I watched the whole first season, but finally gave up at the beginning of the 2nd. It's impossible to watch. The most natural soap series in the worst sense of the word. The main character is an immature teenager in the body of an adult aunt. The whole film licks its tragedy, can not enjoy it. Constantly in the wilderness, two-thirds of the film’s timeline is her grim face with the walk of a stupid macho girl. God forbid you to cross the road in time. The rest is not shining either intellect or ingenuity, a lot of stupidity. Even a pity that Simpson didn't nail Kilgrave right away, that would be logical, but then no further than the kine. And thanks to the "right" Jessica, a lot of people died. And yes, why do heroes make sense? No, let's just say, "Oh, I was under the influence of Kilgrave," and then, with a little fright, let's act like we did it consciously. Anyway, it's fine.
An alcoholic without a wardrobe or how violent substitution of concepts occurs
The world is crazy. Rather, those in power are trying very hard to impose irrational trends on various sociological minority groups, as if this is what modern society needs. Behind all this, of course, there are specific political tasks, but, okay.
Do you want to raise the most tolerant person, immune to absolutely all the laws of our world, including natural science? It means respecting everyone and taking everything seriously, even Pastafarianism. If earlier this religious cell was only a parody, today, I am sure that there will be those who will be offended by the sarcastic attitude to the pasta deity. Well, I'll move on to the series.
In the series, the three central characters through which two minority groups move are feminism and homosexuality. That’s what the authors of the series start from – from what they were told from above. If everything is clear with homosexuality, in terms of the fact that in the film necessarily one of the heroes, or preferably several, should be either gay or lesbian, then I want to dwell on feminism in more detail.
What is feminism? It is about equalizing political, economic, personal and social rights for women with men and overcoming sexism. The definition itself does not cause any rejection, but it is interesting how it is interpreted by the authors.
For starters, the number of women in the directors of this project should exceed men. And it seems nothing in this, but given the fact that feminism in the series is represented by the formula “woman = man”. And this is not about rights, but about the literal idea that a woman, ignoring such nuances as physiology, genetics, psychology, etc., can behave like a man. That is, men are made of women, and men are purely negatively stereotypical. With all this in mind, the presence of more women in the director’s chair, as well as screenwriters, is made only for a tick, because it is not history that comes first, but the political agenda to which history adjusts.
That is why Jessica Jones, following the formula, walks in the same clothes, constantly drunk, rude, breaks faces into blood and indiscriminately fucks with whomever she wants and wherever she wants.
A season and a half I was very annoyed by such a female character, but the authors managed to fix it without changing the character of the hero. Jessica was just eclipsed by the other two characters. This is lawyer Jereen Hogarth, a rich, hypocritical, narcissistic lesbian who constantly changes her sexual partners. And Patricia (Patsy) Walker is a manic feminist (in a bad way), with a sick thirst for justice.
This is how the term feminism is interpreted as reverse sexism. In the end, given the lack of education and such propaganda, people of opposite sexes are pitted against each other.
5 out of 10
Neo-noir, gloomy in atmosphere, depressive in content
The main character is a drunken private detective, if not busy with work, then she jams cheap whiskey in the halloupe of an apartment villain in the slums of New York or in any of the bars. She consumes alcohol in the best cinematic traditions, just like cops and other good guys who have done something worse in the past (or killed someone, or ruined the life of their wife / children).
That's how Eastwood drank in "Through Structure," so Martin Sheen drank in "The Apocalypse of Our Days," so Bruce Willis poured at the collar in "Die Hard." Of course, these guys have a chic visual handicap in front of Kristen Ritter - they can show off bristles and the viewer already understands that before him, those are still boojari, Jessica Jones can not appear in this form, for obvious reasons, but this is not necessary, to believe that she is a squirrel - easy. Crumpled T-shirts, jeans, grated jacket, general sloppyness and hairlessness, circles under the eyes, a permanent tired and grumpy look - neither give nor take a lady-drinker.
What distinguishes her from an ordinary drunkard is that Jessica has superpower, which, by the way, the men mentioned above did not even have a tenth part, although, of course, they are cool guys. So Jones is cooler than all of them in terms of “to hang someone”, but in matters of the heart (and not only about love here, but also about compassion, mercy and other “popular words”) – a girl-girl: snot, drooling with bubbles, torment of conscience about what was done once, pity for the offended, humiliated and insulted. It is clear that it is not easy for her to have such a discrepancy between physical data and subtle mental organization. From the outside, it seems to everyone that she is an ordinary rude and hamka (that is, that is), but after all, a fragile inner world hides behind this screen.
Jones also has a half-sister (or, to be exact, a girl from the family who adopted Jessica as a child when she was an orphan) and a friend Trish Walker – the opposite: a successful beauty, a well-groomed (rightly glossy) blonde, a radio show host, a celebrity and a star. Also, by the way, the superheroine, known in the Marvel universe as “Hell Cat”, in the series about Jessica she has not yet shown herself as such, but also the character is significant, the activity shows noticeable.
Jones also has a friend (not a lover) Malcolm, a drug addict who lives in an apartment next door. The first episodes four except as sticky or smeared it is impossible to see, then his role will change dramatically.
And, of course, Jessica has a lover (also, by the way, a superhero), Luke Cage (he is also a personal series), but with him, what is called “everything is difficult”: first she does not let him near her, then he loves her, then hates, then hates and loves, or loves and hates (I say the same – oh how difficult), but they sleep with each other periodically (on average, once in a couple of episodes), and every time – as in the last.
I almost forgot, because she also has fans, one of them is the main villain of the show (Kilgrave), and the second is his main asshole (Ruby), but I will not talk about them anymore, if anyone is interested, let him watch himself.
That's exactly what I liked - the credits of the series, and the whole show somehow exactly relate, something in it is interesting to explore, dissecting the bones, finding funny moments, but so that the soul in the heels went and "terrible as I wanted to look" - this does not feel.
PS. The main trump card of the show – in some places it sounds just chic noir jazz, and that seems to be why I watch it, because suddenly from around the corner it can smell like “Mike Hammer”, “Gangster City”, and other “Pulp Stories”.
Jessica Jones is a comic book-based superhero series. Marvel, created by Netflix. From such projects you can hardly expect anything masterpiece. But in this case, many accidents have developed in such a way that suddenly formed a very original and cool series.
I’ll start with the not-so-greatest part of it, the atmosphere. There are no special techniques to maintain a certain mood. Basically, the entire atmosphere is set in the initial credits. The first time I was skeptical about the screensaver of the series, but then I penetrated and fell in love with these shots with the gloomy New York neighborhoods, where you can secretly watch what is happening outside the windows of typical inconspicuous houses, and this unobtrusive, seemingly calm, but mysterious melody, which at some point effectively transforms into something larger. The series itself is simply sustained in gloomy, maybe even in places noir tones, but does not make much emphasis on them.
The second more successful part of the series is PERSONAGE. Here it is necessary to clarify that an experienced person can see sets of templates in them. But they are so clearly implemented here that you don’t want to, and in the characters on the screen you ultimately believe and empathize with them. Even secondary characters are endowed with their own characters and catchy plot branches. And the main screen pair of the protagonist and antagonist - Jessica Jones and Kilgrave - is generally a reference set of a superhero and his villain. They are completely opposite to each other. Jessica Jones tore off in a leather jacket and torn jeans, and Kilgrave is a pompous turkey forever in a strict suit. And yet, both of them experienced experiences as children that left psychological traumas that have a profound impact on them. This is Batman and the Joker from the world of Marvel.
Well, the main cherry on the cake, which finally elevates this series to the rank of masterpieces, it is SOUTH. This is a thriller that allowed itself to open as widely as possible. It starts out like a detective with all the attributes. But then the plot famously twists. The dynamics are wild almost all season. The plot twists follow one after another, both in the main story branch and in the secondary. A lot of characters in each scene show their rabid character. As soon as the writers managed to weave all this so that it turned out not crazy porridge, but a holistic story?
It is worth noting that the creators have gone far from comic book prototypes. The characters of the series do not fly around the city in bright tight tight tights. They, in the presence of superpowers, are as close as possible to ordinary people in ordinary life. In this regard, as people with superpowers, they are better revealed here than in most superhero films. Every act of using these forces has certain consequences for them, and this makes you believe more than ever in the reality of what is happening.
