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* NecessaryEvil: Master Hung. He is something of a {{Jerkass}} and OpposingSportsTeam to Ip Man early on, but it quickly becomes apparent that his rules, fees, and attitude are necessary for the martial arts schools to remain afloat under British rule.
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* NecessaryEvil: NecessarilyEvil: Master Hung. He is something of a {{Jerkass}} and OpposingSportsTeam to Ip Man early on, but it quickly becomes apparent that his rules, fees, and attitude are necessary for the martial arts schools to remain afloat under British rule.
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Many viewers complained about the supposedly "unskilled" Twister presenting such a formidable challenge to Ip when he handily defeated multiple karatekas and General Miura in the previous film. Whilst there is some grounds for this view, as boxing is a sport with rules and more limited techniques compared to other martial arts, it ''is'' a martial art, and Twister is clearly portrayed as being [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower physically built to withstand a lot of punishment]], which likely gives him a fair advantage. [[spoiler:That being said, when Ip Man [[AttackItsWeakPoint figures out a strategy]] for fighting Twister in the very last bout, it turns the battle largely in Ip Man's favor.]]
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* RealityIsUnrealistic: Many viewers complained about the supposedly "unskilled" Twister presenting such a formidable challenge to Ip when he handily defeated multiple karatekas and General Miura in the previous film. Whilst there is some grounds for this view, as boxing is a sport with rules and more limited techniques compared to other martial arts, it ''is'' a martial art, and Twister is clearly portrayed as being [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower physically built to withstand a lot of punishment]], which likely gives him a fair advantage. There is a very good reason that weight classes are so stringently enforced in modern fighting sports; 10 or 20 extra pounds of muscle is considered an enormous edge to the point that people from different weight classes are usually not allowed to fight each other, and Twister seems to have well over ''50'' pounds on Ip. [[spoiler:That being said, when Ip Man [[AttackItsWeakPoint figures out a strategy]] for fighting Twister in the very last bout, it turns the battle largely in Ip Man's favor.]]
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* InterestingSituationDuel: The fight that takes place on a very rickety table, surrounded by chairs.
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* InterestingSituationDuel: The fight that takes place on a very rickety table, surrounded by upside down chairs.
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* LameExcuse: Master Law pretends that the table he fought on against Ip was "slippery", while he was just soundly outmatched.
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* LameExcuse: Master Law pretends that the table he fought on against Ip was "slippery", while he was just soundly visibly outmatched.
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* LameExcuse: Master Law pretends that the table he fought on against Ip was "slippery", while he was just soundly outmatched.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a 2010 {{martial arts movie}} directed by Wilson Yip. It is the sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a 2010 Hong Kong {{martial arts movie}} directed by Wilson Yip. It is the sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a 2010 {{martial arts movie}}, the sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a 2010 {{martial arts movie}}, movie}} directed by Wilson Yip. It is the sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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* TrashTalk: The Twister mouths off about his perception on the supposedly inferiority of Chinese martial arts. ''A hell of a lot''.
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* TheQuisling: "Fatso" for the British. Like Li Zhao in the first film, he ends up betraying his foreign boss and helps the Chinese.
* RealityEnsues: Master Hung is an OldMaster... which means he doesn't have the stamina to keep up with the younger Twister.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Many viewers complained about the supposedly "unskilled" Twister presenting such a formidable challenge to Ip when he handily defeated multiple karatekas and General Miura in the previous film. Whilst there is some grounds for this view, as boxing is a sport with rules and more limited techniques compared to other martial arts, it ''is'' a martial art, and Twister is clearly portrayed as being [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower physically built to withstand a lot of punishment]], which likely gives him a fair advantage. [[spoiler:That being said, when Ip Man [[AttackItsWeakPoint figures out a strategy]] for fighting Twister in the very last bout, it turns the battle largely in Ip Man's favor.]]
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: "Fatso".]]
* SequelHook: The film ends with [[spoiler: the introduction of a young Creator/BruceLee]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The primary antagonists of both this film and the first ''Ip Man'' have high government connections. This serves to make Ip Man the underdog, despite being, well, [[ShowyInvincibleHero Ip Man]].
