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    Keanu Reeves has reignited his career thanks to the John Wick movie franchise. But this isn't just the story of his comeback. John Wick represents a big win for directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, two career stunt choreographers who made big waves with their debut film. John Wick started as an independent action movie, and has now spawned three major sequels. Here's how Leitch and Stahelski, and of course Keanu Reeves, did it.
    Written & edited by Danny Boyd
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  • @CinemaStix
    @CinemaStix  Год назад +867

    Which of the John Wick movies is your favorite?

    • @razahyder8541
      @razahyder8541 Год назад +99

      Chapter 3, just like the intensity of him being chased by everyone around him and the knife throwing, motorcycle sword fight and horse chase scene were absolutely incredible!

    • @lbwlawyer
      @lbwlawyer Год назад +39

      Also Chapter 3, because it was interesting to see Wick work with an equal like Sofia and her amazing doggos

    • @Ares_gaming_117
      @Ares_gaming_117 Год назад +142

      1st one. i love the simplicity and beauty of it. setting the mysterious world. telling a perfect story. it feels like i can always go back and rewatch it if i need to. they're all great tho. especially the armored fighting scene in 3. but 1 is such a classic.

    • @DomskiPlays
      @DomskiPlays Год назад +104

      Still the first. Goes like:
      1, 4, 2, 3 tbh

    • @dragonskunkstudio7582
      @dragonskunkstudio7582 Год назад +86

      Every subsequent movie John Wick becomes more and more indestructible which is a total turn off. With the first one he gets hurt, he bleeds, he recovers, there's no being bounced around by cars and falling and surviving 10 stories.

  • @itsjustme6018
    @itsjustme6018 Год назад +9693

    As a professional hitman who lives in a secret hitman society I applaud this film for its realism and deep analysis on the criminal underworld.

    • @bunsw2070
      @bunsw2070 Год назад

      Unions are nothing but common criminals, so that makes perfect sense.

    • @wolfattacker1
      @wolfattacker1 Год назад +183

      Sureeeee you are

    • @YouilAushana
      @YouilAushana Год назад +68

      An end to the means, anyway, anyhow.

    • @ShieldYoung
      @ShieldYoung Год назад +516

      As a fellow staircase I felt very proud to see my buddy make it to Chapter 4 climax and his performance was Oscar deserving

    • @tripptank
      @tripptank Год назад +163

      Ya right...
      What are the odds there'd be two of us in the same comment thread? 🙄

  • @FlawedFabrications
    @FlawedFabrications Год назад +3143

    You know why it was a surprise hit? Because you could tell it was a passion project. They really cared about making the best movie they could. It wasn't just a soulless hollywood churn-out.

    • @bakasahara1213
      @bakasahara1213 Год назад +51

      And I'm so glad the franchise ended (?) In such glorious way. Unlike most of the others.

    • @qthestruggler2715
      @qthestruggler2715 Год назад +46

      @@bakasahara1213 He dies at the end. Hollywood better not touch this fucking perfect 4 movie run if they fucking know what’s good for them.

    • @Ablayw
      @Ablayw Год назад +63

      @@qthestruggler2715 You know some people haven’t watched it yet? Like this is a serios spoiler

    • @scrubelite4915
      @scrubelite4915 Год назад +42

      @@qthestruggler2715his death is pretty ambiguous, so I’m not sure he’s dead. Although, “John wick” is now definitely dead, retired for good.

    • @camirovi8364
      @camirovi8364 Год назад +2

      ​@@scrubelite4915 agree at the end in the grave there were some hints too.

  • @the17club-49
    @the17club-49 Год назад +3211

    Who knew that in 2014, two first time directors and an actor who needed a career resurrection, would kick off the best action franchise of all time.

    • @heisenbergII
      @heisenbergII Год назад +197

      And also forever change the action genre in mainstream films

    • @DeepbloodFang
      @DeepbloodFang Год назад +200

      It's the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon of this generation, and I am all for it, can't wait for it to have it's seasonal marathons in 20-30 years time.

    • @RealShaktimaan
      @RealShaktimaan Год назад +1

      @@heisenbergII Still not making that much money like big mainstream movies. So did it change the action genre?

    • @heisenbergII
      @heisenbergII Год назад +117

      @@RealShaktimaan since John wick came out, most action films have been trying to copy the that same stile of gun-fu that John wick has

    • @RealShaktimaan
      @RealShaktimaan Год назад +1

      @@heisenbergII true but it's still not making the type of money blockbuster does like mission impossible or MCU.

  • @Atomic2V
    @Atomic2V Год назад +535

    When the "Stunt guys" were better storytellers than most of the self-proclaimed storytellers in Hollywood.

    • @PerfectAzrael
      @PerfectAzrael Год назад +12

      You're giving them too much credit. Come on, bro.

