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Ok, the John Wick movies are bad, so why do I love them so?? (Original Post) a kennedy Apr 2023 OP
Same reason I watch ggma Apr 2023 #1
Riddick and John Wick are 100% action with no political axes to grind. marble falls Apr 2023 #2
All four of his movies are all in the high 90's with Rotten Tomatoes......and chapter 4 has the a kennedy Apr 2023 #3
Because they aren't bad. TexasBushwhacker Apr 2023 #4
The Choreography !!!! Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2023 #5
I love them, too, cyclonefence Apr 2023 #6
Movies -like any other form of media including books, can inspire people to do horrifying things ColinC Apr 2023 #7

TexasBushwhacker

(20,670 posts)
4. Because they aren't bad.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 05:33 PM
Apr 2023

They are straight up, unapologetically action filled dramas without any political ax to grind. We all need escapist popcorn movies.

cyclonefence

(4,873 posts)
6. I love them, too,
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 06:04 PM
Apr 2023

but I will never cease to believe that the glamour of The Matrix had something to do with the Columbine murders. Keanu Reeves is sexy and looks real good in his all-black outfits; his gymnastic moves are awesome. I can see how a disturbed young man might find John Wick an attractive role model.

I want with all my heart to believe that movies and video games have nothing to do with gun violence.

(I'm a big fan of the Constantine movies, too)

ColinC

(10,669 posts)
7. Movies -like any other form of media including books, can inspire people to do horrifying things
Sun Apr 23, 2023, 01:28 AM
Apr 2023

But without the means to accomplish such things, they would have a harder time.

Nothing has anything more to do with gun violence than guns themselves.

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