John Wick: Chapter 4 is the best martial art movie of 2023. The gun fu genre finally can boast a strong and modern milestone to be taken as a benchmark.
The baba jaga vs the chosen one
John Wick could be considered for Keanu Reeves the new major character after Neo of The Matrix. The impact of The Matrix was thought very different, compared to the John Wick series. With a cyberpunk story, the film popularized terms as simulated reality, intelligent machines and dystopian future with visual effects never seen before. The John Wick series do not have the same impact for the society, but for a martial art point of view does!
This particular scene is a 9 minutes long action scene in which the essence of the character is expose, rewarding us with the best martial art scene of the year:
If Matrix brought to the west the wuxia genre in a completely different way, using a mix of wushu, wing chun and tons of slow motion, the fights of John Wick are an elegant mix of brazilian jujitsu, gun fu and bulletproof suits, that are unrealistic and at the same time innovative and revolutionary. Responsible to enhance Keanu Reeves at the old glory are a bunch of martial artists that are the very best in what they do.
The gun fu genre has its milestone
It is undeniable that John Wick: Chapter 4 has the best fight of the saga, because brings together all the strong elements of the three predecessors. In this movie are well presented: martial art stars, long fight sequences, dog stunts and static shots:
Some fights could be appreciated only by true martial artist passionate, but seeing Hiroyuki Sanada fighting Donnie Yen is a very rare event that could be enjoyed by anyone.
Another appreciated event is seeing nunchaku intercourses during a long fight sequence.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is the best martial art movie of 2023! Thanks to all of you for voting and I wish you all a good start to the new year!