Against the background of other Marvel series made with a complex main character. Easy, humorous approach to all Egyptian religions and myths. The whole schizophrenia thing is a little mind-blowing at the end, but for a change, it is. Unfortunately, I didn't understand everything. I lowered my score for music. It looks primitive when the soundtrack is made on the principle of "what I see, I sing about it." It is not necessary or even necessary to illustrate ancient Egypt with Arabic songs. I don't like all that orientalism and flirting with it.
Moon prism, give me power. I know the character isn’t new in itself, but I was still entertained by the thought that it was the Marvel version of the Moonlight Knight. The review should have been written a long time ago, but I postponed it for a long time, because there is not much to say about this series. He's not. It's not creativity, it's been collected by contractor writers and marketers. It’s not the most ridiculous thing about Marvel, but I can’t take it seriously. They there in full seriousness made cutting out all the action scenes a key technique of the series. Yes, I understand that under this there is a plot basis and so you could do one or two for the sake of jokes and break the pattern. But they made it almost a plot basis! In the movie universe, which was watched for action. Here begins a steep dangerous situation - hop, and it's over. Here's another one - hop, no, you won't see it. And we walk around this for almost 5 hours. Well, get the credit you deserve. Content. Once again, the whole world is in danger, everyone will soon be fucked, and again only one superhero left to solve the problem, and all the others went on vacation. You know, when the world needs to be saved 3-4 times a year, it stops being taken seriously. And I even doubt it was appropriate in a story that began as something local and personal. They tried to interest us with the personality of the hero and his very difficult problem, at the end of it they did not solve it, and they plugged us with a blank that the world was saved again. The moral here is so bad. We have creatures that can destroy all the villains before they commit their crimes, and leave only good people. Yes, I understand that this is not the best decision, and it was already played out in the movie “Minority opinion”, but there the problem was that along with the bad people raked a bunch of ordinary people by mistake, and so the system was bad. But here the gods know for sure. And the hero says that it is wrong, it is necessary in a different way. We have to "get killed, then come." How is his alternative better? The worst thing about the show is that it's going to come close to the end and get into a mess. It's impossible to understand him. It was just copying what was being done in a bunch of movies, TV shows, books. Awakening in a fool (or a hospital, or a house where everything that happened before is considered nonsense, although it is not true) was in StarTreck TNG with Riker and someone else, such was the case in X-Files, in 12 Monkeys, in Pelevin’s novels Chapayev and the Emptiness and T. The authors do not understand why they are doing this, just from somewhere in the culture there is a veneration of works about the madhouse. It is impossible to understand where and at what moment all this happens, because well, it would be a dream that the hero saw, figured out and woke up, but all this is happening somewhere in parallel, where there is a second hippopotamus, a second enemy. I don't know what it is. It's plot trash. Maybe it was filmed when the script was one, and then became another, and it was pathetic to throw out the footage, so it was stuck at least like that. It's terrible. Oh, yes, hippo! That's the kind of character we really needed. And her voice is nice, thin. Are they even thinking about the internal integrity of the review? Oh, yes, although the Egyptian gods were painted with animal heads, it was a metaphor not to be taken literally. According to Egyptian myths, the gods have human faces. The only good thing I can say is that in the pursuit of racial and cultural diversity, Disney for some time worked adequately. That is, the series is bad not because the quota somehow hurt him. They wanted to show Egypt – they showed normal, I did not see any cranberries (as in the films with the Russians), nor ingratiations (as in the films for China), nor hidden mockery (as in Black Panther), nor empty juggling of the entourage (as in Strange). They just showed Egypt, which is like this. Okay. We saw, we got it.
I met some kind of audience indignation about what, they say, found on the comics backyard of a character from the issues of the 70s. Like there's nothing to shoot at all... I don't get it. Well, they caught the Eternals, made a picture of the same name about them. And also found in the bins the story of the Moon Knight. And they made a miniseries about six episodes. The result is completely different! I have a logical and logical question: What difference does it make when heroes were born, if it determines all the results anyway? .
It is better just to rejoice in the fact that Marvel released in some century a suitable product, pleasant to the viewer who fell in love with superheroics, without protruding tooth-brushing, to the pain in the liver agenda of inclusivity. They have, by the way, fulfilled this plan! But they did it imperceptibly to a simple layman, masking it, conditioning the plot, competently covering it with a script. Well, honor and praise! I didn’t feel anything while watching! The main character has a split personality - it's you, 'people with specialities' (as you/us are now called!). The Middle East and North African Diaspora? This is the content for you too!!
Actually, it's for everyone. I am not talking about the age range, but about the taste preferences of the audience. For the youngsters, what’s the big deal? At first, this action generally happened behind the scenes. What does that mean? Well, to tell you about it, you need to briefly cover the story! This will be discussed in the next paragraph. As for taste preferences, we will talk about this later.
For how long, in short, the employee of the historical museum Stephen Grant (although I mistook him for an antiques store salesman) lives such a life that he is forced to chain himself to bed every night - allegedly because of sleepwalking. But, as soon as new introductory ones are given - the replacement of the personality by one another - the plot of the main story will also start soon! That's what I meant when I said that the action happened off-screen! Having found in his pocket a scarab beetle (a mechanical device that acts as a compass), Stephen is drawn into history! (unless you say he got into this story!!!) Hiding from persecution for an unknown reason (I say: very soon GG realizes that he is not alone in his body), Stephen wanders into a meeting of the sect of followers of the goddess. Wanting to return to normal life and so that everything ends soon, Stephen dreams of getting rid of the artifact, but the second person does not allow Stephen to give the right thing to Arthur Harrow - the head of the sect. . .
This is a brief retelling of not all the events of the 1 series. Of the more important data, Stephen's second personality is called Mark Spector. Stephen Grant will try to track Mark’s path, get to the mysterious Layla, etc. And we will be struck by the mysterious Honsu - the god (no, even God) in the form of a skeleton of a dove and a monster jackal. . .
In fact, I will not repeat it naturally! But I really want to say that from the 4th series will be interesting to watch every viewer!!! In order not to spoiler, I will say that the superheroics here will go almost completely (99.999...%)! So, the events of the 4th and 5th series I would call in one word: "Scorsesianism"! (and hippopotamus Taurt - goddess, guide to Duat - that's just thank you!) . . .
Well, "Moon Knight" so catches first of all (besides history and entourage) the game Oscar Isaac! The disclosure of the GG character is such that every creator from the world of cinema will envy!!! You can also name Ethan Hawke . After all, Harrow was not banal because of him!
And yet, even though Marvel finally presented something worthwhile, but by and large it was interesting to watch the mentioned 4 and 5 episodes! Before that, though it looked somehow, it was indifferent to what was happening. And the opposite happened: it seems interesting, but I did not want to watch at all.
8 out of 10
What was that? How to watch the series and not go crazy
Since childhood, I love the mythology of different countries, how many I read legends, myths and fairy tales in my time. I think that was the basis of my love of fiction and fantasy.
I especially liked the myths of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt.
With special pleasure I watched the novelty from Marvel, which uses the mythology of Ancient Egypt.
How strange the series was mythical and real in my opinion 50/50. And that's good for the story, even though I had expectations like the movie The Mummy. It's getting darker, which is quite unexpected for Marvel. More DC style.
The main character Stephen lives an ordinary life, working in the museum as a seller of souvenirs. He has a pet - a goldfish with one fin and he calls his mother every day.
The only strange thing about him is that he can walk at night and wake up elsewhere. So he tries to stay awake every night and straps himself to bed.
One day he begins to hear a voice telling him what to do.
The first series caused me strong associations with the movie Joker and its similarity to the acting. Then I changed my mind.
Very fascinating is the gradual immersion into the secrets of the main character and his voice. Have you ever thought I was watching at all? Sometimes it seemed that this was the delusion of a schizophrenic in a mental hospital.
There is a kind of love triangle in the series, which is interesting to watch.
By the end of the series, you know what's going on and you get the taste. It is very interesting to watch the professional play of an actor who plays two personalities in the same body. You will find out what dark secrets the hero has and why the voice appeared. As they say, all psychological problems of an adult from childhood.
