There is one major action movie staple that the John Wick franchise wisely avoids partaking in. After the release of the original John Wick in 2014, the franchise has enjoyed an ever-increasing level of popularity. The world-building of the John Wick movies is certainly an element of that, but the franchise's approach to its action is just as vital to its success.
The John Wick movies consistently amaze with virtually every style of action possible, from chases, stunts, gun fu, and the martial arts fights of John Wick and his opponents. While the John Wick franchise has pushed modern action movies to a whole new level, and led to a rise in popularity of assassin movies, the dialogue of the series also stands out in a key way.
What's more, on the rare occasions that John Wick does decide to deliver some kind of verbal retort at an opponent, it is never one of the "hasta la vista, baby!" variety. Usually, John's parting words to defeated enemies are a cordial "be seeing you," which he casually delivers without any visible intent to mock them.
John Wick Avoiding Action Movie Clichés Is A Good Thing Keanu Reeves's performance as John Wick is an essential component of the franchise, and Reeves is a decidedly different kind of action hero than most others. Reeves's likable, everyman aura suited him well for John Wick as a deadly killer hiding in plain sight, while John's skills as an assassin are the opposite of his own aspirations for his life.
In wanting to permanently hang up his assassin weaponry, John Wick does not have the same incentive to add insult to the injuries of his enemies. Whether he is on a mission of vengeance or survival, John treats everything with the same professional attitude as he once did in his assassin heyday. If anything, the John Wick movies show him paying respect to his opponents after defeating them with his frequent parting words of "be seeing you.
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