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John Wick is a sensational action block buster about a veteran assassin who is drawn back into the underworld by a desire for revenge. This revenge was directed at a fool of a boy, Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen), who out of idiotic youthful exuberance breaks into John's house with an accomplice, steals his car, and beats him up.
All these could have been easily forgiven but for the final and most spiteful act: he killed John's dog in cold blood, with a single shot.
Pause.
Kindly observe a minute of silence for daisy the dog.
It was the post-mortem gift of Jack's wife, Helen, to him. It was the last link he had to the woman he had done everything for.She was the reason he had to do the impossible to leave the underworld. And just like that, with one insolent move of a finger, Daisy was gone.
If I were a person of great influence, I would MANDATE that you and every other human being on earth and in space (especially those studying Anthropology, Psychology and Philosophy), watch John Wick . This is not just I think the plot, stunts and action are lit, but because I think John Wick (played by Keeanu Reeves) has 3 fundamental things to teach us all.
Have I got your attention yet? Let's go then. Just keep an open mind would you?
1) Life offers us just one choice
We are all animals. You, me and Chandi the dancing dog. We share something in common that other life forms like plants don't, we have five senses; thus we live a 'sensitive' life in which our action and reaction to stimuli aid or mar our survival. But you and I have two more things that Chandi does not: Intellect and will ; and so we live an 'intellective life' where we reason and choose.
Let me ask you a question:do you know what makes an addict, an addict?
A choice. A choice to live a life where stimuli dominates reason.
Do you feel like Gulder right now? Sure! Take a sip. Tastes great doesn't it? Down a gulp. You might like it so much that you feel like Gulder in the morning, at noon, at work, in the market, but what the heck? You feel like Gulder so just drink it! Ahbi persin hol you?
The heck is that you are becoming unreasonable. Your desire for Gulder is dominating you, and so even though you know you shouldn't be drinking at work, you're downing a glass anyway. A couple more steps in this direction and it'll take you down a notch. Just like a rat smells fish and can't resist, you'll see Gulder and won't resist. It pulls you into living an animal life.
You're probably wondering how I got all this from a movie about a man who once killed three men with a pencil. Well, move your eyes a little closer to the screen and try not to miss a word.
When our aforementioned fool got home, his father welcomed him with a clean punch in the gut (it was so beautiful to watch 😍). Viggo Tarasov (played by Micheal Nyqvist) lifts a phone to his ear and dials John's number. Here's their conversation, complete with my reactions:
The scene just before this one was a delicious display of muscle. John breaks the basement floor to unearth the arsenal fit for a distinguished assassin; just in case anyone was doubtful.
Do you understand now? Okay, let me help a bit more.
It had taken John Wick the brains and braun to bring down an entire family of assassins and leave the 'industry', so that he could enjoy peace with his wife. Now, everything he had done, the people he had killed, the pains it had taken was reduced to dust because his passion, those 'base instincts' overcame reason. John the human was gone. Baba Yaga the kill-monster, reborn. With one choice, he lost it all.
One choice. No one said it would be an easy one. Just one choice. John decided to kill the fool at all cost; yes, even if it cost over a hundred other lives--which it did.
My dear, which would YOU choose: to be controlled by stimuli or live by reason?
I hope you enjoyed it! The French and Igbo versions of this are now available.
For the 2nd & 3rd lessons, click here.
Let me know what you think below.
Iyare Esohe Ewaenosa
John Wick is a sensational action block buster about a veteran assassin who is drawn back into the underworld by a desire for revenge. This revenge was directed at a fool of a boy, Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen), who out of idiotic youthful exuberance breaks into John's house with an accomplice, steals his car, and beats him up.
All these could have been easily forgiven but for the final and most spiteful act: he killed John's dog in cold blood, with a single shot.
Pause.
Kindly observe a minute of silence for daisy the dog.
It was the post-mortem gift of Jack's wife, Helen, to him. It was the last link he had to the woman he had done everything for.She was the reason he had to do the impossible to leave the underworld. And just like that, with one insolent move of a finger, Daisy was gone.
If I were a person of great influence, I would MANDATE that you and every other human being on earth and in space (especially those studying Anthropology, Psychology and Philosophy), watch John Wick . This is not just I think the plot, stunts and action are lit, but because I think John Wick (played by Keeanu Reeves) has 3 fundamental things to teach us all.
Have I got your attention yet? Let's go then. Just keep an open mind would you?
1) Life offers us just one choice
We are all animals. You, me and Chandi the dancing dog. We share something in common that other life forms like plants don't, we have five senses; thus we live a 'sensitive' life in which our action and reaction to stimuli aid or mar our survival. But you and I have two more things that Chandi does not: Intellect and will ; and so we live an 'intellective life' where we reason and choose.
Let me ask you a question:do you know what makes an addict, an addict?
A choice. A choice to live a life where stimuli dominates reason.
Do you feel like Gulder right now? Sure! Take a sip. Tastes great doesn't it? Down a gulp. You might like it so much that you feel like Gulder in the morning, at noon, at work, in the market, but what the heck? You feel like Gulder so just drink it! Ahbi persin hol you?
The heck is that you are becoming unreasonable. Your desire for Gulder is dominating you, and so even though you know you shouldn't be drinking at work, you're downing a glass anyway. A couple more steps in this direction and it'll take you down a notch. Just like a rat smells fish and can't resist, you'll see Gulder and won't resist. It pulls you into living an animal life.
You're probably wondering how I got all this from a movie about a man who once killed three men with a pencil. Well, move your eyes a little closer to the screen and try not to miss a word.
When our aforementioned fool got home, his father welcomed him with a clean punch in the gut (it was so beautiful to watch 😍). Viggo Tarasov (played by Micheal Nyqvist) lifts a phone to his ear and dials John's number. Here's their conversation, complete with my reactions:
Virgo: Hello, John. I heard about your wife... I'm sorry (Me: super story! 😒). My condolences. It's, uh, seemed to be fate, or happenstance, or just bad f***in' luck that caused our paths to cross once again (Me: dey blow English for there mtcheew 🙄).
John: (silence)
Me: Ghen ghen! 🤓
Viggo: Let us not resort to our baser instincts and handle this like civilized men to move on... [John hangs up mid-sentence; Viggo puts down his phone in a resigned manner]
When Iosef, who was in the same room asks his father what John said, the reply was 'ENOUGH'.The scene just before this one was a delicious display of muscle. John breaks the basement floor to unearth the arsenal fit for a distinguished assassin; just in case anyone was doubtful.
Do you understand now? Okay, let me help a bit more.
It had taken John Wick the brains and braun to bring down an entire family of assassins and leave the 'industry', so that he could enjoy peace with his wife. Now, everything he had done, the people he had killed, the pains it had taken was reduced to dust because his passion, those 'base instincts' overcame reason. John the human was gone. Baba Yaga the kill-monster, reborn. With one choice, he lost it all.
One choice. No one said it would be an easy one. Just one choice. John decided to kill the fool at all cost; yes, even if it cost over a hundred other lives--which it did.
My dear, which would YOU choose: to be controlled by stimuli or live by reason?
I hope you enjoyed it! The French and Igbo versions of this are now available.
For the 2nd & 3rd lessons, click here.
Let me know what you think below.
Iyare Esohe Ewaenosa
Interesting! Drop the next two NOW.
ReplyDelete🤣 patience is a virtue
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