    • @albertassalcius5084
      @albertassalcius5084 Год назад +12

      Story tellers? Bro what, t John Wick and storytelling should not be in the same sentence

    • @FroschBube
      @FroschBube Год назад +3

      *action coordinators / directors

    • @Civ33
      @Civ33 11 месяцев назад +15

      @@albertassalcius5084 The story was very bare bones to be sure but, let's be honest here, Hollywood scriptwriters have set a VERY low bar in the past few years in terms of quality story writing

    • @OhNoTheFace
      @OhNoTheFace 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@albertassalcius5084 And there is the butthurt

  • @austinh7110
    @austinh7110 Год назад +2600

    The amount that Reeves has improved his reloads from JW1 to JW4 is insane. Some of them were under a quarter second in the new one

    • @Qardo
      @Qardo Год назад +578

      Could be played off in the whole story. JW1 he was coming off of being basically retired for years. Kind of lost some steps. Never forgot them. Just needed to retrain. With each chapter (installment?) See him getting back to being what people fear. The Wick of that even the Boogieman sets up Claymores and carries a shotgun to bed.

    • @austinh7110
      @austinh7110 Год назад +237

      @@Qardo damn. That makes it so much better. That definitely wasn’t intentional but it would make so much sense.

    • @DeepbloodFang
      @DeepbloodFang Год назад +86

      @@Qardo yeah, muscle memory be like that, and intentional or not, it's awesome.

    • @Jakeyisdead
      @Jakeyisdead Год назад +45

      ​@@Qardo after seeing JW4 that's actually what I took away from it as well

    • @xeroytchannel
      @xeroytchannel Год назад +48

      They’re so fast that in the Arc de Triomphe scene when he comes around the back of a stationary van, I heard him rack the slide but I don’t know if he reloaded or cleared a malfunction.

  • @KuntaKinteToby
    @KuntaKinteToby Год назад +1573

    Wow I never knew Keanu partially funded the first one himself, this really is his magnum opus as an actor. Also the third time that Keanu has been involved in a movie that revolutionized the Action genre (the previous two times of course being Speed and The Matrix).

    • @playgroundchooser
      @playgroundchooser Год назад +67

      Only 1/2 kidding, but you may be able to put Point Break on that list. The "bad boy surfer dude" thing.

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Год назад +44

      how revolutionary really was speed? much bigger argument for point break given that you can attribute the entire fast and furious franchise to it.

    • @merasoul6520
      @merasoul6520 Год назад +7

      @@obscure.reference FnF is a joke after the first few pls stop

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ Год назад +14

      Keanu has a habit of being nice like this. He met Tiger Chen on the Matrix, and directed a Chinese movie about Tiger as the hero. Pretty decent, actually.

    • @KuntaKinteToby
      @KuntaKinteToby Год назад +24

      @@obscure.reference I think you should re-watch Speed bro.
      Speed is a near-perfect action movie with excellent pacing, believable motivations for its characters, solid acting, and most importantly introduced American audiences to the much more fast paced style of action that was booming in Hong Kong cinema during the late 80s and early 90s.
      There are numerous plot holes and pacing issues with Point Break, I think it is safe to say that Speed did more for the action genre.
      Which is to say, after Point Break action movies in America didn't change that much. After Speed however? Every action movie after that was trying to recapture the same visceral claustrophobic and fast-paced feel of Speed.
      A slew of movies came out in 1995 all with clear nods to the production, script writing, and overall break-neck pace of Speed.
      Rumble in the Bronx, Desperado, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Bad Boys, GoldenEye, Outbreak, Congo, Under Siege 2, Money Train (remake of the movie Speed was inspired by), Assassins, The Net (Sandra Bullock's next after speed), and Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu's next after speed)
      Clearly some succeeded in doing so better than others, but the intention is still obviously there

  • @retroforager
    @retroforager Год назад +3742

    John Wick had all the makings of a classic "underrated and forgetten" movie. I'm so glad that it ended up becoming almost revolutionary in a way. So so so love this series and mission impossible for bringing the action movie genre back to form from the dark depths of taken 3 and die hard 4 etc.

    • @tylerdurden788
      @tylerdurden788 Год назад +41

      Keanu did same thing with the matrix

    • @memegazer
      @memegazer Год назад +73

      Its funny bc the idea of "gun fu" was used in a movie that basically is underrated and forgotten imo a movie called Equilibrium

    • @kingnuggets100
      @kingnuggets100 Год назад +21

      @@memegazer except equilibrium was really just a matrix copy cat at the time and didn't really offer much in the way of characters and story

    • @KillerTacos54
      @KillerTacos54 Год назад +1

      YESSS agreed!!

    • @adityyuh
      @adityyuh Год назад +5

      John Wick was never deemed to be forgotten by virtue of it's excellent action. It was only misunderstood before it was made completely.

  • @Nephozx
    @Nephozx Год назад +582

    All in all, fuck all those studios which clearly lacks the passion. I'm beyond stoked to see Stahelski's talent outside of just stunt directing, but movie directing too, everything simply phenomenal.