For the series, special effects and combat scenes are on a level. I would like to see the gods of Egypt and the Moon Knight in a full-length film with an interesting script.
I recommend watching for those who like the series “Legion”, the films “Glass”, “Split”, “Joker”.
The question of building an ideal society is one of those that worried various people for many centuries. But if the question of the ideal social order was close to politicians and lawyers, then society itself as a phenomenon, not a collection of individuals, was considered by fanatics in search of their own ideology-utopia. The “Moon Knight”, albeit superficially, deals with this issue, giving his antiheroes a pseudo-utopian idea and expressing its viciousness at the expense of a sufficiently strong symbolism.
Among staunch opponents of such a phenomenon as the death penalty, the argument is very common that man is not a god to decide who lives and who dies. The “Moon Knight”, posing exactly the same question of life and death, introduces into the number of his heroes not someone, but gods, even the gods of Egypt. Of course, the very fact of their multiplicity can shake faith in the only correct solution they see, but, besides this, despite the primitiveness of the depiction of gods as individuals, the series demonstrates their views on the problem of guilt and punishment as diametrically opposed. Thus, if unity does not exist even among supernatural beings, then no opinion based solely on personal attitudes can and should cause human life or death. From this we can draw a false conclusion that no one has the right to judge at all, and the court itself is an erroneous idea, but this is not the case at all. The court of one man, even the court of the mob, is a court of justice, but a court based on years of work, which do not change at first whim and all laws adopted as limiting the will of the judge is a civilized way of resolving issues. The series equally condemns the approach of both the god Honsu and the goddess Amat, as if in support of the theory expressed, but does not directly formulate it, leaving the right to understand everything to the viewer independently.
A very entertaining concept of two personalities coexisting in the same body of the protagonist, should serve as the most powerful symbol and a special metaphor of the Moon Knight. However, to visualize the roughness of a human being, the comparison is too obvious to be valuable, and for the main conflict of the series, these constant journeys through the surreal abyss do not bring much benefit, so for quite some time it seems that this is an idea for an idea. Something meaningful on the part of the two personalities can be formulated only on the basis of the last two series of the series, concerning the balance of the scales of the goddess, because thanks to the presented scenario decision, it becomes clear that the real metaphor of Stephen and Mark is not so much a breakdown of a person as its complexity, when good and evil, softness and cruelty, indifference and sensitivity can coexist in each. Then the eternally swinging scales of the goddess are not a sign of sinfulness, but a sign of normality, and the scales that have stopped signify one-sidedness, the primitiveness of the soul they value. Such individuals may be characterized by sharpness, ultimativity of thinking, they are inherent in extremes, and similar people are obviously suggestible. Thus, the plan of the goddess Amat becomes a little more clear, because then we are not talking about just another Armageddon, but about building a new pseudo-utopia based on a fanatical and duped population.
Perhaps the last aspect of the series worth touching on is its relationship to the superhero, of which it should be a part. The trouble (or not) is that the Moon Knight is not a superhero. Yes, he has superpowers, but the main thing is not free will. Moreover, given from unity with the deity of his abilities means obvious lack of freedom, and, moreover, we are not talking about the moral dilemma of whether to use your gift for the benefit of people, but about submission in the literal sense of the word as the fulfillment of someone else’s will. I do not like the development of the idea proposed by the series: if so, then any power and power can be considered from the position of the “golden cage”, and this is clearly wrong. The Moon Knight and other avatars of the series are clearly not conditional “rulers”, but only the first among slaves who remain slaves for all their power. The only valuable thing to bear is Mark’s obvious choice when personal freedom is more important to him than ephemeral power over other people.
The Moon Knight as a purely entertaining spectacle is more than controversial. Its entertainment part is often inferior in priority to the relationship of Mark and Stephen, the history of antiheroes and their aspirations are written rather superficially. Despite the impressive entourage, the background in the form of the gods of Egypt is not deeply worked out. Sometimes it seems that the only thing that really bothered the writers was their main character. But to reveal such an image, no antagonists are needed, as well as superheroics. So the adventures in the “Moon Knight” are clearly invented on a residual principle. Approximately also, apparently, the final picture was created, which caused, if not bewilderment, then many questions about its relevance and logic in the light of all the events that the main characters had to go through. Unlike the screenwriters, there are no questions about the lead actor Oscar Isaac: his Mark and his Stephen are completely different people not only in behavior, but even in the way they behave, the transition from one to another is visually flawless. It's a very impressive role to play, and I think on that high note I'll end my review.
'The Moon Knight' attracted my special attention against the background of other Marvel projects with two components. Firstly, it is the Moon Knight himself, a character who for the most part is completely unfamiliar to me, except for some occasional appearances in animation projects, and secondly, Oscar Isaac, whose success I have been following since the release of the seventh episode of “Star Wars” & #39; And in general, the series made a positive impression on me, although it did not cause much delight.
It must be said that 'The Moon Knight' differs from the standard Marvel formula. There is almost no action, and the project focuses on the personality (or rather, the personalities) of the Moon Knight, intertwined with Egyptian mythology. And this is enough to keep the viewer’s attention in the face of at least me, causing and maintaining sufficient interest.
In general, the concept of the hero-schizophrenic is already quite fascinating in itself, and for the genre of superheroics it is definitely a fresh stream. Oscar Isaac with his task coped perfectly - without additional explanation, you can always understand which of the characters is currently on the screen. Despite the fact that the series does not reveal all its cards until the very last scene after the final credits of the last series, boldly hinting if not at the continuation of the series, then at least at the appearance of the Moon Knight in other Marvel projects.
Somehow, Kevin Feige managed to drag Ethan Hawke into the cartoon for the role of the main antagonist, and the actor looks convincing in his Marvel hypostasis. Although this is essentially the case when it is the actor who is a pulling force for his character, because the antagonist himself is not said to be particularly interesting.
The graphics here turned out cheap, many scenes without tears can not look. Fortunately, as I have already said, the action in the series is not so much, so you will not have to watch the rusty-eyed CGI models too often.
In general 'The Moon Knight' is a series that attracts primarily with its concept. The character turned out to be definitely interesting, with potential for further development. I recommend it.
Imperfect superhero series with perfect Oscar Isaac
For the MCU, which successfully churns out action films about unprecedentedly clear and often exceptionally positive characters, the release of a surreal thriller about a person with dissociative personality disorder was a real breakthrough. Putting yourself in the place of the modest and inconspicuous Stephen Grant is simple, and therefore the emotional connection with the hero, which is usually ignored by Marvel screenwriters, in The Moon Knight is established from the first scenes. The otherness of “Moon Knigt” hints at the situation: London instead of the usual New York, later – Egypt instead of space.
The Moon Knight is closest to Vanda/Vision: it’s like an ordinary superhero, but at the same time an atypical story about psychological trauma. True, along with the advantages of the series, the shortcomings also unite: both started for health, and ended for rest. So, the brilliant first series bribes with inventive chases and shootouts, Isaac’s masterfully played switching of consciousness and a non-trivial plot, but already in the third episode, the dynamics and quality of the narrative will sharply decline to finally drown in quicksands.
Among all the characters, I don’t know, but among Marvel superheroes, Mark Spector and his alter ego occupy an honorable place in the Holy Trinity. I didn't believe that after Phase Four everything would go downhill, but it did. With their mini-series MCU showed that they do not know how to work in this format, and nevertheless continue to actively use it. “The Moon Knight” looks like a long, average movie. It was foolish to think that the basis would be taken comics from Bunn and Wood and the excellent psychedelic and dark game that was going on there. At least the series Lemira a little hooked, and that’s good.
The selected atmosphere looks good and fits into the MCU, although the Moon Knight himself seems to be detached from it. The series was created in some wild rush, constipating such an opportunity to work on the script and the world, which is far from the Avengers. And six episodes were incredibly short to show a good story. The constant posts with members of the film crew in the frame and the depressing graphics on which MARVEL should have already eaten the dog, says a lot.
That's who's good, so it's Oscar Isaac and his two personalities, which are supposedly played by brilliant actors twins. Like any self-respecting geek, I chose subtitles, and it’s worth watching in the original for Steven/Mark’s sake.
