Ip Man: How to Write Superman | Video Essay
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Accented Cinema - Episode 18
Yes, you read the title right. With Ip Man 4 coming out soon, the time is right for a Ip Man retrospective.
When talking about the Ip Man series, most people immediately think of its kung fu action. But hidden behind every punch, there is a story: a superhero story. Today, we are going to analyze the story of all three Ip Man films, and find out what works and what doesn't. All the while drawing some parallels to Superman stories of the past.
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I thought you were Tony Zhou.
You can hire some translators (I'm native in Spanish).
@@thethirdjegs Oh I wish.
@@AccentedCinema you have similar voices, beyond the accent.
Anyways, you are both amazing. (Y)
or imagine superman written from someone elses perspective. protagonist is a regular guy who looks up to superman.
"A man can be all-powerful, a man can be morally perfect, but no man is above learning a new lesson."
One Punch Man does this well, too!
@@fUZZILin the point of Saitama is that he doesnt learn. He has no arc.
@@Ok-eg8dg I disagree. Look at the talk with King right after the fight Benjamin is talking about.
@@TheGrooseofLegend I haven't seen season 2. I was referring to s1
@@Ok-eg8dg Well, then you can't definitively say he has no arc, since the manga is also much further along than even where season 2 got up to.
"No man is above learning a new lesson," I love that.
It's from Confucius, as best I can tell. I can't recall the exact words, but in the Analects, Confucius says something like: no matter what company I am in, I can always learn something. So even if he is speaking with an imbecile, he can learn, showing that learning never ends, and everyone is a teacher in some way.
We must always adapt
It goes along this line i think. Though I'm quite sure this is also inaccurate.
Everyone is a teacher in some ways. If your company is bad, you can learn to not be like him. If your company is good, then take examples from him.
@@lornilula4213 "When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, examine your inner self." Confucius.
"How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." Jesus in Luke 6;42.
Except for Saitama
IP Man skipping the fight to dance with his wife was an amazing moment in king fu cinema.
I’ve always felt Donnie Yen un general has done the best job making viewers care for the characters he portrays. My favorite was Dragon.
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Bro I love dragon that film alone should have won an Oscar
“What a hero can do becomes irrelevant, what a hero chooses to do gives great insight into his character ...”
Excellent summation
Nice line indeed
"No man is above learning a new lesson." I was really expecting a curiosity stream sponsorship there.
"That's why you should use today's sponsor: Skillshare."
@@AccentedCinema this was an amazing video and I won't blame you in the least if you get that sponsorship and actually use that line in your videos in the future. I hope for the best
What?
Okay, Ip-man's way of being with his wife is just sweet, God I almost teared up at that dance scene thank you for showing that here.
u r someting
3 really hurt a lot. It’s one thing to deal with being invaded and then have racist issues, but dealing with the illness and impending death of a loved one is intimate and something almost everyone can relate to either from experience or just imagining losing someone they love.
but the real life Yip Man is another story tho
I teared up even though it's my first time seeing this here
I teared up when she asked him to practice on the Wing Chun dummy because she missed the sound . . .
It's touching because at the beginning of the first movie, she was against his love of Wing Chun because it took his time away from her and their son. But through the course of the movies, she realizes how important it is for him, and to support his love of it rather than fight it.
Whereas Ip Man learns to value her and his family more, and you see the change in both Ip Man 3 & 4.
It's a beautiful give and take that marriage is all about.
10:34 "Superman is dying"
Superman: "I'm dying"
"... yeah thanks, I just said that"
10:32
Ipman 's dance with his wife always makes me chuckle and cry at the same time.
I sure many people did cry when watch Ipman, it was so touching.
"the Man of Steel himself is dying"
"I'm dying"
I died.
*Dark Soul's "You died" shows up*
Sooo...WHat's the Wifi password in Hell/Heaven??
im dying too
TIHYD
@@hoangle5486 heaven:
ua-cam.com/video/WDEBz25lGdY/v-deo.html
There's the password.
I like how you censored Superman's mouth.
Appropriate.
Trying my best not to traumatize the younger viewers here.
🤣
pentakill
Is he using bad words?
500th like here and that part is illegal to show.
Ip Man was pretty fucking wholesome for a martial arts movie.
The first part of the movie establishes him as being so pure and noble, that you really root for him when he is suffering throughout the rest of the movie. Of any character this guy doesn't deserve this BS.