* SoreLoser: Twister's manager is unpleased with his defeat.
* ThoseTwoGuys: There's a pair of martial arts masters whose main role is to sit together and comment about the fights they're watching. They mock Ip Man during his "tryout" for the Hong Kong martial arts society and cheer him on when he's fighting Twister.
* TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: Downplayed - [[spoiler:Quan]] gets shot in the head by the Japanese and while he survives, the ordeal gave him amnesia.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Master Hung refusing to quit when he was clearly going to be beaten to death may qualify, though it is more out of HonorBeforeReason.]]
* RealityEnsues: Master Hung is an OldMaster... which means he doesn't have the stamina to keep up with the younger Twister.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: Many viewers complained about the supposedly "unskilled" Twister presenting such a formidable challenge to Ip when he handily defeated multiple karatekas and General Miura in the previous film. Whilst there is some grounds for this view, as boxing is a sport with rules and more limited techniques compared to other martial arts, it ''is'' a martial art, and Twister is clearly portrayed as being [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower physically built to withstand a lot of punishment]], which likely gives him a fair advantage. [[spoiler:That being said, when Ip Man [[AttackItsWeakPoint figures out a strategy]] for fighting Twister in the very last bout, it turns the battle largely in Ip Man's favor.]]
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: "Fatso".]]
* SequelHook: The film ends with [[spoiler: the introduction of a young Creator/BruceLee]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The primary antagonists of both this film and the first ''Ip Man'' have high government connections. This serves to make Ip Man the underdog, despite being, well, [[ShowyInvincibleHero Ip Man]].
* SoreLoser: Twister's manager is unpleased with his defeat.
* ThoseTwoGuys: There's a pair of martial arts masters whose main role is to sit together and comment about the fights they're watching. They mock Ip Man during his "tryout" for the Hong Kong martial arts society and cheer him on when he's fighting Twister.
* TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: Downplayed - [[spoiler:Quan]] gets shot in the head by the Japanese and while he survives, the ordeal gave him amnesia.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Master Hung refusing to quit when he was clearly going to be beaten to death may qualify, though it is more out of HonorBeforeReason.]]
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* PoliceBrutality: A British policeman beats on editor-in-chief Kan.
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* NecessaryEvil: Master Hung. He is something of a {{Jerkass}} and OpposingSportsTeam to Ip Man early on, but it quickly becomes apparent that his rules, fees, and attitude are necessary for the martial arts schools to remain afloat under British rule.
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* LightningBruiser: The Twister can take and dish it out well while still being fast enough to keep up with Master Hung and Ip.
* LogicalWeakness: The Chinese fighters have tremendous difficulty facing Twister - being a lanky hulk, trying to land a blow to his face only brings them close enough for the boxer to hit them first.
* LogicalWeakness: The Chinese fighters have tremendous difficulty facing Twister - being a lanky hulk, trying to land a blow to his face only brings them close enough for the boxer to hit them first.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Ip Man uses even more of these than in the first film, such as wooden pallets and baskets/trays.
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Another sequel, ''Film/IpMan3'', was released in 2015.
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The film focuses on Ip Man's attempt to open a martial arts school and propagate Wing Chun in UsefulNotes/HongKong after World War II. In doing so, he finds opposition from other martial arts masters such as Master Hung Chun-Nam (Creator/SammoHung), as well as the British.
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* TheLawOfDiminishingDefensiveEffort: Twister laughs off the attacks of Master Hung's students, taunting their weakness, but properly dodges and blocks Master Hung and Ip's attacks.
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* InterestingSituationDuel: The fight that takes place on a very rickety table, surrounded by chairs.
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* EasilyForgiven:
** Jin. Last seen by Ip as a bandit and gave the Japanese his location. Greeted as an old friend upon showing up (though his BigDamnHeroes moment certainly helped).
** Master Hung. Introduced as the OpposingSportsTeam who basically tried to keep Ip from starting a kung fu school and got Ip arrested for rescuing his prize student. This changes after [[WorthyAdversary they fight to a draw]] and he [[EnemyMine faces off against Twister]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Twister calls Master Hung a "yellow piece of fat" early on, and it only gets worse from there.
