"Ip Man 4" box office continues to rise amid controversy. Do traditional kung fu movies have a future?

Traditional kung fu films still need more development.

"Ip Man 4" lacks a lot of surprises.

If we compare the way "Avengers 4: Endgame", this year's Marvel finale of ten years, gives back to fans, "Ip Man 4" seems even more bland and lacks highlights (Easter eggs).

"Ip Man 4" tells the story of the elderly Ip Man. The incident took place in the 1960s and 1970s. At this time, Ip Man was told by the doctor that he had cancer and that he only had the last days left in his life.

In order to allow his children to go to school in Los Angeles, Ip Man went to the United States at the invitation of his apprentice Bruce Lee.

The film crew put a lot of effort into making the story look more real, especially the colors of the pictures, which are deliberately old-fashioned and have a retro feel to the movies of the 1960s and 1970s.

It is reported that the film crew specially invited professional Hong Kong film colorists to create a warm yellow tone for the film, making the long-lost "Hong Kong flavor" even thicker.

The first "Ip Man" released in 2008 was successful. In addition to the hearty fighting scenes, another main reason was that it portrayed Ip Man as a "good family man", especially the wife played by Xiong Dailin in the film.

The "henpecked" image in front of Zhang Yongcheng allows the audience to see the tender side deep in the heart of this kung fu master.

In "Ip Man 4", Ip Man's wife Zhang Yongcheng has passed away. Instead, it is the father-son relationship between Ip Man and his son who is in the rebellious period of youth. The film also portrays a kindhearted man who seems to be strict but is always worried about the future of his children.

Father figure.

This image continues the emotional characteristics of Ip Man and his wife Zhang Yongcheng in the first three movies, making the emotional core of this series coherent and recognized by the audience.

After "Ip Man" was released that year, many viewers were hooked. The plot of the film is relatively simple, but the fighting scenes are hearty and enjoyable, especially the scene where Ip Man punches the Japanese officer in rapid succession.

A classic.