John Wick and the Problem with Writing Action

John Wick was a landmark action movie. Its simple yet effective storyline was the perfect excuse to deliver amazingly choreographed action set pieces. Keanu Reeves made a memorable action hero comeback and a franchise was started. About that...
"John Wick: Chapter 2", "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" (a colon AND a hyphen!) and now "John Wick: Chapter 4" all doubled down and tripled down and above on the action without offering any story besides: John must survive.
While the first film told a story of grief, puppy death revenge and took its time to build enormous expectation, all three sequels only throw goons at John to take down in repetitive ways. Let's see in this video essay why that is not enough and compare it to what is done right in the great action films "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Ever noticed how Hollywood (check Marvel) gives you a fight scene, then pauses so characters can chat? Like there's no way of conveying personality through fighting.
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[@hemanthkarri107]

Agree with you. There's a saying which I don't remember perfectly but it goes like this. Your action scenes should revolve around the story not the other way.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

In fact, an action scene should always BE a story (within a story), and it should be written, planned/blocked, directed/shot and edited as such: A sequence of causal relations and surprising reversals; as it needs both, consequence and suspense. Here is another great video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6PalXWtaayhq80si=d_d6gkSmrivw0CVw

[@jadenalvarado4912]

No

[@Chiller11]

Very interesting and insightful take. It’s too bad this franchise didn’t spend a little more time on character development. They initially conceived an engaging world of assassins.

[@waverlyking6045]

I feel that the most overrated action film ever is Mad Max: Fury Road. Now THAT is a movie with no character development.

[@Saturn2888]

@@waverlyking6045 I wasn't too fond of Fury Road compared to the prior 3, but I agree that the VFX were good. After watching Moviewise, I always like to give these movies a second shot and see what I think with my newfound knowledge.

[@nerychristian]

@@waverlyking6045 I agree with you. I was bored while watching Fury Road. It seemed like I was just watching one long action scene, without any character development or real storyline.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

I disagree that "John Wick" needs more character development because the drama part was already crap from the start. It takes itself soooo seriously, and it is soooo manipulative. The part where Viggo dumps John's entire backstory on us like we're a bunch of retards would be enough for me to check out, but gladly I didn't and that's only because of the choreography and stuntwork. "Crank", now that's a great 21st century action movie! God knows they are very few and far bewteen. "Baby Driver" is good one too.

[@pedroalexandredillemburg3751]

Maybe the best example of a fighting scene showing the character's personality is the 2004 kid's movie The Incredibles, in the first fight between the Omnidroid and Mr Incredible. Later on the movie it is established that the Ominidroid learns from his opponent's moves to have an easier time killing them, but right then in this first fight and that he has being doing it for a long while spanning different versions of the same death machine. During the fight, whenever the Ominidroid gets hit or fails at doing something, it immediately changes tactics and sometimes even strategy as far as his objetive of killing Mr Incredible goes. If you pay close attention to his moves you can even get an idea on how did that robot killed the previous super heroes who were weaker than Mr incredible. And for Mr Incredible side, you can also see part of the character's past at defeating his enemies whenever he takes for granted a kockdown as a killing blow for his robotic enemy. It is very interesting that during the whole fight it is the Ominidroid who is in the offensive and as the fight progress, is winning more and more, but not without resistance by Mr Incredible adapting to his attacks and trying new ways of beating it, that is until Mr Incredible utilizes the robot's own relentlessness and adaptability against itself by infiltrating it's interior and making it kill itself in a vain attempt at completing it's objective.

[@Moviewise]

Fascinating! I must watch that fight again with this in mind. Thank you for the comment!

[@chrischristenson]

I call them "Fireworks Movies". You wait all day for darkness to settle in to see a fireworks show on a Friday or Saturday. It has a basic theme, music blasts, and the sky is filled with beautiful colors, explosions, booms, patterns, you are enthralled!!! On Monday, at work by the water cooler, people ask what you did over the weekend... how do you explain it? "It was really cool, you just had to be there..."