    • @spartan1010101
      @spartan1010101 Год назад +12

      its honestly what Hollywood has been missing for years now, they've been rehashing old ideas for so long they forgot films made with love for the content is better than films made for profit.

  • @charliefoster9558
    @charliefoster9558 Год назад +516

    The camera work in JW 4 was great, my favourite example was a long fight scene where the camera was at a Birds Eye view the whole time and the camera glided slowly from room to room following John as he slaughtered the other guys. It was cool because u could see the whole room he was fighting in and the reactions off all the people onscreen at the same time.

    • @jamn610
      @jamn610 Год назад +54

      Yep that gave me hotline Miami vibes

    • @SVOKRAplays
      @SVOKRAplays Год назад +34

      ​@@jamn610 Exactly, glad I'm not the only one who got instantly reminded of HM. The explosive rounds piercing walls were mighty impressive

    • @Minestrini
      @Minestrini Год назад +7

      It was inspired by the game honk Kong massacre

    • @pent2
      @pent2 Год назад +10

      @@SVOKRAplays well, Hotline Miami and John wick are supposedly in the same universe. Since they're both in Payday 2.

    • @angelsunemtoledocabllero5801
      @angelsunemtoledocabllero5801 Год назад

      Thats a reference to Spilberg´s Minority Report

  • @Ren-zi5zl
    @Ren-zi5zl Год назад +52

    I've always loved how John Wick completely turned around from the usual cinematography and editing of an action-focused film which usually has like 20 different camera angles in one second of Liam Neeson jumping over a fence. You can tell this is directed by people who understand how movement works, and the longer/continuous shots that follow the action around make it SO clean and actually really refreshing to watch.

  • @JihadiFemboy
    @JihadiFemboy Год назад +432

    Chad Stahelski is yet another 🐐showing us why studio execs shouldn't be listened to

    • @bunsw2070
      @bunsw2070 Год назад +17

      Especially the stunning and brave ones.

    • @jtgd
      @jtgd Год назад

      Chad is a goat 🐐

    • @1stWellMate
      @1stWellMate Год назад +36

      So his name is actually chad? Undefeated.

    • @JihadiFemboy
      @JihadiFemboy Год назад +3

      @@1stWellMate Yep

    • @JihadiFemboy
      @JihadiFemboy Год назад +7

      @@bunsw2070 Get a job

  • @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind
    @ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind Год назад +104

    I wish more people were like Keanu.
    He seems to be a genuine great human being.
    And from what I read and watched he was on quite the difficult road to become such good and even humble guy.

  • @KillerTacos54
    @KillerTacos54 Год назад +214

    Damn straight. John Wick and Mission Impossible are basically singlehandedly carrying mainstream action film franchises. Hope to see more that are filmed, edited and choreographed as elegantly and eloquently as these two!

    • @josiahstoehr1297
      @josiahstoehr1297 Год назад +3

      What about David Leitch (JW1 co-director) and Matthew Vaughn's films? They're very solid as well.

    • @GuineaPigEveryday
      @GuineaPigEveryday Год назад +2

      @@josiahstoehr1297i think the comment wasn’t talking about what good action flicks have been made, more so the franchises that are actually still driving positive change and having an influence/effect. The Kingsmen series went downhill with the second (in terms of popularity) and ppl after that clearly didn’t care much about it that much and it wasn’t even able to become a franchise proper. The King’s Men was atrocious. And tbf I love Leitch, but sadly Atomic Blonde was not the hit I wish it had become, because that movie is so awesome.

  • @DomskiPlays
    @DomskiPlays Год назад +242

    First Wick I saw at the cinema and the place was legit empty with like 4 other people. I took off my shoes and threw up my legs on the seats infront, most comfy movie-going ever

    • @ShieldYoung
      @ShieldYoung Год назад +27

      I've had my fair share of private screenings like this and even Chapter 4 at my place was not much full but the cheering and hooting felt like housefull

    • @gregdavidl647
      @gregdavidl647 Год назад

      ……you threw up your legs??

  • @itskaptainmikey4399
    @itskaptainmikey4399 Год назад +18

    I think that what makes John Wick so captivating as a character is how he is awkward when it comes to being civilized but has an extremely high fight IQ and is essentially who he really is when he's killing everyone.

  • @cakedaddyhank7649
    @cakedaddyhank7649 Год назад +17

    The best part of these movies is how simplistically it started and they had the workings of a beautiful world to get lost in. All started with a simple story. It goes to show you don't need an overly complex story to make something good.

  • @jmwmusic5665
    @jmwmusic5665 Год назад +43

    90% of the time, Keanu did his own stunts every time.

  • @theunknown4054
    @theunknown4054 Год назад +23

    I've always loved the first movie-something about the small details like John wearing his watch upside down to hide the glare from snipers is just so beautifully touching

  • @CalebM_
    @CalebM_ Год назад +16

    I agree with the first John Wick movie, although the budget wasn't high, they're still imperfections, and limitations but they managed to pull it off. Making it - as he said "makes it your best"

    • @arnowisp6244
      @arnowisp6244 Год назад

      I'm surprised the budget was 20 million.

