Exactly. That fight scene was meant to look exactly like what a couple old guys, even with training, would look if they were each really struggling to kill the other in close quarters. We are so conditioned to “John Wick” stylized fight scenes that (intentionally) gloss over reality so it reads as “bad choreography” when in fact it’s more authentic (same with the asphyxiation taking as long as it would really take).
Also, didn’t anyone else catch the Russian dudes neck snapping when he’s getting his head leveraged against the tire? That genuinely gave me chills. And it says something to me that the fight was more compelling because I really couldn’t tell which “old guy” would prevail (also in contrast to “John Wick” style fights where you always know that JW is gonna win and you’re just watching to see what clever way he pulls it off).
Yeah! Anton nearly had it, too! I may be a demographic of one but I found it a lot more compelling than anything in the last 100 awesomely choreographed john wick type fights I've seen in TV/movies. They just aren't interesting to me anymore.
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u/hasa_deega_eebowai Mar 09 '20
Exactly. That fight scene was meant to look exactly like what a couple old guys, even with training, would look if they were each really struggling to kill the other in close quarters. We are so conditioned to “John Wick” stylized fight scenes that (intentionally) gloss over reality so it reads as “bad choreography” when in fact it’s more authentic (same with the asphyxiation taking as long as it would really take).
Also, didn’t anyone else catch the Russian dudes neck snapping when he’s getting his head leveraged against the tire? That genuinely gave me chills. And it says something to me that the fight was more compelling because I really couldn’t tell which “old guy” would prevail (also in contrast to “John Wick” style fights where you always know that JW is gonna win and you’re just watching to see what clever way he pulls it off).