Just for posterity's sake...
I watched Ip Man 2 last night.
It is, technically, far superiod to the first movie. The quality of camera and film are much improved and the acting is also much better. It seems somehow more "professiona;" and on the whole, the movie holds together as more organized. That being said, there is much more of a traditional story-telling vibe about it. In fact, I would say that the movie, still exploring the same themes of loyalty and family, plus the quest for superiority over other pugilistic forms (which, symbolically, still stand in for the larger political and social influences of various cultures while the Chinese voice struggles to stand firm and unique even as it fights within to find its single, representative style), morphs into Rocky 3.
Friends become enemies, enemies become friends, lessons are learned, good prevails through tragedy. Babies are born, dust is raised and sandwiches are served. Fin.
On to Ip Man 3 I think...
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