Call me an adolescent teen who spends most of her time in a basement (my office), but I love a good comic book, (alright! Graphic novel) when I read one. I love them even more when I can watch them on TV.
From The Walking Dead – the one I think of as the king of all graphic stories – to TV shows like Gotham, Arrow, Flash and more, the super hero theme isn’t going away anytime soon, nor would I want it to.
Even with all of these great shows, I always approach new attempts with a bit of skepticism. We’ve seen horrid failures as writers and directors take a crack at creating moving-picture-style heroes worthy of the original conception. And it was because of the first Daredevil movie that I figured the Netflix version of it wouldn’t be very interesting.
The Netflix version of Daredevil isn’t interesting, it’s stupendous, marvelous, fantastic, so damn good I’m tempted to stay inside on a beautiful Sunday to continue my binge watching.
Not only does Daredevil look fantastic in his Daredevil get up, his team of characters are well played, the flashbacks of his story are heartbreaking and engrossing and the fight scenes… Man, the fight scenes are violent ballet. Beautiful to watch. I kept my hand on the remote to rewind, watch again, rewind, watch it again. The hallway scene may have been done before but never like this. Thinking of it now I want to replay it one more time.
What I love about this version are the bad guys. They are human. Criminals yes, but also humans with deep feelings and relatable reasons for why they do what they do. Are there characters more evil and more brutal than the ones we can relate to?
I haven’t heard much talk about this new Netflix original but I’m guessing I will soon. As soon as more folks find it and get sucked in the way I did. Netflix has definitely done it again. Daredevil is House of Cards good. Good in a way that will attract viewers who don’t love graphic novels the way I do. Give it a try.
M. L. Doyle has served in the U.S. Army at home and abroad for more than two decades as both a soldier and civilian. Mary is the author of The Desert Goddess series, an urban fantasy romp consisting of The Bonding Spell and The Bonding Blade. She has also penned The Master Sergeant Harper mystery series which has earned numerous awards including an IPPY, a Lyra Award and the Carrie McCray Literary Award. Mary is the co-author of two memoirs; A Promise Fulfilled; the story of a Wife and Mother, Soldier and General Officer (Jan. 201) and the memoir, I’m Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen—My Journey Home (Touchstone, 2010), which was nominated for an NAACP Image award. Mary's work has been published by The Goodman Project, The War Horse, The WWrite Blog and The Wrath-Bearing Tree, an online magazine for which she serves as a fiction editor. A Minneapolis, Minnesota native, Mary current lives in Baltimore. You can reach her at her website at mldoyleauthor.com.
2 comments on “Daredevil - Have you seen it?”
Couldn't agree more. Just saw the first episode, and it was AMAZING!
So glad you like it. The more who love it, the better chance there will be more. I want to hear what you think of the second episode! That final scene is amazing. I've watched it over and over again.