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* {{Qipao}}: It's a period piece by Creator/WongKarWai, what do you expect?
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: That there is such a person was one of Gong Yutian's teachings.
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* ClothingDamage: The [[CoolOldGuy cool]] OldRetainer deliberately does this to several of Ma San's men with his sword, and the meaning is clear: ''I could hack you apart without breaking a sweat, but that's not what Gong Er wants.''
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* DenOfIniquity: {{Averted}}; much of the story takes place in a brothel, but Ip Man's narration indicates that perfectly respectable socialization between many of the masters occurred there.
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* LesCollaborateurs: Ma San joins the government of the puppet-state Manchuria willingly.
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* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Gong Er seeks revenge on Ma San for killing Gong Yutian]].
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''The Grandmaster'' is a 2012 2013 biopic of martial arts master Ip Man directed by Creator/WongKarWai and starring Creator/TonyLeung and Creator/ZhangZiyi. The martial arts sequences were choreographed by Creator/YuenWooPing.
Creator/YuenWooPing.
It has no ties to the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series.
It has no ties to the ''Film/{{Ip Man|Film Series}}'' film series.
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* FakeNationality: Ip Man's wife is played by Korean actress Song Hye-kyo.
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: At the end of the film, a little kid enlists in Ip Man's martial arts school, and the audience guesses he will grow up to become BruceLee.
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''The Grandmaster'' is a 2012 biopic of martial arts master Ip Man directed by Creator/WongKarWai and starring TonyLeung Creator/TonyLeung and Creator/ZhangZiyi. The martial arts sequences were choreographed by Creator/YuenWooPing.
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* SecondSinoJapaneseWar: The characters live through the brutal Japanese occupation of their hometown. Ip Man loses his two daughters to starvation during the war.
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* SecondSinoJapaneseWar: UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar: The characters live through the brutal Japanese occupation of their hometown. Ip Man loses his two daughters to starvation during the war.
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* ReCut: The version of the movie shown in American theatres is about 15 minutes shorter, has a somewhat different structure, and features several scenes not included in the original. American critics who had seen the original cut were generally not happy with this, though the Chinese cut is available on importable Blu-Ray.
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* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Every character in the movie is proficient in the martial arts with the single exception of Ip Man's wife.
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* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Every character in the movie is proficient in the martial arts with the single exception of Ip Man's wife.
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* CompositeCharacter: While the story is more or less true to Ip Man's life, the characterization, as well as Tony Leung's performance (particularly in the early scenes), was meant to be an amalgamation of Ip Man and Creator/BruceLee.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Gong Er wears elegant dresses in all her fight scenes. For her duel with Ma San, she shows up in a beautiful fur-lined coat.
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* ActionGirl: The female lead is played by Creator/ZhangZiyi, which ought to tell you she is ''not'' to be messed with. She proves a match even for Ip Man.
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* SheFu: The female lead is played by Creator/ZhangZiyi, which ought to tell you she is ''not'' to be messed with. She proves a match even for Ip Man.
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* FakeNationality: Ip Man's wife is played by Korean actress Song Hye-kyo.
* ParrotPetPosition: The aforementioned character constantly has his pet monkey perched on his shoulder.
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* YoungFutureFamousPeople: At the end of the film, a little kid enlists in Ip Man's martial arts school, and the audience guesses he will grow up to become Bruce Lee.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Gong Er coughs up blood as a delayed effect of an internal injury sustained during her fight with Ma San.
* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Every character in the movie is proficient in the martial arts with the single exception of Ip Man's wife.
* ConservationOfNinjitsu: The first fight in the film is between Ip Man and a dozen [[{{Mook}} Mooks]]. Of course he wipes the floor with them.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: The characters amply comment on the respective merits of their fighting styles.
* OldRetainer: Gong Er's manservant/bodyguard used to work for his father beforeher.serving her.
* {{Qipao}}: It's a period piece by Creator/WongKarWai, what do you expect?
* SheFu: The female lead is played by Creator/ZhangZiyi, which ought to tell you she is ''not'' to be messed with. She proves a match even for Ip Man.
* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Every character in the movie is proficient in the martial arts with the single exception of Ip Man's wife.
* ConservationOfNinjitsu: The first fight in the film is between Ip Man and a dozen [[{{Mook}} Mooks]]. Of course he wipes the floor with them.
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* SnowMeansDeath: The funeral procession of Gong Er's father takes place through a desolate snow-covered landscape, harmonizing with the white banners and white mourning clothes of the attendants.
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-->''"Kung-fu, that's two words. One vertical, one horizontal... At the end of the fight, only one man is left standing."''
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!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ma San.
* OldRetainer: Gong Er's manservant/bodyguard used to work for his father before her.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Ip Man and Gong Er.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: At the end of the film, a little kid enlists in Ip Man's martial arts school, and the audience guesses he will grow up to become Bruce Lee.
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!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Ma San.
* OldRetainer: Gong Er's manservant/bodyguard used to work for his father before her.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Ip Man and Gong Er.
* YoungFutureFamousPeople: At the end of the film, a little kid enlists in Ip Man's martial arts school, and the audience guesses he will grow up to become Bruce Lee.