* EvilBrit: Twister and the [[PoliceBrutality brutal policeman]]. Seems that being evil is a prerequisite to being a brit, which is a stark contrast to the PoliticallyCorrectHistory that's often portrayed. The British certainly were NOT that enlightened or innocent as is often portrayed, but a lot of the scenes in the film (particularly the copious officially-sanctioned use of PoliceBrutality to intimidate dissidents) dates back far before the film is set after said issues had been largely cleaned up (by World War II, the British realized it was not a good idea to needlessly provoke their Chinese allies when both the KMT and CCP were calling for annexation and they themselves were heavily dependent on the anti-Colonial US for support, and even as early as the turn of the century police corruption on the scale we see in the film- particularly involving violence- was met with jail or worse).
** Also, it's implied that their British superiors weren't aware of the level of corruption and brutality, and bringing it to their attention is enough to get the head of the police fired. (Not that they particularly care about the Chinese, they just don't think it's appropriate behavior.)
* ExtremityExtremist: Invoked. The British make kicking against the rules after Twister takes a few good hits.
* FlexibleTourneyRules: When Ip Man starts to win against Twister, the referees "suddenly" remember that you're not suppose to kick in western boxing matches and call Ip Man on it; something they didn't bother to call Master Hung on in the last match when Twister was beating the sick and elderly Chinese ''to death''.
* FreudianExcuse: Jin tries to offer one as an excuse for his banditry.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Twister's boxing is brutally effective. Earlier subverted with the street fighting of Wong Leung and his friends, who get stomped by Ip. Frank is a 'roided up Twister.
* HeelFaceTurn:
** [[spoiler: Jin]].
** [[spoiler: Master Hung]] too. Ip Man eventually confronts Hung about insisting that Ip pay his protection fees. During this confrontation, [[spoiler: Hung's son suddenly appears, and Ip quickly grabs him off the ground to keep Hung from accidentally kicking him. This greatly changes Hung's disposition towards Ip.]]
** Jin. Last seen by Ip as a bandit and gave the Japanese his location. Greeted as an old friend upon showing up (though his BigDamnHeroes moment certainly helped).
** Master Hung. Introduced as the OpposingSportsTeam who basically tried to keep Ip from starting a kung fu school and got Ip arrested for rescuing his prize student. This changes after [[WorthyAdversary they fight to a draw]] and he [[EnemyMine faces off against Twister]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Twister calls Master Hung a "yellow piece of fat" early on, and it only gets worse from there.
* EvilBrit: Twister and the [[PoliceBrutality brutal policeman]]. Seems that being evil is a prerequisite to being a brit, which is a stark contrast to the PoliticallyCorrectHistory that's often portrayed. The British certainly were NOT that enlightened or innocent as is often portrayed, but a lot of the scenes in the film (particularly the copious officially-sanctioned use of PoliceBrutality to intimidate dissidents) dates back far before the film is set after said issues had been largely cleaned up (by World War II, the British realized it was not a good idea to needlessly provoke their Chinese allies when both the KMT and CCP were calling for annexation and they themselves were heavily dependent on the anti-Colonial US for support, and even as early as the turn of the century police corruption on the scale we see in the film- particularly involving violence- was met with jail or worse).
** Also, it's implied that their British superiors weren't aware of the level of corruption and brutality, and bringing it to their attention is enough to get the head of the police fired. (Not that they particularly care about the Chinese, they just don't think it's appropriate behavior.)
* ExtremityExtremist: Invoked. The British make kicking against the rules after Twister takes a few good hits.
* FlexibleTourneyRules: When Ip Man starts to win against Twister, the referees "suddenly" remember that you're not suppose to kick in western boxing matches and call Ip Man on it; something they didn't bother to call Master Hung on in the last match when Twister was beating the sick and elderly Chinese ''to death''.
