![]() ![]() This definitely describes John since from what we learn about him in the first movie he has the kind of drive that causes him to excel in ways that others simply can’t match, even if in the first movie we see him captured at one point. Where it does make sense is that Baba Yaga is known in literature for being someone that is not good or evil, but something in between, a witch that can be kind or be horribly cruel and can also be vengeful. Others have grown up with this tale and have been either scared to death or entertained by the tale of Baba Yaga, but hearing the name in John Wick was likely something of a surprise since hearing anyone compared to Baba Yaga was bound to be a little confusing to those that knew of the character.Īs I said, some don’t really care for the comparison since Baba Yaga is female, where John is male, and the two just don’t mix when making comparisons. Granted, she’s either seen to be terrifying and bloodthirsty in her ways, or she’s seen to be benevolent, but the point is that she’s powerful and relentless when she has a goal in mind, and if one is speaking of her dark side then the terror she’s been used to inspire fear in the hearts of others, mostly children, is such that some kids actually used to fear that Baba Yaga would come and take them away if they were naughty. If anyone knows anything about Russian folklore, and it’s easy to think that not a lot of people in America do since it requires at least a little reading since learning more than one can learn through Hellboy or other pop culture references is a wise thing to do, then they’ll know that Baba Yaga is a female witch. But if one takes it literally and does take the conversation to mean that John Wick is being called Baba Yaga, it makes little sense. There are a couple of ways that this can be taken and some folks tend to get serious about it and start breaking down the legend of Baba Yaga and getting a bit huffy, while others simply let the mention of Baba Yaga go at face value when the name is being used in the same conversation as John Wick thanks to the symbolism of it.
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