As a sequel, this film has little to do with the first one. It's not that the plot is starting from scratch, it's just that this movie really makes people unable to see the plot. Like the first film, flat characters, pale dialogues, abrupt plots, and the inexplicable fear of the bigwigs and the like-mindedness of one versus ten... In my opinion, it really reduces the credibility of the film, not to mention Artistic and thoughtful.
John Wick's character setting is a bit like Chen Guorong in "New Police Story" and Logan in "Wolverine 3". Heroes will also age, and one day after retirement, they will be hanged and beaten, and they will be powerless to watch their beloved things being trampled on. However, unlike the latter two, which highlighted the sadness and contrast, which in turn caused the audience to reflect, the "Speedy Attack" series directly fired up, provoking revenge. However, the depiction of John Wick's "firm-willed and decisive" only stays on the oral description of the gangster, and the transformation and recovery of the character's psychology is almost zero. Thinking of the creative ideas of the main creators to pursue "more popular action scenes", the above defects are inevitable and unfortunate, but they can be forgiven.
In fact, "Super Strike" shows the audience a western martial arts world, and the city is today's rivers and lakes. There are killers, there are knights, there are bosses, and there are minions. There are also the High Table of the martial arts conference in charge of the overall situation, the secret circulation of gold coins, the weapons shop disguised as a winery, and the "cleaning company" that specializes in cleaning corpses. There are all kinds of skills, but also keep yourselves in the hotel. Those who break the rules, the hotel has the right to kill them.
As a celebrity, John Wick is also governed by rules. There is a life-and-death situation before the act, and there is a debt to be repaid after quitting. The entanglement of favors and grievances makes it even more difficult to wash hands in the golden basin. It's a bit like Jason Bourne of The Bourne Bourne series, no matter how strong your willingness to quit, no matter how long you quit, you will always have the imprint of Jianghu, and those who use you, manipulate you and want to kill you , will never give up easily. Jason's luck is that he loses his memory and everything has to be rediscovered; John Wick has no choice but to see the world turn against him. But what is interesting is only the subject matter itself. As for the film's exploration of the rivers and lakes, it seems pale and powerless, but in fact it has not exerted any force.
As the core element of this series, the design of action scenes is the most attentive. Different from the quick editing, shaking scenes and close-ups of "Bourneville", most of the scenes in "Speed Attack" contain the full picture of both sides of the fight, showing the whole process of physical conflict. In this way, the director becomes at ease with the action scenes and moves forward and backward freely. The firearms at this time were like Jackie Chan's fists and kicks, playing a strong sense of rhythm. I wonder if it is a tribute to Hong Kong action movies in a Western way? In the same way, one against one hundred, the box office and reputation of "The Mechanic 2" were not satisfactory. Maybe it's the lack of rivers and lakes, maybe it's a single method, maybe... not why.
John Wick, who loves cars like his life, makes good use of guns, and guns and cars are cold machines. So the whole film has a dark undertone. His beloved wife and his dog are the only bright colors, but they are no match for the powerless plot and the ruthless rivers and lakes. From then on, there was one less ruthless character in the gang, and one more desperate stranger in the crowd. Don't ask if he is the boss, because he has left the world; don't ask him if he is handsome, because he doesn't care. Those experiences of birth and death turned into a contemptuous ridicule and sent it to the familiar and indifferent power behind him.
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