* FreudianExcuse: Jin tries to offer one as an excuse for his banditry.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Twister's boxing is brutally effective. Earlier subverted with the street fighting of Wong Leung and his friends, who get stomped by Ip. Frank is a 'roided up Twister.
* HeelFaceTurn:
** [[spoiler: Jin]].
** [[spoiler: Master Hung]] too. Ip Man eventually confronts Hung about insisting that Ip pay his protection fees. During this confrontation, [[spoiler: Hung's son suddenly appears, and Ip quickly grabs him off the ground to keep Hung from accidentally kicking him. This greatly changes Hung's disposition towards Ip.]]
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a 2010 {{martial arts movie}}, the 2010 sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is the 2010 sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is a {{martial arts movie}}, the 2010 sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
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* CasualtyInTheRing: [[spoiler: Master Hung]]
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* CasualtyInTheRing: [[spoiler: Twister kills Master Hung]]Hung on the ring]].
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Ip Man accidentally kicks Twister after kicking has been banned in their match.
* DeconstructedTrope: OldMaster. Master Hung is an immensely capable fighter, but his aged body will give out on him if a fight drags on longer than it should. [[spoiler:He eventually is killed in a fight with the younger, more powerful and AxCrazy boxer Twister.]]
* DentedIron: Master Hung.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Ip Man accidentally kicks Twister after kicking has been banned in their match.
* DeconstructedTrope: OldMaster. Master Hung is an immensely capable fighter, but his aged body will give out on him if a fight drags on longer than it should. [[spoiler:He eventually is killed in a fight with the younger, more powerful and AxCrazy boxer Twister.]]
* DentedIron: Master Hung.
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* BloodKnight: Twister only cares about fighting and proving his superiority, showing pretty much all of the negative connotations (propensity for violence, anger, arrogance) but none of the relatively positive traits (honor, respect for his opponents).
* BoringButPractical: Being a boxer, Twister doesn't use kicks or hand techniques like his kung fu rivals, instead relying on English boxing punches. However, thanks to his [[LightningBruiser speed, incredible strength]] and sheer {{Ax Craz|y}}iness, he still manages to [[spoiler: beat Master Hung Lie-Nang to death with his fists, and nearly does the same to Ip.]] Frank from the third movie, played by Mike Tyson, is even more so as, unlike Twister, he has the good sense to attack Ip's footing.
* CallBack: Early on, Wong Leung asks if Ip has defeated ten men at the same time. In the third film, this was revisited when Ip had to fight ten underground ring fighters.
* CasualtyInTheRing: [[spoiler: Master Hung]]
* BoringButPractical: Being a boxer, Twister doesn't use kicks or hand techniques like his kung fu rivals, instead relying on English boxing punches. However, thanks to his [[LightningBruiser speed, incredible strength]] and sheer {{Ax Craz|y}}iness, he still manages to [[spoiler: beat Master Hung Lie-Nang to death with his fists, and nearly does the same to Ip.]] Frank from the third movie, played by Mike Tyson, is even more so as, unlike Twister, he has the good sense to attack Ip's footing.
* CallBack: Early on, Wong Leung asks if Ip has defeated ten men at the same time. In the third film, this was revisited when Ip had to fight ten underground ring fighters.
* CasualtyInTheRing: [[spoiler: Master Hung]]
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Part of Ip's defeat of Twister... once he realizes that trying to punch the hulking boxer in the face is only [[LogicalWeakness bringing him within range of his punches]], Ip opts to inflict DeathOfAThousandCuts to his legs and body to slow him down enough to [[CombatPragmatist strike the nerves in his arms]].
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy:
** Twister, an utterly vicious Western boxer.
** Also notable is Wong Leung, who grows out of it after some hard lessons.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy:
** Twister, an utterly vicious Western boxer.
** Also notable is Wong Leung, who grows out of it after some hard lessons.
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''Ip Man 2'', also known as ''Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'', is the 2010 sequel to ''Film/IpMan'' and the second film in the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series, starring Creator/DonnieYen in the title role.
The film focuses on Ip Man's attempt to propagate Wing Chun in Hong Kong after the war. In doing so, he finds opposition from other martial arts masters such as as well as the British.
