Moon Knight
2022
Original language: English
- sci-fi & fantasy
- mystery
- action & adventure
The story
When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.
What it’s like
Cool grey London mornings in a gift shop, all pastel museum merchandise and drizzle, give way to blazing Cairo and Egyptian desert, where sun-bleached sand, gold tomb interiors and blue-black night skies make the show feel like two films stitched together. Its camera moves with restless energy, with fast kinetic fight choreography, whip pans and wide establishing shots of monumental ruins, while quieter scenes of an anxious, awkward man in an ordinary flat use softer framing and warmer lamplight. The score is percussive and orchestral, swelling into dramatic chords during set pieces and thinning to near-silence in tense moments of confusion. Vibe: stylish, offbeat, a little unsettling, with a playful edge. Pacing is brisk over six episodes, and the emotional register swings between dry humour and real anxiety, following a fragile, self-doubting protagonist learning to trust the people around him. Violence is frequent and physical, with punches, gunfights and bloody but stylised brawls; there is some horror imagery and jump-scare dread, but no sexual content. For viewers who want a glossy superhero adventure with a mythic setting and a psychologically tangled lead.
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