A film about inner peace. Gods and heroes that are better not to be. Of course, there's not much left of true Egyptian mythology, so it's a comic book. The message of the film is that the main enemy is yourself, and the rest is solved. The hero is not a classic super, but a completely human psychopath with his problems and attempts to live a normal life. The heroine is loved (by both incarnations), with her own problems and worthy preparation. A villain, by his rights, does not try for himself. Of course, in this, Marvel repeats, making the villain of an idealist, well, so ' well-intentioned road to hell'.
Special effects are as usual good, the plot is quite original.
The only downside is not enough. In the second season, more may be revealed. . .
One of the most mysterious heroes of Marvel, who relatively recently appeared in the pages of comics. The Moon Knight was characterised as a power character on the defense of parts of New York City, along with the Defenders, but held secret knowledge. The series also conveyed fantasy abilities, simultaneously revealing both the carrier of power and the features of superhero abilities. A dark, psychological, adventure project that is perceived separately from the Cinematic Universe, but has its pros and cons.
The viewer sees the brilliant Oscar Isaac, who embodied the employee of the historical museum Stephen. Stephen? The Moon Knight is Mark Spector. This is the negative impact of knowing comics. Who's Steven? But elements of suspense and lapses in the memory of the hero Isaac leave intriguing notes. The disclosure of the hero, as such, the usual plot construction, in the series is not. In the first series, thanks to Vietnamese (Egyptian) flashbacks, the viewer recognizes the main antagonist, who is gaining supporters to search for the tomb.
A mixture of adventure cinema, reminiscent of the adventures of Indiana Jones, The Mummy (1999) and The Scorpion King (just like the spin-off of The Mummy) and a superhero action movie, the main force of which lies in magic and personality change. Because of the genre variety, the series jumps from a magnificent split personality, when all the acting potential is held by Oscar Isaac, who changes between Stephen and Mark, without giving an account of his actions until the search for an ancient pyramid. When a quiet nerd trying to improve his life, can not understand why the days of the week disappear from his memory, encounters a strong vigilante Mark, it causes splendor.
Unlike the usual fights and catching criminals, the Moon Knight struggles with himself: control over the body, search for the right solution, mysterious artifacts. Engage with a villain who knows Mark's identity but marvels at Stephen's complete opposite. This is a good game on lies, brainwashing, the search for the good for everyone.
Sometimes the show is boring. An unexpected appearance of allies, a secret prophecy and a change of location from New York to Cairo. It's funny that Oscar Isaac is reincarnating the Marvel comic book character in Egypt. Then the Apocalypse with the prophecy of the pharaohs, now the Moon Knight with the power of the moon god - Khonsu. Oscar chooses roles based on the first wonder of the world. Meanwhile, events in Egypt already instill in the plot the search for tombs, the magic of the villain Arthur Harrow. It is adventures in abandoned pyramids, collapses, abyss, tombs that give the spirit of the above-mentioned, research films, which is a big plus.
Stephen and Mark's fight takes a new turn. Compromise, of course, finds its place, but to achieve the goal requires not only Mark's fists, but the mind of Stephen. Therefore, collectively, we follow the work of several personalities, and watching his avatar (without blue tails) Honsu personifies all the divine power. Here, the series splits into several lines, explaining the expulsion of Honsu from the Gods, introduces romance between Mark's wife and Stephen, which looks interesting considering that this is the same Oscar Isaac.
The final series of the season opens from reality. Life after death? Psychiatric hospital? What's going on? With incomprehensible amazement of the audience meet the most unusual discoveries for the series. Doubts about everything, but thanks to the imprisonment, the authors were able to separate Stephen and Mark. Oscar in the same frame with Oscar! Brilliant! The actor boldly ticked, playing several characters in one scene. Thanks to the confused location, you do not leave the feeling of incompleteness and deception, and the disclosure of Mark’s past shoots an unexpected exposure of the hero.
Unfortunately, the tape shoots individual script ideas. The conflict of generations, jealousy for the attention of older brothers to younger ones, drama and family rejection, which acquires something unexpected and quite real for society. The second line is a superhero! Fighting and dexterous action here a little, the Moon Knight in uniform is good and powerful. For each personality, the costume chooses its own style: Stephen is a classic jacket, tie, trousers, which in combination with a mask and moon power looks unusual and experimental. Mark is already a familiar, canonical armor with a hood and cloak, with the throwing of moon-ranks (crescent moons, hello to the Dark Knight and bat-ranks) and a cane.
What's the result? Individually, the scenario of dissociative disorder is impressive. Billy Milligan's on minimalism. The superhero is not developed, but for such a character with magic and dual personality, she is not a key element. But the Egyptian forces, the disputes of the Gods, the goal of the evil Ethan Hawke, who, it turns out, was also ..., in general, this was not combined with the typical struggle with evil.
The hippo scene in the hospital is the funniest event in the series, which also reveals the skill of Oscar. It seems cool, gloomy, but it seems that heaped. The post-credits scene? It completes the arc of the series. Hero introduced, but you have no idea how he will interact with other characters. This is a lonely way of fighting crime.
All series from Marvel Studios, in my opinion, turn out to be strong middlings: they do not have something deep and memorable, but they can more than entertain for a couple of evenings. However, the Moon Knight, the first Marvel series, which limps on the ability to entertain the viewer.
After the first two episodes, there was even a slight surprise at how unconventional and fresh Egyptian mythology looks in the hands of Marvel. It seems that there is little fan service, and Oscar Isaac intrigues with his game, but then the series returned to the template rails of superheroics and did not move from them to the final credits. It feels like all the possibilities for the Moon Knight to look atmospheric, deeper and stronger, but superhero bosses do not need it. Instead of researching the personality of Mark/Stephen, trying to bring the superhero movie beyond the template, the viewer gets another battle of the gods, with the only difference that the scene of the superhero corn, this time, unfolds in Egypt.
The Moon Knight is like chewed and processed gum. Visually everything seems to be in order: good and diverse locations, powerful actors in the person of Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, a non-trivial camera game with a camera. And from this gum you can make good content for memes and geek publics on the Internet, but when you start watching it in its entirety and hear the phrases of the hero Ethan Hawke, as if generated by a neural network trained on supervillain quotes, it becomes offensive. Why fight for a fight just to show off the costume? Why is there a love line in this story? Why do I not leave the feeling that they are trying to sell me an outright fake on good superhero stories?
At the same time, I understand perfectly well that the series will certainly find its viewer, judging by estimates on the KP and IMDb - it has already found it. After all, pop culture, whatever it is, remains pop culture and even such frankly second-rate series in 2022 still shoot, but the question is, how does the Moon Knight differ from the superhero series of the CW channel other than larger budgets and more famous actors? I don’t see the difference, but only because of the work of operators and facial expressions of Oscar Isaac, the color of the review is not red.
5 out of 10
Having cemented its dominance of the superhero theme on big screens, the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially debuted on small screens last year, releasing as many as five television projects. It was a very good start, and they are clearly not going to stop there. Opens the MCU in 2022 series about a new and unknown to me hero is the Moon Knight. Which in the end exceeded all my expectations!
I can remember when we walked together
Sharing a love I thought would last forever. . .
Stephen Grant is not a lucky man. A timid and shy worker at a souvenir shop at the British Museum, he still has serious sleepwalking problems - causing Stephen to chain himself to bed for the night. After all, he wakes up in unusual places and in other countries. During one of these 'travel ' Stephen learns the truth: he suffers from dissociative personality disorder, and his second identity is the stern mercenary Mark Spector, who is an avatar of the Egyptian moon god Khonsu and executes his patron's will as the Moon Knight, his punishing sword of justice. And now on his way one religious sect, which plans the resurrection of the Egyptian devouring goddess Amat.
Moonlight to show the way so we can follow
Waiting inside her eyes was my tomorrow. . .
