Story Grid Writing Podcast

John Wick Analysis: Part 4 - What Writers Can Learn and Obligatory Moments

Apr 6, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Inciting Threat and the Inciting Attack

3min

Vigo and John's Struggles

2min

Vigo's Strategy Against the Villain

4min

The All Is Lost Moment

3min

The Hero at the Mercy of the Villain

2min

John Wick and the Vengeance of Vigo

4min

The Heroic Journey Archetypes

2min

The Role of a Mentor in John's Life

2min

10.

How to Get Super Creative With Archetypes

4min

11.

The Shape Shifters in John Wick

3min

12.

Marcus's Trickster Quality

2min

13.

The Threshold Guardian in Winston

2min

14.

The World of John Wick

5min

15.

The Importance of Genre in Action Movies

1min

16.

How to Write a Masterful Story

3min

17.

The Failure of the Initial Strategy

5min

18.

Matt Damon's Vengeance Plot

3min

19.

The Importance of Generating Humor in Fantasy

5min

Access the full Story Grid analysis of John Wick at https://storygrid.com/wick.

This is the final in a four part series analyzing the movie John Wick using the Story Grid methodology. This 2014 movie, written by Derek Kolstad, is a genre leading action movie.

Story Grid Certified Editor Rachel Arsenault (https://www.rachel-arsenault.com) and Tim Grahl start by looking at the Story Grid Five Leaf Genre Clover before diving into the quadrants and controlling idea.