My bag is not very special compared to everyone else’s but I thought I’d share the little that is actually in my bag. My bag can actually hold a lot of things but I only carry the bare essentials when it comes down to my everyday school activities. I don’t carry around my laptop because it’s a huge 17 inch that’s really heavy. Instead I carry around multiple notebooks to do a lot of my school work. I also carry a couple of other notebooks for my writings. I like to write as a hobby so those things come in handy when I am bored. I also carry 2 Zebra pens and a snack if I remember to pack one. The bag itself is a SOC bug out bag.
If you flat out want an action movie without any fluff in it, this is your movie. This is one of the few movies in recent memory where I can say that I was greatly satisfied with an action movie. I will go as far as to say that this is one of the best action movies to be released in the past decade. The reason for all this praise is because of how simple the movie really is. John Wick is proof positive of why sometimes simpler is better. The plot of John Wick is a simple one that actually has a lot of hidden depth. The title character, John Wick, is a retired hitman who recently lost his wife to disease. Choosing to live a quiet life, he is surprised by one final gift from his wife, a puppy. John’s wife gave John a puppy so that he may mourn in peace and live a worthwhile life. This does not happen as some Russian gangsters decide to kill his dog and steal his car. Enraged at this, John goes and does what he does best. The premise is so simple that it should have made this movie laughable. But the fact is that the plot allows the action to grow and move along at a brisk pace. The action is of course the star of the show. John Wick is directed by two stunt coordinators and it really shows that these two know where to point a camera in an action scene. You will not see any sort of quick cuts in this movie. Every seen is framed to show all of the action and it is amazing to be able to comprehend what is going on. I compare this movie to the terrible Taken 3 that came out not too long ago. There are scenes in Taken 3 where I couldn’t even tell where the main character was. That’s not the case with John Wick. You will see all of the action in its brutal glory. I also thoroughly enjoyed the fighting styles that John Wick possessed. He is very calculated and raw. One simple word can describe the gunplay in this movie: headshots. John shows how much of a professional he is by making every shot count and making sure that the target is dead. He also breaks the greatest sin in action movies: reloading. John reloads in weapon every time he is out, so there is no question whether is out of ammo or not. John Wick will go down in history in reviving the action genre and taking it back to its roots. Hopefully this will also jumpstart Keanu Reeves to have better roles. When you get a chance, go watch it please.
