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In The Legend is Born,
Ip Man Rises From The Ashes...

A living legend fights in the film!

In most kung fu movies, many of the real martial artists are on set as trainers and coaches.
One big plus here is Ip Chun, Ip Man’s surviving son, plays a big part in the movie and is in fight scenes too!
... You get to watch a real living legend on screen.
Along with authentic Wing Chun, you learn something in the movie that my current and previous sifu teach:
“if it works and you can get away with it, use it... you need to have variety... don’t be predictable... use it as a finishing move...”
How they demonstrate this in the movie also rubbed many Wing Chun practitioners the wrong way.
Again I won’t give away the details. But in many of the fight scenes they test the boundaries of Wing Chun principles.
Honestly, it made me feel a little uncomfortable.
What do you think?

It deserves to be watched and judged on its own merits

If you watch the movie on its own merits, like I did, you'll enjoy it very much. It also helps that this version is a pre-qual to the first two Ip Man movies. So the break from Donnie Yen isn't so hard to take.
In “Legend,” Ip Man is young. The movie starts with him learning Wing Chun as a child, and then through his high school and university years.
I won’t give away the plot - you’ll have to watch it.