Posted by John Wick is “a man of focus, committment, sheer will,” who defies death and survives would-be fatal injuries many times throughout the series.
- John Wick consistently defies death in intense fights, like surviving being thrown off a balcony and attacked by multiple assailants.
- He fights through injuries, like being stabbed, to continue battling enemies, showcasing his endurance and willpower.
- John’s ability to survive dangerous situations is partly due to the support and resources provided by allies such as Marcus and Charon.
Throughout the John Wick saga, the title character demonstrates an unnatural ability to survive almost any dire situation. John Wick (Keanu Reeves) regularly walks off gunshot wounds, car crashes, and falls that should break bones. As the series goes on, the stakes get higher and the battles John finds himself in become increasingly more intense.
Reeves underwent rigorous training to bring to life a character who is known for his endurance. One of the John Wick movies’ most important quotes, which effectively sums up John’s entire character, comes from the first movie’s main villain Viggo Tarasov (Michael Nyqvist): “John is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will.” The most famous fights that take place in John Wick movies are the ones where John proves these words time and time again.
John Wick regularly defies death by taking on twenty assailants by himself. However, when John goes to the Red Circle nightclub in pursuit of Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen), he is also stabbed before being thrown over a balcony by Kirill (Daniel Bernhardt). He hits the ground with nothing to break his fall. While the audience realizes that injuries that should be fatal will not affect John, this sequence also segues into more exposition on the setting and the Continental Hotel. John asks to see a doctor when he gets back to the Continental, demonstrating how the hotel provides everything an assassin might need.