![]() This nods to the isometric RPGs of old such as Chrono Trigger and the earlier Final Fantasy games, as well as the more recent fast-paced top-down shooters and roguelikes like Hotline Miami and Enter the Gungeon.Įven Soulsborne games get a humorous shoutout when Wick, at one point, loses his progress of fighting through an army of bad guys. Apart from the rather obvious third-person shooter references throughout, one scene employs the inventive use of a 90-degree angle overhead camera shot, rarely seen in cinema. Instead, we get the equally impressive Arc de Triomphe and the Osaka Continental Hotel.įighting games are not the only genre to be acknowledged, though. We could have just as easily taken action to another typical fighting game stage, like the side of a volcano, a Japanese dojo, or even the edge of infinity. ![]() Take, for instance, the two characters standing facing one another on opposing sides of the screen, surrounded by dancing civilians. The movie certainly looks to be a homage to the world of video games, and a Berlin club scene, in particular, was highly reminiscent of fighting games like Street Fighter and Tekken. The franchise has always been unashamed of being nothing but an action film, and Chapter 4 certainly throws everything at the audience and still somehow leaves them wanting even more. This time, we travel from New York to Osaka to Berlin to Paris, and Stahelski has the most memorable and gorgeous offerings from each city. The locations of Chapter 4 are absolutely stunning too, and each shot is nothing but utter perfection. ![]() The whole thing is completely tongue-in-cheek even its characters are utterly aware of their ridiculousness, and yet they don’t care and nor do we. The martial arts sequences are about as mesmerising as any ever previously committed to screen, and the characters are as iconic and yet as quintessential as any before them. Skarsgard’s Marquis is a classic take on affluence and barbarism, while Yen is a blind assassin, and, please, just when has that ever not been one of the coolest characters in any given film?īut let’s cut to the chase John Wick Chapter 4 is dripping in cool. Skarsgård comes to proceedings as the film’s main antagonist, a powerful member of the High Table, while Yen plays Wick’s former associate and reluctant opponent. ![]()
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