'JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4' DAZZLES WITH SPECTACULAR CHAOS, DESTRUCTION

摘要

What started as a one-off film a decade ago has swelled to a quartet of movies featuring some of the most brutal and beautifully choreographed scenes of violence in the history the action genre. As "John Wick: Chapter 4" premieres, it brings with it the gut punch realization of both a conclusion to a story and a new beginning in the John Wick universe - in addition, of course, to the literal thousands of punches distributed to the abdomens of foes by the titular hero, John Wick (Keanu Reeves). "I think if you look at it more as a mythological tale, like you read the 'Iliad,' then it becomes fun, because now it's just an adventure," director Chad Stahelski told Military Times. "On this one, we just wanted to improve the storytelling of it all, meaning we wanted to bring in more characters and see our world from different perspectives." The fourth film in the series begins right where "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Par-abellum" ends, with Wick ready to bring his war against the High Table to its conclusion. This time, the adventure takes Wick, clad in his finest suit to date, on a journey far beyond the confines of New York's Continental Hotel to destinations in Japan, Germany, and ultimately, Paris. In doing so, the John Wick universe expands beyond what was ever explored in the previous three chapters. The inclusion of the Osaka Continental breathes life into the possibility of spin-offs by introducing Koji Shimazu (Hiroyuki Sana-da) and his daughter-turned-concierge Akira (Rina Sawayama). Then there's Mr. Nobody (Shamier Anderson), an unexpectedly lethal tracker who travels with a murderous German shepherd.