I liked the Moon Knight for several reasons. First, this is the story of a completely new and unknown to many viewers character. After all, if you recall, then all the early TV projects are dedicated to the heroes who have already made their debut in the cinema. And in the case of the Knight, this is a good chance to introduce us to a new hero. In addition, this is an atypical story-origin, which often shoot one template (which may have been the problem Morbius). Now the story of the superhero is very different because we have not seen a superhero with many personalities like Billy Milligan. And these are usually found in the images of villains. And here, a positive hero suffers from dissociative disorder, and this awareness and adaptation passes very painfully, aggressively, often to the detriment of himself. Such a psychological drama is not seen every day in supeheroics, and thanks to this there is an effect of novelty, originality and interest of the viewer in continuing to observe the story.
"Then something changed her mind, her kisses told me"
I had no loving arms to hold meee.
The second thing I was particularly interested in was the location. I see that recently the MCU is slowly moving away from the scenery of big cities, often traveling to exotic countries (like China in Shang-Chi or the breathtaking natural beauty of the Earth in the Eternals). Most of the action takes place in Egypt among the sands and pyramids, ancient temples and mystical tombs. This atmosphere also evokes memories of the adventure genre, like the Mummy - the heroes are literally engaged in the search for treasure. Plus there is also a small excursion into religion and the divine pantheon of Ancient Egypt. And the scene in the mental hospital simply could not help but remind me of a scene from the TV series Legion!
"Every day I wake up then I start to break up"
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love.
Third, these are actors - without a doubt shine in the images of heroes! It has already been noted that participation in the Moon Knight has become an atypical role for the Oscar Isaacs, who often plays very courageous, even brutal heroes. And here, he meets us in the form of Stephen Grant - a small, timid, inconspicuous salesman whose name cannot be remembered by colleagues, who clearly knows more than many museum guides, but can not decide to change, and his only friends are a man-living statue and a goldfish. And then the surprise is that there is a second personality. Mark Spector is a secretive and introverted mercenary with a lot of problems in the past, and even in the service of an ancient deity and with the ability to become a vigilante in a patchwork suit. Isaacs plays both characters perfectly - you can easily believe that they are two completely different people, even find some external differences. And not only in the costumes of the Moon Knight / Mr. Knight (the suits looked just gorgeous!). I especially liked their internal dialogues, where Mark’s harsh and irreconcilable logic is contrasted with Stephen’s peaceful attitude. And like the main character, we never cease to wonder which personality is the main one - the dark and violent Mark, or the humble and rustic Stephen? Maybe that’s not all of it.
Opposed to the hero is a very charismatic villain - Arthur Harrow (very happy to join the ranks of the MCU Ethan Hawke!). A mysterious and influential cult leader who meekly preaches too radical the idea of eradicating evil, gathers a lot of supporters, knows everything and even more about opponents, is able to instantly decide the fate of a person, and summon several ancient jackals, and walk in sandals with broken glass. . .
Another of the central heroes is the god Honsu himself (who speaks in a deep and even sarcastic voice), an ancient moon god who brings justice to those who deserve it with his avatar. I must say, his appearance was impressive - in the first series, the horror moments with the lights off and the image of a giant with a bird skull instead of a head turned out especially well. Well, caustic remarks regarding Stephen's actions are some of the funniest moments of the series!
Dilutes this male company adventurer and treasure hunter Leyla Al-Fawli (May Kalamawy), who has been in many alterations, with a lot of useful skills, and is in a difficult relationship with Mark / Stephen - kind of wants to leave one, but the second begins to like her. And a few more words about Taurt - the goddess-behemothych, who turned out to be just magnificent!
"Every day I wake up then I start to break up"
Know that it's cloudy above
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love.
The Moon Knight is the first project of the MCU 2022, not only a great series, presenting us with a new superhero. It gives a new and fresh look at the seemingly familiar world to fans, and shows how much more there is in it! And ahead we have a full-fledged multiverse horror in Doctor Strange, and a teenage superhero in Miss Marvel, and a legal procedure in Woman-Hulk, and one secret invasion... For the new MCU projects!
10 out of 10
"Every day I wake up then I start to break up"
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a maaan without love!
Nice viewing!
Another series of the cinematic universe 'MARVEL' tells about a new character who suffers from dissociative personality disorder. Such a bright distinctive feature of the hero equally prevents and helps him to fulfill the tasks of the Egyptian moon god Khonsu. This Moon Deity recruited some time ago a barely living poor fellow to perform timeless service for the sake of justice and peace on Earth. In fact, with very brutal methods...
The project turned out to be widely unique for the comic film franchise and along with Wanda/Vision', presented an exceptional mini-work with stunning visual design, rich creative idea and fascinating vision of multifaceted characters. The elements of horror and mysticism complement the originality of the narrative, intriguingly forming the unstoppable madness of the protagonist, which is expressed in the initial inability to reconcile several personalities.
In this regard, it is impossible not to note the main reason to see ' The Moon Knight' is Oscar Isaac. The actor amazingly well represented the complex character, strikingly maneuvering between the distinctive features of a single person, clearly delineating the individuality of each persona of one physical vessel (if you can describe the body of the main character). Oscar is a great artist and this project is his real benefit.
As a result, 'Moon Knight' is an attractive comic book series, exploring such new for the Marvel Universe' themes as dual personality, Egyptian mythology and psychedelic atmosphere of some elements of the plot.
“The truth is always one,” said the pharaoh. . . -
This is the first serious attempt by Marvel to show the mental disorders of man through the prism of superheroics. Did they succeed? Partly, yes.
For the first time in a long time, a completely original story appeared in the movie universe. By these words, I mean that the series has nothing to do with other projects. There are no characters from other TV shows or movies, not even references. You can watch nothing else from Marvel and start with it. This is a huge plus.
The series focuses on the main character and his problem with a personality disorder. Surprisingly, the superhero in the picture is very small, mostly we see his human appearance. And that's actually really cool. Proper presentation of inner self-digging in your own soul sometimes looks much brighter on the screen than simple action. And here, first of all, the main actor should be noted. Oscar Isaac is just dragging his skill. The ability to look different, speak differently, being in the same role, it is expensive. His acting takes the series to another level. A separate item will highlight the 5 series. Very fresh, inventive and most importantly brings the necessary emotions to the maximum level.
For the first time, Egyptian themes are shown in the cinematic universe. I had always loved reading about that time as a child, so I waited with great interest for this interpretation. It was good for the first time. Sins, understatement and in places smoothing corners were present, but there is hope for more in the future.
The series is not without minuses. In general, the format of 6 episodes would seem to calmly tell the right story. But the authors are not always in balance. Sometimes there was a feeling that it would be better to make a film, removing the slow and boring scenes, adding liveliness and expression. The series is not always uniform and jumping in quality. Chic 5 and too simple and crumpled 6. As usual, Marvel out of place (although this time and rarely) insert completely unnecessary humor. It seems that they tried here in a more serious tone, but still sometimes too sharp transitions into funny and stupid scenes.
But overall, it's a good attempt to take the first steps towards something new and more diverse. Surprisingly, I can’t imagine how this character will be introduced to other Marvel characters. In my opinion, he would stay in his current. I recommend watching. Good show.
The Moon Knight is an American miniseries based on a character of the same name from Marvel comics. This project is the sixth series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Critics welcomed the film warmly. The same can be said about ordinary viewers, starting from the rating of the series on IMDB and KinoPoisk. The series closer to the middle of the season plunges the viewer into the Egyptian world and does it quite well. In many ways, it is worth thanking Mohamed Diab, who is the main director of the film. He previously criticized Egyptian scenes in Wonder Woman 1984. Mohamed showed a master class for anyone who plans to show Egypt on the big screen. The first series came out especially cool in many ways due to the mystery around the personality of the main character of the picture.
Stephen Grant is a mediocre seller of a gift shop in London. He suffers from sleepwalking, even strapping himself to the bed, but this does not help. Over time, Stephen realizes that he has another personality - the mercenary Mark Spectre. The new personality adds many new colors to the series and once again shows how good Oscar Isaac is. Mark lets you take control of your body, becoming the Moon Knight. The main character will have to learn a lot about himself, as well as get acquainted with many new people. The main villain is Arthur Harrow, who serves other mystical forces.