[@adriancojo6671]

Absolutely agree. John Wick at it s most meta was is part 1 when u had a shred of a story. Even back there the action scenes were turning into grind . It did a great job at building the anticipation only to hit u with 20 min long action scenes with double tap in close range. I still regard Equalizer 1 superior and Leon the best assassin movie.

[@hpoonis2010]

"meta" WHAT THE F*CK IS META????

[@muesli_snipes]

@@hpoonis2010 It's the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

[@nirajzambreker5482]

I think RRR is a great example of character through action, if you could please make a video essay about it

[@vinny142]

Wick is just another example of how hollywood doesn't make movies anymore, they make copies of what has been successful in the past. John Wick 1 was a good-ish movie, but people talked most about the action. So hollowood made JW2 with more action and everything has to be a trilogy now so they made JW3 and in 2 and 3 they gave the audience that which they thought the audience wanted: lots and lots of action. The problem is that Reeves is getting old and in *every* action scene you can see the bad guys holdingback, slowing down, waiting for their bit in the choreography. If four armed me shoot at you, you are dead. If you manage to attack one hand-to-hand, the others will shoot you. If you manage to wrestle one man to the ground but did not take his gun, then you are now dead. We all remember the scene where JW is on a horse and a motorcycle decides the best way to attack is to try to pull wick off the horse... the man has a gun, he wants to kill wick, wick is right in front of him on a slow movling horse.... dude, shoot wick in the back. Shoot his horse, then shoot wick.... why even get within wick's reach? Action has to be choreographed to keep it safe, but if both fighters know what's coming it becomes very difficult to keep it looking spontaneous. Sword fights require that the defending party knows where the next hit is going to be aimed at, but in a real fight it takes time for you to see that and you have very little time to defend. In movies *every* hit is blocked. LIke clockwork, allways, until it;s time for the dramatic wound or the final kill. Yes ofcourse you can see a lot of the strikes coming, but look at fencing or catana fights. WHat annoys me most about Wick is how they play up how bad-ass Wick is. Everybody is afraid of him, evne the biggest baddest leaders of the worst gangs are afraid of him, and yet... *every* assassin on the entire planet has absolutely no problem to try and kill Wick. They all know he's the best, they know of all his kills and they will tell every character in the move that, but then they will turn around and try to take out wick by themselves. There is a scene were Wick is in alibrary and is *surprised* by an assassin who has a nice little chat with Wick about how he might aswell kill him now. An ASSASSIN who ANNOUNCES his presence TO HIS TARGET. Who wrote this? And I;m supposed to care about these people?

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

It is just trash. It is not written for people that care about anything. It is written for people who want to be kept on a brainwave and heartbeat that is as close to a flatline as you can get without falling asleep (dreams might be too exciting or close to reality) and without going to die either. It is a movie for people who love being zombies.

[@Ridcally]

Thank you! I was so bored with the second movie I couldn't finish it. Someone puts a bounty on him, he kills them, someone else's putting out bounty because of it, he kills them, and there we go again...

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

If this is one of the areas where the _Bourne_ movie is truly shine, at least the first three Matt Damon ones. They got a lot of Acclaim for the grittiness, the realism, and just to be honest the brutality of the action, and rightly so. they are highly energized. But it's underappreciated just how much characterization is in all of the fight scenes. The way born, but also some of the other characters move, react, think, pick up objects and use them and so on tells you certain things about who they are as individuals in the first few seconds of the scenes. Stent that you could probably watch the entire first movie without any sound and still get the rough edges of the entire experience.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

This is only the third of your vids, and the second detailed analysis of yours I have watched, and I am already beginning to fall in love with this channel. Well done stylistically, and - in this case I am familiar with the topic, alas - spot on in your judgment.

