How Many People Did John Wick Kill In His First Movie?
There aren't many film series in which a single character has the ability to rack up an extremely high kill count, especially for the first feature in a franchise. However, Keanu Reeves' portrayal of "retired" hitman John Wick is evidence of a character who is focused, precise, and ready to fight at a moment's notice.
Aside from horror villains like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Kruger, and Michael Myers (who each have a respectable kill count), as well as action legends Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Rambo pictures and Commando are examples of films in which a lot of bad guys get satisfying deaths), what makes John Wick stand out amongst action characters and killers is his effortlessness and his unique skill set when it comes to taking on several enemies at once.
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The first John Wick feature introduces the ex-assassin, who just lost his wife Helen and is mourning her death. During that time, Wick receives a puppy named Daisy (a gift from his late wife) so that he doesn't grieve alone, but soon after, Wick gets beat up by Iosef (the son of a Russian mobster named Viggo Tarasov) and his associate, who end up killing his dog and stealing his car (a fancy 1969 Ford Mustang). This causes Wick to seek vengeance and kill once again, returning to the life he thought was completely behind him.
What makes the first John Wick picture intriguing is that the number of kills its protagonist originally had in the script was only a few people (around three kills). However, Wick has 77 total kills by the end of the film. A few kills would undoubtedly be satisfying, but then it wouldn't do justice to the character because one of the main purposes of the movie is to
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