daredevila man without fear, a vengeful avenger who guards the streets of Hell’s Kitchen every night, fighting in the name of justice and faith, is certainly one of the most successful characters in Marvel. The character, born in 1964 from the pen of Stan Lee and Bill Everett, has undergone various transformations over time, the most revolutionary, probably due to the creative flair of Frank Miller, who in the 1980s infected background superhero, bringing elements of the Devil into the world noir and strongly grown-ups that indelibly changed his characterization. While Matt Murdock is about to return to the small screen with a series Daredevil: Rebornarrival in 2024, reload AND continuation belonging show Netflix starring Charlie Cox, many forget that in 2003 a feature film was launched directed by Mark Steven Johnson (fountain of love, Ghost rider), entirely dedicated to Daredevil, played for the occasion Ben Affleck. Despite being light years away from modern cinematography, the film some interesting ideas that were surprisingly innovative for the pre-MCU era.
1. Start in medias res
daredevil begins in a completely unusual and very dynamic way, when our hero, bleeding, takes refuge on the roof of the church, and then catastrophically falls to the ground inside a religious building, which is immediately rescued by Father Everett (Derrick O’Connor). On the one hand, we have the opportunity to see, with a very fast follow-up frame, everything that brought the character to this precarious state, with a camera that, moving closer to Murdoch’s glassy eyes, restarts the story from scratch, with the relationship between young Matt and father Jack. continuing the accident that left him blind and the murder of a parent. A very brilliant choice that already in the first minutes of the film offers a comprehensive overview of the plot and approaches the narrative with unusual key and according to our timebecause now it is so fashionable to immediately enter into history, gradually reporting the necessary information.
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2. Character Entry
In the first mission, Daredevil sees him beating up a criminal in a crowded bar who, under the protection of a kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan), confessed to sexual harassment. In this context, we have the opportunity for the first time to observe the appearance on the stage of a character who descends vertically from the roofs of New York thanks to his acrobatics and gadgets, until he finds himself inside the club. If it is true that in this case his classic stealth approach is completely ignored in favor of a dramatic entrance, it is equally interesting to note that in his top-down descent we can already catch a glimpse of the superhero’s main characteristics and abilities, namely his incredible command of melee weapons. his superhuman agility as well as his highly developed hearing. The scene, which is thus the perfect formal summary of the Guardian of Hell’s Kitchen, this time goes against the trend with modern cinematic where the powers of the characters are shown gradually.
3. A complete compendium of the character (and the world around him)
V Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially in the coming-of-age stories of the Avengers, we try to give a complete picture of these superheroes, not only showing the birth of a secret identity, but also the development of powers, major allies, and even one or more iconic antagonists. which contribute to the characterization of the reference background. In Daredevil, this content line is strictly maintained and, indeed, in the Daredevil universe, there are perhaps too many elements: in addition to the full portrait of the protagonist, there are two villains i.e. Wilson Fisk/Kingpin and Bullseye (Colin Farrell), an ally of Electra (Jennifer Garner), as well as supportive figures from Matt’s civilian world, most notably attorney Foggy Nelson (Jon Favreau) and journalist Ben Urich (Joe Pantoliano). Consequently, Johnson’s film is not only a rich origin story, but at the same time it is a very useful and detailed general collection of Daredevil, despite some over the top features (most notably the almost comical and grotesque Bullseye, as well as some completely out of context).
4. Action scenes
We come to the film’s central thematic junction or sequences that most help describe Daredevil and the universe around him and that made him so famous. show Netflix with Charlie Cox. I mean, of course, the film’s action scenes, which are far from the dark and silent portrait of a superhero (namely, this is where the aforementioned series begins), but are so varied and creative that they create a good launch pad. point for later superhero productions. In particular, it’s really effective how the Devil’s highly developed ear has been inserted into the choreography and the fistfights that become a double-edged sword when Bullseye rings the church bells. Even the rain and its ability to cover bodies, giving partial “sight” to the protagonist, is another very picturesque and suggestive element of the environment, especially in the clash between Murdoch and Wilson Fisk which allows the former to get the better of the lord. crimes in New York.
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5. Postal credit
When the MCU didn’t exist yet, using scenes after the credits it was certainly a bold tool in this world of superheroes, though it’s important to note that, for the record, it’s a storytelling medium that’s been around since the 1960s (albeit with different purposes). Daredevil is one of the first projects to use this trick., unfortunately showing us in a rather strange way that Bullseye is still alive and crying out for revenge in the hospital. An absolutely useless parody-interlude (much more interesting, however, is the subtext of the finale that Elektra is still alive, which creates the conditions for spin off of the same name, dedicated to a superheroine), which, unfortunately, did not lead to anything, given the lack continuation From daredevil. Despite all this, thinking about the subsequent meaning of what post-credits in Kevin Feige’s cinematic and series terms, this choice takes on an almost prophetic tone with Johnson, who, with various elements and a pre-MCU historical era in hand, has already sensed the potential of the medium in question.