It’s extremely shocking to find someone who actually genuinely understands how Superman is supposed to be written and for that you have my respect and have earned a subscription and a like
Ip Man gets criticism for its morally immovable and undefeated protagonist which makes him unrelatable. And they are right. I don't really relate to him. But the thing is, a good character doesn't *always* have to be that.
Ip Man isn't someone I relate to but he is someone I look up to.
He is an ideal character done right. A grand character even. Something that Hollywood seems to forget by focusing too much on well "quirkyness".
I think the audience love grandeur of a good ideal character too which is why Wonder Woman 2017 was so successful and loved. She is a superhero, a role model and an inspiration.
Characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Ip Man are characters we look up to. Make them grounded in reality, have them really struggle, truly challenge them and make them suffer but never take away their "Grand" factor. Otherwise they won't feel like themselves to the fans. Which is why I didn't like Zack Snyder's take on Superman.
I can relate to perfect characters because I'm perfect.
Everyone can relate to the story of Ip Man. No matter how great the guy, can’t please the old lady.
ip man isn't good, and this video is terrible.
@@batman-sr2px I respect your right to hold a different opinion and support your freedom of speech.
And I also recognize you are one of 27 people (at this time) who don't like the video compared to nearly 2000 people (at this time) who do like the video. Your opinion is in the extreme minority. That doesn't mean it is without value in some objective or absolute sense... but it does mean most people probably don't care what you think.
However, you weren't vulgar so kudos for that.
@@campion04 what old lady?
The first Ip Man is a 10/10 film. Pretty much perfect through and through.
Unfortunatelly, Ip Man 2 and 3 are soulless cashgrabs.
@@procerator 3 wasn't a cash grab at all, and 2 still had good fight scenes but not a good story. 3 had a good story.
@@procerator I think both sequels have some redeeming qualities actually. But yeah, they're not even close to the same level as the first film.
Definitely! Gripping story, great pacing, and so many high points. Shame about the terrible sequels.
@@procerator, the thing that spoiled 2 for me was the xenophobic nationalism. Granted, colonialists weren't the good guys, but the film was laying on the Hooray for Our Side message with a trowel.
“What can possibly challenge him?”
*Me never having seen this before.*
“Yea what can?”
“The Imperial Japanese Army invades China”
“Oh yep that’ll do it”
Ibney00 lmao me cuz I forgot the plot
You make it sounds funny ahahah
I couldn't disagree more about a lack of arc in Ip Man 2.
We're introduced to Ip Man as the classic wise, humble, confident master.
He runs into challenges with getting his school started, and faces them in his usual way. However, the final barrier is the fee the other masters expect him to pay. A combination of poverty and pride stop him from doing that, and he insults the other masters.
Then, in Master Hung's school, he prioritises Master Hung's kid over winning the fight, which allows Hung to develop as a character. He realises that Ip actually had a point, and that the masters have lost their pride.
In turn, he gives Ip the invitation to the Eastern/Western boxing demonstration, and Ip gets a good look at the situation Hung and the other masters are in. He realises that they were in the same position he was- proud but desperate. When he sees Hung get killed, it's a reflection of when he saved Hung's kid, and Ip learns that Hung was truly an honourable person.
Finally, Ip Man defeats Twister using Hung's moves as a symbolic representation of what he has learned: that he and master Hung never really had a conflict with eachother and they were only fighting because of the poverty and exploitation caused by colonialism.
Ip Man is challenged to be less proud and more compassionate, and to recognise that the true enemy is the colonial government.
Thats interesting perspective
Thing is, that's a *STORY* arc, and it shows more development of *OTHER* characters. Ip Man himself doesn't change. He sees that someone else changed as a result of his actions, and honours that person's development. It's not a character arc for Ip Man himself. That said, a Superman-style "flawless" hero character doesn't need to develop as a character if their purpose in the story is to drive the arcs of the characters around them, which is how Ip Man 2 is told, and why it still works as a story with a well constructed story arc.
@@a-blivvy-yus Ip Man DOES change. He begins as a proud character who sees the other masters as selfish and petty. He then grows as he comes to understand that they were struggling under much the same conditions he was. His character arc is tied to Hung's, but he does have one. It's about admitting that he was arrogant and atoning for his arrogance by fighting the real enemy.