Actors. In this series there are many famous actors who perfectly complement each other. There were actors that I saw for the first time, but they did not disappoint. I would like to highlight the following actors: 1. Oscar Isaac played the roles of Mark Spector, Moon Knight, Stephen Grant, Mr. Knight. You can see for yourself how many roles he played, and this is only in 6 episodes. I was impressed by the way Oscar went from one role to another and did it so amazingly. Even if you consider that each of the characters have completely different characters and behavior. I think Isaac will have a great career in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 2. Mae Kalamavi played the role of Leila El-Fauli. This is May’s first major role and she handled it perfectly. She is a bright and memorable character who will definitely be given a role in Phase 4 of the MCU. As for Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow. He played well, but I can’t say he impressed me. I think that’s the main mistake of the writers. In fact, only the main character was revealed in the series. I was particularly impressed by his flashbacks from childhood. If only Ethan's character had been given any backstory. The reason for all the atrocities, it would certainly have turned out much better in terms of villainy. I have nothing to say about other actors. Some of them appeared, but not for long. Others were template characters.
The series can be compared to the roller coaster. First we see the first 2 series in one style. The next two series have a different style. The same can be said about the last two episodes. As for the soundtrack, it's bombastic. The strength is the immersion in Egyptian mythology. It's a good opener. But of the disadvantages I can single out the poor disclosure of the characters (in addition to the main one). In my opinion, the writers should shoot 1-2 episodes more. They certainly would, because 6 is too little. The interaction of two personalities in one body is beautiful. Both are different in their own way and each is good in its own way. Many observers point out that the series sags by the middle of the season. Unfortunately, I have to agree with that. After such a bright start, the middle leaves much to be desired. It was a shame not to see any of the Marvel heroes we know. That would definitely add to the hype of the series, especially at the end. But apparently the writers have their own plans.
Epilogue. I recommend watching this mini-series. It won't take long to watch. One of the main advantages of the series is its originality. I hope it will not be lost in the new season. In the meantime, I'm putting a standby for Season 2. . .
The Marvel Cinematic Universe can definitely be called one of the longest-running and at the same time successful franchises of modern cinema. At the same time, it is worth admitting that the franchise has long been accused of monotony and sterile products from the studio has become more and more. Including the triumphant completion of the three phases of the franchise with the film “Avengers: Endgame” and in the attempts of the studio to further develop the cinematic universe in the framework of serial series. Was Jeremy Slater’s “Lax Knight” an exception to the rule, or did it complement the studio’s sterile product lines? Let's figure it out.
The plot of this series develops around the timid worker of the gift shop Stephen Grant, who suffers from gaps in memory and often wakes up in strange places. Soon there is an explanation for this. Grant suffers from a personality disorder and inside his body lives not only a cruel retired Marine Mark Spector, but also possesses supernatural abilities Moon Knight. Soon he will have to face the mysterious Arthur Harrow, who dreams of a power that can destroy all mankind.
As in the case of previous Marvel series in the face of “Falcon’s Eye” and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”, before us again artificially stretched story, which would look much more confident and dynamic in the framework of a full-length movie. In this case, most of the screen time is reduced to trampling in the same place. However, the story is not interesting at all. With the exception of unexpectedly turned from a millionaire from comics to a timid worker gift shop Stephen Grant, before us the most accurate and almost authentic transfer of the cult series of comics on the screen. The artificial stretching of the narrative can only be justified by a really convincing and voluminous disclosure of the personality and the Moon Knight.
Jeremy Slater created a very not bad series, which definitely compensates for script misses and pulls the series to the surface. First, the series really takes a fresh look at the established formula of Marvel. Slater moved away from it as much as possible and created a truly original product with its unique and fresh look. In this case, combining something between a psychological thriller, a bloody action movie and even elements of horror. Secondly, as promised, the show in this series turned out to be more brutal, brutal and even bloody. It is a pity that as such, the action in the series turned out to be much less than originally expected. Thirdly, the authors of this series very authentically and tangibly recreated on the screen the spirit and flavor of Egyptian mythology.
Definitely the main advantage of this series can be called Oscar Isaac, who is again fixed in the position of perhaps one of the most talented actors of our time. Acting out multiple characters at a time with a unique accent, manner of speaking, and body language, each perceived by a separate individual. Not to mention the amazing transitions from one person to another. Not surprisingly, against the background of such impressive acting, all the other actors seemed completely gray and not so memorable. Including Ethan Hawke, who turned out absolutely gray, nondescript and another merged villain of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, “acting evil for the sake of evil.”
8 out of 10
The Moon Knight is another link in the further development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the series. The authors of this series very authentically and accurately transferred the content of the original series of comics about the Moon Knight. Happily flavoring it all with an authentic reflection of the spirit and color of Egyptian mythology, truly brutal and bloody action scenes, as well as the stunning performance of Oscar Isaac. Lubricating the impression with only an artificially stretched script and a meager number of action scenes.
Once again, I was delighted with the series, from which I did not expect anything. Perhaps I can even agree that this is the best MCU series so far, although I would rather put it next to Loki. But unlike Loki and Tom Hiddleston, I was never interested in either the character of the Moon Knight or the actor Oscar Isaac, and now I respect both - that's indicative!
In the mini-series of 6 episodes (this format I also recently love more and more) a good plot (especially liked in the second half flirting with whether the events in the series are actually real or it's just a sick imagination of the main character), original finds in the editing and style of narration (in the first series immediately catches the way they show switches between personalities), a new setting for Marvel of ancient Egypt (I didn't think they would go further than Scandinavian mythology), a great soundtrack (the title song immediately flew into my role, I am a curious actor here, but I am also a good actor).
But what's really fresh for Marvel is the first character with a real psychological diagnosis. Of course, I am not completely sure of this, but I think they have never seen this before.
I noticed that a lot of people didn’t like the finale, and I would probably be disappointed if I didn’t know it was Marvel. Well, it's quite typical for them and I don't know what else to expect from the ending. They already went on a big experiment in everything else.
In general, this is quite a worthy series with a moderately addictive story and its cool chips. Not a masterpiece, of course, but you can spend a couple of evenings after it. I can even recommend it.
All I can say after watching is a good show. Not bad fit in the series of other Marvel series. It is a good thing, and it can be said.
I am not a specialist in Egyptian mythology, and certainly not a fan of the original comic book about the moon knight, so I will not explain this or that moove in the plot. But nevertheless, there is already a good example of the same Marvel and the same adaptation of mythology, only Scandinavian – Thor. Although it is not a series, but a larger story, they were able to adapt it better. To the knight, during each plot twist, I had only one question: “Is it possible?” Let's count:
A good half of the timekeeping is filled with stories about Amat, an Egyptian goddess who was imprisoned in a statuette for 2,000 years for being a bad girl and did not get along with her superiors. Accordingly, you expect that this aunt with the head of a crocodile will get out of prison and certainly show everyone where crayfish winter, at least for the whole series, and at most for the second season. What is the result: 20 minutes of timekeeping, where Amat pushes all sorts of pathetic speeches about sinners, then pokes a rod at another Egyptian deity like a real kaiju, while cool guys in the Cairo district solve real problems with real weapons. Was that possible? [1] You're gods. It would be an epic fight for 100 years, I don’t know.
Plus, we can assume that the main character, as a real gengsta, broke the entire system of the afterlife and violated every rule (if they were there at all), thereby sending far away all previously deceased souls, all gods and the whole faith in general. Was that possible? [2]
And the essence of the presence of Egyptian mythology in this series is clear – the Egyptian gods live among us, ordinary people, in the face of the so-called “avatars”. In order to become an avatar, one must expressly consent to serve one or another god. The service will end when you have completed the main mission assigned to you. Why do you think? Because towards the end, it turns out that one can become an avatar temporarily by summoning ANY god simply by mentioning his name. He'll make you a beautiful suit and give you immortality. Was that possible? [3]
I’m silent about Lara Croft on the minimalist in the face of the main character, a slant under Deadpool in the fighting scenes, a completely flat main antagonist and a crumpled unexpected turn at the end of the series, after which the final thought: “Is it possible?” [4]
The counter of these questions exceeded the number 4, I just outlined the main ones. In general, logically some of these issues can be closed, but not all.
