Want the beginning scene of John Wick explained? It isn’t very clear so I get that. At the beginning of the first John Wick movie, something quite interesting unfolds. The first scene is like a sneak peek into the future, immediately grabbing our attention. In this scene, we see John Wick in a really bad condition, crashing a car we don’t recognize into a mysterious building. After that he takes out his phone and starts watching a video of his late wife. After that, the movie goes back in time to tell us the story from the start. But what’s happening in this opening scene?
First off the car
Did you notice the car John Wick is driving? Well, it’s not his car at all. In fact, it belongs to a guy named Viggo. In the later part of the movie, we see Viggo ramming into John and taking John’s car. So, it seems John might have taken Viggo’s car and driven it to that strange building after dealing with Viggo.
John’s Injuries
In that opening scene, we can see that John is seriously hurt. This gives us a clue about when this scene takes place. At the end of the first movie, John has already been through a lot of fights and is not in good shape. In fact, he barely manages to walk away from his fight with Viggo Tarasov. Viggo stabs him in the same spot where we see John bleeding in the opening scene. Well maybe Viggo stabbing him is a bit too much credit for him. John stabbed himself, with Viggo holding the weapon.
The Movie’s Ending
Towards the movie’s end, we come across the same car again, parked (if we can even call it that) in front of a mysterious building. It turns out this building is an animal shelter. John uses supplies from the shelter to patch up his wounds. Since he’s already broken in, he decides to take a dog home with him as well. There you go, I explained John Wick’s beginning scene for you. By the way, if you’re thinking about getting a dog, consider adopting one from your local shelter.
Interesting Fact
Here’s a fun fact: this is the only time in the John Wick movies where we see a scene from the future. The rest of the movies, as far as I can tell, follow a straightforward timeline. If you ever spot a scene that goes back or forward in time, feel free to let us know!
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