Winston's Backstory In John Wick Explained

Aside from its main character, the most important personality in the John Wick action saga is Winston, the owner of the New York branch of the Continental Hotel. His past is shrouded in mystery, but this is what can be pieced together from what we have seen. So far, Winston as of this video hasn't fought exactly the same way as John Wick and the rest of his adversaries, but he has shown some of his skill. He's been shown to be a pretty impeccable marksman, but probably his most obvious skill is his ability. for leadership, he demands attention and loyalty by actually doing very little because it's clear that everyone who interacts with him understands who he is and where he comes from in the same way that literally everyone in the universe interacts with John Wick, it's not just the rules . giving him influence

winston

is known as

john

is, but he is shown with a negative space and narrative is what people do not do or say around him, including the judge, he is also an excellent negotiator capable of talking to the hotheads who are about to break the rules of continental with the exception of

john

when he decided to kill d'antonio, of course, and acting as a power agent for the hotel throughout the third movie, if the head table is made up of an elite of the organized crime, the ranks of continental managers must be so good, rather than being dons and heads of families, however, it may be reasonable to assume that the managers of the various branches are the former right hands of those in the table that they are better at running a hotel for hitmen than the best among them.

They're probably the closest any of them will ever get to retiring and the idea actually has a bit of canon support through Sofia's characterization. We know more about rising to run a continental through Sofia Halle Berry's character in John Wick. chapter 3 parabellum do you realize that now I am the management I am no longer in the service john she is a former hunter and when she was promoted to the position of manager of the casablanca branch of the continental she gave up an important part of her life despite La security that hotels are supposed to provide Sophia apparently couldn't or simply decided not to take her daughter with her John and then hid the child for her, which is what created the marker relationship between them.

Sophia is not at all enthusiastic about meeting the marker and describes her. his life in management is the most peace he has ever had despite the loss of his son, perhaps

winston

was equally motivated in trying to run the new york continental and then fought so hard to retain his lordship over it and remain respected in the feared status with the high table he not only takes the job seriously, he enjoys it as he levels the rules against antonio in john

wick

2 when he tries to revoke

wick

's membership there is a personal style to how he enjoys making fun of people of status Theoretically taller than him in the third film, the judge gives Winston a week to get his affairs in order before being replaced as manager as punishment for helping Jon.

I have been in service for over 40 years under the table, serving at the table, everything is under the table. table I understand that you have your loyalties, but this cannot be overlooked, it is not clear if those 40 years of service are all the time spent running the continent or not, if so, you would have promoted the job at 30, which would probably be something prestigious. For someone so young and with so much time and such a cushy job it could certainly make anyone a little possessive. John Wick 2 ends with Jon meeting Winston at the Bethesda fountain, where Winston tells him that the reckoning he will suffer in the next film is In hand we see Winston make a phone call to contact Jon identification number to certify the order one one one one which feels like a terribly low identification number meant to evoke the idea that Winston has been around for a long time. longer than probably several members of the high table and definitely longer than whoever is the oldest, since he appears to be younger than even John Wick.

Time means history and history begets secrets, so Winston must have a lot of them, we can't be sure. How long has this underworld system been operating? The only clue we have as to the age of the organization is the gold coin displayed in the Bara complex. It doesn't say how old it is, just that it was extraordinarily difficult to track considering the large number of people registered in However, this universe's system only has five digits in an identification number and all of them mean it could be somewhere close to the fundamental infrastructure of the underworld as we understand it in the movies.

Winston can claim a catchphrase when he says that the rules are what separate us from the animals several times in the three films exactly the rules without them we live with the animals is that the voice of experience remembers a moment before the rules also tells him To the judge that his loyalties extend far beyond the continent, possibly beyond the jurisdiction of the table itself, the biggest question about Winston's background is where his friendly relationship with Jon begins and now possibly ends. It is frequently said, and even occasionally taken advantage of against Winston, that he is very fond of Jon, but understanding why is a game of speculative leaps of logic, they don't seem to have much in common since John is quite impulsive and Winston is wild. in his calm and icy attitudes towards others, have a drink and relax for now winston gave john a marker at the end of john wick There is also a marker that has not yet been identified or cashed in, as well as the hour lead to escape .

Winston seems to owe Jon a favor and the stakes have not yet been high enough for Jon to feel like collecting it. Winston knows John well. Enough to keep her internal sense of honor and his emotional state against him, as he does when he asks which version of Jon he wants dead before confronting the judge: who does he want dead? as baba yaga, the last thing many men see or as a Man, we don't know if the result that causes John to fall four stories off a balcony is a double, triple or even quadruple cross, but either way it demonstrates a level of intimacy between the two men in any other context you wouldn't hesitate to call.

Winston's friends showed a complete willingness to break the rules for Jon until he was forced to declare him excommunicated in this universe that comes from trust earned at the cost of taking risks for each other. The story that waits to be told between them will probably be part of The plot of the fourth and fifth films in the franchise is a show of maximum trust to undermine the table or a definitive betrayal to leave John in the hands of the wolves. Watch one of our latest videos here and even more looper videos about your favorite movies coming soon, subscribe to our YouTube channel and activate the bell so you don't miss a single one