But these praises are only relevant to the first season of the series. The second and third colossal sinks in almost all points. The plot suffered the most. Characters are trying to develop further, but new conflicts are not so acute as to bite fingernails. And the dynamics have completely disappeared. The series turned into some kind of faded family drama, with a very tightly developing plot. From the tension of the first season there is not a trace. Perhaps it was worth it, as in the original comics, to continue building the story around Kilgrave and Jessica. He died in the comics, too, but remained a significant part of the story. Or use other bright villains, with whom you could once again twist a powerful intrigue.
And not only do the following seasons not reach the level of the first, but other Netflix-Marvel series did not reach this peak. But all this does not spoil the first season, which for me personally is the benchmark of a dark action series. I’m not ashamed to say he’s on par with the first seasons of Game of Thrones.
When season 3 was still in production status, Netflix shut down the series universe by brutally treating Matt Murdoch, which made the rest of the projects not so close to me. Unfortunately, the mood from the imminent end of filming, which means profits, was reflected in the plot. The events of the second season gave birth to a new branch in the relationship between Jessica and Trish, it was possible to give this a good story, but due to the lack of attention to the main character, the series turned into an ordinary detective product, which is full on the cinema market.
First, we will clarify that Jessica (serial) should not be considered a superhero: not all abilities are realized since the first season, and by the third they were completely forgotten. It's the same detective, but with something fantastic. It’s a good idea to set the problem and develop it throughout the season. What could go wrong? Looking ahead, I will point out that by the end of the series, the creators destroyed a small bit of intrigue that was still lurking in this project.
Second, the villain for this season is picked up very well, demonstrating that not all bad guys are stupid with the designs of "typical Marvel villains." The connection between Jessica and the new antagonist has fantastic overtones, thus smoothing out the “sharp corners” of logic. Realism is what distinguished the series line of comic books, it works here. Heroes live with real problems. Lack of money? They go to work, not write off all the costs of Tony Stark (R.I.P.).
Third, a lot of attention is paid to secondary characters, whose plot threads gradually intersect with the main one. It seems that the “stars have converged” when one event gives rise to the main conflict, and is no longer considered as a separate stroke, but runs parallel to the main problem, sometimes even intersecting. The problem is that it is its offshoot of the series that spoils viewing. For example, it's not very interesting to watch Malcolm change, but you have to. Similarly, a conflict that began as an ordinary hunt, a game of villain and hero, passes to secondary personalities, thereby giving rise to a new topic for reflection.
Fourth, when the secondary detail gradually turns into the main, predictable things appear on the screen. So the transition from the key villain to Sister Trish allows the creators to grasp the new core. This season, the tolerant position of the West is even more visible (we are already tired). Yes, I don't consider myself racist or sexist, but when minority issues get shoved around, it's stressful. A hero with a non-traditional sexual orientation is mortally ill, the disease passively destroys him from the inside, while a strong and powerful character is in love with an African-American woman. This hero is a woman. All right, so far. You have filled out all the boxes in the questionnaire, well done.
Fifth, the good interaction of the villain and Jessica gave rise to really intriguing episodes, where the real investigation of the case gave pleasant elements of deduction, solving the mystery and motives of the criminal. This is not clichéd villains with superpowers, but a clear mind and composure. The line of confrontation showed Jones' weaknesses, which raised the stakes on the fight. Unfortunately, the creators again contradict themselves, forgetting who Jessica is, what she can do, equating her with an ordinary alcoholic woman who tries to fight evil. It is a pity that the scenes of struggle and the demonstration of abilities in general were stupid. It would be better to abandon them at all, since they are not needed here. But if there is an unforeseen obstacle (a closed door, a tall building, an annoying character), then power can swim in. It was not a serious approach to the matter that caused discomfort.
Sixthly, it is clear that the final has completely ceased to try, there is no intrigue, and the conflict emerges where it is not needed at all. The meaning of the whole season, if in the penultimate series you realize that in vain followed the plot. Oh, Luke Cage! Well, at least here did not forget that Marvel has one universe, albeit only among the Defenders.
Bottom line: “Put out the season quicker and forget about that Jessica.” The elements of Trish's disclosure are pleasing, such an envious exit from the shadows and an inability to get along with strength and opportunity. Building envy also has a good trait, the villain attracts actions, but secondary lines distract, pull the endowment of leadership to their side. This was the last installment of the Marvel series universe – goodbye.
And in this world you are part of it, perhaps making it better.
When you have more than others, whether it is material or not, how can it influence you – you can rise above the multitude, feeding pride in yourself, or become a true defender of the weak, but at the same time, you can get away from all this, realizing that you are just a person who at one moment stepped over the stage of development, so it happened. Teleadaptation of the next comic book Marvel narrating about the adventures of Jessica Jones, came to an end, lasting three seasons along with Daredevil and, unlike the defender Hell's Kitchen preferring human sinfulness.
Initially appearing, the series “Jessica Jones” despite the universal jubilation of superheroics, established itself primarily as a rather realistic detective, in which there is a small part of something epic, in particular, Jessica herself, and of course Kilgrave performed by the magnificent David Tennath in the first season, but for the most part, this was not emphasized here for a demonstration, and despite this, the story turned out to be quite interesting, while familiarizing not so long ago with the comic book 39; The Avengers. Beginning', Brian Bendis (comic book author, creator of the character Jessica Jones), it was still nice that this man came up with such a very unusual character.
This story is not about the hero, but rather about the fact that being a hero is a difficult state, which many selfishly believe that power gives a lot - it is possible, but, as was once said, power is also a great responsibility ... Yes, if the strength is enough, here it becomes an unlimited pool in which your consciousness can be, and only overdoing yourself, you are able to hold on, so as not to ascend above everyone, because then you will lose what makes you not disappear completely in the darkness.
The plot of “Jessica Jones” is advantageous not by the standard of what is happening, here you should not expect an abundance of battle scenes that were actually perfectly balanced “Daredevil” and “The Punisher”, the latter of me is a true admiration. It’s a story that sometimes you can make a choice and try not to be what you were meant to be, but in the end, one moment to accept yourself and then to understand that you can do good, even if you think that the world around you is not so good.
I didn’t see much of the Jessica Jones comics; most of the time I watched her adventures with the Avengers. I never met her main rivals on the pages of these publications (even Kilgrave, as it turned out, is one of the main enemies of the X-Men, not Jessica), but the ability of the writers of this series to create antagonists literally from scratch does not cease to amaze me! In all its glory, this was manifested in the third season, where her opponent, perhaps, will be only a harbinger of something even more terrible! This, in my opinion, is the strongest move of the series: Jessica has to learn that evil is not always black!
The role of the villain in the third season claims a genius in several areas of human knowledge. His genius, however, is somewhat overshadowed by an irresistible desire to teach others; those who do not heed his moral teachings, expect an unenviable end!
My hopes for Jessica to establish a benevolent relationship with others were never fulfilled; although there are still people dear to her heart in her life, Jones is back in the bottle (in every sense of the word). However, as a bonus, Jessica gets what other characters from the bastion of superheroes from Netflix have so far been deprived of - a constant partner (at times, not even one).
Hoggart's burden is increasingly being felt. Overcoming the pain, Jerry goes to work, but her numerous love affairs do not give her peace. Until now, we knew her as a very cynical character, but even she, as it turned out, is able to do valiant things for the sake of her loved ones!
Trish and Jessica have old scores caused by her recent, highly questionable act. Inspired by a sudden gift of fate, she is eager to give people real help. Trish makes his own crusade.
Against the background of the other heroes, Malcolm is somewhat darkened. Here he is one of the many employees of Hoggart's firm, but apparently memories of the past do not give him the opportunity to sleep at night. Malcolm wants to be back in Team Jones despite all the disagreements with her.
No one was surprised that this season of “Jessica” will be the last – alas, the series suffered the same fate as the rest of the projects in this series, and therefore the creators decided to put a fat purple point in the development of all the characters; the story of each of them has a worthy conclusion. An overly optimistic view of the future of the main characters, however, is also not justified - although the plot is based on the comic book of the same name, this is not a fairy-tale world! Overall, the ending will surprise you. The Defenders saga began massively with Daredevil in 2015, and ended on an equally high note these days with Jessica Jones!
9 out of 10
Disclaimer: This will only be a review for the first season 'Jessica Jones' as, in my humble opinion, the second season is about nothing and does not deserve much attention.
Jessica Jones lives in New York City, works as a private detective in her own agency ' Alias', binge drinking, has super powers and suffers from post-traumatic stress. She is hired to search for the missing girl, and in their process, Jessica suddenly realizes that the tormentor from her past, Kilgrave, whom she believed to be dead, is still around. This is a personal matter.
