John Wick (2014, 101 mins) Dir.: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch

John Wick (2014, 101 mins)
Dir.: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
Left to right: John Wick, Iosef, Viggo, Marcus
1. How does John Wick’s wife die?
2. Why did Wick quit his job as a killer?
3. Who sends the cute dog to Wick, and why?
4. Why is everybody afraid of the name ‘John Wick’ ?
5. What does the owner of the cars do when Iosef and his friends come into the basement?
6. Why does Wick decide to go after Iosef and his friends?
7. What does the call for ‘making lunch or dinner reservation for twelve’ mean?
8. Why does Viggo (Iosef’s Father) ask Marcus to kill John for two million dollars?
9. Why does Ms. Perkins accept to kill Wick?
10. What does Wick do in the church, in New Russia to take revenge?
11. Why do you think Marcus tries to help when Wick is dealing with the killers that Viggo sent?
12. What does the hotel management give to Wick as an apology for the killer (Ms. Perkins) entering his room?
13. Who killed Marcus and how?
14. What does the hotel’s doctor give to Wick for energy in case he loses blood in a fight?
15. Why does Wick stab his own wound while fighting with Viggo?
16. What did Wick watch from his phone, after his fight with Viggo?
17. How does Wick save himself?
18. How is the end similar to the beginning?
Journal Questions: Write 300 words about one of the following:
1. Is John Wick just a formulaic action film or does it bring anything new to the genre?
2. Compare John Wick to an action film you know discussing the icons and characters of the genre.
3. Compare John Wick to Django in terms of genre
4. Discuss John Wick in terms of the verisimilitude of the action film.
5. What does this film appear to say about the characteristics of the ideal man and woman?