Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Original language: English
- crime
- drama
- action & adventure
The story
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
What it’s like
Murky, rain-slicked Hell's Kitchen after dark: sodium streetlights, deep shadow and tight, grimy alleyways, with the palette shifting from dusty ochres and cold blues in the daytime law offices to a near-black red in the fights. The action is shot in long, unbroken takes that let the camera stay with the body, and the hallway brawls feel close and physical rather than glossy. Sound does a lot of the work: the hum of traffic and city noise gives way to heightened, almost too-clear sonic detail when Matt senses his surroundings, and the score is a restrained, moody mix of strings and low synth pulse. The vibe is dark, brooding and gritty, suited to a late-night watch alone or a rainy weekend binge. Pacing is deliberate in the courtroom and character scenes, then sharp in bursts of combat. The emotional register leans heavy: a conflicted, guilt-haunted man trying to reconcile his faith and his fists, with friends and lovers pulled into his double life. Violence is frequent and brutal, with bone-crunching fights, stabbings and gunfire, and some torture and graphic injury; sexual content is limited and not explicit. It suits viewers who want serious crime drama with a superhero edge and do not mind sustained darkness and bloodshed.
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