ACC英語會話第5組

                             【葉問】  ( IP MAN ) 

介紹：

    一九三零年代，中國武術之都的佛山，武風頂盛，各門各派為廣納門徒，經常集體比鬥以顯實力。葉問(甄子丹飾)習得一身武藝但為人低調，故未有設館授徒，只待在家中與友人閉門切磋、鑽研武術。以金山找(樊少皇飾)爲首的北方武師，為了在佛山揚名立萬，遂狠狠挫下各派館主。金山找為搏得佛山市民的認同，決意挑戰不問世事的葉問，且不惜一切逼葉問出手。葉問在妻子張永成(熊黛林飾)的鼓勵下毅然出手，以熟練的詠春拳大勝金山找。經此一役，佛山掀起了熾盛的詠春熱潮。好景不常，中日戰爭爆發，佛山淪陷，葉家大宅被日軍強佔，葉問被迫帶著妻兒移居廢屋。葉問一家生活艱苦，但葉問仍積極面對，一改闊少的態度，到煤炭廠當苦力，自力更生。眾中國人默默耕耘之際，一批日軍卻前來生事，陪伴著日軍主任佐騰旁邊的翻譯官，竟是昔日的佛山巡警李釗(林家棟飾)！

    日本將軍三蒲(池內博之飾)是一名武痴，故以白米作獎賞，邀請中國人到打鬥場與日軍切磋，藉以觀摩中國武術。葉問的好友武痴林(行 宇飾)於打鬥場內侮辱三蒲，被活生生擊斃！葉問為尋找武痴林，到打鬥場查看，甫一進場即見廖師傅被佐騰無理射殺！葉問遂把心中悲憤於打鬥場上發洩出來，以一敵十，痛擊日本人！三蒲對葉問的身手大為欣賞，並表示期待與葉問一戰。葉問的摯友周清泉(任達華飾)被淪為山賊的金山找勒索。周清泉為養活一眾工人，未有棄廠撤離，令葉問明白到每人都有其使命，遂留在棉花廠教眾工人以詠春自衛。金山找再次來襲，一眾工友在葉問帶領下齊起以詠春反抗，一眾卑微的工人竟能以自己的拳頭擊退山賊，大感振奮！三蒲帶兵至棉花廠捉拿葉問，要求葉問向日軍傳授中國武術。葉問不甘作漢奸，且欲替中國人挽回尊嚴，遂公然挑戰三蒲，要以雙拳喚起中國人的團結心。三蒲自視甚高，為保名聲毅然應戰。佐騰為保三蒲勝出竟暗設埋伏，葉問未知已身陷危機，以詠春力戰三蒲的空手道，二人在擂台上展開激烈生死決戰．．．．

Summary

The film is set in the 1930s in Foshan, a hub of Chinese martial arts, where various schools actively recruit disciples and compete against each other. Although the Wing Chun expert Ip Man is the most accomplished martial artist in Foshan, he is unassuming and keeps a low profile. As an independently wealthy man, he feels no need to accept any disciples and instead spends his days training, meeting with friends, and spending time with his family--although his wife is often resentful of the time he spends on training and discussing martial arts with friends and colleagues. Though not a professional martial artist, Ip is respected due to skills he displays in friendly, closed-door competitions with local masters. Ip Man further enhances his reputation in the beginning of the movie when defeats an aggressive, rude, but highly skilled Northern master, Jin Shanzhao, thus upholding the regional pride of fellow Southern Chinese stylists and others in Foshan.

The Japanese invasion in 1937 adversely affects the life of everyone in Foshan. Ip Man's house is overtaken by the Japanese and used as their headquarters in Foshan. Ip Man and his family lose their wealth and are forced to live in a decrepit house. Desperate to earn money, he accepts work as a coolie at a coal mine to support his family. The Japanese leader Colonel Miura turns out to be an enthusiastic martial artist and sets up an arena for Chinese martial artists to compete with his Karate military trainees. Rice is offered as a reward if the contestant wins. When one of his friends goes missing, Ip Man investigates and discovers the matches. At first disturbed by the spectacle, he is further enraged when he sees a Chinese martial artist executed after he loses such a match. In response, he demands a match with 10 Japanese martial artists at once, and defeats them with ease. His skill arouses the interest of Miura, seeks to learn more about Ip Man and see him fight again.

 Ip Man visits his old friend Zhou Qingquan, who owns and runs a cotton mill. Zhou tells him that a highway robbery gang led by Jin Shanzhao often harasses his workers and extorts money from them. Ip Man teaches the workers Wing Chun for self-defence. Meanwhile, Miura grows impatient when he sees that Ip Man has not returned to the arena. He sends his men to find Ip Man. Ip Man takes down the Japanese soldiers who harassed his family and goes into hiding. The robbers return to the cotton mill to demand money. The workers fight back using the self-defence techniques they learnt. Just then, Ip Man appears and defeats Jin Shanzhao, telling him never to return and harass the workers again.

 The Japanese soldiers eventually find Ip Man at the cotton mill. Miura tells Ip Man that his life will be spared if he agrees to instruct the Japanese troops in martial arts. Ip Man refuses and challenges Miura to a match instead, which Miura gladly accepts--both because of his love for the martial arts and because he realizes that refusing the challenge will mean a loss of face for the Japanese and an enormous boost of morale for the occupied Chinese. The match between Ip Man and Miura is a public one in the town square. After an intense fight, Ip Man defeats Miura. Just then, Miura's deputy Sato opens fire at him. This sparks off a scuffle between the Chinese citizens watching the match and the Japanese soldiers.

心得：

    葉問！除了武打帶來驚喜、情緒沸騰之外，看完電影有著深深的感觸：「小人物有小人物的幸福，大人物有大人物的煩惱」，端看自己想許什麼願望。或許平凡的一家人在一起，真的就是幸福了。片中有許多精彩的武術對決，但最讓我印象深刻的卻是葉問對妻小的愛，也許是傳統男人的個性吧，愛總是放在心底。對妻子百般呵護，每每讓我感動淚流！這樣一部充滿愛以及熱情的經典好片，是人生必看的一部電影！