@@Salsmachev Yes, but the point is the "his character arc is tied to Hung's" part - the primary character development that happens isn't really *HIM* so much as his realisation that others can change for the better. he realises that these people he's looked down on had reasons for being the "petty" people they were. There is an element of him learning to see things from the other perspective, but it isn't a massive paradigm shift for him. his arc is, ultimately, a fairly flat one comparatively. But it's *MEANT* to be and it being so doesn't reflect badly on the storytelling at all, because he's more of a vehicle for the development of Hung than the central plot arc in and of himself. He's the catalyst for the story rather than the story itself.
blivvy "keyword" primary that does not mean anyone else did not receive some sense of development.
I also like the "What's so funny about truth, justice and the American way?" storyline type for superman-type characters, the story in question was animated as Superman vs the Elite. It basically pits superman against a set of murderous anti-heroes who question superman's methods. Superman doesn't develop as a character, but it shows just why he is how he is, adding depth by improving the audiences understanding of him.
The Elite were never a physical challenge to Superman as much as they were a moral question: "Is it right for Superman to not kill?" To which the story answers as "Yes" and explains why.
Accented Cinema: He's Dying
Superman: I'm Dying
Me: *Dead*
You hit the nail on the head as did "I'm a Marvel and I'm a DC" when they understood that Superman isn't a character we are necessarily supposed to relate to but rather aspire to and be motivated to be like.
those are things Hollywood never makes anymore
I will admit that I clicked on this video with the intent of writing an angry rant to defend superman.
However, the creator of this video spoke of the true battles faced by the characters in such an eloquent and approachable way that I came to understand a viewpoint I would have otherwise never considered.
The writers of the recent superman movies could learn a lot from Ip Man. Thank you for helping me see that.
So who's the overall better character ip man or superman
@@Anubis-xk4ht just depends who's writing either character
@@frankegordon326 I personally think saitama is better season 1 was a great take on OP character even better than both hulk and superman it perfectly examined the struggles of godlike heroes/characters in a very realistic it looked pretty easy and neat but that's just me superman might be a better hero but saitama is a better executed and more consistent character that's just me
ElphBoyK why would u need to defend Superman tho? from this video I gather the creator is himself a Superman fan; he praised the storytelling in certain comicbook / animated series about Supes. What he’s criticizing is the fact that, esp with DCEU I’d assume, the people currently in charge of Superman don’t get this or just aren’t doing enough, or as much as they could, when it is what an iconic character like Superman deserves.
@@Anubis-xk4ht Saitama, to me, isn't better than Superman but just another look at someone who's all powerful.
Another all Powerful would be Goku who while the strongest in Earth and even in this galaxy trains and wants to fight stronger opponents to become more stronger. He isn't a good dad and while he does care to protect Earth and his family and friends, he still wants to seek out people stronger than him and fight them.
Saitama, in his story, is the strongest and is bored cause he's too strong. He also tries to find people stronger than him but is unable to. His story isn't about him finding stronger people but realizing while he maybe physically the strongest, he isn't the symbol of peace or the 'true hero'.
Superman's story is him being a symbol of peace and all powerful. He doesn't need to train, at least in most stories. He also doesn't want to fight stronger opponents but make peace with them to protect Earth. His struggles are all mental and sometimes external as Superman is far from being the strongest in his universe but he definitely is the strongest on Earth but still Earth has many problems that Superman can't just punch his way through.
All 3 OP characters have different takes on being too powerful and how they each react to it. Personally I prefer Superman cause he has some great fuken comics that should have been adapted to the big screen already...
6:27
Ip Man 2 == Rocky 4
Both had a former enemy turned friend die in battle.
Both had an invincible opponent.
Both had the protagonist defeat invincible opponent.
Both gave a speech after said victory.
Both wives were pregnant and gave birth while they were training for fight. (Rocky 2)
its been a while since i watched it, but i think the speech ip man makes at the end of the fight is really similar to the rocky speech
But no musical training montage...
Both were ideological fights (capitalism vs communism / English boxing vs Chinese boxing).
@@maelstrom57 chinese boxing...really.
Kobayashi Maru?
Gotta appreciate a Star Trek reference in your analysis of Chinese media
Kobayashi Maru should've been a widely accepted idiom at this point. But oh well, Star Trek for life!