[@guillaumelapointe9740]

I love how you compare with other movies it gives a lot of sense to what you're saying and gives me thing to watch hehe

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

Thanks

[@Moviewise]

Thank you!

[@akayyalcin]

I don't see a problem with mindlessly enjoying hours of fighting scenes.

[@abn3r507]

I thought part 2 was about him honouring his marker to some french guy after his return to the underworld in part 1....and part 3 was about him trying to get his freedom from the elder after breaking the continental rules while part 4 is when goes after the high table after realising that the only way for this to end is to kill the big boss..The Marquees

[@TheSuperQuail]

*snore*

[@anomaloushost4865]

Except the Marquees isn't really the big boss, he's just another glorified lackey. They gave up on the idea of him going after the High Table (something they were setting up at the end of the 3rd film), and just went for something else. Because, apparently, the High Table is truly faceless and untouchable. What a way to waste a finale. Especially when part 4, for the most part, just retreads the exact same ground as the prior films; doing the same action scenes except more over-the-top (example, he fell down 3 flights of stone stairs in the street in the 2nd film, in the 4th film he falls down considerable more than that). And it has another black side character with an attack dog, like in part 3, whoop-dee-do. Part 2 had an emphasis on the shootouts. Part 3 had more of an emphasis on the martial arts. Part 4 just couldn't do anything all that interesting to stand out what came before, save for the brief sequence with the nunchucks, and that "single take" top-down shooting sequence. Those two moments were not enough to salvage that overlong mess.

[@lou914]

Among the best action scenes (gunplay) in all of Cinema is at the end of Don Siegel's "Madigan" (1968) - it's short, quick... blink and you'll miss it, but you won't blink because the whole film is leading to it: Bad guy steals "good "guy's" handgun - talk about dishonor! "Good" guy spends rest of movie trying to find the psycho creep and recoup his weapon. When he finally tracks the criminal down, he's too impatient to don a ballistic vest. And then you have a masterpiece of precision action blocking and film editing....by a brilliant film director.

[@lou914]

Also of note: Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai face off in a grisly duel at the denoument of Akira Kurosawa's "Sanjuro". You can shed liters of blood in just two seconds.

[@Saturn2888]

My wife and I were thinking the same thing after the 3rd and 4th movies. We liked the first two movies, but the 3rd movie? It was too ridiculous. By the 4th one; dude, how many cars does John Wick need to get hit by before he'll be taken out? And those supersuits, WTF? Did they just recon the 3rd movie's heavily-armored characters that won't stay down? Everyone talks about the firefight from a videogame perspective. Yes, it's incredible, but I don't feel tension for John's life by this point. I _know_ he's going to win. That's the issue. I didn't know what was going to happen before, but now they set it up so I'll know. And John did _nothing_ for them to come after him. The one guy used a mark to get him to kill his sister. The fact that he runs away from John and tries to off him means _he_ was the one breaking the rules. He was in the wrong. And then in the 4th movie, this guy brings guns into a neutral zone and kills a bunch of people. Did he not break the rules? He also destroyed The Continental. WHAT? Why not replace Winston? Martyr you say? Then what about the Japanese dude you killed? UGH. The plot was so frustratingly bad made of swiss cheese the whole movie. I hated it. In summary, I really liked the first movie, and the second movie was great too. You're saying the second movie was already bad; maybe it was, but my turning point was the 3rd movie. I didn't even feel like watching the 4th one. I bought it at release and didn't watch it until 2 weeks ago (mid-September 2023). Clearly, it wasn't a priority. And I won't be watching any more John Wick universe movies. They killed the franchise with that last one. I'm upset and disappointed that fans of the series don't feel the same way. I think they're too into the visuals to realize the first movie was good because the story and worldbuilding were incredible.