But back to the praise. Still, the show is good. You start watching, you won't come off. Oscar Isaac wonderfully pulls the character of two diametrically opposed characters on his shoulders. The quality of the picture jumps, but the final mix came out very tasty.
Each series is a separate full story. Each step and each seemingly fleeting frame with something incomprehensible will then turn out to be a whole storyline.
Psychological analysis of the past of the main character makes you bathe in the tears of a particularly emotional viewer. Unique moral dilemmas that fall to the lot of the characters, camera and acting work, design and light – all done without a hitch. The eye literally clings to every frame, so the series is definitely worth watching.
In the comics, the Moon Knight is a character much like Batman, with the exception that he suffers from a split personality and that in the classical image he has mystical powers. On this material you can build quite interesting stories, similar to those we have seen in the trilogy of Christopher Nolan about the Dark Knight and the Netflix series & #39;Daredevil'. But the creators of the series went & #39; then & #39; and decided to reassemble from a grounded hero. . .
The series begins very cheerfully and shows us the main character - Stephen Grant, who obviously suffers from a certain psychological ailment (it is already clear that we are talking about a split personality, but we are still smeared), which is why he is forced to tie himself to the bed for the night, and his memory plays a cruel joke with him - then he loses count of days, then does not remember any of his actions. And now, it seems, we will be shown an interesting mystical thriller, in which we will be shown the complex psychology of the protagonist with many personalities, some interesting detective story... But no.
Before us is a fairly typical Marvel project, there is a protagonist who has to learn a new world - here it is the world of ancient Egyptian gods - and at the same time himself. How Egyptian gods still fit in a universe like Marvel is not very clear. And if the comics presented us with the diversity of the world banally dividing different viewing angles into different comics series, then in the cinematic universe this approach looks too overloaded. I would like to remind you that it is the diversity and weak controllability of such lore that leads to regular restarts and retcons, and when heroes from different series interact, the authors actively work with a scalpel, cutting off unnecessary nuances for history. It is difficult to imagine this in movies and TV series, and from the experience of the recent Dr. Strange: In the multiverse of madness #39, it becomes more than obvious that we will be increasingly tested on the encyclopedic knowledge of every tiniest project.
And so, after the first episode, we are waiting for an attempt to mix a salad from an Indiana Jones adventure, a thriller, mysticism, fiction, mythology ... and all sides are weak and undiscovered with almost the same. All interest in the series is based on the catchy endings of each series and the hope to see a logical explanation for everything that happens in the next (by the way, one of the series offers a similar interpretation, but it is quickly replaced by another explanation), but these hopes are not justified - we are left with a fairly flat main character, a quasi-tended love triangle, a flat villain, flat characters, flat action scenes, empty dialogue... Even at some point, appearing 'kaiju' causes a sense of shame, not surprise/admiration. Everything in this series is made too bad serially around a rather stupid and uninteresting idea.
Partly here I can be declared biased. And I will directly accept this accusation, saying that I would like to see here a thriller / detective in the style of ' Daredevil' and ' Punisher' where the main character realizes that several personalities coexist in his body and one of them wears a white tight and commits lynching. But let’s be honest, if the creators sold their idea about the fantastic transformation of the Moon Knight in the spirit of Power Rangers and the confrontation of the Egyptian gods, I would not be so disappointed. But the show just doesn't work. Once again, there are flat heroes, there are no plot finds, the action is boring and sluggish, the dialogues are empty and long, a lot of pianos in the bushes ... I'm sorry, but we don't need such Marvel series.
P.S. Well, a separate 'minus' in his piggy bank, the series receives for classic cranberries (or figs?) - Arabic motifs were again woven into ancient Egypt. When will filmmakers learn to separate eras and cultures?
Let’s start with the fact that I hate all the previously released mini-series Marvel. They are dull, they dominate the canon to their Chinese audience, and they are simply not objectively good. Protracted drama character, which managed to reveal in long-released feature films or Batman morality from the category ' kill bad ' The Moon Knight himself in some moments suffers from this, but, even taking into account the moment, the series came out quite good.
In the first series, we are met by a calm, ordinary Stephen Grant, obsessed with the history of Egypt and the entire pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods. He works at a museum kiosk, has trouble maintaining good relations with colleagues due to the previously mentioned obsession, and also, according to him, Stephen suffers from a certain sleep disorder, which causes him to chain himself to bed every night. Waking up, he may miss a few days, without noticing it himself, or find himself in a completely unfamiliar place for him, where suddenly he is pursued by chases, so-called adventures and much more, about which such a simple Grant can not dream.
In the course of events, we learn that Stephen is not the only one living in his body. Here we are represented by Mark Spector, who shares a body with Stephen, as well as being ' avatar' the Egyptian moon god Honshu.
It turns out, sharing one body, the characters live completely different lives, besides Steven did not even know about the existence of his so-called second personality.
And we also learn that a villain Harrow is about to free another Egyptian goddess named Ammit from ancient captivity.
Honshu and Ammit are similar to each other, because in general they share the same goal, but in the future it is learned that Ammit is not the most pleasant representative of the pantheon, because of which the main characters will have to prevent her release, as well as kill Harrow along with his army of faithful servants who worship the Dead Eater - Ammit.
Of course, the series is not without boring, tedious, stretched moments, but it is also dominated by good fighting scenes, mostly pleasing to the eye of CGI moments, as well as excellent acting. To give Oscar Isaac credit, he's pretty good at drawing this line between two very different personalities, down to the accent/tembre of his voice.
And of course, in the tradition of Marvel at the end of the series, we are waiting for the post-credits scene (the only one in all 6 episodes), in which we are hinted at either the second season or any future announcement with the participation of our night hero.
The Moon Knight left behind a rather pleasant aftertaste than every series can boast of. There’s a sense of completeness in the story that we’ve been watching for six hours, and even a teaser of the sequel seems quite natural and justified, because there was no room for a new conflict introduced closer to the conclusion of this story.
I think the series is a solid 8, but I gave it a 9 because I exceeded expectations and hope for more Marvel series and projects.
Actor Oscar Isaac initially turned down the role of Mark Spector. Kevin Feige said that for Isaac, Marvel’s Moon Knight was not on his wish list. Despite already performed roles in blockbusters 'Star Wars' and 'X-Men' he was not eager to put on a superhero costume again.
Feige also noted that Marvel Studios love Oscar and tried to interest him. They discussed the project, Oscar came up with ideas, his vision, which the bosses reckoned with. This was one of the factors in favor of the decision.
As a result, the authors managed to make the Moon Knight a recognizable and bright comic book hero. Against the background of all the famous Spider-Man, Morbius, Doctor Strange, Wanda – the Moon Knight was a hero of the third plan, causing bewilderment, but thanks to the careful approach of the team, this name stood not just in line with the favorites, but also managed to move him one step forward.
Jeremy Slater did not make Stephen Grant rich and influential (as in the comics), and focused on topics that interest him: mental health and Egyptology. Therefore, his Grant became a humble restless souvenir shop worker, tormented by flashbacks from the past. Slater was inspired by "Raiders of the Lost Arc."
A better director than Mohamed Diab was hard to come up with. Mohamed, who has loved comics since childhood, was able to realize on the screen, perhaps, his dreams that appeared when he collected an impressive collection of issues on the Marvel and DC universes. Although the identity of the Moon Knight was a mystery to him, after reading Jeremy Slater's script, he felt that this dark story would be a good way to open up new horizons in the exploration of comic characters.
In the series ' The Moon Knight' the personality of Mark Spector was put to the fore (and they did it in an original way – it really needs to be seen), and his superhero role was put on the background. In the fourth and fifth episodes, Khonsu and the cloak were completely dispensed with, switching to drama. To be fair, they designed the structure so that it all looked logical. Judge for yourself: we were shown Steven Grant from the very beginning. Modest seller of souvenirs of the museum in London. Stephen leads a quiet, modest life, among colleagues is known as an oddball, no one can correctly pronounce his name, or even call it otherwise, which makes him constantly remind his name. My name is Steven, my name is Steven. Steven with a V! (My name is Stephen.) Stephen via B
The boss teases him, completely ignoring his desire to advance to the tour guide. Although Stephen shows her his knowledge, which managed to enrich through sleepless nights, during which he read encyclopedias about the history of ancient Egypt. The reference here is not accidental, because the backstory was known even before the release of the series. How exactly did Mark Spector get his fluttering white cloak?