This is a great example of a superhero series, where the superhero is pushed somewhere very far and is not the main leitmotif. Yes, Jessica can punch through the wall with her fist and safely fly off the five-story building, but this is not so important, it does not catch the eye, and there is no inveterate "Marvelovism" in the series & #39; This is primarily a psychological drama. The drama is about such terrible things as psychological and physical abuse, rape and complete loss of control.
Kilgrave is one of my favorite movie villains. It is not one-sided, it is multifaceted. He even manages at some stage to make the viewer (and Jessica) believe that there is something human, reasonable and good in him. I’m not talking about the fact that he’s played by an amazing man, David Tennant, and at certain moments I couldn’t help myself and frankly drooled. But Kilgrave is the most disgusting, most overwrought villain I've ever seen on screen. When I watched the show for the first time, I just couldn’t stop, it was vital to know how it would end, and I just spent the whole night watching endlessly, sticking my nails in my knees with the tension and horror that Kilgrave’s actions caused me. After all, it is difficult to think of a superpower more terrible than the power over someone else’s will. He just needs to say his order out loud, and the person immediately follows it, and it does not matter whether it is to pour Kilgrave water, sleep with him or cut off his ears.
For me, Jessica and Kilgrave’s superpowers are a metaphor, a deliberate hyperbolization to show what power and consequences an abusive can have (I hate the word, but I can’t deny it’s capacious and convenient). Kilgrave is a manipulative asshole who subjugates the will of a woman and makes her a different person. Jessica is a shabby, yet incredibly strong woman; she may have given up two hundred times, but she doesn’t give up. She was forced to do terrible things. She was raped. People around her were killed. But she's not broken, she still believes in salvation and justice. I was also very impressed when Jessica tried to convince herself that there was something good about Kilgrave. This we can see in any true story about abuse, it is such an indispensable and important symptom.
So yes, let the MARVEL logo not bother you, it's not a superhero action movie in its usual sense, it's a psychological battle, it's catharsis, it's decadence. It’s something to look at when you feel particularly weak (or weak). Add here the excellent acting of all the main characters, steep plot twists and shocking episodes. I applaud standing up. But only for the first season, sorry.
10 out of 10
Life in New York is still boiling: ordinary people are busy with their household chores, criminals are busy with their illegal affairs, local superheroes are busy with the same criminals, far from local superheroes are busy with criminals more seriously, and Jessica Jones, after a versa with Killgrave and a joint “party” with three already superhero friends, also continues to work, drink and make trouble with cretin clients, that is, as before, leads her antisocial lifestyle. At the same time, no one is aware of the impending threat of a universal scale, and however, this is a completely different story, already shown in another film.
What else could I tell the audience about this character? Her even deeper past, the trigger of the investigation of which is Trish, for a reason filling the “temporary gap” of her half-sister, whose secrets are to be revealed. It was almost the same in the first season. Hence the desire to plunge again into a new investigation in the neonoir, the style of which, unfortunately, was less than in the first season. For this, you should love solo: a detective story, thanks to which you mentally participate in solving the case, collecting missing information in bits, catching a criminal on the principle of “think like a criminal” and the character himself, reminiscent of Max Payne because of similar views on the world. I remember that and liked the first season. I also enjoyed the second season. The difference between the first season and the second season is great. It's not about the traits I listed earlier, it's about the narrative approach. More specifically, what was the focus.
It is no secret that the second season was released on the eighth of March, and the presence of women at the directorship increased from 30 percent, which was in the first, to 100 percent. With the help of not clever deductive reasoning, you can guess what the season will be. And no, I have nothing against female participation in filmmaking. Some people do it great. But there is something to be learned.
The problem, of course, is the plot. At first, he drags on with his secrets, and then, as in the first season, was supposed to give a climactic fight between two of the same type of extraordinary minds, similar to the battle between two famous Englishmen, and a delightful ending. I wanted to see that or something like that again.
As a result, the season was not so rich in intensity of action. 13 episodes could be shortened by combining a couple. From time to time I had to rewind some boring moments. The secondary events (mostly Hogarth's life) were in no way closely related to the parallel main events, unlike the first season, where the outcome of the choice and consequences of the lawyer was directly related to the main character. For such a minus point, as well as a minus point for the logic of what is happening, because some of the actions of the characters, not amenable to common sense, led to such an absurd choice of actions similar to the actions of the characters of popular and famous American television series, designed for a large mass of viewers, not too deprived of critical thinking.
The new characters brought a bit of emotional vitality that this series lacked. The old ones are almost the same, some have become unrecognizable. For example, Trish, who spoke in the first season about the unfairness of misuse of her sister’s superpowers, became too manic for this reason. At times, her crazy behavior irritated and sometimes did not develop the plot, trampling on the spot in search of what she did not know. To the actress Rachel Taylor no complaints: after all, you need to be able to play to cause dislike to the character in the audience. It's more of a screen time problem, because some funny Patsy episodes can be removed. And it also brings the season one point closer to zero.
The work of the cameraman and the artists is again amazing, as in the previous season. The special effects pleased with their realism on the condition of a small number of action (although there were some tolerable blots). Even the abundance of blood turned out to be in moderation than it was before, as well as the cruelty shown.
In the end, it was not ordinary and too simple, but if I were not a fan, I would have missed the season at all. Not because I can swallow a second-rate passerby, but because this project is part of a vast movie universe. Many times, comments were made to the series TEKM (TV adaptation of Marvel comics) from Netflix about the alienation from the films of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). This time, the series is not just talking about the Avengers without giving their full names, but much more extensively showed a society in which there are superheroes Marvel and other similar individuals, which are becoming more and more numerous. There are people who want to have superpowers, turning to all sorts of charlatans, not without their harm to health, and the mention of the Raft prison, which was shown in the third film about Cap, and special protocols by the authorities, annulling the constitutional rights of criminals with superpowers, as well as the toys of the Avengers themselves. Apparently, the events of the second season unfold after the adoption of the Zakowian Treaty, as Jess has some chip in his shoulder (most likely already registered), and possibly parallel (or before) the events of the series Punisher. But that's not accurate.
That's what I lacked in the series - the connecting factors that remind me of where events unfold. And yes, it made me happy. As pleased with numerous references, one of which was about the invasion of the Skrulls, which we will see in one of the future films of this movie universe.
I understand that the creators tried to show the change in the personality of the main character from cold and closed to sociable, they say that there are no more secrets from the past and skeletons in the closet, you can start life with a clean slate. They did, and the results will be widely presented in season three. However, this was done at a high cost. And I'm not even talking about leaking one supervillain that could be used in the future. That didn’t make up for another superhero we’ll see next season. Still, I'm happy about the time I spent and the visual presence in this story. Hopefully the filmmakers will correct the mistakes and show something more exciting next time.
P.S. I wasn't one of them. I wasn't a hero. (c) Max Payne
I’ve watched two seasons of Jessica Jones and I’ll tell you, the first season is much better than the sequel. And that’s not because of the plot, the plot in both seasons is not even bad. The fact is that there are a large number of gays and Lisbeians in the second season, which are not very popular in Zhelezinka, and for partisans it is generally taboo. That's all in principle. And now an ode to Kristen Ritter, an actress who has grown so much in my eyes. Previously, she was known for the roles of the girlfriends of the main characters in romantic comedies, but also for the scandalous photos from her archive, thanks to which we learned that Kristen does not shave her pubic. But after watching the series, I began to respect the talent of the actress. She was able to fit into the atmosphere of noir and become the Jones that was expected, a lonely neurasthenic who hides her emotions behind the mask of cynicism.
The first season, besides Jessica Jones herself, gave us one of the best villains in the Marvel universe, and it's not Kilmonger from Black Panther, he's much better because his gift is psychology. Kilgrave can control people with her mind and Jessica was once his doll, having done many bad things for which she is ashamed. His goal is to learn how to manage a large number of people at the same time.
The second season was a leap into the past of Jessica Jones.
An excellent detective series in the style of noir, will please not only fans of superheroes, but also fans of quality series, where there are a lot of emotional experiences in combination with a dynamic story.
It seemed not so long ago superheroic almost completely absorbed the big screen and at the moment every studio is trying to seize the rights to this or that comic. While the team of heavyweights Marvel saved entire worlds — on Netflix meanwhile decided to put in the format of the series adventures of heroes simpler, who would be content with a modest framework for saving areas or one city. After the successful shot of “Daredevil”, the fate of the film adaptation affected Jessica Jones, who has been in the preparatory stage for the small screen for several years.
