The bulletproof enforcers aren’t just a cool aesthetic choice, but they’re also a creative way of adding stakes to the story and forcing John and Charon to think on their feet. Sometimes, even John Wick needs a little help from his friends, and who better to help him take down some armored-up High Table enforcers than the Continental’s concierge Charon, played to absolute perfection by the late Lance Reddick? Lance Reddick’s Charon became a fan-favorite after the first film, so having him join in on the action was a wonderful payoff. Raid on the Continental Hotel – John Wick: Chapter 3 Did we need to see John kill two assassins with a pencil? No, but we’re glad it happened! 3. John is an expert assassin, but even he manages to get hurt once in awhile, which builds stakes and narrative tension. The montage has a sense of urgency to it, but it flows in a way that never feels disorienting.
The editing is top notch in this sequence as it seamlessly cuts back and forth between John’s fights with the four assassins. In John Wick: Chapter 2, we finally get to witness it in all of its glory as we see a wounded and bloodied John Wick dispatch a violinist, a sumo wrestler, and two other assassins. In the first film, Viggo tells his son that John Wick is so good at what he does, that he killed three men with a pencil.
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It’s certainly not the best action sequence that this series has to offer, but it has a lot of energy and feels the most diverse in regards to its choreography and fighting style. It’s a shame that Perkins only appears in the first film because she’s an absolute badass and makes a massive impression in that first film! Prior to this fight, we’ve seen John shoot his way through enemies with relative ease, but Perkins was the one who gave him an actual challenge. Reeves and Palicki flawlessly execute what is essentially an MMA brawl with both fighters trying to pop each others’ arms out their sockets. I admire how raw and in-your-face this sequence is. In comparison to the other fight sequences in the franchise, this one feels underrated.
As we gear up for John Wick: Chapter 4, let’s revisit Baba Yaga’s most iconic beatdowns. John Wick not only gave us an iconic original character, but it breathed new life into the action genre with its intricate choreography, inventive action set pieces, and painterly cinematography. The John Wick franchise didn’t just reignite Keanu Reeves’ career, but it also jumpstarted the careers of directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who were Keanu’s stunt doubles for The Matrix. He’s back! After three years of anticipation, John Wick: Chapter 4 finally makes its way to the cinema.
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