[@SteelShirt99]

I think a lot of your comments are good but ultimately I think John Wick and action films in general always put more emphasis on the action as opposed to a drama with an action sequence or two. These movies have just enough plot thread and character insight to drive things forward although I agree that 3 and 4 could’ve been a lot more tighter

[@dr_volberg]

Why doesn't this channel have more subscribers?!

[@Moviewise]

That is the question

[@Temaktuk]

It will reach there. Just let him cook.

[@ConradSpoke]

I was pretty okay with the non-stop emptiness of JW2. It was it's own thing. But JW3 was unforgivably vapid. After 20 minutes I just wanted to see Lee Harvey Oswald and a cheap long gun. I have zero interest in 4.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

JW 4 has one scene that looks like a top-down-view demo out of a shooting console game reenacted in a studio, and one scene that is literally a uphill battle on a stair done in a slapstick style with baddies being stupider than enemies in a 1980 arcade shoot em up, like a cheap copycat version of an old Jackie Chan movie scene, but with the creativity taken out to strip down and streamline it into something more generic. Apart from that, you see John Wick stand in front of several kitschy tourist postcard type backdrops randomly. There you have it, everything worth memorable about it.

[@johnbrill7909]

I stopped watching after the second movie. It had lost all touch with reality and had jumped the shark for me. Thank you for this video! I am very glad I did not bother with the other two movies.

[@nerychristian]

Yeah, it's kind of like what happened with the Matrix franchise. The first movie was amazing. But it was never really meant to be a franchise. The second movie was disappointing. And so was the third.

[@paimei2339]

@@nerychristian Keanu Reeves should never make sequels.

[@JakeKilka]

I've probably never been so bored watching a movie than I was watching John Wick 4. And I love some films John Wick fans would call incredibly boring.

[@Sithoid]

The best fight in my book is Angel vs Faith at the end of Angel s01e18 "Five by five". For those who haven't seen it, both combatants have supernatural strength, but one of them is a guilt-ridden teenager who completely breaks in the process, and her combat style devolves into regular, human hysteria, finally bringing down her edgelady facade. Talk about using combat _as_ character development!

[@ryszakowy]

legend has it that they wanted to make a sequel and john would have a bounty on his head in second act he finds out who put the bounty on him and in third act he kills the guy ending the contract only they got so excited they shot so many action scenes they had to make next 3 movies out of that

[@glenn.6202]

Would like to see your take on one more action franchise left: Mission Impossible with Cruise

[@Moviewise]

I love it! Can’t wait to see how the next films are gonna one-up what came before

[@paimei2339]

@@Moviewise Not very well apparently.

[@chiaramaurizi5916]

I'll have to disagree but it's understandable since you're more of a "classicist" when it comes of what you feel a movie should be and deliver (I'm not saying it in a negative way). John Wick 1 is, indeed, more classical in its approach of movie making and storytelling, but the others are different, they're more experimental action pieces that try to adapt the language of video games and other forms of modern pop art to the screen. Though I understand one might not like this, I think they make them far more interesting than the first one. And tbf I think this kind of disagreement are fascinating because they reveal how different the idea of what a film is can be between different people

[@Moviewise]

I also love seeing different points of view and you make a terrific argument. Indeed the video game angle dominates the sequels, with its large world-building and simple “do-this-then-do-that” storyline. The fourth one even had a terrific God’s Eye View shot that was very video-gamish. And I can’t compliment enough the cinematography!

[@gdmnsdgl]

I love your sexy take, but as both an avid gamer and smb with half a degree in visual art and media, I still fail to appreciate what they were going for in movies 2-4. My theory is that they ultimately failed to borrow more from anime and games like Max Payne and MGS, seriously underdelivering on the FEELS-a thing that a similarly synthetic media project like Arcane overdelivered on big time

[@Selrisitai]

But even people who play video games with any level of criticalness _also_ hate that video games do this. I don't think adapting a bad thing and successfully making your film have those bad things makes your movie good. Successful, maybe (in more ways than one!) but not good. The best games have good gameplay, and maybe good characters to go along with it. (Bulletstorm comes to mind.) The best movies don't have gameplay at all. They have characters and that's it. Fail at characters and you fail. And John Wick, I think, fails.

