"Excommunicado" carries a deeper meaning in the John Wick universe, one which alludes to the underlying structure of the assassin network.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT On its face, the meaning of “excommunicado” is obvious in John Wick, but the term and its origins carry deeper implications. The gradual worldbuilding of John Wick is one of the series’ greatest triumphs. By starting out with a small-scale revenge story of John Wick visiting violence upon a local gang boss, the series is able to slowly introduce more and more of the assassin world’s complex makeup with each film.
It’s only thanks to this triumph of methodical worldbuilding that John Wick 2’s “excommunicado” feels so consequential. By the end of the second film, the scope and scale of John Wick’s world has been so meticulously laid out, that the notion of this apparatus turning against John poses a grave threat.
John Wick's "Excommunicado" Is A Reference To Real-World Excommunication In the John Wick universe, excommunicado is taken directly from the Latin word for excommunication. The use of Latin is one of many ways the world of John Wick alludes to the antiquity of the assassin system. Excommunication is a religious term that has been in use for centuries. While it is a feature of many faiths, it is most heavily associated with Christianity in the West.
The Deeper Meaning Behind "Excommunicado" In John Wick John Wick is not coy with its religious references. The series is rich with both symbolic imagery, such as the scene in John Wick wherein a red halo paints him as an angel of death, as well as religious allusions baked into the world of John Wick.
The religious connotation of excommunicado supports the idea that the John Wick assassin network is closer to a religion than a transactional system. It’s true that there is still transaction in the form of John Wick’s gold coins, but John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum explains that the coins do not have a fixed value; rather, they are representations of a social contract.
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