@@AccentedCinema Just because it's a widely-accepted idiom, doesn't mean it's not recognisable for its source as well.
@@a-blivvy-yus He's saying it's not a widely accepted idiom.
@@RuneKatashima He's saying he thought it was but that what Jeeves said brings that into question because it's being specifically noted as a Trek reference. I'm saying that doesn't negate the validity of its recognisability beyond Trek.
@@a-blivvy-yus What? How the heck did you get to that conclusion? Are you one of those people who uses 'literally' to describe something figuratively as well?
I like that you have good knowledge of the best Superman stories.
8:33 Love that point. He wins the perfect battle but it changes nothing.
do you know why, because it still happen around us. very simple. i give you one example, today i a plant a tree, but out there some where there were 10 tree just being cut down at the same time.
Can't wait for the spinoff: DNS Man
红红火火
The prequel, TCP man, looks good too
IP Man 5: The rage of TTL
@@Wafflepudding , IP 6 "A New Protocol"
@@tomasbickel58 SSL man: Layer of vengeance
Overall, I think you did a wonderful job of simplifying a template for writing overpowered characters in general. First the system (power alone can't fix things), then a rival (validation of said power), finally a personal choice (relationship of power and a greater force). Great video.
0:18 - *"With the 4th film on the horizon, its high time we pay this series some respect"*
With the many quality uploads Accented Cinema has made, its high time we pay this channel some respect
seeing Ip man spend time and care after his wife who had cancer was so emotional. I cried alot - and I dont do that often.
expert
IpMan vs the British boxer in 2 was awesome to watch. The vs Tyson fight too was beautifully choreographed.
@Goliath Online I've had a few month's training at a boxing gym and am part of a martial arts club, and have sparred with someone who practiced tai kwan do or karate, and was extremely fast and graceful. I finished the fight by barrelling in and picking her up of the ground. If she wanted to, she could have kicked my head off earlier, but anyway. I love the contrast.
@Goliath Online I agree. That's a sad rarity in martial arts movies to show anything superior from boxing/wrestling vs the movie's central kung fu/karate form.
"No-one can do everything, but everyone can do something."
This is why one can influence the outcome of something far greater than oneself. Inspire others, and you CAN change parts of the world.
Had no idea a fourth movie was being made. I’ll b sure to tell my parents
b young
Its very good
R.I.P King of Wakanda. Nice video!
“I’m one with the force is with me.”
-Ip man
two of my favorite characters in the same video. what a beautiful cohesion. Master Ip Man, Superman, Master Huo Yuanjia, and the fictional Chen Zhen have always fascinated me. Coming from a time period or land that was oppressed by some outside force, but always managed to either pave their own way by being a vehicle of revenge or a source of inspiration. As a black man who grew up in a rough neighborhood, I've always felt somewhat connected to their story. There's so much I identify with and desire in turn, to be stronger and better than my surroundings and be a beacon of hope for others. To be a Superman.
Love this video. Looking forward to others like this in the future. Keep it up.
Good analysis man, I came here for Superman learned about IP man. I might watch those movies now.
Please do, you most likely won't regret it.
Esakkisiva Balakrishna He’s right.
This is everything I've been wanting to say about the Ip Man series that I absolutely love, but lacked the words to accurately describe it. Thank you for this, it's one of my all time favorite series.
Good assessment, you gave it a completely fresh angle for me to watch it again! Keep up the good work...
ip man was always one of my favorite trilogies.
exceptional analysis!
you are one of my all time favorite video essaysists, keep it up!
Thanks for the support!
@Please Don't same here! These are timeless classics!
The vs 10 black belt fight also serves another purpose: it shows the first time that Ip Man is fighting with the express goal of beating the crap out of the other guy. All of his fights previously were characterized by him almost treating each fight as a game, where the purpose is to use the bare minimum level of force/skill to defeat the opponent, but now he's realizing both what violence is and when is the correct time to take the gloves off.
Love the Ip Man series. Donnie Yen is so goddamned underappreciated.
Have you watch film that also casted Donnie Ye called Wu Xia?
I want to watch these movies now. I love it when movies manage to mix fun action with emotional and meaningful storytelling
Wow, I never expected to see a video essay on Ip Man, and learning something new from one of my favourite trilogies. Thank you 😲
Man whoever created the theme song for ip man was a genius.. it’s almost as stirring as the wong fei hung song
Ip Man is basically the second coming of Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China (aka Wong Fei-hung) series, which also starred Donnie Yen in the 2nd film. Both franchises feature invincible protagonists and breathed new life into the traditional kung fu subgenre.
