honestly if he loved the dog I don’t see why John Wick didn’t love the killers more, they tested themselves against the dog and came out on top
honestly 90 minutes of balletically turning the other cheek has potential
(think about classic noir or neo-noir like Miller’s Crossing or Chinatown or Big Lebowski and how the protagonist‘s triumphant arc is about seeing his intimates die or betray him in between episodes of guys beating the shit out of him)