Stephen Grant looks strange to those around him. He knows that. His dissociative disorder dictates behavior. The authors of the series are sensitive to the development of this line. An important role was played by the attitude of Oscar Isaac to his hero. In an interview, he talked about how much he liked Stephen and how he worked through his character, how he carefully collected features and played them on the screen. It is not surprising that his Stephen Grant turned out to be a very nice person, responsive, kind, but also purposeful, with an inner core. And, as it turned out, very important for Mark himself.
All this is very readable when watching, because it was thought out and played at the highest level. The origin story of the hero lies in his struggle with multiple personalities. This adds a new level of sophistication to Oscar Isaac’s performance of Stephen and Mark. For a credible picture, the studio enlisted Professor Paul Puri, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles, as a consultant to help the cast and crew understand the nature of dissociative disorder (DID) and its consequences. It was a big risk to play such a wild character, but I saw there was a chance to do something I hadn’t done before. If you're not risking something, I think it's not that interesting to do or watch.
I like the selection of actors in the series. Combined and look on the screen organically Ethan Hawk, May Kalamavi and Oscar Isaac. Oscar and May created a beautiful pair of Mark and Lila. They played a love story that originated in Egypt under the most unpleasant circumstances. The beauty of this story is that with 'sugar' there was not too much.
Very beautifully painted by the moon god Khonsu. He is in moderation terrible, but on closer acquaintance, after ridicule and mockery from Mark, he is seen as an old bird. I gave the series the highest score, but in my heart I rate it even higher. I really liked the attention to detail and a lot of little things from which the plot is built – they were taken from the comic book and introduced into the screen version, the elaboration of characters, the created scenes. By the way, in the promo, I was strained by some scenes, because I believed that these moments can ' throw' narrative in absurdity with indistinct content. In fact, it all looked surprisingly stylish and concise. In short, the main idea of the series is the path to balance. And Mark found it.
After watching all six episodes, the question remains whether there will be a sequel, it seems that it is possible, because Mark Spector’s third subpersonality has not been developed on a grand scale. Jake Lockley was given the minimum screen time.
On the one hand, the second season is good, you can wait with trepidation for the release of the new episode and see the incredible performance of Oscar Isaac. On the other hand, the sequels make you very nervous because of the plot. And I want the great series to remain at a high level, as it is now.
Jeremy Slater was keen to add the Eternals to The Moon Knight. According to his idea, it could be a flashback of one of the avatars of Khonsu from ancient Egypt, associated with the capture of Ammit. In the action scene could light up several Eternals. The idea was abandoned due to lack of budget. Mohamed Diab said that from the first and the final episode by common agreement, the team removed cameos of some characters of the MCU. He also said that it would be easy to refuse to continue.
Marvel loves the charm of mystery, it’s part of the game they play with the fans and the fans love it, so no one can say for sure about the sequel. It was enough that the promotional materials were made so secretly that it was impossible to assume the development of events and the actors themselves spoke in riddles, it felt that they were not allowed to reveal many details of the show. But this is understandable – you can not break the intrigue before the beginning.
Marvel promised to change the ordinary atmospheric genre, which is present in almost every of their projects. They promised something different, darker and bloodier.
Their promises were enough for only one series, the very first one, where something really different and different was shown.
We are introduced to the main character - a sick schizophrenic performed by Oscar Isaac. Isaac plays both a nerdy bookworm and a hardened soldier who sold his soul to the Egyptian moon god Khons. For reasons I do not understand, the service of this god to anyone is a burden. Why? Because staff writers find it difficult to reveal the motivations of their own characters, as they are literally littered with the work of an infinitely expanding universe of people in tights.
Since the advent of the series clearly visible hack, and with it the decline in quality. Each serial project in the first series gives out something interesting, and then gradually slides into the banal muzzle and comics of superhero films of two thousandth, where everything is theatrical and not serious.
The Moon Knight is no exception. The first and sixth series are heaven and earth. From interesting intrigue to its complete absence. From an interesting serving to its complete tastelessness. The story is about the Egyptian gods. Gods! What an incredible power to me! Better than Thanos with his mitten. Especially the Egyptian gods! There is so much different information about them. A real storehouse for various plot interpretations, but all this is mediocrely merged, since there is no time, because you already need to come up with something for the next project.
In general, as the Americans showed the Egyptian gods, this is a real mockery of the culture of Egypt, which is older than the American one by how much? Well, I don't know, you can be more respectful of someone else's if you stick your nose in there. But it's much easier here because Americans consider it their own.
“Moon Knight” is another one-off product that tries to go to the “niceness” of characters like the goddess Taurt – a giant hippopotamus, definitely a prototype of Gloria, if you know who I mean. Only Melman for the full set. Playing accents of Oscar Isaac in conjunction with his curves – this is also not enough. Arthouse techniques present in the film are very poorly disclosed and only raise questions. There is absolutely no empathy for the heroes, because it is so clear how it will end.
In a couple of months, many will forget that such a mini-series ever existed.
6 out of 10
I will immediately say that I have not read the comics with the participation of the Moon Knight and generally meet this character for the first time, so I cannot judge the canons.
For me, the series was something incredible. From Marvel did not expect much - or rather, expected a good action movie with super-powers, and got something more like ' Mr. Robot'.
First of all, Oscar Isaac is an incredibly talented actor and in the process of watching I sometimes forgot that Stephen and Mark (and someone else) are played by the same person, a triumph of course was Episode 5, which completely broke all the patterns (how much I cried!).
Secondly, if you perceive this series as something more than the battles of the Egyptian gods with ' crazy' superhero in the title role, then there are a lot of interesting thoughts about the personality of the main character, his childhood trauma and a broken psyche (the image of the goddess Amut can well be considered as an exaggerated image of his mother with Mark’s sick consciousness). The more you think, the more you get entangled in the story, and that's a huge plus for me. This is not like other superhero series and films, in which everything is more than unambiguous.
Of course, this is pure imho – after all, a series from Marvel, which means that superpowers do exist (or do not?). What I liked most about this ambiguity was that I was never convinced which version of ' reality' real: the one where the protagonist is the Moon Knight, or the one where he is a psychiatrist? This makes you want to think and reflect, which is greatly facilitated by the various references that you find during the revision.
About another: the music is excellent, the special effects are good, but not impressed (maybe I expected more from Marvel). Oscar Isaac is still great, as is Ethan Hawke (Harrow), the rest of the cast is pretty good too. However, I can’t lower my grade for minor sins, as, again, as a person who loves psychological dramas, the series has impressed me whether the Moon Knight appears in subsequent Marvel superhero films or will forever remain in this series with an uncertain ending.
I want to say that the series, as for me, has an unfinished narrative structure. And in general, it can be promoted boldly season 2. I hope the studio doesn't really do it.
I really liked the concept of incomprehensibility and strange atmosphere of the first 3 episodes. They're amazing. And let after them there is a restructuring of both the narrative and the narrative, and the history goes completely towards the Egyptian gods and the Indiana Jones. You can still watch the series.
Personally, I liked the action scene, the fight scene. The plot is based on the diversity of the main character Mark Spenzer, as well as his interaction with the Egyptian god Conshu. In general, there is nothing to tell about the usual good and evil. Good with your fists. But the very idea of multiple personalities is interesting, the background is well presented, the main villain is quite understandable. A beautiful secondary character of Layla, a typical Lara or Indiana Jones.
In general, the images of the heroes, although not new, but they are transformed in some new setting of Egypt, its atmosphere.
The series may not be a revelation to you. I'd call it disposable. True, he undoubtedly has the charm of Dirk Gently, the strangeness of the Legion, a good action Marvel Studios. And also a significant advantage that you do not need to wait for the continuation. Now in our time, a lot of TV shows go so long that it is difficult to maintain an understanding of what happened 2-3 seasons ago. Then he looked, made his opinion and moved on.