[@vincelang3779]

Okay. Not trying to pick a fight here. But what is the "language of video games" ? Do RAMA and SHOGO : M.A.D. have a shared language, and if so : what would that be? I feel that only once the basic terms have been agreed upon can I begin to understand your thesis . . .

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

​@@vincelang3779My guess would be shooting games without a story, so a very very narrow subgenre.

[@of1300]

that´s modern cinema. an endless accumulation of circus stunts. a video game on screen. it has become mf boring. and they wonder, why people stay at home. hollywood dug its own grave.

[@trorisk]

Fight scenes in Chinese (and therefore also Hong Kong) films are first and foremost "A Scene". That is to say that there is a conflict that has to be resolved. The conflict is represented in the fight and its conclusion will resolve the conflict. Plus the resolution is rarely a complete victory or defeat. There is a negative part in the win and a positive in the defeat. What's missing from fight scenes in most of Western films (not all there are always exceptions and good action/fight movie scriptwriters) is meaning.

[@charlessmyth]

Easy, Sparky. Maybe they're simply slapstick comedies :-)

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

But never surprising ones. Why watch boring slapstick?

[@Titurel]

One movie and three video games.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

Demos of video games. Of boring video games. Basically of just 1 overly long and boring video game. 😂

[@russellandrews1177]

This channel deserves a million subscribers

[@rahulk1378]

You & your insightful analysis ❤

[@dannygalan9508]

I remember from the movies that the reason john wick wanted to keep living was so he can keep remembering his wife. But that sounds too weak for 3 whole sequels to stand on. And I agree that there should’ve been more story.

[@Selrisitai]

O.K., but the first John Wick also sucks, and we know this because Jackie Chan movies exist, and have just as much and just as amazing action, yet they have strong characterization, fun dialogue and interesting stories. John Wick has nothing but genericness, with the exception of its phenomenal fight scenes.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

You can get fight scenes on a similar level (same team?) wrapped in great world building, with overblown but characteristic characters, an actual story, told from a unique perspective, boasting, lying, psychotic in a movie that was not very well received, as it is not part of a franchise that just repeats itself. Just watch Harley Quinn / Bird of Prey. There's more to remember in it than the main character standing in front of some glossy poster tapestry straight out of a kitschy tourism advertisement, which is basically all John Wick 4 has to offer.

[@SS-ec2tu]

I agree totally. Plus, too many times the action is ridiculous, in that the adversaries conveniently get so close, Wick can grab their guns or throw them. The advantage of a gun is distance killing.

[@manikn4585]

I don't get how Nuxs immediate decision exactly relates to his character development. Can someone explain?

[@kuramobay2445]

John Wick is a movie franchise for fans of video games. Secondly, the best-ever martial arts fight scene is the climactic fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in The Way of the Dragon. It's a scene that details character and the need for a fighter to adapt to whatever situation: a perfect illustration of BL's 'Be like water' philosophy. Finally, it celebrates the honour and respect of the warrior code. Don't take my word for it, check it out.

[@uniktbrukernavn]

The first one was OK but nothing special, I don't remember a single thing from the other movies except for the airport gun-silencer scene. Just like with The Expendables people think that this is action-movies going back to its roots - pure action and fun. It's not but people get confused when being fed crap for so long. I'm sure somebody out there compare John Wick to Die Hard.

[@Selrisitai]

Because for some reason they think "classic action movies" are Commando or Cobra. Actual "classic" action is True Lies and Who Am I?

