by Barron Shepherd
In the fast paced, bullet laden action spectacle 'John Wick' we see Keanu Reeves as a retired A-list hit man. John Wick (Keanu Reeves), has just lost his wife to an undisclosed illness, he receives a gift from her posthumously in the form of a Beagle puppy, along with a letter from her saying she arranged for him to have the puppy to help him cope with her demise. Initially indifferent to the pup, he eventually connects with it as they spend the day driving around in his vintage '69 Mustang.
In the fast paced, bullet laden action spectacle 'John Wick' we see Keanu Reeves as a retired A-list hit man. John Wick (Keanu Reeves), has just lost his wife to an undisclosed illness, he receives a gift from her posthumously in the form of a Beagle puppy, along with a letter from her saying she arranged for him to have the puppy to help him cope with her demise. Initially indifferent to the pup, he eventually connects with it as they spend the day driving around in his vintage '69 Mustang.
At a gas station, he encounters a trio of Russian gang
members, whose leader insists on buying his car. John refuses to sell. The
three follow John to his home, break in at night, and attack John kill the
puppy and steal his car. Robbed of his opportunity to grieve Wick takes his
revenge and It doesn't take long before the Russian gangsters wish they had
crossed paths with someone else.
To portray the assassin John Wick whose very name strikes
terror in the cold hearts of Russian gangsters required a 50 year old Reeves, to pull off a series of
physically grueling and highly complex action scenes involving high body counts
and make it all look effortless.
In preparation for his role of John Wick Reeves spent four
months getting in shape and learning Judo using the practical grappling martial
art and mixing in guns to create a brutal style of close-quarters combat. The
result exhibits a creative simplicity that gives Reeves fight scenes a
ferocious honesty. Revealing the emotional angst behind John Wick each fight
scene told a story with the brutal choreography counterbalancing the stages of
Wick’s grievous loss.
The mix of Judo and gun play was something I have always
wanted to see put in a movie, After watching “John Wick” I have to say that is
the best movie to incorporate Judo in the fight scenes that I have seen. You
don't see these type of fight scenes in
movies and it fit perfectly. I personally hope that judo has opened eyes of
Hollywood and we see a lot more.
Judo competitor Tadahiro Nomura attended the 'John Wick'
Japan Premiere at the Differ Ariake Arena on September 30, 2015 in Tokyo,
Japan. I honestly hope that we begin to see more and more utilized in mainstream movies. Close
Quarters, Gun play and judo!!!!!
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