@Background Pony #4E4B
LOTS of anger in the world during that time, lots of points of conflict that make for great movies.
Ip Man is effectively the same setting - Japanese invade and everything goes to hell, and the great masters try to just get along with everyone. Until they are pushed too far and the Japanese General has to prove that Japanese martial arts can beat any Chinese martial arts.
A lot of them even include the same kind of “Chuck Noris” trope, where everything is survivable until the dog is killed. Then shit be real.