Five plot points of The film "John Wick"
The further breakdown of these acts is known as the five plot points. In television and film, a plot point is a significant even within a plot that spins the action around in another direction. A much specified term for this would be ‘chain of events’. These plot points break down the film in 5 major aspects in order to give a sequence to the film.
The following 5 plot points are:
This is often known as the point of attack, the inciting incident is the first premonition of impending trouble, dilemma or circumstance that will create main tension of the story. It usually falls at the end of the first sequence but can also sometimes appear in the first few minutes of a film.
The protagonist is locked into the predicament that is central to the story, which occurs at the end of act one. The lock in, therefore propels the protagonist into a new direction in order to accomplish his/her new objective throughout the second act.
This occurs around the midpoint of the second act and is a pivotal moment in the story but not as critical as the Lock In or climax. Consider the first culmination as the 2nd highest or 2nd lowest point in act two, the 2nd highest hurdle to be faced.
This is a crucial part occurs at the end of the second act and brings the main tension to a close while simultaneously helping to create a new tension for Act three.
The twist is an unexpected turn of events in the third act. Without a twist, the third act can seem to linear and predictable. It can also be the last test of the hero.
John Wick is an action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch from a screen play by Derek kolstad.
After John Wick loses his beloved wife, Helen, to a terminal illness, he receives a beagle puppy named Daisy, per Helen's instructions, to help him cope with his grief. He connects with the puppy and they spend their day driving around in his vintage 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1. At a gas station, he encounters a trio of Russian gangsters whose leader, Iosef Tarasov, insists on buying his car, but John refuses to sell it. The mobsters follow John to his home that night, knock him unconscious, steal his car, and kill Daisy.
Iosef takes the Mustang to a chop shop run by Aurelio to have the VIN changed. Aurelio recognizes the car and, upon learning that Iosef stole it from John, punches him before throwing him out of his shop. John visits Aurelio, who tells him Iosef is the son of Viggo Tarasov, the head of the Russianc crime syndicate in New York City. Viggo, informed by Aurelio of Iosef's actions, beats and berates Iosef, explaining to him that John Wick was his best assassin, nicknamed "Baba Yaga". When John wanted to retire and marry Helen, Viggo gave him an "impossible task", implied to involve multiple assassinations. John succeeded, and his efforts were key in establishing the Tarasov syndicate.
Viggo tries to talk John out of seeking retribution, but John silently refuses. Viggo then sends a twelve-man hit squad to John's house, but John kills them all and has the bodies professionally removed. An unsurprised Viggo places a $2-million bounty on John's head and personally offers the contact to John's mentor, Marcus. John seeks refuge at the Continental Hotel, which caters exclusively to the criminal underworld and permits no "business" on its premises. Viggo doubles the bounty for those willing to break the rules to kill John at the Continental.
John learns from Winston, the Continental's owner, that Viggo has Iosef protected at his nightclub, the Red Circle. John enters the Red Circle and kills his way to Iosef, but Viggo's henchman Kirill waylays John, allowing Iosef to escape. John retreats to the Continental to patch up his injuries. Ms. Perkins, an assassin and former acquaintance, sneaks into John's room to kill him, but Marcus alerts John, allowing him to subdue Perkins. He forces Perkins to reveal the location of Viggo's front, knocks her unconscious and leaves her with fellow assassin Harry to await punishment. However, Perkins frees herself and kills Harry.
John travels to the Little Russia church which serves as Viggo's front and destroys Viggo's cache of money and blackmail material. When Viggo and his team arrive, John ambushes them, but he is subdued and captured. Viggo taunts John for thinking he could leave his old life behind. Before John can be killed, Marcus intervenes again, allowing John to free himself, kill Kirill, and accost Viggo, who reveals Iosef's location.
John then travels to Iosef's safe house and kills him. Perkins sees that John and Marcus have been in contact and tells Viggo, who has Marcus beaten for information before executing him in his home. Viggo calls John to report this, planning to have Perkins ambush him. Perkins, however, is called to a meeting with Winston, who has her executed for breaking the Continental's rules.
Winston calls John to inform him that Viggo is planning to escape by helicopter. John races to the harbor helipad, where he kills Viggo's remaining henchmen before engaging Viggo in a fistfight on the dock. Viggo pulls a knife, but John allows himself to be stabbed, surprising Viggo. John then disarms and fatally wounds Viggo. Wounded him, John stops at a waterfront animal clinic to treat his wound and takes with him a pit bull puppy which was scheduled to be euthanized y. John and the dog walk home along the boardwalk where he had his last date with Helen.