The plot introduces the viewer to Jessica Jones former heroine in a cape. Instead of continuing the superhero business, Jessica works as a private detective, having set up an office at home. All Jones is doing is looking for dirty laundry and dirt to make money, drink and casual sex. But when the city is in danger, Jessica will have to choose between staying on the sidelines or standing up for people she doesn’t see as good.
The creator and showrunner of the project Melissa Rosenberg tried to fame with her team and this despite the versatility of her career performance, judging by the Emmys and the Writers Guild prizes for Dexter on the one hand and Golden Raspberry for Twilight on the other. The first season literally strengthened the fame of Netflix after the release of the equally successful “Daredevil”. In Jessica Jones, the creators support the gloomy atmosphere of not the most favorable areas of New York and add a weighty charm of classic noir of the middle of the last century. The color of the characters only highlights this effect. The characters of the series are psychologically and physically broken people. They are evil and subject to weakness. And the whole caste perfectly represents its characters, where the brightest of all is the role of Kristen Ritter, perfect for the lead role, demonstrating the breadth of the emotional spectrum of Jessica Jones - at the same time strong, but also vulnerable woman. Separately, it should be noted David Tennant, who plays the role of the antagonist of the first season. Killgrave or Purple Man is the perfect antagonist, able to compete in originality with all Marvel villains from the big screen combined, intriguing the viewer with the question:" How do you defeat a man who can make anyone do anything?” Add to this great art and script work, excellent special effects, suspense, action and get a perfect in every sense of the series. What could go wrong? The second season more than responds to this question, demonstrating to the viewer that not only full-length works suffer from sequel syndrome. Obviously, since the release of Iron Fist, all subsequent projects have come out weaker than their predecessors, leading the general concept of combined plots into mysticism. “The Punisher” climbed into the field of gloomy dramaturgy. Not spared a similar fate and the second season of “Jessica”. Everything that happens in it: the psychological difficulties of the relationships of the heroes, the search for themselves and family drama in the style of “Daughter-Mother”. It's like a little theater of tragedy. No antagonist, no original plot, no sharpness, no dynamics. Welcome to the emotional female field. No, sir, this season will not offer anything else to the viewer, reducing to "no" all the advantages of a stunningly successful start. Obviously, in the period of 2017-2018, Marvel is still failing on the small screen and someone from the leadership no less stubborn on the example of Kevin Feige will have to take TV projects in a hedgehog and urgently correct the situation until the beloved characters of the public have not become soap opera characters.
+: Production, plot, antagonist, suspense, artwork, soundtrack and cast.
A product in which there is a lot of drama, excess of empty, and sometimes boring, dialogues that lead to nothing and, perhaps accidentally, the absence of the usual development of the plot.
Of course, it is worth noting that all these are small things that do not interfere with watching a good series. But not this time, because the creators of the second season of the series “Jessica Jones” forgot what the screensaver “Marvel” means at the beginning of the film.
They have lost the essence of the superhero; where is good and evil, where is the antagonist, where are the positive characters, with each series growing above themselves?
However, we can forgive them even the absence of any antagonist. But what we cannot ask is to pervert the character of the main actors.
Positive Jessica, in addition to serious alcoholism, added psychological disorder, with visual and vocal hallucinations; In the image of a sweet and kind Trish made an adjustment, in the form of craving for murder, kidnapping, and this is in pursuit of drug addiction, disguised by a hypocritical “desire to help people”; Even the beloved role of Carrie-Anne Moss has undergone serious changes, now she provokes confused girls to kill their men, and in her spare time, like all screenwriters, takes killer doses of drugs, coupled with prostitutes.
And all this “good” is presented against the background of events showing that all the men in this series are nothing, and all women are strong and independent.
In general, the creators of the second season skimped on the good, removing any superhero and leaving the audience alone with a psychological thriller consisting of hate, murder, whores and heroin.
P.S. Do not confuse the first – a great season, which can be ranked above 8 out of 10, with the second, made exclusively for women, without any hint of the familiar and beloved line of Marvel series.
6 out of 10
For me, after Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Jessica Jones series is a fresh breath of air because of its atypical nature. The creators decided not to follow the comics, which in no case adversely affected either the character or the whole picture. The gloomy atmosphere, the heroine drinking, not at all like those superheroes that Marvel has accustomed us to, all this hints more at a detective than a series about superheroes, but in the case of Marvel, it turns out to mix everything in one bottle.
Of the two seasons of the series, the first season left a bigger impression on me. And I want to discuss such a bright villain character as Killgrave, played by David Tennant.
To begin with, the series does not tell much about Killgrave’s childhood and the background to his villainous deeds. The comic book character and the serial character have different stories. Let’s talk about the series and its version. The purple man's full name is Kevin Thompson, and here's what we know about his childhood: Born in the 1970s to parents Albert and Louise, Kevin Thompson quickly developed a serious brain malfunction requiring a lot of treatment. Thompson spent much of his young life going through endless tests along with extremely painful procedures, including spinal fluid extracts. At such a young age, Kevin certainly did not understand what his parents wanted from him, who, carried away by experiments, forgot to explain to his son that they were just treating him. He was only in pain and fear, thanks to which his childhood consciousness saw monsters in the face of his parents.
As a result, the parents were pre-experimented so that Kevin developed the ability to control people and their minds. The parents realized what they had created, abandoned the child and fled. And how do you think a child could grow up who didn’t know love, but had great abilities? He knew no pity and learned to take whatever he wanted, because there was no one to put him on another path.
The only person he found anything about was Jessica, clearly preoccupied with her loss and her pain at the death of her parents. Jones did not realize that only she could influence Killgrave with such force that she could develop new feelings in him and change the outlook on life. But you say you, he forced her to kill and raped her, she's a victim! Is that true? Jessica Jones gets away with murder and everyone forgives her. Perhaps if Jessica changed aggression to reasonable mercy, the lives of many of her friends would not have been taken away simply, and Killgrave could have swapped the side of evil for good (remember the story of Captain America and the Winter Soldier). But Jessica Jones is too selfish for that. She believes that only Killgrave should pay, and if she achieves this, it will become easier on her soul.
But think about how hard it is for Killgrave, because whatever he says can sound like an order, and he didn’t always realize it. He wanted to be honest and he was ready for a lot. This show showed me the villain for the first time, but didn't explain why he was the villain. Perhaps that is why Killgrave considered it a duty to avenge humanity for allowing its creation? Or is it the pain of losing Jessica? What drives them will leave us to invent ourselves. But he has lost more than Jessica and has a right to be angry with the world.
David Tennant, in turn, perfectly coped with the role and made me love this character.
The second season of Jessica Jones is somewhat in the footsteps of the first, but in many ways different from it. There is no charismatic villain who draws the attention of the viewer. There are not many superhero clichés. This season is a well-made detective, moderately gloomy, sufficiently fascinating that it was difficult to break away from viewing. The end of each series puts the viewer before a painful choice: stop and leave yourself at least a couple of hours to sleep or find out how this or that event will be resolved. The events of this season put even more moral choices before the long-suffering Jessica Jones, delving further into her past, bringing her even further to the brink. What is a normal life for a girl with superpowers? Is it possible? Or is it constant running, constant loneliness? And that’s not all, the questions multiply. Events affect everyone around the heroine, to some extent. And that’s another feature of the season: it shows not only Jessica, but also touches the lives and experiences of everyone around her. This, in my opinion, creates an indescribable atmosphere of empathy and allows the story to really engage the viewer.
The subdued, slightly gloomy tones of the series, the construction of episodes, the plot twists - everything plays on the series, allowing it to unfold in full force. Not to mention the first season.
As for the actors and their characters, Kristen Ritter is beautiful in character. Jessica in her performance shows the depth of experience, despair, rage and her false indifference that she really wants to empathize, fear her when necessary, believe her in each episode even more than before.
I really liked the light in which Rachel Taylor and her unsurpassed Trish appeared this season, her downs and ups, impulses and desperate desires more than once responded to my heart, and sometimes frightened.
Ika Darville (Malcolm), Carrie-Anne Moss (Jerry) and all the others who have played a role in this story are in search, in search of themselves or their path and fit very harmoniously into what is happening, which allows me to appreciate this season quite highly, despite the lack of charismatic villains (about antagonists deliberately not saying anything to avoid spoilers) and any confrontation, which we are accustomed to other superhero series.
Recently, when the process of producing films about people with abilities is put on the conveyor belt, it is difficult to find among the good works, one that would for a long time fall into the soul and would not be forgotten in a few weeks. Streaming service Netflix gave us at least three very heartfelt stories: Daredevil, Punisher and Jessica Jones. Yes, these are not all their projects about heroes, but they are the best examples of a breath of fresh air. But even against the background of these beautiful series, the picture of the best detective superhero with alcoholism is not typical.
