“They’re Making Two Separate Movies”: JOHN WICK Director On The Problem With Action Scenes In Superhero Movies

Superhero motion pictures ceaselessly ship epic, awe-inspiring motion scenes. Nonetheless, when one thing like John Wick comes alongside, it nonetheless by some means looks like a breath of contemporary air (as did the grounded, bloody fights we noticed in Daredevil: Born Once more). 

Throughout a latest interview with The Hollywood Reporter, John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski was requested to share his ideas on the errors he sees different motion franchises making. 

Whereas he wasn’t taking a shot on the comedian guide style—this is not a Martin Scorsese scenario—Stahelski did share some insightful ideas on the place the likes of Marvel and DC could be going mistaken. General, he makes some compelling arguments:

“Please be sure to print this: That is solely my opinion and my opinion isn’t any higher or worse than anyone else’s. Some issues I feel don’t work may work for some folks. It’s the execution. Like with Die Arduous. There’s not loads of motion, the entire thing takes place on three flooring of a constructing, however John McClane is a superb character. When he runs by way of the glass barefoot, I’m [frick]ing in — that’s what it’s important to do. I may do the very same choreography that’s in John Wick, however in case you didn’t love Keanu Reeves as John Wick, we wouldn’t be speaking proper now.”

“For the longest time, [the industry consensus] was, ‘It’s not in regards to the motion, it’s in regards to the story.’ That’s not true. After which there was, ‘It’s not about tales, it’s in regards to the motion.’ That’s not true! You need to conceive the entire thing collectively.”

“So greatest downside with motion motion pictures is folks assume they’re making two separate motion pictures. The story doesn’t cease simply because there’s punching and kicking. In among the superhero stuff, when a second unit man is doing half the film, every little thing appears totally different through the motion. Even the coloring and modifying is totally different. [The film] by no means feels aligned. So in case you don’t need to shoot your personal motion, then don’t do the film. Whether or not it’s Steven Spielberg or Christopher Nolan or Man Ritchie or the Wachowskis, all of them shoot their very own motion.”

It is no secret that Marvel Studios has been recognized to inform administrators to get on with the story, leaving them to fear in regards to the particular results and motion scenes. 

Maybe the perfect instance of what Stahelski is referring to is 2018’s Black Panther. The film is broadly thought of a masterpiece by many followers (and rightfully so), however the closing act battle between T’Challa and Erik Killmonger felt largely misplaced. It was heavy on VFX and did not match into the tone established earlier than they clashed. 

The Russo Brothers have all the time been fairly hands-on with motion, as has Destin Daniel Cretton, so Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Model New Day hopefully will not undergo from the problems detailed by the John Wick helmer above.

What are your ideas on Stahelski’s evaluation?