  • @Shiftarus
    @Shiftarus Год назад +21

    Who knew that the crew and cast who spent their entire lives learning and working would have such good insight on making quality films!

  • @Simon-kc4ml
    @Simon-kc4ml Год назад +386

    John Wick 4 is one of the best action movies I've ever seen.. The idea and execution of JW is such a new take on the tried and tested methods and it's so well done. Also even with the budget constraints the cinematography of every movie is so on point..

    • @bombdotcom2168
      @bombdotcom2168 Год назад +16

      Donnie Yen and Keanu Reeves in the same movie is just a recipe for the best action scenes imaginable

    • @Jabogers
      @Jabogers Год назад +10

      @@bombdotcom2168 Let's not forget Sanada Hiroyuki. He always brings a certain gravitas, dignity, and all-around badassery to every single one of his characters. Koji was definitely a highlight during the Osaka segment.

    • @bombdotcom2168
      @bombdotcom2168 Год назад

      @@Jabogers D E F I N I T E L Y

    • @litman5584
      @litman5584 Год назад +3

      The last John wick had too much action in it, it got repetitive after a while

    • @invalid_420
      @invalid_420 Год назад +14

      ​@@litman5584 action? in my john wick movie?

  • @RSG_TheMonster
    @RSG_TheMonster Год назад +1330

    We can just stop and realise that the director's name is actually *CHAD*
    😂😂😂

    • @v-trigger6137
      @v-trigger6137 Год назад +59

      he is Gigachad 😎

    • @gamert28
      @gamert28 Год назад +50

      He’s not a Chad…he’s THE Chad

    • @pcih6176
      @pcih6176 Год назад

      there is a bomb in your neck

    • @paulgenevzki2477
      @paulgenevzki2477 Год назад +12

      M E T A C H A D

    • @rainfall2880
      @rainfall2880 Год назад +12

      @@davidjob4909 a great writer and director on top of all that

  • @irifhir
    @irifhir Год назад +10

    I love this concept of "gun fu". The choreography reminds me of "gun kata" from equilibrium, which was the best part of that movie.

  • @TheParadiseParadox
    @TheParadiseParadox Год назад +189

    I often find it hard to follow action scenes, especially when there are a lot of cuts. every time they cut it's hard to follow. in some way it sends the message that, this isn't actually happening. I'm going to watch John Wick again and look out for the details, the long takes and the choreography
    thanks for the video, God bless

    • @athul03
      @athul03 Год назад +20

      The continuity in John Wick action scenes is just sublime. Proof that you don't need slow motion to create a series of action scenes

    • @ewfwefwefwef
      @ewfwefwefwef Год назад

      dame you are some slow minded

    • @potterfanz6780
      @potterfanz6780 Год назад +3

      This video convinced me to go watch it, I'm about to experience it for the first time. I've heard of the dead dog and seen a few gifs of it, but now I'm gonna watch it for myself.

    • @B1gBoyPants
      @B1gBoyPants Год назад +1

      @potterfanz I’m just sending this so I can hear what you think after you watch it.

    • @deanhollis8983
      @deanhollis8983 Год назад +4

      If you like easily followable incredible action scenes, I'm not even kidding watch the live action Aquaman movie

  • @MrPur3d
    @MrPur3d Год назад +39

    my favorite was the first and the fourth. the first was so deep and personal, and the creativity of camera and choreography in the 4th was beautiful

  • @richmondboahene6536
    @richmondboahene6536 Год назад +41

    These guys have made the best action movie ever

  • @nanodesu9031
    @nanodesu9031 Год назад +14

    That is why watching john wick doesnt fill like watching a hollywood movie. It got flairs here and there like every western movie but the way it was shot feels like watching an asian movie (jackie chan's movie) and japanese anime. Wide angle shot and the cuts is so seamless that you wouldnt even notice it. No camera shake nor multiple cuts from a single jump (pointing at you taken). That is why the movie feels so engaging and emersive.

  • @moviesaredope
    @moviesaredope Год назад +19

    7:05 this is the greatest, most low-key joke I'm gonna hear on RUclips all day 😂 bravo

  • @hossbeki9266
    @hossbeki9266 Год назад +15

    Everbody loves the first one ,on john wick 4 they went all action but it's feels like anything you have not seen before

  • @saliuarts
    @saliuarts Год назад +6

    I liked what he said : the imperfections and limitations of making the first one is what makes it unique and special

  • @frithnanth1337
    @frithnanth1337 Год назад +46

    another superb video ! I watched the first one propably 7 times and i will continue to show it to everyone i meet that has not seen it xD

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад +8

      Thanks! Yeah, we’re big Keanu fans in our house.