Jessica Jones' first season was special. It completely broke stereotypes about superheroes, and also ridiculed superhero clichés. And it was all wrapped in a noir detective package. Individuality in the first season was betrayed by a good villain, played by a wonderful David Tennant. His character turned out to be the most memorable, and not without the help of the actor. David, literally, infected Kilgrave with charisma, he fascinated and fascinated even more than Jessica herself. The investigation itself was intriguing and exciting, and in some moments very surprising.
Three years after the release of the first season, comes the long-awaited second. Here, unlike the first, the whole story focuses on one character and Jessica’s past. The whole season is riddled with loneliness, searching for yourself, your place. And by the end of the season, we're opening another Jess. Having lost one thing, she found something completely different that she could not have thought of before.
This time, the detective component focuses on the origins of Jones' forces. Although without fire in his eyes, Jessica takes up the case, not knowing what it will lead to. The investigation itself is boring and protracted. There is no one in it, and there is no one in it. The main storyline is certainly better than the sidelines, but also in some moments lost to them.
Malcol and Trish's line is very controversial. Malcolm added more independence and also repeated the plot twist with Foggy from Daredevil. Trish, in turn, went from being a pretty cute character to one of the most annoying. All her attempts to gain strength are stupid, because of her desire to stand out, she put at risk not only her own, but also other people's lives.
Jerry Hogarth's line is simply superfluous and only needed to fill the timekeeping. It does not affect the main events and does not help them develop. But no matter how bad the line is, there is only one thing to admit, Hogarth knows how to take revenge and knows how to do it beautifully.
If the first season was more of a detective story than a drama, the second season was the opposite. It became more personal and because of this, the detective component of the series suffers. Many minor characters were added independence, others began to annoy. On the one hand, the creators can be understood, because to move on, first you had to deal with the past. But on the other hand, he changed and removed what was good and what worked. Despite a rather weak second season, Jessica Jones is still a very good detective drama.
7 out of 10
March 8 is the release date of the second season of the series about a super-girl detective, where in the film crew all the banners of the commanders were also dismantled by the fair sex. Among the main characters: the heroine, whose name is called the series (and the comic), her half-sister is a former star of screens, and now the radio, their mega-caring, but not too soulful mother, an ambitious and reached the maximum heights of law lawyer, there is another super-strong positive-negative woman and a female supervisor, sweet as your grandmother... And also: a white mad scientist, a black guy, a (non-)ex-addict, an Asian guy, angry that he was beaten by a girl, a Mexican macho artist with a sharpened maternal instinct, a sadistic high-security prison guard and a police officer who became good because a super girl saved him a year ago. There is also a young successful and sane journalist, but he dared to take care of a woman, so he was discharged. Maybe there was someone else there, but I don't remember them.
The starting positions look a bit feminist, but I doubt that anyone was particularly surprised. At one time, the first season impressed me more than any other Netflix series on this topic. And that impression held until the Punisher came out. The first season was original - there were no costumes and complex battle scenes, there were no squirrels of idealized morality and morality, it was noir, pleasantly stylized in design, and there was more detective work than in all Batman Christopher Nolan. And what is also very important - he was charismatic, interesting and ambiguous with the maximum villainousness, the antagonist is the one who is missing the entire line of Marvel, whether serial or Tonystark.
And so, on the day of solidarity of working women, all the portals of the global network were granted the second 13-part of the story of the detective of a super alcoholic, with plump lips outside and myriads of clogged complexes inside.
The sequel is rarely better than the original, the original chips often look strained and battered when reused, and the atmosphere is lost due to the introduction of third-party elements. Is that in this story? To me, the best metaphor to describe Jessica Jones' second season is menstruation. 13-hour periods, where all the characters, regardless of gender and religion, are in constant search of balance between aching suffering and unmotivated aggression. You can also drink and copulate to forget, it is not surprising - if you are 10 times a day rushing between the desire to cry and hit the face, you need some kind of outlet. The rest of the time is to be angry and suffer. And suffer. And angry. You get it. Frankly, because of this behavior of the characters, even the purple opening of the series from a stunningly stylish and creative turned into a manifesto of loneliness and depression.
It is worth noting that the series is still not bad. There are detective elements, and interesting stories from the past of the characters, dramatic turns of events, and there are also very predictable dramatic turns of events and ridiculously successful coincidences associated with the past, but this is still a comic book series, it was probably not worth it to demand super intrigue from him.
It seems that the series really had a very specific idea of presenting the material. In opposition to the antagonist-protogonist of the first season, the creators decided to show what strong blows a person can withstand in ordinary life, how he is involved in his environment, and that he can be an even greater enemy than the obvious villain. But it turned out with too much inflection, very one-sided and monotonous.
Remember the SeaDab Arrow? His "I let this city down," "I let the family down," "I let my cousin's plumbing sister down"? So this is Jessica now, plus more tears and booze, which of course makes her digestible. She still enjoys black humor and a powerful cognitive apparatus, but does so occasionally, apparently just to give the nervous system a rest. For the character, who in the first season and in the Defenders was quite emotionless, here fell into some hormonal hell of a 14-year-old girl, when the chest grows disproportionately, and the sister is bad, and the mother presses, and the world does not understand how beautiful you are in your exceptionalism. What happened to the sweet and right Trish? Now this is a hysterical drug addict who strives to prove to everyone that it is necessary to change the world without superpowers, although no, still forces are needed, where would they be taken? by the way, there is also a cute guy you love, but you want to be like him, so do not, do not love, he went to war? At the same time, the quintessence of the menstrual season is almost every dialogue between the two sisters. The transitions from love to hate are so frequent and logically unthinkable that it sometimes seems that this is a schizophrenic conversation with himself.
There is no villain as such, there is a story in which the characters are different and around their interaction will develop certain role conflicts. Besides Jessica, there are stories of Hogard, Trish, Malcom, etc. Each with its own twists and turns. This manner of presentation helps not to blur the narrative, retains dynamism. Or rather, the manner would do this if the characters of different plot branches did not behave so impressively to the same extent. It seems that before the start of filming, all the actors were given an emotional stencil and forbidden to move away from it even under the threat of shooting.
In general, it is not too interesting to disassemble the characters of this season - they are all plus or minus equally served, polished under the general idea and do not cause a special resonance. There is no longer the figure that keeps the interest of the viewer throughout the series, no one whose appearance automatically causes emotions.
Spoilers!!!
It's the same here as last time. Let him be introduced as Moriarty in the new Sherlock, or the Joker in many comics about Batman, but even this illusory and having very little screen time Killgrave takes all the attention from the rest of the characters. His style, his humor and unscrupulous oh how lacking in the second season. Thank you writers for not forgetting the fan favorite.
If jokes aside, we can say that the creators tried to develop the characters of the first season by immersing themselves in their past, by pushing them against each other and at the expense of the emotions that these conflicts were supposed to cause. Why only hysteria and depression were chosen from the entire emotional spectrum is hard for me to say. The series is really still interesting, it’s good for the universe, it has a story and there are actors who do what the director seems to want them to do. Jessica Jones' second season is definitely worth watching, but you're unlikely to want to do it more than once.
Starting with the stunning in its gloomy realism of the first season of Daredevil, then continuing the same Jessica Jones, the vector of development of Marvel series on Netflix is increasingly shifting towards magic and cartoon ninjas. I don’t like this trend, and I was very afraid that after the events of “Defenders” showrunners will be inclined to magic and Jessica Jones. It did not happen, I am happy, albeit not without nuances.
After everything Jessica Jones had to do with her solo and assemblages with other characters, she had to either break completely or finally come to peace with herself. But Jess chose the third way: the girl returned to almost the same way as the first season began, but with adjustments for the absence of Kilgrave. In other words, Ms. Jones again follows the unfaithful spouses, receiving for this a penny, instantly descended on alcohol. So everything would go on, but the past of the heroine is already rapidly rushing to meet her, in order to crush her heart under her breath. It doesn’t seem like much to anyone.
In season two, "Jessica Jones" moved a bit away from the noir mood of the first, but still remains a rather grim series. There is still no humor of the main films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the unfunny life of the New York backyard appears in all its unpleasant glory. In these scenery develop as many as three large storylines, not counting the numerous flashbacks, gradually getting closer to the present time.
