And that, strangely, is why we all cheered.
Daisy isn’t a pet. She’s the last thread connecting John to hope, to tenderness, to a future without violence. She represents Helen’s final wish for him to be happy. john wick 2014
But more than that, John Wick gave us permission to care about silly things. It proved that if you treat an absurd premise with absolute emotional honesty, the audience will follow you anywhere—even into a cathedral for a shootout over a dead dog. And that, strangely, is why we all cheered