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velifer t1_jeapniv wrote

Reply to comment by lorgskyegon in Baba Jaga by Juusto-Jones

That whole Baba Yaga thing in John Wick is just dumb writing.

It's like describing Santa Claus as a guy who breaks into your house and steals your milk and cookies.

The myths and stories around Baba Yaga are a lot more complex than "Russian boogyman."

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Igor_Kozyrev t1_jeaqjjv wrote

> It's like describing Santa Claus as a guy who breaks into your house and steals your milk and cookies.

have you seen Violent Night?

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eRazorVL t1_jebinu3 wrote

Well and that baba yaga is a female, literally granny yaga. When I first heard this shit in John Wick, I couldn't believe it, it was so stupid

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2meterrichard t1_jee9qju wrote

>The myths and stories around Baba Yaga are a lot more complex than "Russian boogyman."

Them calling Wick Baba Yaga was also way more complex than in the sueface. Yes. He was the monster the mob sent to kill the boogeyman. But he was also known to occasionally let people go. Even help them in the same ways the myth Baba Yaga could actually be helpful to those who come into her house.

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Angryfunnydog t1_jeg04jy wrote

This doesn’t explain why they took female character instead of male character of the same traits. It’s essentially as imagine a Greek badass bearded killer who everyone is afraid of and his badass nickname is Athena, as he always wins lol

I think Koschei would’ve worked better. He’s also more of a scary boogeyman than Yaga.

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Sir_Anth t1_jedov1m wrote

Exactly, at least the Tomb Raider triology did Baba Yaga right! Man those games were good.

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Angryfunnydog t1_jefzc47 wrote

That’s nearly not as dumb as making wick Belarusian with the real name of JARDANI? Wtf? They couldn’t Google standard Slavic names lol?

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