Audiences were shocked to discover that John Wick was an entirely original plot and wasn't ,
even based on an obscure comic book or graphic novel when it was first published.
The powerful underworld thriller, directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch and written by Derek Kolstad,
stars Keanu Reeves as one of the most deadly killers ever, and it feels as far from reality as most action movies. Given all that John Wick is capable of,
including his incredible healing and fighting prowess and never-ending death-defying antics,
he might as well be a superhero.However, the Wickiverse is profoundly based in real people, places,
and objects, which is perhaps why the franchise has struck such a chord with viewers who aren't often drawn to gunfights ,
or car chases in the midst of the High Table's and other worlds' expanding worlds.