Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Killing Game!The Killing Game delivers an action-packed finale, leaving room for potential sequels based on Joe's fate and future. Dave Bautista's 2024 action film follows his character, Joe Flood, as he is diagnosed with a terminal illness, leading him to take out a $2 million contract to have an assassin kill him. However, Joe discovers that he was misdiagnosed due to a lab error and attempts to cancel the contract, but it's too late. Many other assassins are already coming to him, and Marianna (Pom Klementieff) is not willing to issue an order.
This leads to Joe fighting for his life, killing several rival assassins before working with Zvi (Ben Kingsley) to set up a trap for any remaining assassins. Joe doesn't know that his biggest rival, Lovedahl (Terry Crews), is holding his girlfriend Maize (Sofia Boutella). The good news is that Maize is able to save Joe from death, allowing them to reconcile and profess their love as they continue to try and survive. Watching The Killing Game and its explosive ending leaves the future of Joe and the franchise potentially in limbo.
Is Joe Really Retired From This Game?
He doesn't want to be a killer anymore
Big question from The Killing GameJoe's fate is whether Joe is still part of the “game” as a hired killer. He wants to retire from the industry early in the film if his relationship with Mbele starts to get serious. Joe then assumes that he will retire in a non-peaceful manner by dying as part of the contract he orders. But when he kills everyone who comes after him, Joe tells Zvi that he is retired so he and Mbila can start a happy life together, as shown by having a suitable marriage before the birth of their first child.
The wedding festivities end with Joe confirming that he has retired from Zvi, but The Killing Game suggests that this may not be permanent. Zvi mentions that he will have many opportunities to work now that Marianna and her network of assassins are gone, that's why she wants Joe to come back and work for her. What's surprising is that Maize doesn't seem to agree at all with the idea of Joe returning to the life of a thug, as he jokes that he could do more by hurting people instead of killing them.
As Maize and Joe joke about the need to start a college fund for their children, The Killing GameThe ending says so Joe's retirement may not be permanent. Currently, he is retired and ready to spend some time living with his new wife. However, the door is left open for Joe to go back to being a killer, especially now that Maize knows the truth and may be more comfortable with the idea that this is his job.
Why Marianna Wants to Kill Joe So Badly
He holds a grudge against his father
Although a lot The Killing GameJoe's plan is a direct result of Joe's decision to ask Marianna to impress him, most of the movie would have been avoided if he had heeded her request to cancel it. He is in a hurry for Joe to dieas he also said that he has been thinking about doing it himself for years and that he would have done it if it wouldn't have ruined his career. The reason why Marianna wants Joe killed is explained in the story, but the movie gives some details.
The root of Marianna's hatred for Joe is because he killed her father. Marianna suggests that Joe was very close to his father, and felt devastated that Joe would kill him. See you later there The Killing Game it reveals that Joe only killed Marianna's father because he broke the rules by hiring mercenaries for contract work. Ironically, it was breaking the same law that led Zvi to kill Marianna in the end, while Joe killed all the mercenaries he had hired to kill him.
What Was Really Wrong With Joe?
His Life Problems Are Solved
The Killing Game makes it clear early on that Joe is not well, as he suffers from headaches, double vision, and other symptoms during his first job. After the doctor rules out tumors as the cause, Joe is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). She has been given just three months to live after being diagnosed with a rare illness and believes she is experiencing some of its symptoms when her hands start shaking. However, the lab got the tests wrong, so Joe didn't have CJD, and the doctor didn't see exactly what was wrong with him.
According to an unexpected development, cause of Joe's headache and double vision focused on his neck. Zvi's wife, Sharon, who used to work as a massage therapist, starts working on Joe's neck one night, and his marks are removed after she's done. This means that Joe was never close to having a serious illness. He just needed a good massage to help his neck get back in shape after 20 years of hitting and punching.
Why Joe & Maize Didn't Help Lovedahl
They left him in the church
The Killing GameJoe and Maize end up making the curious decision not to help Lovedahl once all the shooting and fighting is over. Lovedahl finds himself among Marianna's soldiers, and he and Joe work together briefly to stop them in the end. However, it concluded that Lovedahl was stuck on the ground and injured by the scaffolding upon him. He asks Joe and Maize to help him relax, but they refuse. Although she is shown to free herself, Joe and Maize's decision stands.
The reason why Joe and Maize do not help Lovedahl may be the result of the role played by Terry Crews' character in the accident they find themselves in. Lovedahl simply stopped trying to kill Joe because Marianna did not want to increase the profit to $6 million as she had requested. . He is also the one who put the Corn in danger as he captured it. Joe offers Lovedahl the favor of not killing himbut he also won't help him because of his role in what happened. That's why Joe even suggested that Lovedahl should retire.
How The Killing Game Stops Sequels
The Assassin Landscape Has Changed
The Killing Game it doesn't exactly set up a sequel in the traditional sense. Instead, it chooses to leave the door open to a possible sequel, but still has a viable ending if this is a standalone film. There may not be a The Killing Game a post-credits scene that promises what's to come, but the end of the movie still drops a few clues about what the next installment could be.
Way too big The Killing Game 2 the setup to the end is how different the killer scene is now. Zvi points out that Marianna's death opens up more opportunities for him and his killers to have a job. This is possible expand the number of points Joe can follow in sequence. In addition, Marianna's death at Zvi's hands could lead to other bosses coming after her to try to seize new power for themselves. Joe could be re-directed because of the different killers he killed.
Killer Joe Kills in the Killing Game |
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Angus and Rory Mackenzie |
Botas |
Goyang and Goyang team |
Radovan |
Party Girls |
The story of The Killing Game 2 it can also mean that Joe is coming out of retirement one way or another. This may also put the Corn and their child at some risk. It would be next to explore how Joe and Maize's relationship has progressed. Maybe The Killing Gamethe sequel may put Corn more into the action after he kills Max and possibly hears about the killer's lifestyle.
The True Definition of The Killing Game
The Movie Is About Finding Happiness
The Killing Game it may seem like a silly action movie, and it is to an extent, but there are still big themes at play. The greatest of all the idea of finding happiness and love. Joe always puts career before life, but that changes in May. She finally finds happiness and is ready to walk away from that lifestyle to be with him. Even if he eventually turns out to be a murderer again, The Killing Game he still shows that he is in a better place after finding the love and happiness he deserves.