Awesome! Really enjoyed the comparison as it never came to mind before. Thanks!
They made IpMan more relatable by giving his character a human side. Not some know it all do it all guy. Just a guy who's exceptionally good with his fists, learning valuable lessons and teaching some along the way. Love the quadrilogy. Goes right next to my Undisputed collection 😍
What a pleasant surprise, to see a video combining two of my favorite things: Martial arts and Superman. ☺️ I love your assessment, and agree!
The Ip man series are my favourite action films, and I've always thought that most superman films are lacking a certain something. Your video provides perfect insight and evaluation of the two series. Thanks for this amazing video and keep up the good work!
This is an incredibly obscure subject matter, but as someone who loves Ip Man and Superman, I can see it was also incredibly interesting and well executed.
A really interesting perspective on writing, on almightiness and character driven moments on film.
Plus, I've heard one of the most beautiful morals in a long time : "a man can be flawless, but no one is above learning a new lesson". Thanks for this !
Well put together. I love the literal tie ins with Superman as well comparing the two characters who seem to have not much in common but have relatable stories
I actually really liked the perspective you took on this video. The strength of narrative in all three Ip Man films varies but yeah the best part of them all is how much we're invested in Ip's life and legacy. DOPE take.
I always considered how Astro City initially wrote their Superman analogue, The Samaritan. You rarely ever saw him, but instead you see him through the lens of people around him and who interact with him. Very similar to how Neil Gaiman did Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow.
There is a home movie that shows Ip Man doing his daily routine...even though his body was being eaten away by Cancer. It's inspirational and heart wrenching at the same time.
Their was a scene in a movie I watched once and an old Bard was telling an epic tale, when the Bard was finished an onlooker came up and said, "Funny that's not how I remember it! The Bard said, Well if I told it the way it actually happened no one would believe it. I bring this up because more often then not the legend is more interesting then the facts. Now as a martial artist myself, I will say this, as a fighter you "MUST" think of yourself as unbeatable! In the movies at least IP man does this!
Holy crap, this was outstanding and I want you to write the next Superman movie. How are there 43 downvotes? To quote Jerry Seinfeld "Who ARE these people!?!"
Because this is the guy, who would make "IP man" fight "racism" and superman fight "world hunger", or, probably, something like "climate change". It's bloody ridiculous.
@@Gyvulys well superman could go with the problem that people think too high of him. Ppl half way across the world saying "superman will help us" and if so many ppl say this across the world, superman would be affected by this. Perhaps a spiderman 2 situation where he feels like dropping superman and staying as Clark
@@Gyvulys Well, you CAN do that. You just need to be careful with sensitive issues. IP man 4 is kinda hard for me take seriously
This is the first content of yours that I've seen and this is impressively well thought out and written. Thank you.
Just saw this video in my recommend. That video was amazing. Being a huge Superman fan and seeing all the IP Man movies, I can see perfectly why you made this video. I subbed. Thanks again.
This is so very fascinating.
Well done with the naming and comparisons with Superman stories
This is a FANTASTIC video, thank you so much for this!
No esperaba verte aqui, Tacoman :D
I really love this video. Amazing insights into writing in general. I feel like a lot of great lessons can be learned about how to tell good stories from analysis like this.
I would love Superman getting a Dark Knight kind of development instead of just plowing through problems.
Well done Sir. Your essay had me teary-eyed and represented the films well imo
I really appreciate this video, you taught me how to look at one of my favorite martial arts movies in a new way.
The amount of wisdom you having about these things is jus awe inspiring.
So much respect for you. Absolutely loved your analysts and it really helped me in creating better characters and plots in my own personal projects. I salute you.
I love your videos, I always can learn something new from them.
¡Greetings from Ecuador!
This was a fantastic essay, great comparisons. I only knew the Ip Man films from the fight scenes and general plot summaries, you've opened my eyes to alot.
Your narration has made me shed some tears since I will always love Ip Man for his character as the leader of his own small family. Great work!
What an unexpected but incredibly appropriate comparison. Excellently researched, justified and presented - well done.
Ip Man is Awesome! He is a hero to inspire others, not a person to be related to.