The first arch deals directly with Jessica, and more specifically with her past, gaining superpower and losing her family, and rightly so, it is of the greatest interest. In fact, about 2/3 of the season is the original of the main character, but served in a somewhat uncharacteristic manner. Since the viewer already knows Jones and clearly wants to continue the story, the showrunners did not roll back the timeline, formalizing Jessica’s return to her roots in the form of her investigation of some mysterious events. It is this investigation that ultimately sheds light on the death of the girl’s family, and on her miraculous survival in a terrible accident, and on gaining superpowers, and on something else (without spoilers, aha).
I won’t hide it, the storyline is posh and dramatic, and when the narrative switched to other characters, I was a little angry. Kristen Ritter, before “Jessica Jones” vividly remembered for the role of girlfriend Jesse Pinkman in the series “Breaking Bad”, well, so perfectly falls into the image of her heroine, so reliably and believably conveys her moral and ethical throwing and suffering that personally I am ready to write her a Golden Globe, Emmy, Oscar, and everything else. In the last 3-4 episodes, when passions heat up to the limit, Ritter just jumps above his head, and 20 minutes before the season finale I was ready to burst into tears with her. I'm not that easy to feel, you know.
The second arch is centered around Trish Walker, Jessica's half-sister. Having achieved stunning success in show business, Trish still cannot find himself in life, secretly envious of Jones' superpower. Walker is trying to prove by all means that she is no worse than her sister, getting where she does not belong, for which she is beaten more than once - figuratively speaking. It is expected that this manic passion can not lead to anything good, and does not lead.
This storyline is slightly less interesting than the first, but the situation is slightly corrected by a twist with Trish's return to old habits, and the tragic merger with Jessica's story completely atones for the not-so-interesting misadventures of Ms. Walker. I don’t really like Rachel Taylor, the actress who plays Trish, so chances are I’m a little biased. But that's not accurate.
Well, the third big arch is entirely focused on Geri Hogarth, a lawyer whom we met in the first season of Jessica Jones, and whose image on the screen embodies Carrie-Anne Moss. In terms of drama, this storyline is not inferior to the main one, but takes not some fantastic story, but quite everyday, but from this not less sad problems of an individual adult woman. Problems in business and personal life, multiplied by a midlife crisis and serious health problems - such ingredients are unlikely to make anything cheerful.
To my personal regret, if Jessica takes some positive experience out of her troubles, albeit very slowly and creakingly, but still moving towards one day becoming the superheroine Jewel, known for her vitality and positivity, then everything turns out differently with Jerry. It seems that the character I like is gradually moving to the dark side of the force, and I would not like to see her as an antagonist of the second echelon.
To sum up, I want to assure all Jessica Jones fans that season two was almost as exciting as the first. A small drawdown is quite forgivable, and for the absence in the frame of the ridiculous militants of the clan of the Hands - a separate thank you. Daredevil has already turned somewhere wrong, as for me, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are not particularly interesting in principle, so on the path of adult and serious series with Marvel characters, it remains to rely only on Jessica. And Frank Castle, of course, but that's a different story.
8 out of 10
This is probably one of the best TV shows I have seen in such a short, but rich movie life. Let’s start with the fact that the characters are very well selected, they fit into the serial theme of the comic book and became a decoration of the visual series and the dramatic component of Jessica Jones.
Jessica Jones, Kristen Ritter, actress known for secondary roles of girlfriends of the main characters in comedies for the weaker sex. Immediately, the actress appears on the other side, cool, cynical in life, alcoholic and fidget. A superhero without a suit. She's not a typical comic book hero, she's not a model for adoration.
David Tannet is Kilgrave, also not a temporal villain for Marvel, he does not have a pumped body and SWAT skills, but still he looks much better and scarier than the publicized Kilmonger in Black Panther. Of course, he, like all villains of comics, seeks to capture the world, but all the heroes of such works sin.
There are also secondary characters, Carrie Anne Moss from The Matrix, a lawyer and friend of Jessica Jones, a lesbian and no less cynical than Jessica Jones herself. The journalist’s friend, in whose family Jessica was brought up after a car accident and the death of her parents, is trying to protect Jessica. A drug-addicted neighbor with a dark past, Luke Cage, too, has an interesting past. Nurse performed by Rossario Dawson, linking the link of all the Defenders from Daredevil to Iron Fist, the only series where she did not appear is The Punisher.
It is already March 11, 2018, which means that the new season of Jessica Jones was released on International Women’s Day, which means that lunches at the construction site will be held under a good visual range. I hope that the second season will also be on top.
At the outset, my review is based only on the first season of Jessica Jones. This is important to note for the fact that the series have the property of “rolling”, so let’s call this review Jessica Jones Season One.
I haven’t read the comics on which the series is based, and I’m not really into Marvel. I've had enough of a couple of movies. But when I started watching, I didn’t know it was happening in the Marvel Universe, which I realized after the first episode I watched. But a friend in the topic assured me that the series can be watched without understanding, everything will be clear and so. In principle, she didn't fool me. The action of the series is not very connected with the rest of the world of M, so that the fact that begins to watch the series and thinks that he does not understand anything, do not worry. In the series, only things that are voiced in it matter.
Let's get to the story. One good superhero tries to catch and punish another superhero, only this time a bad one. Despite the simplicity of the plot, the series catches. He clings to the atmosphere, musical accompaniment, actors. After watching one episode, you immediately want to watch the next, and if you have to stop, you become sad to leave this world. However, it is worth noting that in the end you get a little tired of the fact that nothing changes in the plot. Cats and mice begin to get to the point of absurdity, in the style of one opponent entering the ring with a tank and another with a gymnastic tape, all to stretch the series for 13 series. If there were, say, 10 series, but they would be much more saturated, it would be much better.
The actors were selected in a great way. It's impossible not to fall in love with them. At least in the main ones for sure. The characters are so well written and the roles are so well played that you believe every word, you are constantly empathizing, angry, rejoicing. All in all, a whole range of emotions. Kristen Ritter is gorgeous. I was shocked to learn that she was 36 years old. David Tennant is just a charm.
I advise everyone to watch this series, whether you are a Marvel fan or not. He won't leave anyone indifferent.
“But first divorce... I'm a Catholic and I'm a lesbian.
This summer, I set out to view the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. I had watched Marvel movies before, and they were interesting, so I decided to explore the Cinematic Universe in more detail by looking at the chronology.
The first 44 products came in one breath. Yes, there were boring places (Agent Carter/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and weird places (shorts), but none of this compares to the nightmare subject called "Jessica Jones."
I was so sad watching this horrible show. The series was produced by ABC Studios, which filmed the genius Daredevil. Why did I compare it to Daredevil? The genre is the same, the plot is similar in places (GG with detective skills, who is trying to dig up evidence on the Glavgad), and in the end they will be combined into one series “Defenders”. We can add that Jessica Jones created Melissa Rosenberg – the one who wrote the script for the third film of the scandalous series of films “Twilight”.
The plot is completely ruined. Instead of the main character’s constant action, where she would combine her detective skills with super-skills, we get a twig with an alkaline, a psychotic anti-gg plus a parallel love story between lesbians (!) and places of scenes with urine. In a seemingly already disgusting mess, the author mixed such public problems, albeit veiled, as abortion, euthanasia and religious bigotry and in the series they are not solved in the best way.
Let's start with the story itself. You want a superhero show? Bullshit. Of all the superhero here drunken jumping several meters and bulletproof Negro. Even Glavgad uses superpowers more often than g. Okay. Demonstration of superpowers takes about 12% of screen time, 2% without Glavgad abilities. The main attention is paid here to the main character loitering around the streets, her fucks, alcoholism, lovers and a secondary storyline about lesbians.
What they had to add to the plot, and even make the first important secondary storyline is unclear. There are so many of them who are being shoved out of over-tolerance, but I didn’t know that Marvel was going to sink to the bottom. Yes, I know that homosexuality is not uncommon in Marvel comics, but this is not about comics, but about a much more popular branch of creativity - film. I was really hoping it wouldn't be added to the cinematic universe. It can be mentioned of course that in the short film Marvel and in season 1 Daredevil mentioned homo-relationship, but they were mentioned only briefly, and not crammed into the main storyline!
We went on, “liked” how they put a religious person here – through the word he speaks about Jesus, suspiciously negatively relates to people, goodness manifests itself through constant prayer and conversation with God. In comparison, Daredevil himself is a Catholic, there is a Catholic priest, and there is a secondary character, a religious woman of Spanish descent, but none of them were portrayed as fanatics and did not cause discontent, as is done in Jessica Jones. Why this is done is not clear either. Make religion look like a bunch of fanatics? Based on the previous and subsequent sins of the film in this review, most likely it is, and the author turns out to be a regular SJW. But later on, we moved on.
