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AP Drawing
Concentration
For my AP Drawing Concentration I have redesigned the characters and plot of the three John Wick movies to children at school. I was trying to juxtapose these pretty violent movies with kids and a storybook sort of style.
Quarter 1
The Bully
Ionef, the young son of a mobster, kills John Wick's dog and steals his car at the start of the movie. In my story, Ionef is a school bully who tears apart John's stuffed animal.
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A John Wick Story
The first John Wick movie starts with John's emotional attachment to his dog - a gift from his recently deceased wife. As a kid, John is very attached to his favorite teddy bear.
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Suiting Up
Before reentering the society of assassins he had left behind to marry his wife, John suits up very dramatically in an all black suit. As a kid on his way for revenge, John "suits up" in his dragon onesie.
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Revenge
In the movie, John gets his revenge by taking down Ionef's and his father's entire organization. As a kid alternative to a murder spree, John plants the class's prize jar in Ionef's backpack.
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Quarter 2
Detention
John ultimately kills Ionef and his father. As the child equivalent to death, Ionef is sent to detention. I tried to symbolize this by making the detention in Room 6 which in some cultures is connected to death.
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The Favor
The second movie starts with John trying to leave the society once more. However, Santino pulls him back by cashing in on his deal with John and making him go kill Santino's sister. As kids, the class starts a team game of tag and Santino sends John to tag his sister.
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Tagged Out
John succeeds in killing Santino's sister after attempting to avoid the deal. Child John corners and tags her.
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The Chase
Cassian was the bodyguard of Santino's sister and spends much of the movie trying to hunt down John and avenge her. The child Cassian does much the same as her friend.
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Betrayal
Santino ties up loose ends by sending his men to kill John. In this piece I have Santino hiding behind his lackeys as he targets John.
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Failure
Santino ultimately fails in killing John and attempts to hide on neutral ground so John can't kill him. However, John ignores the rules and is excommunicated from the society. In my story, John tags Santino out even when he is in a safe zone of the game.
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The Start of a Journey
By breaking the rules of the assassin society, a giant bounty is placed on John's head and he is hunted through New York. In the kid story, John hides as he is also hunted.
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The Director
John must call in a favor with The Director in order to get out of New York. As a kid, he also seeks her help to smuggle him out.
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Through the Sandbox
John calls in another favor with ___ who leads him to the head of the high table to plead his case. They have to travel far into a desert, so as kids they traverse a sandbox.
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The King
John pleads his case with the head of the high table and promises his continued loyalty. To prove this, he cuts off his ring finger and agrees to kill Winston. In my story, John approaches the "king of the playground." He agrees to go off and tag his friend Winston.
A Heart to Heart
Winston talks to John about how he is failing to respect his wife's memory and wishes, and John switches sides. As a kid, Winston also talks with John, and through the power of friendship, brings him back to himself.
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