I first watched this film thinking it's some sort of Internent Protocol man! But then I fell in love with this!! One of the very few greatest movie series!!!
This is a brilliant video and essay. Truly had to stop what I was doing to watch to appreciate the comparisons and ideas you were making. Keep it up!!!
This is so brilliant you can tell that you really understand these characters and story telling, well done and thank you for the time and effort you took to make this.
This is a really great video essay!! I'm definitely gonna watch IP Man now!
don't u watch?
Ip Man is an OP character. It's design to be OP.
If that is the case, then how do you make the movie incredible?
By challenging the character in things that it can't solve through it's OP-ness.
How to challenge a super smart character? Create a problem said character can't solve solely by himself.
How to challenge a morally good character? You challenge their ideal.
How do you challenge a "Superman" character? Introduce a challenge far greater than said character could handle normally. Give em something that it can't solve alone.
@@TosshiMayo Good luck with your endeavour!
I find your reviews simply beautiful. Thank you for all of them.
I love your videos man. I’ve been looking for a good martial arts movie channel. So glad you popped up on my recommended videos. Love your assessment of the Ip Man films.
Your like the only person who I saw talk about this film series and I am happy. I had good memories watching the first film with my dad (even if it was a bad dubover).
For once the recommended video shown is really great, loving this video!
Very thought out and well put together, sir. This is the first time I have seen any of your content and you have earned my sub with this fantastic video. I look forward to watching the rest of your content when I can!
One of the best Video essays, I have seen. Thank you.
Interesting analysis, I'd definitely agree that it's interesting to have a character up against things he can't necessarily beat and show how he reacts to that kind of a problem by trying to inspire others. Also I didn't realize there was a third Ip man, I'll have to watch that sometime.
I lobe the Ip Man trilogy with my life. This was a great analysis. Thank you for ypur work.
I love this series and your analysis is spot one. The filmmakers have been very wise in their decisions to give us films that are exciting, dramatic and full of heart. I look forward to IP Man 4 myself.
Great video! The Ip Man movies are truly among my favourite movies, they're amazing.
Love this, so much.
Showing this immediately to my superhero/martial arts friends alike!
Cool! Cool cool cool!
"I.P." Man. Nice.
ive come to appreciate the movies more thanks to your analysis...
ive rewatched it and wow... it has become more amazing the 2nd time.
This was amazing, good job dude! I can't wait for IP Man 4. It's gonna be LIT!
This video should and must get millions of views!!!!
I can't wait for Ip Man 4. I've loved all the films so far, flaws and all.
As for writing Superman, I think the biggest thing for me is that I wish people would stop trying to make Superman dark and edgy. He doesn't have to be dark and edgy, he SHOULDN'T be dark and edgy. Superman is an inspiration, he's a beacon of hope that we can all strive to emulate. All-Star Superman is a great story, so is What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?
Two of my favorite moments in Superman comics are moments that don't focus on him beating up the bad guys, but on just helping people. Incidentally, both involve the same problem, and it's one that Superman can't just punch away, but that's why he's Superman. Not because he's super strong, but because he cares to stop and help people with problems even when the solutions aren't so simple.
One is from Christmas With the Superheroes #2. It's an anthology comic, and one of the stories features Superman stopping to help a guy having car troubles. He has a loaded gun and was planning on killing himself, and so, of course, being the good guy he is, Supes stops and talks to him and helps him work through his problems, convinces him to try reconnecting with his daughter and then finally takes the gun away to remove the temptation.
The other is... well, actually there's two very similar. One from All-Star Superman #10, and I don't recall the issue for the other, but both feature Superman talking someone (a young girl in one, and a woman in the other) off of a ledge. In the case of the young girl, she feels like her therapist has abandoned her, and Superman reassures her that her therapist really DID just get held up, and that she's strong enough to keep living. In the case of the woman, she recently lost her mother and was overwhelmed by thoughts of how pointless life can seem, how we all think we're gonna do great things and change the world and then most of us wind up doing unfulfilling 9-5 jobs from graduation to the grave. After a while, the woman wants to stop talking and Superman literally just waits there, for hours, until she's ready to talk. And eventually, he talks her down. In either case, he could have just grabbed them off the roofs and been done with it, but that's not who Superman is.
