#The grandmaster full movie online free movie
In the end, this is a martial arts movie that really focuses on the second part of its expression: arts. If you are looking for a historically accurate portrait of Ip Man or if you are expecting a vivid martial arts flick as the movies starring Donnie Yen, you might not get what you want. The acting performances are very good, the cinematography is beautiful and the movie has a gloomy vibe while still delivering a hopeful message. Nobody could have played this role better than her.In the end, if you are familiar with Wong Kar-Wai philosophical and poetic wu xia movies, you will also appreciate The Grandmaster. The fight scenes in the movie are very poetic but so are Zhang Ziyi's costumes, face and movements and she remains credible as her father's skilled avenger. That being said, it's difficult to escape her genuinely beautiful and elegant appearance on screen which makes the character's fate even gloomier. This gradual transformation is absolutely haunting to watch and would have been even more efficient without the use of flashbacks. She convinces as ambitious, proud and smart young woman who progressively becomes bitter, nostalgic and tired.
The most stunning actress is Zhang Ziyi in this film. I really liked his balanced portrait of the character which is a welcome change in comparison to the numerous movies worshipping Ip Man. Tony Leung is authentic as calm and wise grandmaster who still has his minor flaws and weaknesses. Thirdly, the acting performances are solid. On the other side, the movie also keeps a different message for us: you have to see beyond the boundaries to become who you deserve to be. The film shows us examples of resilience despite severe hardship. Secondly, the movie has a slightly gloomy atmosphere from start to finish that keeps it together despite the at times random time-line. The director might at times overuse the natural symbols and the slow-motion camera effects but these elements are still beautiful to watch. Images and words are carefully chosen, the change of seasons and weather is portrayed perfectly and the fight scenes are particularly elegant and almost poetic by honouring the essence of the wu xia genre. First of all, the movie's cinematography is gorgeous. Clocking in around two hours, depending on which of the versions you might have come across, this movie loses momentum and turns out being slightly above average.The fact that this movie is still slightly above average and not a complete disappointment is related to three reasons. If the film were seventy-five minutes long without unnecessary flashbacks and side stories, it would be a very good movie. The Grandmaster is slow and philosophical but is missing the unique atmosphere and content of the other two movies. After getting her revenge, she meets the Northern grandmaster in exile and they talk about what could or couldn't have been if fate had been gentler to them.Wong Kar-Wai's movies always had a slow and philosophical touch but they had a mysterious and even slightly supernatural touch that made Ashes of Time so profound and 2046 so dreamy. Northern grandmaster's daughter vows to take revenge instead of getting married, having children and teaching martial arts. Northern heir apparent collaborates with Japanese invaders and kills his master. Southern grandmaster starts to care about Northern grandmaster's daughter despite being married.
It has a shallow story partially based on fiction and partially based on facts that could be described in four sentences. I'm not saying Ip Man wasn't a fascinating character with a strong moral compass who had an important influence on martial arts cultures, but after Ip Man, Ip Man 2, Ip Man 3, The Legend is Born - Ip Man, Ip Man: The Final Fight and The Legend of Bruce Lee, the world doesn't need another blockbuster that tells us what great guy he was.The problem of this movie is something completely different. There have been countless movies about Ip Man and it's refreshing to get something else than more worship for a historical character whose legacy is bigger than the character really was. That being said, if you know that's what the movie is going to be, it isn't a bad film after all. It is much more a movie about the relationship between a grandmaster and his respected opponent's daughter than a biography of Ip Man.
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