    • @UrCheckMate
      @UrCheckMate Год назад

      You go buddy..I would do the same

  • @MrWigglesWorth
    @MrWigglesWorth Год назад +5

    I always find it laughable when people say Keanu isn't really that good of an actor cause he doesn't have a ton of range in the kind of personalities he plays. Its like saying Michael Jordan isn't much of an athlete cause his baseball career never took off. Reeves is pretty much unmatched in terms of actually going out and learning physical skills that a character is supposed to have, so that he can bring a higher level of authenticity to the movie. John Wick simply doesn't work unless the lead actor is willing to spend months running shooting drills and already has a decent martial arts background and is physically fit enough to do long fight sequences.

  • @NelsonStJames
    @NelsonStJames Год назад +76

    "The industry doesn't put its faith in first time directors. . . "
    The industry also doesn't put its faith into good screenwriters, or original ideas. In fact the moment John Wick became a successful franchise the original creators were "not called back" to continue with the series.

    • @toreyzyre
      @toreyzyre Год назад +12

      That's not true at all. Chad's been the director for all of them, Derek Kolstad the writer for them as well and the guy who created the whole idea.

    • @NelsonStJames
      @NelsonStJames Год назад +9

      @@toreyzyre Better check again. Derek Kolstad has been quite vocal about "not being called back" ( his words) for John Wick 4 & 5.
      He's wishing the franchise well, and is on good terms with everyone, but it was not his decision to no longer be a part of the franchise. That''s Hollywood for you.

    • @wangfoo2693
      @wangfoo2693 Год назад +4

      @@NelsonStJames a director is much more important than a writer for these kinds of movies. Let’s be honest. No one really gives a shit about the writing in a John wick movie. They’re in it for the guns and hardcore action scenes. Even john wick 1 the story was nothing special. It’s just a badass action packed, but the story is very simple. A badass MC with insane plot armor plowing down a bunch of nameless cannon fodder. You don’t need a genius writer for something like that.

    • @elmohead
      @elmohead Год назад +2

      ​@@NelsonStJames It's not hard to write for JW movies. .
      Someone kills the dog. Fight.
      Everyone after you. Fight.
      Etc etc.

    • @fakename287
      @fakename287 Год назад

      @@NelsonStJames so first it was "not called back as soon as it became a franchise" and now you change it to "not called back for 4 and 5"
      So which one is it?

  • @rololoy2
    @rololoy2 Год назад +42

    Derek Kolstad who wrote the first 3 JW and world building deserves as much praise as the directors and Keanu.-

  • @frogambassador
    @frogambassador Год назад +8

    08:46 “yeah” - John Wick - Danny Boyd

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Who needs real conclusions… :)

  • @AaronQ64
    @AaronQ64 Год назад +5

    I think #1 is the best one too. It had so much good story telling and soul to it.

    • @therealsteel1634
      @therealsteel1634 Год назад

      Yea I think the 4th might be a little bit better tho but that's just me

  • @AzimuthPrime
    @AzimuthPrime Год назад +14

    I hadn't heard about the movie, I went to the theater knowing nothing, just that Keanu Reeves is in it and those first 10 minutes had me just wondering what he's playing.... then the kid wanted to buy his car and after that it got really dark and I just thought "I hope to god this kid suffers, if it was me I'd set the whole world on fire to find him...." then John Wick does just that, kills everyone in his way, consequences be damned and I honestly felt really satisfied because the whole movie the kid's workd is just pulled apart, all his protection demishes little by little until its just him and Wick... and the thing I thought was a nice touch how John doesn't even take a moment to even say something to him before or even after he's been shot... he just ends him and walks away.
    I wanted more 😅

  • @MadScientist512
    @MadScientist512 Год назад +5

    Shows how working smart can make something with the budget of a modern Steven Seagal movie not just look like but become a Hollywood blockbuster, instead of..a modern Seagal movie. It also shows how stunt men and choreographers have to understand all aspects of movie making to craft a truly great action sequence, so it's great they're finally starting to get the recognition they deserve, and more of them having greater influence in movie making could positively change the industry, and maybe even fix the generic nature of final superhero showdowns.

  • @ghostrider2664
    @ghostrider2664 11 месяцев назад +1

    I have to say, Keanu has come so damn far in his abilities in the film industry. To be honest, at first, I didn't like him. I thought he couldn't act. I still think he couldn't act when he started. But now, completely different. He's great. And I think his choices in roles has been absolutely perfect over the years. He's very smart in that. I congratulate him on an awesome career, doing what he loves. Life just doesn't get better than that.

  • @Will_Parker
    @Will_Parker Год назад +6

    Wick is proof that even in the modern day you don't need huge box office numbers to be successful, you just need to be good and people will eventually buy into it.

  • @ibear2554
    @ibear2554 Год назад +17

    Thanks for these, Danny. I think you encapsulate what we love about movies. Especially on the creative side.

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад +2

      Hey, thank you for watching them! I’m just so happy to be able to share this stuff with other people!

