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Ip Man

2008 · 106 min · Director: Wilson Yip ★ IMDb 8 · 245,725 ratings

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In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation.

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Ip Man (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Satisfaction 20%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Satisfaction, Awe. Genres: Drama, Action, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Satisfaction and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension26 %18 %7 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor32 %24 %10 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor36 %30 %16 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension41 %38 %21 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension49 %48 %21 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension57 %48 %30 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sadness64 %36 %51 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Empathy61 %34 %60 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Empathy59 %46 %55 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension68 %65 %56 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension75 %71 %61 %50 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Empathy71 %61 %64 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy65 %55 %60 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Hope61 %56 %48 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension65 %63 %43 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Tension74 %71 %50 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension79 %77 %59 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Tension80 %80 %63 %47 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 103′Hope65 %10 %35 %15 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

LF
Louis Fan

LH
Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

Zhang Yong Cheng

HI
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

General Miura

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Captain Li Zhao

LF
Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Jin Shan Zhao

Xing Yu

Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

WY
Wong Yau-Nam

Shao Dan Yuan

CC
Calvin Cheng

Zhou Guang Yao

CZ
Chen Zhihui

Master Liao

ST
Shibuya Tenma

Colonel Sato

LC
Li Chak

Yip Zhun

LQ
Li Qilong

Green Dragon / Master Li

ZZ
Zhou Zhong

Master He / Master Hong

ZB
Zhang Bo

Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard

JG
Jin Gang

Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard

LK
Lu Kai

Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard

TL
Tony Leung

Green Dragon Club Master

LM
Liu Mingzhe

Righteous Club Master

Details

Directed by
Wilson Yip
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
106 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 245,725 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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