Yes, I am once again decently disappointed in modern mass culture (well, in particular, although sometimes not very happy in general), but still start with something positive.
Oscar Isaac. Respect Feige (well, or I do not know who personally) for what lured such a solid actor in the line of Marvel films. He can actually play, rather than serve a number in an entertaining movie. I’ve been waiting a lot because of him.
Ancient Egypt. As a child, I loved this topic very much and it is very good that it was finally voiced so widely. Yes, it may be that much is not told here in as much detail as in the case of Thor and K, but if at least one child after watching becomes interested in the question and begins to study the subject seriously, then the creators can only be praised for such popularization.
Darkness. It is very difficult to compete with monsters from DS. Nevertheless, the authors managed a very good atmosphere on a similar level. True only in the first episode, and then did not ask.
And it wasn't just because they couldn't catch up with more shadow, fear or whatever. The problem lies primarily in the structure of the narrative. In fact, all the series (well, plus or minus the final) are created according to a single template: fight-dialogue-dialogue/set of episodes-fight. In fact, action timing takes 10 minutes of an episode, and the rest of the time boltology or a poorly stitched set of events. Some kind of causal connection seems to be there, but closer to the middle you are like Eeeh from that cartoon ready to exclaim '. What flea?' And this attempt to make a kind of psychedelic and confuse the viewer looks very strange and inappropriate. And also unfounded.
Just like trying to make jokes and laughs all over again. Marvel is not Marvel if there is no humor in any movie. I don't understand why. Apparently some of the fights in the series were specifically staged to make us laugh? Or is it a joint of directors? I don't understand. Again, the hero sometimes puts Petrushka out of business.
And in the continuation of the incomprehensible, it is unclear to me why in this show in fact on the role of a la & #39; to eat served & #39; dragged Gaspar Ulliel. He's a great actor who could have played something a la Baron Zemo. And now it turns out that this is his last role. And in such a circus.
Not to mention the weak motivation and the image of the main antagonist. You can catch a ton of fleas in each episode, but why do it with complete template and primitive creative thought.
I do not know what kind of dizziness the comrades got from their successes, but it is clearly noticeable that they began to chase quantity, but not as the quality of the product.
A typical day for Mark Spector begins with scotch pasting off the doorway. Feeding the goldfish and Gus' best friend and the mother's call. A law-abiding citizen, as always, is in a hurry to work impatiently. Perhaps because of his pesky optimism and meticulousness, studying the ancient culture of Egypt, which can not but cause negative emotions in the authorities. Sometimes he is confused with Scotty, and he is Stephen Grant. Why would you ask? Because he suffers from dissociative identity disorder.
One day, Mark/Stephen/Scottie finds himself in an unfamiliar place with a mysterious artifact. What happened to him and how did he get there? Answers to these and other questions should be obtained from the inner voice of Honsu.
I adore the Moon Knight years ago when I discovered his existence. Not reading comics, but only bumping into him in biography and cards, was amazed at how silent his hero can be. Although in the series, he is much more talkative, even aware of Mark’s life (perhaps, having penetrated into his consciousness, he learned about the rules of the modern world and the peculiarities of the dialect). This hero appeared in August 1975, despite the crossover with another werewolf, we are maturing it now in a solo incarnation from Isaac's Oscar. Speaking of which.
Actors: Oscar’s limitless talent went much further, a few steps ahead. Each of his EGO friends differ in content, so he gave them different characters and gave them unusual accents. Then you are an insecure Englishman working in a British souvenir shop (he applied a British accent to this hero, and an American one to the Knight). In general, having worked his characters capitally, the actor enlisted the support of his brother Michael Benjamin Hernandez, hired as a double, whom he sees in the reflection. The inner voice with the face of the owner embodied before his eyes. Approaching with a clever approach to his character Mark, he made him an unusually strange pronunciation, which made him deliberately implausible person or even fake. And for Grant, he performed the style of Cockney, while being inspired by the English artist Carl Pilkington. His game is full of original subtleties, which develops his difficult man, coexisting somehow in the white world, having no friends (except fish). But his “little man” is sociable, seeking support from others, trying to be friendly with everyone. There's a lot of tension between Grant and Spector as they get to know each other. Soon he will have to find out the true reason for the appearance of the other self, why he is so “strange”, whether it can be changed. And most importantly, why the “heavenly traveler” chose him as the owner of supernatural abilities and the owner of another personality. Well, where else would he take one? I love the story of characters with personality disorder. Of course, Shyamalan's film features Kevin Crumb's split-personality story, but there the action is largely unrelated to the voice in the head (voiced by Murray Abraham). I loved the memory loss.
Extremely interesting and original Ethan Hawk in the person of the antagonist preacher of the cult and religious fanatic with a love of glass walking. Despite his first appearance in the MCU, the actor was more associated with Westerns, which served as the opening scene with a glass (as if he went to the Saloon).
Everything else: You can see how not only the creators and performers of the main roles were preparing for their roles.
Impressions: A great series in gloomy style from Marvel. Recently I saw a quote that I decided to call a review and realized that good is not only in good people who do good things throughout their lives. But also in those who are in chaos. And that's about Oscar's hero.
As if I were an Egyptian... And with me, and with the sun, and with
What is not to be, so not to destroy,
There is no end to it on earth.
I will break the thin streets with a finger.
Be free in soul, but do not deprive me of light wings.
It seems to me that I am an Egyptian.
And with me and the sun and the heat,
And scratches the sky with its claws.
The light sphinx behind the back.
Like I'm... Like I'm...
The mythology of ancient Egypt in modern processing. This is how you can characterize the current six-part fantasy action movie with comic, dramatic and most importantly, adventure components. The project is based on the comic book of the same name ' The Moon Knight' published by Marvel Comics about a superhero frightening evil, evil sweeping away evil. He's one, he's multifaceted, weird. Not surprisingly, Oscar Isaac’s character suffers from dissociative personality disorder. And the introductory part is exactly that. Where the dream is, where it appears to him, is difficult to understand. Whose voice is constantly buzzing in the head, pushing to decisive actions - it is not clear. Is schizophrenia progressing? I don't think so. Some cleavage, a split of a single person to the attention of the audience. The powerful, more stable half tries to master the fragile, indecisive. Give up! Give yourself... I mean, my power.
'Hlupik' Stephen Grant (Oscar Isaac) works in a souvenir shop at the British Museums. Gods, Sphinxes, sarcophagi, bowls, jugs - do not convey, in short, do not cover the presented breadth of historical relics. Everywhere. Every corner. Egypt on the banks of the Thames. That's right. Well, and plunged the guy & #39; in the subject & #39; to the ears. Hanging on to that very topic. Zakis. Even to sleep coming - encyclopedic pipes with engravings considers, bas-reliefs - brains clog. And then yawn, then morphine. But the brain is foaming. But the brain isn't cold yet. The brain continues to pick 'trantles'. And ' covers ' completely. You don't even have to smoke. Everything comes by itself in mirages. . .
Be free in soul, but do not deprive me.
Light wings,
It seems to me that I am an Egyptian.
And with me and the sun and the heat, and scratches the sky with claws.
The light sphinx behind the back.
Like I'm... Like I'm...
What is it ' threw ' the director is for fun? A lot. Yeah, different. Computer graphics with the materialization of the monsters of Ancient epics - light horrors of chucking mouths, ugliness of forms. The golden scarab is the mystery of the desire to possess. For what? Why? Religious guru - Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) by sentence 'friendship', caution? Friend? Enemy? Who is he? The intrigue of the connecting thread is the reincarnation in the same ... 'Egyptian' To the feat calls ' pipe'?
Movie, ' digestible' for any age. Children, youth - the history of the ancient state will be studied with triple energy. Adults - pleasantly touch the long-outlived & #39; afterlife' - read school time - the world. The old people, sneering at the literacy of Hollywood puppeteers in the intoxication of the masses, know their business, they know...
Is there anything else in this movie? The driving fun is just burning.
. What not to be... Not to be. . .
Like I'm an Egyptian.
And with me and the sun and the heat, and scratches the sky with claws.
The light sphinx behind the back.
Like I'm... Like I'm...