  • @madeincanada5307
    @madeincanada5307 Год назад +13

    I suppose the first and fourth but I have rewatched part three the most. The first and last 25 minutes are fantastic. Part 4 is a juggernaut I am still digesting it, but very well could be one of the greatest actions films ever made. One was so good in building the character for half the film before the action really starts and that type of proper foundation and world building is just the stuff that makes movies worth watching. Part one was such a pleasant surprise for many people,I think that feeling and memory just can't be replicated .

  • @Rozza2k
    @Rozza2k Год назад +40

    Films like John wick prove Hollywood need to take more chances with new directors

    • @ewfwefwefwef
      @ewfwefwefwef Год назад +8

      and not woke

    • @Rozza2k
      @Rozza2k Год назад +3

      @@ewfwefwefwef yeah but I don't think anyone should get a job based on there beliefs regardless of what they are, should be about the talent and end product

    • @StrengthScholar0
      @StrengthScholar0 Год назад

      ​​@@ewfwefwefwefBruh, You do understand that you're a part of the problem as well right?
      It is so annoying to have someone politicize literally everything. It's just as vapid and off-putting as woke culture. You're just the other side of the snowflake coin.
      I want you to watch the video, read the comment you responded to and ask yourself what drove you to think this was the time to bring up politics.
      Keep your pathological obsession to yourself.

  • @nostalgiaprobe
    @nostalgiaprobe Год назад +1

    Everyone loves Keanu. I remember 2016 pictures of him on train started popping up, and started becoming really popular and adored in Gen Z circles, for his down to earth personality and good character.
    Many people don't realise that part of what makes a superstar is perception..and that's why in the 90s the 'bigger' actors would almost always have a bigger public presence.

  • @TWFarr
    @TWFarr Год назад +4

    I was lucky enough to get to work with David Leitch for the last few months. He was an awesome director to work for.

  • @Rugoll
    @Rugoll Год назад +8

    Nice, I didn't know about this. Watching this video as I'm going to the cinema to watch Chapter 4. Hyped!!

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Ah. Jealous. I haven’t made it to the theater yet.

    • @Rugoll
      @Rugoll Год назад

      Damn, that was epic movie

  • @KensanOni
    @KensanOni Год назад +2

    Honestly, the JW series has some of the best stunt performance and ballet ever caught on film, and I think we have been very lucky that John Wick exists.

  • @nltk93
    @nltk93 Год назад +5

    Just watched John WIck 4 yesterday. I still think the first one is the best.

  • @wildwilco
    @wildwilco Год назад +3

    when alot of major studios turn down your movie, you know its going to be a banger.

  • @MrSony9933
    @MrSony9933 Год назад +7

    Don't forget Keeanu's fantastic acting and action 😊

  • @mrstardian
    @mrstardian 5 месяцев назад

    I love that we can see how absolutely amazing the John Wick films are just because the director Chad Stahelski was and is a stuntman. His John Wick films and future action films are SO GOOD, and one of the reasons is because Chad understands action and stunts so well. Because, yk... hes a professional stuntman too!

  • @GingerZombie29
    @GingerZombie29 8 месяцев назад

    If nothing else, the action is shot beautifully.
    No five cuts per second, camera shaking and close shots.

  • @chidubemnwaohiri113
    @chidubemnwaohiri113 Год назад +5

    Most Studio Execs know nothing about making movies just money and that's why some of them miss out on great projects.

  • @KinkyLettuce
    @KinkyLettuce Год назад +8

    I am so glad they fought for this

  • @Zenniverse
    @Zenniverse Год назад +2

    I actively tried seeking out a video like this a week ago and there was nothing like it. So glad you made this because I definitely thought there must have been a story here.

  • @karlieakaike3311
    @karlieakaike3311 Год назад +7

    "Can't tell a story?" Any human being can tell a story, and everyone's got a story to tell. The fact that it's pitched by stuntmen means it's guaranteed to be a spectacle, but it's not guaranteed to be a great story. Writers can't even guarantee a good story anymore, so it was actually a decent pitch.

  • @jimbridgewater2471
    @jimbridgewater2471 Год назад +9

    such great videos man really been great for developing my own style

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад +2

      Thanks! What’s your stuff?

  • @Moridin69
    @Moridin69 Год назад +2

    Seeing the behind the scenes vs the film really shows the power of colour correction

  • @seinfan9
    @seinfan9 Год назад +1

    I recall the first time seeing John Wick, I was amazed at the ingenuity, scope, and fluidity of how they combined CQC with the gun fights. Most movies will just have the people standing in one place shooting or perhaps in a moving vehicle.

  • @28lisa
    @28lisa Год назад +4

    Great video!
    I'm going back to the cinema for a second time to watch the 4th because I think it deserves it. I loved every aspect and detail of the movie, the cast, the fights (every fight I thought it was the best one, only to be blown away by the next one), the soundtrack, the sets and the lights, and I could go on for hours. Considering it's a mid budget movie, it really shows how passion can make great things.

