I got the DVD out of the library in preparation for John Wick 3. (I’ll be seeing John Wick Chapter 2 in the next few days.) the story is very action oriented. There‘s an XKCD where two characters are discussing Summer blockbusters. One laments that there haven’t been any good action films. At best, the films were at least 60% non-action. While John Wick isn’t River Tam Beats Up Everyone, it’s probably the closest I’ve seen so far.
The movie starts with the title character grieving for the loss of his wife. In anticipation of her death, Helen Wick arranged to have a puppy named Daisy delivered to John after her death. She knew that the only other thing in this world that he paid attention to was his car. The puppy would allow him to have someone there for him as he grieved.
Enter Iosef Tarasov. He’s the entitled son of mob boss Viggo Tarasov. When Iosef sees Johns nice, shiny car, Iosef wants it. John rebukes Iosef, which ;leads to Iosef breaking into John’s house one night. Iosef steals the car and kills Daisy. Normally, this might be the end of the story, but John Wick used to work for Viggo as a hit man. As Viggo points out, John’s not the bogeyman. He’s the one you send after the bogeyman. That’s who Iosef pissed off.
The rest of the movie is John seeking revenge on Iosef. Viggo tries desperately to protect his son, including putting out a $2,000,000 bounty on John’s head. Viggo has essentially sentenced his entire organization to death. Anyone who gets in John’s way is shot. Both of the people who take the contract also end up dead, even though one is John’s friend. (I suspect that John Wick will be the only one who will make his way to Chapter 2.)
The world that John lived in is pretty complete. There’s even a cleaning crew that takes ‘dinner reservations’ when bodies need to be disposed of. Services are paid for in gold coins. There’s even a hotel where hit men can rest without fear of being killed.
I suppose if you’re going to do a movie like this, you’d better do it well. I didn’t really have many issues with the movie that weren’t to be expected. Yes, it’s cliché when one person manages to kill dozens of armed people that are chasing him, but John Wick is supposed to be that good. I was a little surprised that he didn’t sleep with a gun under his pillow. (Granted, he wasn’t expecting someone to break into his house, but still…)
My only other question deals with the end of the movie and I’ll probably have it answered shortly. I don’t want to ask it here so as to not potentially ruin the ending. However, I may ask it in the next review if the answer isn’t clear.
I would say watch this movie only if you like very violent stories. Consider the death count.
The movie starts with the title character grieving for the loss of his wife. In anticipation of her death, Helen Wick arranged to have a puppy named Daisy delivered to John after her death. She knew that the only other thing in this world that he paid attention to was his car. The puppy would allow him to have someone there for him as he grieved.
Enter Iosef Tarasov. He’s the entitled son of mob boss Viggo Tarasov. When Iosef sees Johns nice, shiny car, Iosef wants it. John rebukes Iosef, which ;leads to Iosef breaking into John’s house one night. Iosef steals the car and kills Daisy. Normally, this might be the end of the story, but John Wick used to work for Viggo as a hit man. As Viggo points out, John’s not the bogeyman. He’s the one you send after the bogeyman. That’s who Iosef pissed off.
The rest of the movie is John seeking revenge on Iosef. Viggo tries desperately to protect his son, including putting out a $2,000,000 bounty on John’s head. Viggo has essentially sentenced his entire organization to death. Anyone who gets in John’s way is shot. Both of the people who take the contract also end up dead, even though one is John’s friend. (I suspect that John Wick will be the only one who will make his way to Chapter 2.)
The world that John lived in is pretty complete. There’s even a cleaning crew that takes ‘dinner reservations’ when bodies need to be disposed of. Services are paid for in gold coins. There’s even a hotel where hit men can rest without fear of being killed.
I suppose if you’re going to do a movie like this, you’d better do it well. I didn’t really have many issues with the movie that weren’t to be expected. Yes, it’s cliché when one person manages to kill dozens of armed people that are chasing him, but John Wick is supposed to be that good. I was a little surprised that he didn’t sleep with a gun under his pillow. (Granted, he wasn’t expecting someone to break into his house, but still…)
My only other question deals with the end of the movie and I’ll probably have it answered shortly. I don’t want to ask it here so as to not potentially ruin the ending. However, I may ask it in the next review if the answer isn’t clear.
I would say watch this movie only if you like very violent stories. Consider the death count.
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