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While the franchise has traditionally focused on male leads, Ballerina aims to introduce a female protagonist driven by revenge—a familiar trope in action cinema. The question arises whether this narrative remains credible when motivated by the death of her father, especially in a franchise that has not yet deeply explored female revenge stories.
The attempt to portray her as a highly capable assassin echoes themes from John Wick, positioning her as a female equivalent—"a female John Wick," as some might describe her. The franchise often relies on emotional blackmail, such as the iconic dog sequence in the original film, to deepen character motivation.