    • @darkestknightishere
      @darkestknightishere Год назад +1

      It is worth 2nd and 3rd time, I will be going as well.

    • @28lisa
      @28lisa Год назад

      @@darkestknightishere definitely, I’m planning to go a third time if they are still showing it here where I live

  • @alexisdalmeida2147
    @alexisdalmeida2147 Год назад +3

    It's time for the Oscars to recognize stunt coordination.

  • @sharksNstuff2029
    @sharksNstuff2029 Год назад +1

    I was living in middle of nowhere Utah for a summer. Took a job out of desperation and was across a country from any family and hating it more with each passing week. The one silver lining was the local movie theater was $5 and I just watched as many movies as I could. That was the summer JW1 hit and I instantly loved it and shared it with whoever I could. I think it's now a toss up between 3 and 4 for my favorite but they're all fantastic in their own way

  • @threemooseqateers9689
    @threemooseqateers9689 Год назад +3

    glad this movie succeeded! not just because of the movie itself, but because it's success allowed for Bullet Train, which is easily my favorite action comedy of all time.

  • @divitgoyal4498
    @divitgoyal4498 Год назад +4

    Literally my favourite channel on RUclips

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      That’s very, very kind :) But what’s your second favorite?
      -Danny

    • @divitgoyal4498
      @divitgoyal4498 Год назад

      @@CinemaStix gotta be @storytellers1

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Ooh, nice!

  • @FreshTillDeath56
    @FreshTillDeath56 Год назад +5

    This is a GREAT video. Well done indeed.

  • @forest3335
    @forest3335 Год назад

    great writing and production, everything

  • @chriswho4232
    @chriswho4232 Год назад

    Another great video as per usual! 👏 keep up the good work.

  • @BennyTheGenerous
    @BennyTheGenerous Год назад +4

    Amazing video as always man!

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Thanks for checking it out!
      -Danny

  • @EdoFinesse
    @EdoFinesse Год назад +3

    Great video man, a lot of stuff I never knew about a movie series I will be watching for the rest of my life, like Star Wars or Die Hard. Definitely subscribed

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      That’s fantastic! I’ve shed any new light at all on a thing people enjoy, then I’ve done my job :)
      Also welcome!
      -Danny

  • @nightcrauler1
    @nightcrauler1 10 месяцев назад

    spectacular work as always Danny

  • @sophiewooloo
    @sophiewooloo 6 месяцев назад

    another wonderful video, mister stix man!!!! ive been watching your vids for few years now but binging a bunch lately as im on a cinema grind. always wonderful stuff C:
    (also, 3:25............. god DAMN reeves is caked up)

  • @RAIZ0R1211
    @RAIZ0R1211 Год назад +3

    i love how JW has totally changed the action movie genre for the better, and hwo the JW franchise has become a "get together" of all the action greats like Donnie Yen and the actors from the raid

  • @lewistaylor6226
    @lewistaylor6226 Год назад +14

    caught this vid at 28 seconds on release love your work it has inspired me to get into film making

    • @lewistaylor6226
      @lewistaylor6226 Год назад

      bonus thing too im watching and it has no views currently

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад +3

      That’s amazing! What aspects of filmmaking are you interested in?

    • @lewistaylor6226
      @lewistaylor6226 Год назад

      @@CinemaStix well i had always had interests in music so I have been studying music composition for films for the past 6 months

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад +2

      Oh dang. That’s fantastic. What style of music? Like, electronic, orchestral? I have a video coming up in a couple weeks somewhat on the topic.

    • @lewistaylor6226
      @lewistaylor6226 Год назад

      @@CinemaStix more in the orchestral area but I'm trying to learn both

  • @aradzakifirdaus3808
    @aradzakifirdaus3808 Год назад +1

    "But i'm not really killing them they're like in my way"
    Perfect way to describe how john wick fights in the movies

  • @G59METH
    @G59METH 3 месяца назад

    Crazy to think that this movie that was refused by so many studios yet directly influenced so many things in the past 10 years from giving Keanu's career a second breath, spawning a massive franchise with new John Wick "clones" releasing almost every year, to creating one of the best action movie directors of the past decade who made movies like Deadpool 2, Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde and soon to be released The Fall Guy...

  • @TrilainaBloodwind
    @TrilainaBloodwind Год назад +3

    The first Deadpool movie was directed by a stunt director as well. I think that if you're doing an action movie, it might be a good idea to let the guy who knows how to get action shots to direct the action moments in the movie xD

  • @yvanmanicad926
    @yvanmanicad926 Год назад +4

    Yipeee, here again for a Great Video

  • @volofant
    @volofant Год назад

    What I like about this movie is they reintroduced the long-cut camera movement. Most action scenes always have frequent cuts to many angles that make it so jarring. Take that one scene in Taken where Liam Neeson tries climbing up a fence... that's what I'm talking about. Compared to the action scenes in John Wick, not only can you see what the characters are doing, but also witness it most smoothly.

