“John Wick IV” is a strong example of how Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have perfected the action genre using the language of film, offering an inventive, enjoyable and generous product in their craft.
John Wick 4, the latest installment in the action franchise starring Keanu Reeves, landed hard at the global box office, grossing just over $146 million in its first week on air. In addition to the numbers the success of the saga commanded Chad Stahelski Not only in the public, but also in the reception and praise of the critics.
Although it’s on the horizon, the expansion of the saga has to wait for the anti-hero to drop his fan. Stahelski is putting his energy into a film version of the show Ghost of Tsushima with Michael B. Jordan and a reboot, possibly starring former Superman Henry Cavill. As for Reeves, he will appear in the 2024 John Wick spinoff Ballerina, but currently has no plans to continue John Wick directly.
How long do we have to wait for John Wick 5? We don’t know for sure, but the question is: How long will Hollywood wait for John Wick to recognize him from the Academy Awards? John Wick objectively changed the action genre. In his directorial debut, Stahelski and co-director David Leitch they were able to put fine arts and choreography front and center.
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The success of the film and its sequels had an impact on cinematic activity; From the James Bond movies with Daniel Craig to Shang-Chi Marvel, Wick-style engagement is becoming a role model. The enthusiastic reception of John Wick also allowed Leitch to make his mark elsewhere: after John Wick dressed Charlize Theron in a similar atmosphere in Atomic Blonde, in the show with Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious spinoffs., Hobbes & Shaw. and hands to fight in the Bullet Train.
Through his extensive experience as a stuntman, stunt coordinator and choreographer in films such as The Matrix, V for Vendetta and The Hunger Games, Stahelski knows that The first recognition he wanted to receive from Hollywood was the establishment of a category at the Oscars dedicated to stuntmen: “I don’t think there’s anyone in the Academy or outside who wouldn’t agree that we’re one of the top nine departments,” the director told IGN in an interview.
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While the amazing machine is lacking in terms of storytelling and visual design, with many VFX artists openly talking about low VFX work, homogenous films are remembered every year (Thor: Love and Thunder, or Ant-Man and the Wasp; Quantum, this concludes). John Wick stands for the highest level of entertainment in Hollywood; Saga is able to find the coolest action from an organic production that still has heart.
Son of John Wick delivers emotion and adrenaline with clarity, as well as accurate editing and editing and a sense of storytelling. Overhead beats as Tyler Bates’s electronic score challenges audiences and cinematographer Dan Laustsen’s sharp eye moves them on a mobile camera. The action ranges from the stark whites of New York’s Eye to the gold-veined blacks under the black bells of Rome, but the tone will be consistently operatic. The John Wick company has recalled the use of cinematic language in the action genre, putting in conscious use where it’s not about shooting because it only takes too long.
