2/ Pure trivia. Fun. Unrelated to the movie as a whole, right? Wrong. This is the most important part of both movies, and the movies fail without it. Why do I say something so crazy?
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4/ In the Current Year™, everything is politicized, and everything either supports The Narrative™, or supports the Counter Narrative™. John Wick supports the Counter Narrative.
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5/ The John Wick movies are set in a traditional universe that support traditional morals and virtues. * competence * fitness * fighting ability * preparedness * tenderness and protectiveness towards women and dogs
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6/ What one part of the traditional virtues did I leave out? That's right: * respect for justly constituted authority John Wick is precariously balanced on the razor's edge. Is he a John Wayne hero, or is he an amoral psychopath, destructive of the established order?
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7/ This is a serious question. Warriors are not good in and of themselves. Competence at warfare is not good in and of itself. It is good, in the traditional conception, only if it is justly authorized. The difference between a samurai and a ronin, a soldier and a mercenary
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8/ So why is Officer Jimmy important? He is the ceremonial tap on the shoulder with the sword of the king. The Sovereign™ knows what John Wick is up to. The Sovereign CHOOSES TO ALLOW John Wick to continue. The Sovereign™ blesses John Wick and wishes him well.
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9/ Officer Jimmy's five words "I'll leave you be, then" give the moral center and framework for the entire movie, blesses it, and makes it kosher. Exeunt.
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10/ Officer Jimmy is so important that we see him again in JW2. "Gas leak?" "Gas leak". Just to remind the red tribe viewer that the sovereign allows John Wick to operate.
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11/ Jimmy doesn't merely pretend to believe John's excuse. Jimmy GIVES John the official excuse. John ACCEPTS Jimmy's framing.
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12/ Brilliant observation. https://twitter.com/ASexybritches/status/1092422548514574336 …
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13/ It is also worth noting WHEN Jimmy gave John Wick license * AFTER JW killed people in his own house * BEFORE JW killed people at other locations Under Anglo-American norms, we are all sovereigns in our own castles. You don't need Jimmy to permit you to kill home invaders
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14/ It's interesting that JW2 starts in NJ, even though 99% of it takes place in Rome. But...it needs to. Jimmy is in NJ. I'm curious about JW3. Will Jimmy make an appearance? I wouldn't bet my life on it, but 2 predictions:
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15/ * yes, we see Jimmy again * JW actively defends either a woman, a child, or a dog (so far he hasn't done any of the three; he's just killed) ok, bonus third prediction: * JW dies, Christ-like non-zero chance that he does so while saving a "civilian".
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17/ also, if you like action movies like John Wick 1 & 2, and you like nerdy stuff, please check out my two mil-SF novels The first won the Prometheus award for best SF novel for 2018. Only $2.99 ! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JPPMS6 … https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B5283G2 …pic.twitter.com/rqxKUQjIOR
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18/ ...and if you prefer audiobooks? We've got you covered. Two books, 36 total hours of hard old-school science fiction. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Powers-of-the-Earth-Audiobook/B07FYQKW32 … https://www.audible.com/pd/Causes-of-Separation-Audiobook/1772307459 … Narrated by Sean Runnettepic.twitter.com/MV54An1zur
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19/ Know what makes a good gift for someone you kinda like? A hardcopy of The Powers of the Earth - book 1 of my science fiction series. https://www.amazon.com/Powers-Earth-Aristillus-Travis-Corcoran/dp/1973311143 … You know what makes a good gift for someone you REALLY like? Hardcopies of BOTH books! https://www.amazon.com/Causes-Separation-Aristillus-Travis-Corcoran/dp/1980437440 …pic.twitter.com/mAOACMAxiE
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20/ thread I agree with this.https://twitter.com/ded_ruckus/status/1092485856927993856 …
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