  • @albo85juan
    @albo85juan Год назад +1

    Second video I've seen on the channel. Subscribed!

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Welcome! A lot more here. And lots more incoming :)
      -Danny

  • @heintjedelosreyes8341
    @heintjedelosreyes8341 Год назад +5

    Former stuntsman are the best action movies directors....

  • @lebiquo8501
    @lebiquo8501 Год назад +4

    every video another gem
    I´m Robin Horn
    thank you for making

  • @SwitchbackCh
    @SwitchbackCh 10 месяцев назад

    Watching this was a joy, reminds me alot of the late Monty Oum's work. He was an animator, not a stunt guy, but he was also a huge anime and martial arts fan and all of that showed through his fight animations and his last work, RWBY. Watching this video reminded me of how unique his worldview and work ethic really was, and the sheer difference RWBY underwent after his loss - it was like if you took away the stunt people from John Wick and put the franchise in the hands of the usual Hollywood directors - it was never gonna be the same, despite my optimism.

  • @fragr33f74
    @fragr33f74 Год назад +2

    It's nice to see good craft getting the success it deserves

  • @comment_deleted
    @comment_deleted Год назад +4

    This is such a great channel.

  • @andynachos2045
    @andynachos2045 Год назад +3

    Amazing.

  • @pameladaley955
    @pameladaley955 Год назад

    Thanx again, Danny! I knew there was something special/different about the John Wick movies (just watched all 3 last week) but I couldn't figure out what - you just told me!!

  • @frebbbreeze2841
    @frebbbreeze2841 11 месяцев назад

    Props to these guys for understanding the value of pre-prod and getting crew in early.

  • @Soloisbac
    @Soloisbac Год назад +6

    So basically everyone was super passionate and involved that it became impossible for the movie to flop

  • @geriburrito
    @geriburrito Год назад +1

    John Wick is prove that you don't need a convoluted story with 20 big name actors. You only need a great premise and the perfect actor for the job.

  • @RemingtonDean
    @RemingtonDean Год назад

    When I first fired up this video, I honestly thought the "Every Frame a Painting" guy had started a new channel. You completely jacked his style lol

  • @ytunnuyt
    @ytunnuyt Год назад +3

    As if there was any doubt that Keanu Reeves is our lord and saviour, turns out without him we wouldn't have the John Wick franchise

  • @johnmckessey3048
    @johnmckessey3048 Год назад +6

    I love the first one so much! I've actually refused to see the sequels because I don't wanna taint the magic I witnessed in John Wick 1

    • @johndaily263
      @johndaily263 Год назад +3

      I think you’re onto something. I enjoyed the sequels but it feels like we’ve reached a point of diminishing returns. (Haven’t seen the 4th, not sure if I will, so maybe that would change my mind.)

    • @IcaroRamosDM
      @IcaroRamosDM Год назад

      ​@@johndaily2631>4>3>2

    • @joebond545
      @joebond545 Год назад +12

      ​​@@johndaily263 4th one is the best one by a country mile. Ur missing out

    • @sowii
      @sowii Год назад +5

      ​@@johndaily263 the fourth almost redeemed 2 and 3s lack of emotional motive

    • @robertreed2824
      @robertreed2824 Год назад +1

      ​​@@johndaily263 as someone who's seen the 4th one i can say for a fact it's worth watching it especially if you're wanting a conclusion too everything

  • @punishedsneed
    @punishedsneed Год назад +1

    A focused, detailed, brilliant vision. It's simple at the start. John has his two basic motivations: His wife is gone and no longer keeping him from that life, and the one thing he has to keep him company as he grieves is brutally taken in front of him. John then uses his very special skills to kill and fight his way to revenge to avenge this final spit in the face. It's simple but focused and even stylish in certain ways. There's a grim humor to it. It was just that good.

  • @ranierberger8697
    @ranierberger8697 Год назад

    i loved everyframe a paiting, too bad they dont do more movies. You do a very good copy, just subcribed tnx for the good work

  • @lightartis228
    @lightartis228 Год назад +3

    same way they toughed about actual fighters being bad at fighting scenes in the movie only to have Chuck Norris and Benny The Jet having no problem to keep up with legendary action actors

  • @noturmum7967
    @noturmum7967 Год назад +3

    As someone who isn't your mom I can confirm that I am, indeed, John Wick

  • @musicmills6
    @musicmills6 Год назад +1

    This was a great video nice job!

    • @CinemaStix
      @CinemaStix  Год назад

      Thank! And thank you for checking it out.
      :)
      -Danny

  • @bleack8701
    @bleack8701 5 месяцев назад +1

    The first one remain the best of them. It also had the tightest story and it and the most to John Wick as a person compared to the others. A lot of that is lost in the others, even if the action is just as good

  • @felippogaglianoneneto621
    @felippogaglianoneneto621 Год назад +4

    John Wick is better than Marvel and DC combined.