[@jadenalvarado4912]

John wick series is a masterpiece. I agree with the takes but idc if the action isnt part of the story. I just dig it and like the they way john wick shoot guns

[@jokingbat5]

I also think Mad Max: Fury Road is a great action movie. But what do you think about Terminator 2: Judgement Day? Also there is a Tamil (my mothertongue) movie called Kaithi (2019), which I think is a great action movie. I wonder if you would care to comment on it. Btw, you videos are awesome. I have watched almost all your videos. Only a few are remaining. I have recommended your channel to my friends as well. Great job!

[@charlessmyth]

Akin to a never ending stream of advertisements interrupted by a sitcom of a soap opera :-)

[@retlwiz]

I felt exactly the same way about 1 and couldn't watch 2 for long because it dispensed with the interesting character and story. I haven't bothered with the others at all and won't now for sure...!

[@charlessmyth]

Just like all of the Star Wars movies :-)

[@bearcb]

Never watched any of the John Wick movies, it seems to me a 21st version of Death Wish with Keanu Reeves replacing Charles Bronson. Anyway, enjoyed the video, and lost it with the inserted Monty Python bit “only a flesh wound”😆

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

Here is another video on the problem of writing action movies. It deals with writing and blocking and editing action scenes, and it puts emphasis on how important establishing geography is to the process of assembling shots into a scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpTdd3qLmsl3gLcsi=Wq0goQenvSKQmF3t This really made me understand even better why "Mad Max: Fury Road" is the finest modern action movie I have watched in a long time. ("Snow Piercer" before wasn't bad either, but "Mad Max: Fury Road" took the biscuit.)

[@earlybird3668]

John Wick 4 was too long, with too many actions scenes that went on too long. It was an exercise in endurance for the stuntmen, and some of the audience. Keanu Reeves was fine, but he is a saint.

[@JohannBBravo]

everything you hate on the movie i love its the anti story story. people like you (and me) need to shut up about things and enjoy the dance this movie is! its not at all about story and that makes the movie unique! its especially for story nerds enjoyable who can watch the void in pretty colors. i love those movies! especially in the new once the parts where he is dealt one one-liner after the other and he just refuses to take them and says 'yes' or 'no' or 'exactly' or other meaningless bullshit like that😂 this is freakin brilliant!! 😂😂

[@alcedob.5850]

I fell asleep while watching JW4. It's true it was late at night but I watched through many boring movies late at night.

[@juanibuscaglia3239]

Take Robert McKee's analysis of Rambo and tell me it doesn't apply to JW _What went wrong with Rambo? In First Blood he was a compelling character--a Vietnam burnout, a loner hiking through the mountains, seeking solitude (characterization). Then a sheriff, for no reason other than wickedly high levels of testosterone, provoked him, and out came Rambo, a ruthless and unstoppable killer (true character). But once Rambo came out, he wouldn't go back in. For the sequels, he strapped bandoleers of bullets across his oiled, pumped muscles, coiffed his locks with a red bandanna until super-hero characterization and true character merged into a figure with less dimension than a Saturday morning cartoon_ Story Substance, Structure and Style pg. 103 Take out specific details, and tell me it's not a word-for-word description of John Wick. He even mentions the same super-hero characterization as you did in the video. Rambo's red bandanna is John Wick's suit. I'll attribute the fact that they're also both called John to a mere coincidence.

[@WildFungus]

I liked the first one a lot.

[@sebastianwolfmayr]

thank you. somebody had to say it

[@sarmadkhan664]

Truer words have never been spoken! 🤣

[@Geoffrey-Mason]

watched John Wick 3 recently what a waste of time. will not be watching John Wick 4. great video.

[@nerychristian]

I've never even watched the first John Wick movie. I think I began to watch it one day, but turned it off after 20 mins. As it is Keanu Reeves is not the most expressive actor. But the lack of story just made me bored almost immediately.

[@kieranodea2804]

I love this so much.

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Johny One was weak. I stopped there.

