Santino D Antonio Opening Scene Analysis

Ever since John Wick lost his wife he has been having a continual existential life crisis. Although he now hates his crime-ridden past and wants nothing to do with it, it keeps reappearing in his life. In a pivotal scene early on in the movie Santino D’Antonio says to Wick that God took his wife in reparations for all of John’s wrongdoings. When D’Antonio mentions this, flashbacks occur and you can see in John's face how he hates what he is hearing but also agrees deep down. This scene is important because John hates what he has done and wishes that everything could go back to when he was with his wife. The mass amounts of violence throughout the movie is quite ironic since Wicks goal is to stop being violent, but John needs to accomplish