In the adrenaline-fueled world ofJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the inclusion of action sequences including dogs became one of the many standout moments of the franchise. The action saga became well-known for its carefully crafted fight choreography, and this was no different when the film’s Belgian Malinois canines showed off their own moves. A recent detailed analysis by former U.S. Army dog handler Terry Adams Jr., has now shed light on just how realistic the scene involving a shootout in Casablanca featuringHalle Berry’s character, Sofia, and her canine companions really is.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Adams Jr.’s insights, shared in a video forInsider, delve into how the film attempts to use dog combat moves that would actually be used in real-life, even if it all does take place in an overly heightened way in the movie. In his notes, Adams Jr. says that the techniques used by the dogs in the film are pretty much exactly the way dogs would be trained to act. He said:
“If you notice, the dogs are targeting the arms and legs. You see that there’s some stomach shots. If the dog can’t get to the arm or leg, they’re going to go for another area, for sure. You see the two Belgian Malinois being worked together. The Belgian Malinois is an awesome dog. Before, the shepherd was the go-to dog, now the Belgian Malinois has replaced the shepherd based off of speed, stamina, size.
“Pretty badass, but this is not as common to teach. But once again, if the dog can’t get your leg or arm, it’s going to go for wherever it can get a solid bite.
“Scaling the wall to bite the subject is very realistic. In the military it wouldn’t be so realistic only because if we had a threat up high we would just neutralize that threat. But if we wanted to get a dog up high that is a possibility.”
John Wick 3’s Dog Fight Loses Points on a Believability Level
Although there are many aspects ofJohn Wick 3’s use of dogs that ring true, Adams Jr. felt inclined to deduct some marks from his overall score for one reason. Continuing, he explained that the believability factor slips a little when considering the whole scene plays out in the middle of a ludicrouslyover-the-top gunfight. He said:
“You see a lot of crossfire from a lot of the good guys and the bad guys. The dogs probably wouldn’t last very long in the real world. Probably within the first or maybe second bite they would’ve been shot by someone. Realistically, we wouldn’t put our dogs freely in danger for a lot of that. They’ll be sent to a specific target and then brought back to us to make sure that we’re not getting any crossfire.
“These dogs are really desensitized to gunfire. Would’ve been also great to watch them have ear and eye [protection] based off of the new technology that’s provided today.
“I’m going to give that a seven out of 10. There’s a lot of shooting going on and normally a handler isn’t going to put their dog in harm’s way of that many guns.”
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