Although The Grandmaster was not as popular as others of Wong Kar-Wai's works in the western world, this film was highly-praised and applauded in the Chinese-speaking world for its profound philosophical depth, historical perspective, and break-through of the Kung-Fu film genre, further cementing Wong's "Grandmaster" Status in Chinese cinema. The film received a record-breaking 12 awards in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, most wins for a single film in history.[12] Zhang Ziyi also received an unprecedented 12 different Best Actress awards for her performance.[13]
Plot
The film uses narration from Ip Man and Gong Er throughout the plot, as well as numerous flashbacks and flashforwards.
Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man (Tony Leung) reflects on the nature of martial arts as he battles a dozen combatants during a rainstorm in Foshan. Ip wins and experiences flashbacks of his life, from his early training at the age of seven, to his induction into Wing Chun by his master, Chan Wah-shun (Yuen Woo-Ping), and his marriage to Cheung Wing-sing (Song Hye-Kyo).
Ip Man's peaceful existence is threatened by the arrival of Gong Yutian (Wang Qing Xiang), the Wudangquan martial arts grandmaster from northern China, who announces that he has already retired and appointed Ma San (Zhang Jin) as his heir in the North. He then concedes that the South should have its own heir. A fight erupts as various masters attempt to challenge Gong, but they are deterred by Ma San. As the Southern masters deliberate on a representative, Gong Yutian's daughter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi) arrives and tries to convince her father not to continue the fight, as she feels the Southern masters are unworthy. Meanwhile, the Southern masters decide on Ip Man to represent them, and Ip proceeds to be tested by three Southern masters before he challenges Gong Yutian.
The "fight" between Ip Man and Gong Yutian turns out to be an exchange of philosophical ideas using a crumbled flat-cake as a metaphor for Chinese unity. Gong proclaims that Ip has shown him the limits of his knowledge and declares Ip the winner. As Gong returns to the North, Gong Er sets out to regain her family's honor by challenging Ip Man. As they agree that "Kung Fu is about precision," whoever breaks a piece of furniture during the fight will be the loser. An intense fight breaks out between Ip Man and Gong Er, which concludes with victory for her after Ip breaks a stairstep while saving her from falling. Ip and Gong Er part on friendly terms, with Ip saying he wants a rematch in the future. They keep in contact by exchanging letters, and Ip intends to bring his family with him to northern China. His plans are soon disrupted by the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.
During the war, Ip Man and his family descend into poverty and he loses his two daughters to starvation. Meanwhile, in northern China, Ma San betrays China in favor of the puppet government in Manchuria and kills Gong Yutian as a hanjian. When Gong Er returns, Mr. Jiang (Shang Tie Long), the family servant, tells her Gong Yutian's final wish was for her to be happy and not to seek vengeance. Gong Er refuses to accept this, and instead makes a vow to Buddha to never teach, marry, or have children, devoting her life to vengeance against Ma San.
Ip Man moves to Hong Kong in 1950 in the hope of starting a career as a martial arts teacher. He spars with and defeats other martial artists soundly, earning a reputation. The Chinese government closes the border with Hong Kong in 1951 and Ip never sees his wife again. He meets Gong Er again on Chinese New Year's Eve 1950 and asks her for one more contest while implying that she should rebuild her martial art school. Gong Er refuses, stating that many martial arts have disappeared throughout the course of history, and that her family's would not be the only one. A flashback 10 years earlier shows a confrontation between Gong Er and Ma San at a train station on Chinese New Year's Eve 1940, in which Gong Er defeats Ma San using one of her father's special moves that Ma San had failed to learn. Gong Er loses her desire to use martial arts and moves to Hong Kong with Mr. Jiang to open a clinic.
In 1952, Ip Man and Gong Er meet each other for the last time. Gong confesses to Ip that she has harbored romantic feelings for him since their first fight. She dies in 1953, taking her father's secrets of the Baguazhang to the grave. A voice-over from Ip reveals that the fight with Ma San left Gong badly injured, and she turned to opium to help with the pain. Ip Man's Wing Chun school flourishes, and he is able to popularize the once secretive and elitist martial art on a worldwide scale. Ip trains a young boy who grows up to be his most famous student: Bruce Lee.
Cast
Main Characters
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Ip Man (Ye Wen), disciple of Chan Wah-shun and a grandmaster of the Foshan Wing Chun martial art style from Southern China. Husband to Cheung Wing-sing and love interest of Gong Er. Becomes a Wing-Chun teacher in Hong Kong.
Zhang Ziyi as Gong Ruo Mei (aka Gong Er), daughter of Gong Yutian and a master of the Baguazhang martial art style. Becomes a trained doctor and opens a clinic after exacting revenge on Ma San. Dies from her internal injuries and opium addiction.
Wu Yixuan as young Gong Er
Zhang Jin as Ma San, first disciple of Gong Yutian and heir to Gong's Baguazhang martial art style. Main antagonist of the movie who becomes a Japanese conspirator, kills his master, and becomes an enemy to Gong Er. Killed by Gong Er.
Yuen Woo-ping as Chan Wah-shun (Chen Huashun), Ip Man's martial arts teacher and grandmaster of the Wing-Chun martial art style.
People around Gong Er
Wang Qingxiang as Gong Yutian (aka Gong Baoshen), Gong Er's father and grandmaster of the Baguazhang martial art style. Head of the Chinese Martial Arts Federation in Northern China. Killed by Ma San.
