JOHN WICK: 4 (The Baba Yaga, High Table + Ending) EXPLAINED

Hey guys, what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained. As heavily requested, today we are going to be exploring John Wick 4, the recently released instalment in the John Wick series.

Directed by Chad Stahelski who helmed the previous three films, and starring the Legendary Keanu Reeves, the late Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Donnie Yen, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins and Bill Skarsgård, the newest chapter is the bombastic icing on the proverbial cake that is the John Wick series.

The latest entry into the franchise is the encapsulation of what happens when an unstoppable force (in this case Wick), meets an immovable object (The High Table) an illuminati like shadow organisation with seemingly unlimited power and influence.

Ambitious and bigger in every way, the 4th film offers a larger scope, consolidating on all the world building, action and character work that has come to represent the series. Coming in with a runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes, it is the longest entry in the series, the most epic, probably the most ingenious for its use of cinematography, and the one that pushes John to the limit.

I know we have 3 films before this one, so to make sure everyone is absolutely caught up with everything, in this video we are going to explore the story so far, why John Wick is such a deadly force, what happens in John Wick 4, the ending, to the future of the John Wick series as a whole.

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[jrkanemura]

I don’t think John is dead due to the location of the bullets. Caine shot John in the same spots as the doctor told John to shoot him at the start of the third film

[TheDarkHarper]

RIP Lance Riddick - Commander Zavala, Charon - it was always awesome to hear him say 'Mr Wick'

[sedricksupreme]

This movie was an absolute shoot-em-up masterpiece.. A few scenes had me halfway out of my seat. I'm going to watch it again this weekend.

[MrHellsing]

I love how the underworld becomes more extravagant and over the top.

I wish they had just SOME consequences for the High Table causing such chaos and terror in the public with the world governments being fed up with them.

[allistertenpenny]

This series is amazing because each movie literally picks up where the last leaves off. If you have a John Wick marathon it'll be like watching one long continuous movie

[NekoInk]

As disappointed/broken-hearted as I am that it's over, I am also like "Damn, Keanu has given his all to the full-on films (and those before) and has suffered numerous injuries for it. He's 58 now and I doubt anyone would blame him if he wanted to end it on a high and do more sedate things! :) Then again, he might say "fuck it!" and want to carry on, either way, it's an honour to watch him perform!

[MrGawn]

RIP Lance!!
Not super familiar with his full body of work but came to love him from these movies!!!

[kcxx]

"How pissing off John Wick is the fastest way to meet your maker"!!! That is spot on true, lol!!

[Dorelaxen]

Best one of the series. The entire sequence in the house was like a live action Hotline Miami.

[Ambroseous]

The reference/tribute to The Warriors was aweseome. Caine's blue rose bouquet at the end was really poetic too. If you don't know, the blue rose symbolizes something physically unobtainable or out of reach. Caine almost saw/spoke to his daughter, but then we see Akira with the knife while he's carrying the blue roses meaning his daughter was always metaphorically/physically out of reach.

[ReganHuang]

Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski discussed how the story borrows elements from Dante's Inferno. I think each stage of the story has some decent representation. Well at least it was obvious what purgatory was.

[selleo]

Great breakdown! I love the John Wick franchise. It's amazing and much deeper than people give it credit for. It has heart, emotion, honor, friendship, code, mythology etc. The lore and world building is incredible. Great characters. And these movies were filmed brilliantly. No shaky cam, no quick cuts, close ups etc. You can actually see all the action and everything that is going on. Keanu and all the actors doing their own action, fight scenes, driving etc makes these movies even better!

[ryanschultz]

Excellent job! I really like how you put the 4th film in context. By briefly reviewing John Wick's journey through the 1st three films. I don't know how?! But they went even bigger & bolder in the 4th entry of the franchise. John Wick is 1 of the rare movie franchises. That maintains a high standard through all of the sequels. The world they have created is so rich & compelling. I sincerely hope this isn't the last time we see Keanu Reeves revise this character. Just leaves you wanting more.

[garykubodera]

Just saw this over the weekend.. It was entertaining and the tracker's dog was great to watch! Definitely a good sequel!! What's next in the series??😃

[clubkid]

The amount of confirmed onscreen kills John Wick has through the four movies must be some kind of world record.

[LucyLioness]

This really has some of the best action set pieces in the franchise. Keanu & Donnie are absolutely astounding as well as Hiroyuki in his brief screen-time; massive props to the stunt performers who have to do the even tougher moments. And Chad Stehelski continues to be a grand action director; little wonder he’s been Keanu’s friend for almost 25 years. And RIP to the great Lance Reddick

[m.e.]

My theory is Charlie stops by to pick up John and takes him away to recover, while the grave has an empty casket. So many characters in this franchise deserve there own movie.

[shainewhite]

DUDE, this movie was frickin awesome!
169 minutes!
It's epic AF!
I went to the bathroom twice because I didn't want to miss all the action.

The movie had several homages to other epic action adventure films:
The Bowery King blowing out the match and cutting to the desert was inspired by Lawrence Of Arabia.

The assassin's hearing the song Nowhere To Run on the radio when they go after John Wick was from The Warriors.

The dueling pistols was inspired by the climax to The Good The Bad And The Ugly.

However, this is not the end for John Wick as Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have confirmed that they will be back for a fifth and final chapter in the franchise. Now, John Wick can get all the rest he needs.

[austinnoliphant]

their are many rules in dueling one of my favorite is once a shot has been fired a man has unlimited time to fire their shot if they survive. Since john not only didn't fire his third and fire shot but also survive it he was able to kill the marquis point blank and no rule breaking, though they make it seem like john just trick him on coming closer if the marquis would of tried to shot him in the end he would of break the rules of dueling regardless of john living or dying also, people pay a high price for their hubris in this case death.

[georgiebestmanutd]

Really loved the action scenes AND the twists & turns in the plot. Ending where the Marquis was tricked into picking up pistol 4 Coup de Grace & shot POINT BLANK by JW; even from JW's left hand