History Film / JohnWickChapter2

** Accounts Payable uses very 50s-esque switchboards, a pneumatic tube delivery system, and a computer circa TheSeventies with a UsefulNotes/Commodore64 as the keyboard.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** In the ActionPrologue, John has, by the end of the last film, killed a Russian mob boss and his son, [[MookHorrorShow along with over a hundred of his men]], and, overall, brought TheMafiya in New York to its last legs, over a ''dog''. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Viggo's brother is smart enough to accept the truce John offers]], just to avoid the further wrath of a guy who [[RunningGag killed a guy with a damn pencil]]. In fact, when John gets there, it looks like Abram is already trying to get out of town just as fast as he can pack his operation up.
** Played with. As badass as John Wick is, tight spaces and bad guys with automatic weapons means he's going to get shot. ''A lot''. He's saved by his bulletproof suit, although heavily bruised by it. [[spoiler:And of course he's not the ''only'' one with a bulletproof suit.]]
** Following this, no matter how skilled he is -- John is still human and eventually the damage ''does'' catch up with him. [[spoiler:This hits hardest during his return to New York when one of the many assassins out for his bounty manages to nail him with a gut wound, a wound which impairs him until he manages to get safe passage to The Bowery King. Consider that as noted in the ImmediateSequel entry, he still hasn't fully recovered from the first film either.]]
** Not wearing a seatbelt and getting into a car crash will throw you around.
** Killing people with a pencil seems tame compared to other movie heroes but we see how messy and hard it realistically is. It almost makes you wonder why John didn't use his hands.
** Aurelio says he ''can'' fix John's totalled car, but it will take months, maybe years.
** Much like Perkins in the first movie, [[spoiler:Ares is lithe, swift, and skilled... but that doesn't mean too much when someone who has six inches and a hundred pounds on you (and is capable of both taking and dishing out more damage) gets his hands on you in close quarters. Valiant effort though it is, her fight with John is over pretty quick.]]
** In the end, the film shows just how wretched life really is for an assassin. You either die getting assassinated or burn the rest of your life fighting off other assassins.
** If you anger somebody enough, i.e. blowing up his house, putting a hit on him, and just ''torture'' him on a personal level, he will get to the point where [[spoiler:he will start breaking rules, [[TruceZone REALLY important rules]], just so he can end your miserable life; In short, [[AnAesop rules can't protect you from those willing to break them]].]]
** After killing [[spoiler: Santino]], John is [[spoiler: excommunicated from the Continental's services and is given an hour's headstart before all of New York's Finest (Assassins) come to collect his head]]. Despite being a hardened badass, he justifiably starts freaking out since he has no where to go before [[spoiler: a legion of killers rain Hell on him]].

** Santino can't kill his own blood, but has no problem telling Wick to do so on his behalf.
** Wick can't just kill Santino while he holds the Marker, but there's nothing to stop him doing so after the debt is paid (likely this is the real reason Santino tries to have him killed).

* CouldntFindAPen: The Marker's BloodOath is sealed with a bloody thumbprint pressed against one half of an interior compartment. There's even a short spike on top to prick thy thumb. The holder of the Marker adds his thumbprint on the other half once the contract has been fulfilled, showing the Marker is void.

* AceCustom: John procures 4 highly-customized firearms (a Glock 34 9mm pistol, a Glock 26 9mm pistol, an AR-15 platform rifle in 5.56x45mm and a Benelli M4 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun) from the Sommelier (in real life, done by Taran Tactical Innovations,) all of which he uses to fight off scores of mercs. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that he does lose them eventually (except for the Glock 26 backup, which he likely returns to the Sommelier once the job is done and he departs for New York), and resorts to using standard guns later on without much reduction in capability.

'''John Wick:''' I need something robust, precise. (I need a rifle that will work well in close quarters but has range and punch too)\\

** The tailor asks if Wick's new suit is for a "formal event" or a "social affair," his way of asking "Will this be a stealth job, or do you plan on engaging multiple targets?" Wick answers "social," anticipating the need to take out bodyguards.

* BullyingADragon: Santino thinks its a good idea to bully the world's most dangerous assassin into accepting his mission and then [[spoiler:tries to kill him to eliminate "loose ends" with a small squad of mooks. This after Wick had already killed off the entire Russian mob of New York a few days ago]].
** Specifically when Wick argues ThatManIsDead, he burns down Wick's house to prove otherwise. On seeing Wick's DeathGlare when they meet up again, Santino says that's the Wick he was after, and even contemplates what method Wick would use to kill him if he dared.

* TheDreaded: As before, people [[OhCrap react with fear]] when they hear Wick's legendary name.

* WorthyOpponent: Cassian not only put up more of a fight against John in both encounters but he's the only assassin that [[spoiler:John spared, out of genuine respect and friendship for the fellow killer]].

** John once again asks Charon for something trivial that the Continental can't do. Last time it was for a dry cleaner, this time it's dogsitting.

'''Cassian:''' [[{{beat}}]] You working?\\

'''Cassian:''' [[{beat}]] You working?\\

* ApatheticCitizens:

--->'''John Wick:''' "I'd like a tasting" (I want to see guns you have available)\\
'''Sommelier:''' "I know of your past fondness for the German varietals, but I can wholeheartedly endorse the new breed of Austrians" (I know you favor German handguns for your work, but I think these custom Austrian-made Glocks will work well for you)\\
'''John Wick:''' "I need something robust, precise" (I need a rifle that will work well in close quarters but has range and punch too)\\
'''John Wick:''' "Could you recommend anything for the end of the night? Something big, bold." (What can you recommend for the remaining assailants after I've fought my way out?)\\
'''John Wick:''' "Dessert?" (What knives do you have for close quarters?)\\

--->'''Angelo''': "In what style?"
--->'''John Wick''': "Italian" (slimmer fitting suits made for athletic builds, perfect for someone who needs to move around a lot)

--->'''Angelo''': "How many buttons?"
--->'''John Wick''': "Two" (allows for faster drawing of his gun)

--->'''Angelo''': "Trousers?"
--->'''John Wick''': "Tapered" (Allows for a roomier fit around the thighs, good if there's a lot of running or having to hold somebody)

--->'''Angelo''': "How about the lining?"
--->'''John Wick''': "Tactical" (A bulletproof lining ensures if he takes fire, it won't be fatal)

** At the start of the fight in Rome, John takes out a security guard on stage next to the DJ and the audience applauds, seemingly thinking that it's AllPartOfTheShow. However, people to start to panic when John then runs through the middle of the crowd with a gun continuing to eliminate security.

* AsYouKnow: When John goes to Winston for counsel, Winston reminds him of the two main rules of the underground, mainly for the audience's benefit more than John (who surely knows this): no business on Continental grounds, and every Marker must be honored. Disobeying either brings dire consequences. More or less {{Justified}} considering Wick is in denial and searching for literally any way out of his marker. Winston’s explanation serves to both tell John that the rules are non-negotiable and inform the audience about the markers.