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Who is "Baba Yaka"? John Wick's fatal identity revealed!
In the action thriller "John Wick" released in 2014, Keanu Reeves played the legendary killer. In the film, he emerges from retirement to seek revenge for the death of his dog, the last gift from his late wife.
The film is directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. They combine reality with the dark world of fiction to create a criminal universe full of rituals and rules.
At the beginning of the story of the entire film, John Wick is experiencing the death of his wife Helen, and she also prepared a small mastiff for him in advance to help him cope with the grief of losing his beloved wife. Soon after, John was attacked by a group of Russian gangsters. They not only forcibly took away his 1969 car, but also brutally killed the puppy.
All this makes John's road to revenge unfold, because the gang leader Iosev Tarasov is the son of the Russian gang boss Vigo Tarasov. Vigo realizes that John is not just an ordinary figure, he enjoys the name "Baba Yaka" in the criminal world - a professional killer who is feared and regarded as a legend.
The name "Baba Yaka" symbolizes a relentless killer whose focus, commitment and willpower are astonishing.
When Vigo learns of John's past, he understands that his provocation against the legendary killer will have dire consequences. So Vigo offered a reward of two million dollars to get rid of John. Meanwhile, undeterred by fear, John begins to use the resources of his past to seek revenge and retrieve weapons and gold coins from a hidden arsenal.
In the film, John's actions are not only constant gun battles and fierce fights, but also incorporate complex emotional structures. These emotions mainly stem from the loneliness and pain he felt after losing his wife. John's story once again deeply attracted the audience in the unique hotel "Continental", which is a forbidden place for gang transactions and also means rules and respect.
One of the keys to the film's success lies in its careful design of action scenes and its profound emotional portrayal of the characters.
In subsequent plots, John was involved in a nightclub called "The Red Circle" and finally succeeded in finding Iosef. After a shocking battle, John killed his enemy at all costs, but he also paid a heavy price because one of his old friends Marcus was also killed.
The story of "John Wick" not only successfully attracted the audience's attention, but also opened a new action movie series and led a new trend of action movies. To date, the film has spawned several sequels and diverse spin-offs, ranging from TV series to comics and even a planned future movie.
It is worth noting that since the release of the first film, "John Wick" has created a trend of long-viewing shooting in the industry, which is particularly eye-catching in today's fast-cut and close-up films.
For this reason, "John Wick" is hailed as a renaissance of action movies, which not only re-energizes directors and actors, but also allows audiences to rethink the boundaries between heroes and villains.
The success of the film has also led more and more directors to return to the roots of action films and pay more attention to the integrity of action design and visual performance, which will contribute to the innovation and development of the entire industry.
Ultimately, the continued development of the character of John Wick forces us to think: Is what is lost in the process of revenge worth it?
