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The Grandmaster

2013 · 130 min · Director: Wong Kar-Wai ★ IMDb 6.6 · 39,129 ratings

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Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Grandmaster (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Nostalgia
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Nostalgia
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 43 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessNostalgiaTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Nostalgia38 %3 %35 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Nostalgia45 %8 %33 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension49 %10 %24 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Nostalgia45 %8 %20 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity46 %4 %16 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Inspiration50 %3 %11 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity54 %18 %18 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Sadness68 %54 %34 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 55′Sadness77 %74 %35 %56 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Sadness75 %66 %20 %65 %
52.5 %≈ 68′Tension68 %48 %11 %63 %
57.5 %≈ 75′Tension56 %28 %19 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 81′Nostalgia51 %25 %33 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Tension60 %26 %28 %59 %
72.5 %≈ 94′Tension68 %24 %15 %66 %
77.5 %≈ 101′Tension66 %39 %28 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 107′Sadness71 %64 %51 %19 %
87.5 %≈ 114′Sadness80 %79 %60 %6 %
92.5 %≈ 120′Sadness79 %65 %54 %4 %
97.5 %≈ 127′Inspiration72 %35 %42 %2 %
Riches to rags

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

Zhang Ziyi

Gong Er

JZ
Jin Zhang

Chang Chen

Razor

ZB
Zhao Benshan

Ding Lianshan

XS
Xiao Shenyang

San Jiang Shui

SH
Song Hye-kyo

Zhang Yongcheng

WQ
Wang Qingxiang

Master Gong Yutian

MZ
Max Zhang

Ma San

ST
Shang Tielong

Jiang

ST
Song Tao

Gong Er Di Zi

Lo Hoi-Pang

Uncle Deng

Cung Le

Iron Shoes

KS
King Shih-chieh

Gong Clan Elder

YW
Yuen Woo-Ping

Chan Wah-shun

LK
Lau Kar-Yung

Master Yong

Lau Shun

Master Rui

JC
Julian Cheung

Primo

ZX
Zhou Xiaofei

Sister San

BN
Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Brother Sau

LM
Lo Meng

Dark Spirit

Details

Directed by
Wong Kar-Wai
Written by
Wong Kar-Wai, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu, Xu Haofeng, Zou Jingzhi
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
130 min
Country
Hong Kong, China, France, Netherlands, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 39,129 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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