- Donnie Yen takes on the role of Ip Man for the fourth time, master of martial arts who notably trained Bruce Lee.
- The hero travels to the United States to experience his ultimate challenge in San Francisco's Chinatown.
- This mural is expected to be the last kung fu movie starring Donnie Yen.
Which movie can overshadow Star Wars at the Chinese box office? Ip Man 4: Wilson Yip's last fight , final part of the saga! Donnie Yen takes on the role of the martial arts master who was Bruce Lee's mentor and whom he has played since 2008.
Ip Man (1893-1972) travels to San Francisco in the hope of finding a school for his rebellious son. Condemned by a cancer which will eventually overwhelm him, he delivers his swan song to racist Americans but also to compatriots in Chinatown. They accuse him of having democratized martial arts by making them accessible to Westerners. Bruce Lee (played by Danny Chan quite convincing) is not yet a movie star: he receives all the students in his classes regardless of the color of their skin.
A symbol for martial arts fans
"Ip Man is a symbol, that of open-mindedness and transmission," explains "cine-kungfu" specialist Ric Meyers. He was not just a genius in his art. He has trained many students. Without him, kung fu movies might not have existed. Director Wilson Yip, already at the helm of the previous sections, draws on his cinephilia to confront the hero with new adversaries. “We think of course of the films of Bruce Lee, laughs Ric Meyers, but the quotes are numerous, sharp and very tasty for fans of this kind of films. Even if you are new to this field, Ip Man 4 is amazed by the power of virtuoso action scenes.
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Romanticized just what it takes
This fourth opus shows an Ip Man, tired but still capable of beating those who deserve it. The fights choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, known for having orchestrated those of the diptych Kill Bill (2004) by Quentin Tarantino and Tiger and Dragon (2001) by Ang Lee, are sublime. “The story is obviously fictionalized,” says Ric Meyers, but we find there the essence of the master's philosophy made of tolerance and firmness. Between two spectacular brawls between gifted martial arts actors - including the impressive Scott Adkins, Ip Man's wisdom is distilled by a Donnie Yen at his best both as an actor and as a fighter.
More kung fu for Donnie Yen
“I feel like a sense of completion, of fulfillment,” said Donnie Yen in an interview. I believe that every actor is looking for a role that represents them and that has been Ip Man for me. »At 56, Donnie Yen announced that he had just shot his last Kung-fu film with this virtuoso and twilight fresco. It is with panache that he bids farewell to the genre that made him known by paying a final tribute to a legendary martial artist.
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