[@nicksheffield1369]

I really can't believe you thought part 1 was any better. The puppy thing seemed like a weak excuse to slaughter half the city. And as for stylizing the mass shotouts to make it look cool... super corny. I dont mind violence - Goodfellas fan here - but the writing and character development was awful. Parts 2,3,4 were just more of the same.

[@lcdubs7847]

I loved John Wick. Was bored with Wick 2. Haven't watched Wick 3, and will definitely not watch Wick 4.

[@mantabond]

If I may be bold your accent lends more credit to your irony. And I do mean that with the highest praise.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

John Wick is the perfect embodiment of Capitalism: Characterless, ruthless, dealing out as much of the same with as little effort and for the highest price possible, deadly to anyone in the way, globally victorious, every action is stylised as some form of advertisement, and there is no purpose behind it all but self-perpetuation.

[@jerryschramm4399]

True, the action dominates the movies. But, the action is almost always beautifully choreographed, and filmed in long shots, without the need for editing to make them look more "realistic". Look at the "Taken: series, if you care to waste a lot of time watching quick cuts and slapped together "action". There is also a thread going through the entire series: that John Wick is part of an organization, an employee or union member who happens to be very good at his job. And then, he rebels. He decides the rules don't apply to him, which is not acceptable in this organization. So, he must be eliminated. But he also has accrued not only an aura of invincibility (because he is unbeatable). But also has contacts outside the organization he can call upon. Which seems like an inherent contradiction (everyone else should play by the rules, except him). But, the action scenes are so vibrant, so creative, and beautifully realized, we are willing to suspend our disbelief/analytical skills for a few hours. So, I definitely see your point, and agree. But frankly, I don't care.

[@Selrisitai]

The first taken is a masterpiece, in my opinion. Well, it has about two scenes that are kind of duds, so maybe almost a masterpiece?

[@badinfluence3814]

​@@SelrisitaiTaken has more than 2 scenes that are duds.

[@swapblue]

You have almost ruined this favorite franchise of mine :D I think most of John Wick fans are fans of the action plus fans of Keanu Reeves. And the character somehow suits Mr. Reeves personality off screen. That's my opinion.

[@zez_gval]

The first movie was already mid, the sequels only got progressively worse.

[@recesss]

you think just like me.

[@denroy3]

I couldn't complete 3 or 4. They were too stupid...the action repetitive and boring.

[@nv3796]

do RRR

[@Thomazbr]

It's lights camera action and not lights camera drama

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

It is lights, camera, boredom.

[@Haukipesukone]

I just rewatched Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it was too heavy on the action in the latter part of the movie.

[@Haukipesukone]

Crouching whatever, Hidden something was very mediocre.

[@decadepasts]

Moviewise has made some good calls but this entire video is bullshit. To suggest that only the first film has a story is completely absurd. The second film is foreshadowed in the first when Winston tells John Wick "You dip so much as a pinky in this pound don't be surprised if something grabs you and pulls you back in.". This of course reveals itself in form of Santino D'Antonio showing up on John's doorstep with a Marker in hand demanding that he return for one last time to fulfil his obligation to not only him but to the Table. This of course puts John in between a rock and hard place knowing as he doesn't want to return to this life. After refusing the Marker this gives D'Antonio the right to blow up John Wick's home. The home he shared with his now deceased wife. I could keep going and going describing the story put hopefully by now you get the point. This is the most lazy Moviewise video I've ever seen and nobody should take it seriously.

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

What you described is a sketchy plot, but not a story.

[@decadepasts]

@@elevenseven-yq4vu Bullshit. A plot is the sequence of events within a story. The fact that I can reference plot points demonstrates that there is a story. Thanks for playing, better luck next time.

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@@decadepasts My things-to-buy-list has a plot: The order of things I want to buy is arranged so that I can go from top to bottom and take stuff out of the shelves (events) while taking the shortest route to the cashier (sequence). Would you call that list a story, or is there missing something?

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@@decadepasts So far you have given a plot and claimed it points to a story. But where is that story?