Watching the Daredevil series, it is difficult not to draw comparisons with the recent Christopher Nolan Dark Knight films. Daredevil, as conceptualised in this series, is based heavily off the 1980s Daredevil comics penned by writer Frank Miller, who later went on to redefine Batman through Batman: Year One and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. These books were a significant influence on Nolans Batman films.
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More than just sharing the Frank Miller DNA, its interesting to note how many cues Daredevil takes from The Dark Knight, specifically. This is a grounded, real world hero who operates in a tangible space. Every punch thrown in the film is felt and a punch is often not quite enough to take out an enemy in the world of Daredevil. Unlike most depictions of violence on TV, when facing an enemy, if Daredevil punches them he needs to keep on punching them until they stay down. This is a brutal, cold, and violent superhero series. And its absolutely captivating to watch.
Just as Daredevil owes a debt of gratitude to The Dark Knight, it also takes many cues from The Raid and The Raid 2. While the action scenes are rarely as visceral as either Raid films, the scenes feel just as real.
Daredevil is compelling, wonderful TV that will hopefully find an audience beyond fans of the Marvel superhero films. This is a dark, nuanced TV series that is worthy of a wide audience. Daredevil is utterly fantastic and demands that you use all of your senses while watching.
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The pulpy style and brutality (torture is one of Daredevils tools) clearly seek a higher sense of realism, which must be balanced against the notion of a blind superhero who can shimmy up walls and whose spectacularly hearing lets him to function, among other things, as a human lie detector. Helpfully, Cox brings the necessary mix of grit and Marvel-esque self-doubts to the dual role.
By that measure, Marvel has shrewdly expanded its portfolio, and Netflix has upped its must-have quotient with a fiercely loyal segment of consumers. Viewed that way, costume or no costume, Daredevil looks dressed for success.
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Daredevil was well-worth the wait, and breaks the Marvel movie mold with bone-crunching delight. Its everything Nolans Batman never had time to explore, everything Arrow wants to be without network boundaries, and exactly the street-level drama Marvel needs to complete its superhero world.
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=158402926&postcount=1590I'm not going to say much but since those reviews are out I'll throw in my two cents for now:
I've seen a couple of episodes. I really, really like what I saw and I think people are really going to dig it. Marvel is definitely making good on this being the darker, messier side of the MCU.
The Daredevil series, at least based on the first five installments, is one of the best encapsulations of a lot of superheroic themes that Ive seen thus far in live-action. It features a deeply flawed hero, whose mission is painfully open-ended and whos in danger of losing his soul in the fight against people massively more powerful than himself. Its a must-watch, not just for fans of the comic or of superhero comics, but for anyone who loves great action movies or great heroic narratives.
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It's beautifully shot (if a bit dark at times), with a look that is far more True Detective than the perpetually sunny Agents of SHIELD. It even feels more cinematic than several of Marvel's theatrical offerings. The first two episodes, for example, are directed by Phil Abraham, who has several episodes of Mad Men to his directing credit, but who also served as cinematographer on dozens of episodes of The Sopranos, which may help explain this show's distinctly HBO-ready look.
If this is the level of quality we can expect from future Marvel Netflix series AKA Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders, then I suspect we're in for a special couple of years. Daredevil is the first superhero TV project that truly feels like it's aiming higher. Don't make any other plans when it's time to start watching..
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