Immediately in the same place, the author quickly shows the episode with the problem of euthanasia. GG refuses to do it, wants to kill himself begins to get angry and worried (he himself can not do this), and all this to dramatic music. Clearly, in this short episode, as the author put it, most of the viewers would agree and kill the poor fellow. And it was disgusting on the part of the author, because it is not for her to decide how people should dispose of their lives, even with their own.
For the problem of abortion, there could be a few paragraphs, if not for the problem with the prohibition of spoilers. In the series, abortion is very cruelly shown by the author. Even instead of the usual abortion on the couch with the doctor, here a pregnant woman, not wanting to have a child, asked others to beat themselves in the stomach, in an attempt to get rid of the fetus. And when offered the usual pill method, she greedily swallowed the entire pack, despite warnings of severe pain. You can't tell it, it's such a Trindian (sorry for the euphemism, there must be a crueler word here) that you look and think, "God, what's the writer's head problem?" And the most interesting thing is that no one in the series tried to dissuade her from having an abortion or talk about the fact that the child (here a separate moment, the pregnant woman called her child a “thing” – she threw her child several times in the heat) has much more positive factors than negative ones, or that you can give birth and give it to an orphanage in an extreme case – this is also cruel, but much kinder than killing a child with the help of fists in the stomach.
And finally, the author apparently complains about how someone can wet his pants, and this was shown in the series three times, once even a real puddle was shown. Although after the above, the way people shit in their pants - it's just the flowers of the series.
The apogee of all this circus of freaks was the phrase of one of the lesbians, the quote of which flaunts in the headline "But first divorce ..." I am Catholic.” Why did I choose this phrase for the title? Well, it perfectly demonstrates all the nefariousness that's going on there. A lesbian who is Catholic (LGBT and Catholic, Oga), who wants another couple to divorce (given that divorce is forbidden in Catholicism) is just a spit in the face of all Catholics. I'm curious that the Vatican didn't react to this, given that it reacted to smaller spitting like The Da Vinci Code. Apparently, the second-rate series is not worth their attention and nerves. We are waiting for a Buddhist serial killer and rapist in the coming seasons.
In the final comparison, I want to add that in the neighboring series “Daredevil” there was neither a dull gum nor a dull villain (Kingpin is not perfectly shown, of course, but still better than the psycho Purple Man), there was no emphasis on scandalous topics. Religious people were portrayed as sane, without mentioning God through word to place and out of place. The focus was mostly on Matt's superhero acts. Career, relationships in the series somehow quietly pushed to the background. It was mostly action. In Jessica Jones, everything is exactly the opposite, apparently the writer wanted to reflect in the series his social inclinations and attitude to the problems of society, and from the worst side.
To sum it up, I am very sorry that this was born in the MCU. I’m sure I’ll miss the show and keep looking at the chronology, but if Marvel continues to add such nonsense to the MCU, then I’ll have to give up watching the universe with characters who were part of my childhood.
1 out of 10
In all of us, there is something good and bad, you never know that will prevail.
I am not familiar with comics, as I am not a fan of them, nor with superheroes from Marvel, so the series “Jessica Jones” was perceived not as an entertaining tale about the people of New York with superpowers, but as an instructive story about life and about who we are all in it. Each of us. Someone is filled with all-consuming hatred, someone with all-forgiving love. Someone is endowed with great physical strength, someone has iron willpower, and someone has control over human consciousness. Whether by birth, by fate or by chance, it does not matter. What matters is how you intend to use this power: for good or against.
Jessica performed by Kristen Ritter is a loner (who lost her entire family in a car accident as a child), earning a living by a private detective, from the first series is perceived in two ways: on the one hand, this is a depressed slob with a lot of problems, including alcohol; and on the other, a girl with a huge sensitive heart who cares about the whole world, but not about herself, both literally and figuratively. As you watch it, you get more and more immersed in her world, environment, atmosphere of gloomy New York, shown to us by such eyes of the main character, imbued with respect, sympathy and then completely immersed in her further confrontation with the main antagonist, talentedly played by David Tennant, Kilgrave. I do not want to praise the negative character in every possible way for the fact that he fulfilled his task - he maximally "skillgrave" (forced) to feel all the feelings that we feel for violence and all sorts of abomination. A psychopath is a psychopath, even if he is in an expensive English suit. I will not keep my attention on it for a long time, I want to dwell on the good that I was able to see behind all the bloody scenes, from which the frost on my skin has not yet passed. On how bright and powerful the topic of sincere care for another person is presented. In the film, this theme is personified by Jessica's relationship with her friend - radio host Trish Walker, played by the beautiful Rachel Taylor. So deeply and touchingly female friendship in a good sense is not revealed, perhaps, anywhere. Agree, rarely in the modern world you can boast of unconditional pure love without mutual benefit. Very unusual. You're always waiting for a catch. But this is because we have forgotten that feelings are real.
They say everyone is born a hero. A hero is not just a man in a cloak flying through a night city. It can be anyone who doesn’t do anything supernatural, because normal things don’t have to seem like something out of the ordinary. Distinguishing good from evil, helping, saving, creating peace, not wreaking havoc and chaos is that something special? In today’s violent world, perhaps. This is why they call these people heroes. The story captures, teaches and gives food for thought. All the characters are in their places, all real. Main and secondary. No one violated the integrity of the painting. So I won't single out anyone. Except that I especially want to note the heroine of the charming Carrie-Anne Moss - Jerry Hogarth, who impressed with her ambiguity. The line of her character seemed to be not fully revealed, and the actions were not quite logical. Spectacular, intelligent, imperious, at first glance cold and ruthless, ambitious, accustomed to control everything, the best “toothy” lawyer of the city, a strong person, for the sake of achieving his goal is capable of all sorts of unseemly deeds, but not without conscience.
“Jessica Jones” is a fascinating story of the struggle between good and evil, or rather the struggle between the dark and light sides of our mind. Here everyone will find for themselves what is close to him. In any case, this picture makes you think and think deeply. I call it a picture, not a series, because it looks easy and not tight, like a full meter. I’m looking forward to continuing.
Everyone needs heroes, but anyone can become one. It all depends on how you want to use your talents, skills, qualities and strength. The choice is yours. The world is waiting.
Beginning: a great screensaver, excellent, expressive musical accompaniment. The narrative knocks off the viewer all unnecessary arrogance, all excitement, soothes. Puts him to sleep, to immerse him in an anxious sleep, rather even in a real nightmare. It's intriguing. Rooms are filled with characters and details, and then ... And then?
And then noir continues to persevere on his finger, trying to fill the void that has suddenly arisen like a tumor. Like noir... so synthetic, cheap. Like a vegetable fat filling: False. After all, noir is more than viscous jazz inserts than liters of bitter whiskey drunk by a reflective detective. You can't just "stir up" noir, because it's a consequence. It's like the aftertaste of tart red wine. Not always perceptible sensation, not always defined: it only complements the drink, fills it with spiritual meaning. What is it? Fear? Curiosity? Anxiety? Seduction? Reasoning?
I remember with pain such an old wonderful film by Roman Polanski – “Chinese Quarter”, which, in my opinion, is the pearl of this elusive atmosphere of noir.
In general, the series other than “Dano” and nothing more to tell. How many conversations! A good idea, a plot, they get stuck in these predictable empty dialogues, and in the strange actions of the characters. All the potential, mood, anxiety, laid down at the very beginning, just fade before our eyes.
Yes, writers, I will remember you.
As everyone already knows, all Marvel series will soon fold into one whole mosaic. Now, Jessica Jones is one of her parts. I started watching this series, probably late. It was worth looking at in order. But at the time of the release of the series, this project seemed to me something in between, which did not stand out much. That’s basically what it is.
The pace of the story and the dynamism itself after watching Daredevil and Luke Cage are significantly reduced here. If we saw in previous projects a certain vigor, mystery and action, then rather here the emphasis is on such a genre as “detective”. Only this series takes its main advantage. If you have just finished watching other Marvel series and moved on to watching Jessica, then you should switch to a smoother and more suitable wave. Lower your expectations in advance.
But after all the above, this does not mean that the series is bad. It's far from that. The story itself corresponds to the comic book canon, which is very exciting. We show the original story of the formation of the hero and how it smoothly flows and connects other series. The plot is still, in fact, quite well refined, which at some point causes a lot of interest and does not let you go until you have finished watching. It is also worth noting the drawing of secondary characters and what they are. Rarely do we see all the characters in the series being so well written. It is also worth noting the good soundtrack and the shooting itself, Netflix in this regard are great and very competently convey emotions to the viewer using a beautiful picture.
