From watching one war in Avengers:
Endgame to watching another in John Wick: Chapter 3 –
Parabellum, it’s been a very entertaining month. For those who don’t
know the John Wick Franchise, the first installment, John Wick was
released in 2014 and Keanu Reeves plays the titular character, a retired
hit-man, whose wife has just passed away. While at home, Wick is attacked by
masked men, who kill his dog and steal his car triggering Wick to dust off his
hit-man gear to seek revenge on his attacker who turns out to be the son of the
man who helped Wick gain retirement.
The second installment follows
a few days after the first with Wick forced out of retirement and
double-crossed by a member of the “high table” of the criminal underworld who
Wick kills at the New York Continental, a retreat where no killing is
permitted. Thus, Wick is “excommunicated”: denied access and protection in any
Continental establishment, and a global bounty of $14 million dollars for
anyone who kills him.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum also
follows immediately after the second installment and Wick knows he can’t run
forever and so seeks redemption from the ‘high table’ but can he fulfill the
terms?
One of the things I like about
this franchise is that it keeps growing and gets better with each installment
and this character was tailor made for Keanu based on his strengths as an actor
which adds to likability of the franchise.
Halle Berry is also in this
third installment and she plays Sophie, an assassin and friend of Wick. There
is this scene with the two of them doing there killer thing and I was just
blown away, these guys are in their fifties but they moved like they were much
younger. In different interviews, Keanu said he did 90% of his stunts, while
Halle said she broke three of her ribs, I wonder where they get their fountain
of youth.
There was no shortage of weapons
from knives, axes, guns, belt, the back-end of a horse, motorcycles, dogs;
everything you can think of is a weapon. And my favorite part is the stunts and
long fight sequences which the franchise is known for; it’s like watching a
fatal dance, although the killing did make me cringe. Anyways, the end of the
movie, Wick is “pissed” at the high table so definitely there will be a fourth
installment. Yippee
So check out John
Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, where there is no
shortage of fights, killings, gun play, ninjas, blood makers and what-not.
Laterz
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