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To talk about the box office surprise three years ago "Quick Chase In addition to the excellent action scenes, it’s not an exaggeration to kill. These familiar dialogues now seem to include "Oh...", which explains the background of the protagonist in one word, and the bloody dialogue "I once saw him killed three man in a bar..." a pencil, with a fucking pencil.” (I once saw him kill three people with a pencil in a bar... a fucking pencil).
But what impressed me the most was what he said to the former boss, "People keep asking if I am back, and I haven't really had an answer. But now yeah, I'm thinking I'm back! "(People keep asking me if I’m back, and I always don’t answer that. But now I know I’m back!) A very simple dialogue is played by Keanu Reeves, who plays the protagonist John Wick. With a natural expression of grief and indignation, I, as an audience member, seemed to understand the mysterious past of this character in an instant, and how angry he was at that time with the pain of losing his wife.
Coincidentally, this line of dialogue that I have never remembered is also my most accurate summary of "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two". In the absence of high-quality action movies, "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two" can be said to be a pure action genre that dazzles people, but it is also a rare sequel that surpasses the previous one. .
Yes I'm Back! With a Pencil!
"Quick Hunting: Chapter Two"
Although my love for "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two" is undoubtedly unquestionable, it started to try to seamlessly connect with the previous works, and to provide new audiences with background clips really made me sweat. I am afraid that this sequel is just to imitate the previous work lamely and forgot to give independent chapters of material, and will not be able to advance the story of the series. Another Russian gang boss kept reminding the audience that although the existence of the pencil stalk made people laugh, they couldn't help but wonder if John Wick was just going to fight with the Russians this time. Fortunately, the film quickly resolved this Russian line with "peace", letting the story officially bid farewell to the previous work and enter the theme of this work.
"Quick Hunting: Chapter 2" tells the story of the protagonist John Wick who chose to re-enter his normal life and insisted on saying goodbye to his previous assassin career, triggered by the debts he owed before. In the final battle of Wick’s farewell assassin career (the “impossible mission” mentioned in the previous work), he owed a debt of gratitude because he needed the help of the Italian gang boss, San Trino di Antonio. The movie world of "Quick Hunting" is recorded by a prop called "marker". In the rules of this movie world, the favors owed due to "marks" must be paid back, otherwise they will be "disposed". Because of this, Wick reluctantly embarked on a journey to Rome, trying to assassinate Di Antonio's sister to help him get a position in the gang round table. It is a pity that after Wick succeeded, Di Antonio went back and tried to kill him, which led to the plot that Wick must kill Di Antonio.
If we, as the audience, complain to creators that the plot of "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two" is slightly lacking, I believe it will not be too much. But after all, this is an action movie, and its focus is not on the plot, so this seems acceptable. The focus of this film, in addition to the realistic and one-stop action scenes, the most important thing is to further expand the world of the film series to pave the way for the next works, as well as a deeper exploration of the role of Wick.
The film's construction of the world in which it is located can be described as a bright spot
For the successful predecessor, one of the biggest highlights is how the directors avoid direct interpretation to the greatest extent and build the world of the film and the background of the characters from the pictures and dialogue. For example, the phrase "Oh..." mentioned at the beginning, with just one tone, made the audience understand that Wick had a past where even the gang boss had to give way. And the same thing is the inland hotel that attracts audiences because of its mysteriousness-it is not allowed to fight within the hotel, and the setting of violators being expelled and mercilessly obliterated not only suddenly confesses that the world is full of The rules and regulations imply that there is a deeper dark force in this world to ensure the implementation of these rules. And these "demonstration rather than explanation" world constructions are also full of this new work of "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two", such as different shops including tailor shops that provide resources for these underground underworld organizations, such as the Yuman It is a bounty hunter department made up of tattooed ladies that resembles a telephone customer service. Another example is our protagonist, John Wick, whose face will be recognized no matter where in the world he goes. These seemingly absurd settings have made the audience feel more and more "real" and easy to accept because of the constant accumulation of movies. After all, it is difficult to convince people if there is only one strange setting, but when these ironic settings appear one after another, it is easier for us to temporarily give up the excessive pursuit of film authenticity.
"Quick Pursuit: Chapter Two" is also surprisingly successful and further excavation of the protagonist John Wick. The information we got about Wick in the previous game is superficial-he loves his wife, he is a dedicated person, he is one of the best killers in the world, and so on. But this sequel allows the audience to enter the protagonist's heart from the perspective of why Wick should re-enter the assassin world. This exploration of the deepest intentions gave the audience a channel to feel the inner struggle of this murderous machine and his doubts about the meaning of his existence. It is this kind of material that is considered a waste of time in most action movies that makes "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two" stand out and make it easier for the audience to applaud it through the role.
But of course, as an action movie "Quick Hunt: Chapter Two", the action part is still so adrenaline-driven, and it can even be said to be one of the best in close combat action movies (the same works that can be thought of at a time) The level of movies is "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Assault" series works). This aspect is due to the careful arrangement of the fighting scenes by the creators. But more importantly, Keanu Reeves has conducted long-term special equipment training to make his shooting and fighting closer to the level that does not require a substitute. These all enable fast-paced action scenes to be displayed in front of the audience as coherently as possible using the middle shot, without the need to rely too much on close-ups and editing, and the boring shaking shots like the "Bourne Shadow" series. Also outstanding is photography, especially during the assassination in Rome, with neon lights and purple-green lights that make the picture more or less surreal. This is another reason why I think "Quick Hunting: Chapter Two" can surpass ordinary action movies.
I'll Kill Them All
When I was recommending movies to others recently, a friend asked me why my movie preferences are so polarized, either it’s a literary movie or an action movie like "Quick Hunter". It should be said that I have no particular preference for a certain kind of film, as long as it is a good one, I will support it. But if "Fifty Shades of Darkness", which was released at the same time, was a film aimed at satisfying women's fantasy, then I would be attracted by "Quick Hunting: Chapter 2" probably because it is a film that satisfies all men. Fantasy movie, right? (As for why it’s hard to compare the quality of women’s movies to men’s movies, this is another very interesting topic.) Handmade Italian suits, lots of guns and guns, dazzling close combat, these are all men The most iconic thing in fantasy. So my evaluation of this movie is biased, which is probably understandable, right?
But having said that, one of the important meanings of film as a visual medium is that it allows viewers to escape from reality in a short period of two hours. And "Quick Pursuit: Chapter Two" not only builds a world that sounds absurd but believable for the audience to enjoy, but also explores the role of John Wick in a deeper and meaningful way. Behind the action scene of killing 128 people in 2 hours (see the interesting statistics at the end of the article), Wick’s struggle with loneliness and how he should survive in this huge underground world unexpectedly made me feel understandable and even It's moved. It is for this reason that I am extremely looking forward to the final chapter of the series. After all, Wick’s final declaration is not a joke...
"I'll kill them all."
"Of course you will." (Of course you will) is mysterious in the movie Said the hotel manager Winston. Of course, the audience has no doubt about this, let us wait and see what kind of more exciting performance this murder god will bring us.
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Here are interesting killing statistics! Statistics person? Of course it's not me!
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