‘Moon Knight’ is Already in a League of it’s Own…
With two episodes to go in the daring and creative MCU Disney+ series, it is abundantly clear that Moon Knight is already in a League of its own…
There have been few Marvel projects that truly push the boundaries of what it means to exist within the confines of the MCU; and even fewer who blaze a completely new trail upon crafting out their very own corner in that vast and dense Cinematic Universe.
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Enter Moon Knight.
The Oscar Isaac-starring series explores the enigmatic eponymous character who suffers quite unlike any character that has ever existed in the world of storytelling; burned by the unbearable weight of his dissociative identity disorder and enslaved by an Egyptian deity operating as a vengeful vigilante.
Marc Spector is the former mercenary desperate to use his specific set of skills to protect anyone from enduring the suffering of life as an avatar; while he shares one body with Steven Grant, the mild-mannered Egyptian obsessed former gift store clerk who is firmly a vegetarian pacifist.
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These two characters collide in a story that also grants them superhuman abilities as they embrace the entity known as the Moon Knight; with the powers of the deity himself to act in accordance with his will.
That premise and the dynamic between these incredibly intriguing characters present a series that is primed to be one of Marvel’s most interesting, but after seeing how that premise has been executed over four episodes, it is already abundantly clear that Moon Knight is in a league of its own.
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No Marvel series has so brilliantly explored the foundational narratives of its concept in the brash and unrelenting way in which Moon Knight has; with religious zeal, the interplay between blind faith and blind justice, and broken minds being easily taken advantage of.
Moon Knight takes these incredibly dense themes and explores them within the confines of a superhero story, while also presenting ancient Egyptian monsters in a way that would make any horror fan giddy with excitement.
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The series can be as scary as anything Marvel has ever produced, but it can also be as funny as anything Marvel produced, with Oscar Isaac’s turn as Steven Grant bringing to life perhaps the MCU’s most lovable and hilarious character.
But Moon Knight will also do what very few Marvel projects have done; it will challenge your mind.
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Mystical creatures, mental illness, and the constant questioning of what’s real becoming the underlying subtext that has separated Moon Knight from anything that Marvel has done in the past; while it is that same ability to explore these dense ideas that have led to some of their most creative moments ever.
There is no doubt, regardless of someone’s opinions on the series, that even with two episodes to go, Moon Knight is already in a league of its own.
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