Daredevil, the second attempt at adapting the character, and Marvel Studio's true first foray into adapting their heroes for tv.
I'll be blunt: It's the best superhero tv show ever produced and possibly one of the finest comic book adaptations ever produced. And that is not a hyperbole. Out of all the superhero tv shows I've ever watched, none matches the finnese of Daredevil.
Most fall short in scope. Daredevil doesn't. It has all the scope it needs, featuring Hell's Kitchen in its many complexities from the perspective of civilians, criminals, businessmen and vigilantes. A city built on blood and violence, in atmospheric darkness and streets you can nearly feel the dirt underneath your fingernails.
A criminal atmosphere handled with subtlety and good writing, respecting the audience's intelligence.
The characters, acted with expertise, and all explored to their depths (Daredevil, a sadistic vigilante or a messianic hero? Kingpin, a savior or a tyrant?), wonderfully casted and appearance wise, knock it out of the park (Kingpin borders on a bizarre inversion of Ink-Suit Actor)
The plot is nuanced, portraying every side and every subplot with varying shades of morality and focus, and full of twists and turns everywhere. Writing so sharp you could slice a bullet with it, writing you don't see in most superhero movies, much less tv-series.
All of that complemented by the gem of the crown. The fight scenes. Old-school stuntwork and martial arts, done in the grittiest style imaginable, construct the simple brutality that grandifies the series: broken bones, shattered skulls, mauled bodies, sucker punches. Everything is permitted. and it's all the better for it.
Realism, grittiness, moral ambiguity, multi-dimenstional charactes, excellent fight scenes, soundtrack, Daredevil has it all and more in what may be one of Marvel studio's best entries.
This Darkness is the Light
Daredevil, the second attempt at adapting the character, and Marvel Studio's true first foray into adapting their heroes for tv.
I'll be blunt: It's the best superhero tv show ever produced and possibly one of the finest comic book adaptations ever produced. And that is not a hyperbole. Out of all the superhero tv shows I've ever watched, none matches the finnese of Daredevil.
Most fall short in scope. Daredevil doesn't. It has all the scope it needs, featuring Hell's Kitchen in its many complexities from the perspective of civilians, criminals, businessmen and vigilantes. A city built on blood and violence, in atmospheric darkness and streets you can nearly feel the dirt underneath your fingernails.
A criminal atmosphere handled with subtlety and good writing, respecting the audience's intelligence.
The characters, acted with expertise, and all explored to their depths (Daredevil, a sadistic vigilante or a messianic hero? Kingpin, a savior or a tyrant?), wonderfully casted and appearance wise, knock it out of the park (Kingpin borders on a bizarre inversion of Ink-Suit Actor)
The plot is nuanced, portraying every side and every subplot with varying shades of morality and focus, and full of twists and turns everywhere. Writing so sharp you could slice a bullet with it, writing you don't see in most superhero movies, much less tv-series.
All of that complemented by the gem of the crown. The fight scenes. Old-school stuntwork and martial arts, done in the grittiest style imaginable, construct the simple brutality that grandifies the series: broken bones, shattered skulls, mauled bodies, sucker punches. Everything is permitted. and it's all the better for it.
Realism, grittiness, moral ambiguity, multi-dimenstional charactes, excellent fight scenes, soundtrack, Daredevil has it all and more in what may be one of Marvel studio's best entries.
10/10.