At the end of the day, the ONE character trait that defines Superman beyond any other, is the fact that he cares. Every single thing Superman does as a hero is motivated by compassion. No problem is too small to warrant his personal attention, and no life ISN'T worth saving. The worst Superman stories are the ones that forget or ignore that, and the best are the ones that put that front and center.
Edit: Double checked and I misremembered the sequence of events for the first story, so I corrected that.
I enjoyed reading this. And I can relate to the fact that the true purpose of Superman is to continue to be all powerful and inspire. I am from India and I was introduced to Superman when I was 3. I was immediately fixated. How could a man be so powerful and yet so humble and moral. I grew up reading and watching Superman and a part of him lives in me. It lives in a lot of people who have been similarly inspired. That is why he's God. He can inspire a person born and brought up on the other side of the planet with his simple actions
the legend is born. u should watch
There is no one greater or more powerful than the the man upstairs!!!
Jesus said that greater is He who lives in us then he who lives in the World!!!
@@saipawankumar5297 I think the reason why the “new” Superman movies have been dark and edgy is an attempt to be more “realistic”. But it’s not realistic, it’s just nihilistic. And nihilism has its place in storytelling, but it’s so contrary to everything Superman is and stands for that it feels so WRONG to make a nihilistic Superman. You’re right, we need more life and optimism in a good Superman story.
@@swimmyswim417 actually, MAN OF STEEL and BVS Dawn OF Justice ULTIMATE EDITION and also JUSTICE LEAGUE 2021 are surprisingly truly fantasy realism superman stories about DECONSTRUCTION OF SUPERMAN and a chris revve superman who grew up in a donald trump/cancel culture era where racism is literally everywhere and ALIENphobia is treated like islamohophobia and homophobia through kryptonians's existences. and trust me, realistic superman story is definitely nihilistic with a sparkle of hope, not a beacon yet because again, Clark Kent must change his superman indentity just to simply be a hero from kansas accepting racism and still not give up to prove his haters and american politicians and african civillians wrong that superman is a terrorist that he killed zod twice from MOS 2013 and the ending of BVS UE where Clark heroically suicides with ZOMBIE ZOD AKA FAKE DOOMSDAY.
Wow man I'm loving this channel, really great work,thank you!
Maybe this is how you make a good superman game with an engrossing story. Giving him an existential antagonist that he can't power his way through.
Love your videos. Comprehensive. Informative. Charming. Keep up the good work. - Any chance you might do a "evolution of martial arts in film" video? Showing us the gradual phases of how fighting changed through the decades?
Ip Man is my favourite martial arts movie of the last decade by far. I was thinking about it so much during your last video on Jackie Chan about how intense the fights looked in this movie. The only movies that come close to wowing me in a similar regard are also starring Donnie Yen: Dragon and Hero, but those feel more XianXia than martial arts.
Great video as always, a very interesting direction to take it in that I didnt expect.
Donnie Yen's work like Flash Point are also super intense.
I can't remember which interview it was, but Donnie's fighting philosophy is rather direct and blunt. He thinks martial art's ultimate goal is to defeat your opponent in the shortest amount of time. It goes against a lot of modern mainstream Kung Fu philosophy of advocating non-violence.
But because he has that mentality, his actions are usually quite realistic and brutal feeling, especially if he's directing.
@@AccentedCinema awesome! That's a movie I havent seen yet, so I'll have to check it out. They really got the perfect actor to play Ip Man in that regard then since it is so similar to Bruce Lee's beliefs.
@@DongHuaReviews Director Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen has been collaborating way before Ip Man. I think it's a great casting choice, too.
Which is funny, because Donnie almost passed up this role, since he wants to play hardboiled detective types of character more.
Ip Man is like the wise father of martial arts. You look up to him and respect him, even if you dont necessarily relate to him as a person.
Ohhhhhhh man I'm excited for Ip Man 4. Now to your video. A very awesome essay and I enjoy most of your videos, just like I do this one. And Ip Man being one of my favorite series, I thank you for making this video 👍🏻.
It's amazing on how Ip Man is basically the Iron Man/Superman of china, he's the hero that inspires others and is cinematically superior. The writing and narrative of each film also improves and is different each time with the 2nd being the lesser of the trilogy but the first and third being spectacular
Also I'd love to see a sequel series starring Bruce Lee, that would be amazing
Iron Man/ Superman ?
These are two very different characters with very different meanings