After watching, there are more positive impressions than negative ones. But I have to say that this project can really be considered average, no matter what you say about it. However, a bad series is also not called, so the appropriate assessment. I can not advise this series to view the ordinary viewer, rather he will sit in confusion and guesses, but fans of Marvel, and comics in general, very much even go.
8 out of 10
After watching the imperfect, but completely Marvel, abstruse-epic, dynamic Agents of S.H.I. T's decided to see another Jessica Jones product. What do you think of the first season’s six episodes?
First of all, the series is impossible. It seems that during the series, something happens, the characters communicate, bump into each other, yell and even demonstrate abilities, but it happens so dull, gray and boring that even as a background, this series is difficult to bear. Phrases repeat each other, actions copy themselves. With such success, it was possible to skip minutes of doing nothing to sleepy music and instead of three toy series to release one, but at least a little exciting.
Secondly, through the plot holes shines someone’s laziness and unwillingness to prescribe the justification. Jessica wants to get something that can only be stolen, but somehow uses the most idiotic plan on planet Earth. The main villain, instead of taking the bull by the horns, walks roundabouts and, apparently, the masochist is like this, waiting for his opponents to deceive him. Jessica’s best friend commits an eccentric act, explaining her actions by the absence of fear and the instinct of self-preservation, but after a few minutes she worries about the act and backs down. Jessica is dating a guy, then no, then yes, then no again. Is that how alcohol works on the brain? But in the script, only Jessica drinks like a horse. Why do the rest of the characters behave like a kindergarten on a walk? And, of course, it’s not the heroes’ fault, it’s the screenwriter who does not dry up.
Third, fights and, let me say, abilities. I haven’t seen such a fight since... Don't know. Since the battle of Obi-Wan and Darth Vader in Part 4. Implausibility comes from all the cracks. Rather than shame, it is better not to fight at all. And the manifestation of abilities masked as they can, so as not to pay for special effects.
Fourth, acting. I'm not sure I believe anyone. Rachel Taylor is not bad, but here is the main character. This is awesome! In a theater club, they drink more real than she whips her brown booze from her throat.
The script might be intriguing if it were a little more fluid and a little less soapy. It will appeal to those who are not averse to delve into the drama and who like the long chewing of the hero’s conflict with himself and others. I have a book and a half hours to do that.
The first comic book series where a female character is needed not only to save him. Except for Jean Grey, of course. We’ll see how Wonder Woman turns out, of course, but I have vague doubts that she won’t be treated very well. Jessica Jones is here, ready to go.
To like begins already on the screensaver - stylish animation, and the track is exceptionally successful. The main character is rather an anti-heroine of comics: independent, not stupid, with a lot of bad habits and other advantages, including the ability to casually take out a door or bring down a couple of walls. In short, Kristen Ritter is my new ideal. And to emphasize her merits, in the series there is a blonde friend and love interest - a closet.
The main villain is absolutely incredible. David Tennant causes a storm of emotions almost immediately. This is not the pale infirmity of most comic book films - it is charming, vicious, sometimes ridiculous, in short, completely alive, despite the supernatural essence. What is especially nice is that he is not trying to conquer the planet or bring about the end of the world.
Usually, they start to scold the plot, because where the comics are, the plot usually does not sleep there. Jessica Jones was lucky to watch her war with a visiting hypnotist really interesting, I swallowed the series in one breath. There are traps, fights, and dark secrets, and it is impossible to predict the plot in the twentieth minute. Of course, there are sentiments, but still they are less than in the average modern action movie. But good black humor - more that can not but please.
The only problems of the series are that it is still a comic book, and, therefore, must keep in touch with other, less successful brothers. Hence all sorts of mysterious storylines, ridiculous false characters and the like. But all this on the series from the strength of twenty minutes. You can survive.
If you do not like superheroes in clown costumes, and do not want to be behind the times, watch Jessica. This is the rare case where a comic book is likely to appeal to a normal person.
I don’t often watch superhero movies or TV shows, although lately there’s usually nothing to watch in movies. Especially TV series — if the blockbusters at least spectacular, then TV budgets are enough only for something, so to speak, chamber. And the problems arise not so much with special effects - it can still be survived. Superhero series are usually also boring. "Jessica Jones" is an amazing exception.
First, this is a series about superheroes, which is not at all like a series about superheroes. The main character is a private detective, drinks a lot of cheap bourbon, dresses in black, can punch through the wall. And morally, it's not Wonder Woman or Supergirl. The main villain is a British whip with a stupid pseudonym. Their confrontation is somewhat reminiscent of the feud between Batman and the Joker.
Second, Jessica Jones is a stylish series. From the opening credits to the picturesque mess in the apartment - everything in it is made with great taste. And this, I must say, is rare, especially when comics are involved in the case.
The third plus – “Jessica Jones” is not a stupid series. Of course, the work on the comic should not differ in depth, but superheroes, as a rule, solve quite teenage problems or, jokingly, stop the attack of aliens. Exceptions can be counted on the fingers. And Jessica Jones is such an exception. This is the case when the experiences of the heroes are no less interesting than their actions - even when it comes to the massacres in the center of New York or the pursuit of an almost invulnerable enemy.
Of course, it is not necessary to praise Jessica Jones. It is unlikely that people who are not fond of comics or at least modern pop culture in general will suddenly change their minds after this series. But personally, I will continue to wait.
Marvel is in trouble with TV shows. Not with Jessica Jones. A completely new approach, I think Netflix plays a big role here.
Gloomy, cold, real and so drunk. It's not very corny and very catchy.
The main character does not appear before us as a typical non-vulnerable superhero. She's weak emotionally, she's got a drinking problem, and she's not eager to save the world. Sometimes you forget that she has super powers. Her decisions are not always easy to make. She's not easy to understand. But it is impossible to get rid of watching this series.
Quite a large role in this was played by the main antagonist - Killgrave or Purple Man. And he's absolutely super cool! Probably my favorite Marvel villain in the movie universe. He is utterly merciless and completely mad. And despite all his actions, and they are terrible, you feel sympathy and pity for him. After all, this series will reveal its origin and history.
If you’re a geek, you’ll be delighted with the large number of Easter eggs and the beautiful embodiment of non-corny comic book characters.
As you know, the Marvel series universe begins to catch up with the DC series universe. An example of this are the passages ' Agents of the Shield' and ' Agent Carter'. In 2015, we were able to witness one of the best comic book series - 'Daredevil'. In November 2015, another fruit of cooperation between Marvel and Netflix was released - ' Jessica Jones'.
To be honest, this is not a typical superhero series. It does not have this epic and pathos that is found in all Marvel’s works. As close as possible to reality. The story revolves around a girl named Jessica Jones. As a result of the accident, she receives superpower and tries to protect her hometown - Hell's Kitchen. She is met by a guy named Killgrave, who can control people’s minds and submit them to his will. He takes Jessica with him, but after a while she managed to break his control and escape him. Six months later, he returned to Hell’s Kitchen and kidnaps another girl and now Jessica, driven by guilt, tries to save Hell’s Kitchen from him.
The first 6 episodes seem sluggish. We observe the slow development of the plot and get acquainted with the characters of this series. After this series from 7 to 9 begins the most interesting. You sit in a chair and watch with tension what happens next. Then the intensity of passions subsides, but it is still interesting to watch. The ending of the series is very controversial. On the one hand, it is very atypical for Marvel products, but since I don’t want to spoil it, I won’t say why this ending came out so controversial.
For me, you could throw out some lines of secondary characters (like the line of Hoggart’s lawyer and her unconventional relationships). Or the line of Jessica's siblings. Throughout the series, they’ll make you angry. Timekeeping would have been less, but the series would have benefited.
I want to say a few words about acting. For actress Kristen Ritten, who plays Jessica Jones, this is the first major role in the series. She coped with her very well, played a kind of selfish, alcoholic and sociopath who only wants to appear so to others, so as not to involve anyone in their problems. Michael Colter did a good job of playing Luke Cage, but that character wasn’t very interesting to me. I don’t think producing a solo series about this character is a good idea. The person who did the best job is David Tennant. He was simply divine as Killgrave, a ruthless villain and sociopath who nevertheless fell in love with Jessica and simply didn’t know how to show her his love.
Summing up, I want to say that the series came out on an amateur. if you like bright and interesting characters, a leisurely plot, the lack of cool action and cruelty, then be sure to watch.
8.5 out of 10