Ip Man. If you aren't familiar with Donnie, then you should check out Iron Monkey, Blade 2, and Dragon Tiger Gate.

By now everyone has heard of the legacy of Bruce Lee and how great a martial artist he was. There was a reason why, and his name was Ip Man. As the story tells, Ip Man was a master of Wing Chun who lived in Foshan, China. Ip Man lived his way through the Second Sino-Japanese war, teaching his people Wing Chun along the way so that they could protect themselves from the beatings and torture. Now there may have been spots where the film deviated from the actual life happenings of the real Ip Man, but if the real deal was as sick as the movie character, I can fully understand why Bruce was so incredible.


Ip man was so quick and strong with his Wing-Chun that he was literally unbeatable. Seriously, this man took one hit...ONE HIT throughout the entire film. He's like that main boss in the fighting game, you know...the one where after you have painstakingly beaten all of the other fighters, then you face this person that my not look very intimidating, but mops the floor with your skull repeatedly to the point where you jam your controller through the floor and flip off the television screen with tears in your eyes....yeah..HE'S THAT TOUGH! And I fully believe that he was that tough in real life because there is no way that they can just put this man on "God Mode" in the film and there not be a shred of truth to back it up. I believe that that toughness was present in the real Ip Man, which is why he was successful with teaching Wing Chun across the world.

I'm not too big on remaking films that has made a statement for people. Someone may try to recreate that statement a generation or two later, only to have the strong possibility that the statement will be a very weak one. This film told the story, it demonstrated the techniques, and it connected with it's audience morally and emotionally. This movie needs to be left alone, and go down in history with the same reputation that it does now, as a great film. I vote NO REMAKES, lest the soul of Donnie Yen...or..Ip Man I should say... comes to that film studio and Wing Chuns the crap out of every single person, and he can do it, because his name is Ip Man!