Daredevil: Marvel's Most Cohesive Character
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- This essay is an in-depth exploration into the character of Daredevil/Matt Murdock, and I why I believe he is Marvel's most tightly written character.
Chapters:
Introduction: 0:20
Character Overview: 1:53
Aesthetics & Traits: 05:29
Religion & Ethics: 07:29
Conclusion: 12:15
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My favorite Marvel character, no competition.
One factor that also allowed Daredevil to be so cohesive as character was all the great writers who worked on his titles (ex: Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Mark Waid, Chip Zsdarsky and, my personal favorite Frank Miller) with each one working with what the previous ones build rather than just ignoring it and doing their own stuff. The best exemple is Mark Waid's run and how he brought back the light-hearted swashbuckling tone of the 60's comics. Waid could just ignored the previous dark runs and have Matt already acting in this more fun upbeat attitude, but instead he made this change be part of Matt's development, with Matt reflecting about how much of mess his life became and trying to be more optimistic.
My most cohesive character vote goes to my favorite character, Nightwing. Nightwing, as a character, represents a better Batman, and this is reflected in a few ways. One, in origin, Nightwing and Batman are almost identical. They both had their parents taken away at a young age by sheer fate and organized crime. The difference, however, is that Bruce didn't have anyone to guide him out of that dark place. Dick had Bruce, who was broken, but was still able to help Dick find his way out of the dark. Then, unlike Bruce, Dick is able to move past his trauma and becomes a pure symbol of hope who fights for (generally) less traumatic and self deprecating reasons. Even his name is part of his character, albiet a retroactive one. In more recent depictions, Nightwing gets his name from Superman (specifically a Kryptonian Legend), which shows how he gets the more positive aspects from the DC universe. Also contrasting Bruce, is the fact that he started the Teen Titans because he likes people and teamwork, which is opposed to Bruce who is usually a part time member. Wrapping this all together in a nice bow is his (post mulletwing era) costume. It's all black, with a blue eagle piercing through, showing how out of the darkness shines the brightest lights.
This is a great video! I feel like I've watched every daredevil video under the sun recently so it's wonderful to find one with a fresh take/topic of discussion. This was very well put together too
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is an excellent essay, and you're right. Daredevil is cohesive. My WIP features a character that's just as cohesive. A brilliant super scientist with super strength and intelligence who tries to protect the city of Utopia.
lol, my WIP is just a kaiju comic about a kid who has access to a giant mech built with the help of his coworkers and fights against giant demons all while learning more about his family history.
@@projekttaku1 my WIP is both of you kissing
I mostly agree with everything you said but I think that Batman shares the trait you mentioned. Like Daredevil his morals are extremely specific, I’d say even more so. Batman as a character (when he’s written well and faithfully) doesn’t just not kill people, he also refuses to permanently injure them. He’s very specific in how he’ll torture or interrogate someone. He has so many lines he won’t cross not out of faith but because of his belief that Gotham needs a symbol of hope and he knows that something like that takes very specific and complex morals to keep intact. He’s a symbol of fear to those who need to be afraid but the symbol of the Batman is also a symbol of hope to others. The light in the dark.
3:46 did you just assume that a blind guy needs flashlight to move in dark.😅😅, awesome video, keep them coming.
This was a really high quality video.. why don't you have more subscribers? It's unfair lol.. hope you grow alot
That was an educational essay
I really enjoyed watching it
“Least talked about” I don’t agree with that
The defenders show has made the character one of marvel’s most popular characters
After the X-Men, the Spider-Folks, the Avangers, the Fantastic Four and Ms. Marvel.
I would say he is still a lesser discussed character.
Yeah I mean he's one of the least talked about when you compare him to the main MCU Avengers, Spiderman, etc
@@AuthorsAnvil Seriously? After the awesome comic runs and tv show?
@@zemox2534 yes
I always interpreted Matt’s choice of the/a devil as his symbol as something else; in Judeo-Christian theology, the devil is never actually referred to as evil but instead a - and I think this is very interesting given his extensive and complex relationship with another Marvel hero - PUNISHER of evil, albeit with cruel(er) methods and I believe Matt, unlike a lot of religious folk, is aware of this truth
Interesting point, but not accurate. In the Bible, the devil is described as a tempter and the father of lies. He wants to corrupt and destroy God's order and encourage people to rebel against God. He is not a figure who judges or punishes evil like Hades, God alone is the Judge and the Devil himself will eventually be eternally damned.
The devil is definitely an evil entity not a punisher of evil. Hell is torture for the devil too
You are so ignorant it actually hurts. Please never insult Christians again by sitting on your high horse and pretending like you’ve read scripture. The devil is very clearly evil dummy.
In my honest opinion, Matt is like a more solid Batman, everything about him is a lot more concrete, his logic behind the no kill rule for example, Bruce doesn’t kill because he doesn’t want to become the person who killed his parents, while allowing a crazed clown to murder hundreds if not thousands, so it just ends up being a stupid scapegoat, but with Matt, he doesn’t kill because he’s a genuinely good person, because he doesn’t want to kill a killer because the amount would stay the same, Matt uses daredevil to express his evil side, to alleviate it, while Bruce EMBRACES his evil side, that being Batman
This character is more complex than batman even frank miller has agreed to it
Could you do the lion guard they count as superheroes
Shitty ass Disney jr superheroes
Who's your favourite marvel character?
Oooh tricky, it honestly flips between Spiderman, Wolverine, and now Daredevil!
Do you think that Wolverine should have a new costume, and if you were to fix Wolverine to make him a better character, how else would you fix him?
I just wish there was a shorter muscular wolverine. Like in the comics. Supposed to be small bulky and nimble
Daredevil's coherent story : Matt Murdock is a gloomy blind man who fights crime but would like to live a peaceful life.
Unfortunately for him every writer puts him in darker and darker situations trying to ruin his life more than the previous writers.
End of the story.
Are you John Cena?
I wish...
Always found “Man Without Fear” to be a weird name. If he had no fear he would take on Kingpin Day 1 and get smushed.
Lacking fear doesn't mean lacking common sense
Daredevil with Bruce Wayne's backstory would've been the absolute best
And Disney will f it up
I like to try and be positive about things, but at this point Disney makes it almost impossible to be so 😅
I try to remind myself the original daredevil season 1 was a script for an mcu film and the folks at marvel thought it was so good it deserved something better than an mcu film. Im hoping that same level of care for the character remains.
I don't think so. Disney originally developed daredevil and went to Netflix for the distribution.
Daredevil sounds and looks goofy, what makes his backstory so rough and tragic?
“He grew up in NYC Hell’s Kitchen”
There it is.
Also doesn’t the Bible say someone should be executed for murder? Kinda want to see DD to try to convince himself it’s ok to kill if they kill but thinks about how god let Cain go.