Chapter 2 by far. It has everything good about the first one plus more John Wick. It builds on the first one's action while adding new elements and characters.
Chapter 1: It was a surprise hit that came out of nowhere. The emotional core and twist on the revenge genre also made it feel fresh to audiences. That being said, it does start to fall apart near the end.
Chapter 2: It lacks the emotional core of the first one, but not only does it change it up so it doesn't feel like a repeat of the first one but it doubles down on everything we liked about the first one (action and world building), while also building up to a much better ending that leaves us wanting more.
While I thought at first that they were equal, I'd honestly have to give it to Chapter 2.
Chapter 1 was much better with the emotion of John Wick and such. Chapter 2 provides showings of why he was the man you sent to kill the Bogeyman. It was especially good to see his skill with a pencil as the first chapter teased us with saying he killed 3 men with a pencil. It builds on this new cinematic universe that was created in chapter 1. Chapter 2 was a little better overall.
I love Chapter 2 but I'm going to vote the first John Wick as I can quote the whole dialogue Viggo says to Iosef and I still get those chill vibes from said dialogue even after my 10th watch.
Liked how the second movie expanded the world and had a lot of action but voted for Chapter 1 because it felt more personal, if that makes sense. It had more emotion.
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