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Ip Man is in many ways representative of the immensely popular kung fu/martial arts film. Think carefully about the film elements and action throughout the film: what do they mean? What messages does the film have? Answer one of the following questions:
1. Ip Man draws heavily on action and portrays violence and war. What does it say about these things? Is violence justified? If so, in what contexts? What should someone fight for?
2. Representations of gender and masculinity are present throughout the film. What does the film say about these things? What constitutes positive and supportive masculinity? What constitutes negative and destructive masculinity? What roles do women play in the film?
3. The conflict between China and Japan is a major part of the context for the film. How are the nations portrayed? What does the film have to say about imperialism and colonization? Or about nationalism and supremacy?
4. What makes the kung fu or martial arts film popular? Is it just spectacle, or is it something more? What pictures of China and other East Asian countries does the genre paint? What are the benefits and limitations of these pictures?
Whichever question you answer, make sure you reference specific film elements as evidence for your claims!
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