Zhao Benshan as Ding Lianshan, disciple of Gong Yutian and senior to Gong Er.
Shang Tielong as Jiang, loyal follower of the Gong family.
Chin Shih-chieh as Wu Ye, a Gong clan elder and godbrother of Gong Yutian.
Wang Jue as San Ye, a Gong clan elder and godbrother of Gong Yutian.
Other Characters
Chang Chen as "The Razor" Yixiantian. Master of the Bajiquan martial art style. Saved by and befriends Gong Er while escaping from the Japanese to Hong Kong. Owner of the white rose hairdresser and becomes a Bajiquan teacher in Hong Kong.
Xiaoshenyang as Sanjiangshui, a gangster in Hong Kong who became Yixiantian's disciple.
Lau Ga-yung (Lau Kar Yung) as Master Hong, Hung Gar martial arts practitioner in Foshan.
Cung Le as Tiexieqi, challenges Ip Man in the opening of the film.
Lo Hoi-pang as Uncle Deng, a well-known authority figure in the Foshan martial arts scene. Owner of the Foshan Gong He Association.
Julian Cheung as Yi Ge, a renowned Cantonese tune performer in Foshan. Works at the association owned by Uncle Deng.
The film is well known for its long development time, having been announced in 2008.[14] It was caught in development hell, partly because Tony Leung broke his arm while training in Wing Chun.[15] The film is Wong's most expensive production to date. Wong intended the film to be a major collaboration with mainland China's film industry,[16] noting that the enormous expansion and growth in China's film industry and market over the past decade has provided filmmakers with resources to make features that weren't possible before.[16] Wong stated, "Films don't just belong to the mainland or Hong Kong. They belong to all Chinese and not just to a certain place at a certain time. It's a legacy that belongs to all of us."[17]
Music
The music is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi and Nathaniel Méchaly, with two works by Ennio Morricone and the original Stabat Mater composed by Stefano Lentini. The Stabat Mater is not included in the soundtrack CD and it was published separately by Milan Records as "'Stabat Mater' As Seen in Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmaster'". It reached Number 1 in Hong Kong's iTunes Original Score.
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of 138 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Though its storytelling is a tad muddled, Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster still exhibits the auteur's stylistic flourishes in gorgeous cinematography and explosive action set pieces."[18] At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[19]
Variety gave the film a positive review, stating Wong "exceeds expectations with The Grandmaster, fashioning a 1930s action saga into a refined piece of commercial filmmaking". The review also said: "Boasting one of the most propulsive yet ethereal realizations of authentic martial arts onscreen, as well as a merging of physicality and philosophy not attained in Chinese cinema since King Hu's masterpieces, the hotly anticipated pic is sure to win new converts from the genre camp."[1]
While praising Tony Leung's Ip Man and Zhang Ziyi's Gong Er, calling the latter "more or less complete and coherent", The Hollywood Reporter lamented some of the more underdeveloped characters, stating that "the same can't be said of some of the other characters, such as Chang Chen’s Razor, an expert of the Bajiquan school who is supposed to be another of the grandmasters. Song Hye-kyo’s Madam Ip has only a cursory presence and is basically rendered invisible in the film’s second half."[20]
Zhang Ziyi's performance as Gong Er has been praised by critics such as Scott Bowles of USA Today as the film's "discovery",[21] and her character has been mentioned by critics such as Kenji Fujishima of Slant as the film's "real central figure" in spite of the film's title.[22]
The Grandmaster earned HK$21,156,949 (US$2.7 million) at the Hong Kong box office,[24] and grossed over 312 million yuan (US$50 million) at the mainland Chinese box office, US$6,594,959 in North America, and US$64,076,736 in worldwide, thus becoming Wong's highest-grossing film to date.[25][26]
Versions
Three versions of the film have been released.
1. The "Chinese Cut" of the film runs 130 minutes.[4][27]
3. The version released by The Weinstein Company is a more linear 108 minute cut that includes explanatory text for the benefit of Americans unfamiliar with the story,[28][29]
Wong wrote in The Huffington Post that he was "never interested in telling a watered down version," but one that was tighter and provided greater historical context:
As a filmmaker, let me say that the luxury of creating a new cut for U.S. audiences was the opportunity to reshape it into something different than what I began with -- a chance one doesn't always get as a director and an undertaking much more meaningful than simply making something shorter or longer. The original version of THE GRANDMASTER is about 2 hours, 10 minutes. Why not 2 hours, 9 minutes or 2 hours, 11 minutes? To me, the structure of a movie is like a clock or a prized watch -- it's about precision and perfect balance.[30]
Some critics believe the 130-minute version is superior. The Wrap called the film "sweeping, gorgeous, exciting – and butchered."[31] Manohla Dargis at The New York Times wrote: "Too bad that the American distributor didn’t have enough faith in the audience to release the original."[32]
^"Hong Kong Filmart: Does China Still Need the Island?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2018. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai says the time has come to move beyond outdated definitions of Chinese and Hong Kong cinema. "Films don't just belong to the mainland or Hong Kong," he says. "They belong to all Chinese and not just to a certain place at a certain time. It's a legacy that belongs to all of us." Wong, who made his reputation with moody art house fare like 2000's In the Mood for Love, is living proof. He now is enjoying his biggest box-office hit in China with The Grandmaster, his first genre film.
^"The 25 Best Films of 2013". Slant Magazine. The real central figure, in fact, is Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi), the daughter of a rival martial-arts master who, upon her father's murder, devotes her life to the single-minded pursuit of revenge...
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