After apotheously strange and very capable of blowing our heads off, with which the chapter “Grave” (1×04) from moon knight, Jeremy Slater’s (2022) Marvel Cinematic Universe series, which premiered on Disney+, curiosity about how this crazy superhero adventure could go on kept us looking forward to the next installment; titled “Shelters” (1×05) very reasonable.
But what we didn’t expect is that director Mohamed Diab, who previously starred in a feature film and has already directed episodes of “The Goldfish Problem” (1×01) and “The Friendly Type” (1×03), will start this one, not only half resolution, but even with a light montage of incomprehensible input images and comments about what happened, they re-ignite interest in the plot. Because they need an explanation.
But more than that, here insist repeatedly with draw the last section of the previous chapter, with which we doubt about the perception of reality in moon knight and what we considered solved thanks to the crazy and hilarious details that are seen at the end. We return to the uncertainty of what the hell is really going on, with film-like mannerisms. twelve monkeysTerry Gilliam (1995).
A Surreal and Emotional Journey in Moon Knight
surreal fantasy unfolded in all its splendor. And the journey through the past that we are offered is quite attractive, with sudden transitions to different settings, good dramaturgy and some kind of dark proposal, and serves to conclude the story of the protagonist. moon knight, Mark Spector by Oscar Isaac; about the terrible events that made him the way he is. D the person contemplates it without blinking out of pure expectation.
But a question we may not have asked ourselves for, without going further than what Jeremy Slater and his writers have shrewdly shown us, and what is of paramount importance for character, they formulate it through the mouth doctor Arthur Harrow Ethan Hawke; with great clarity. And the very moment when it arises is surprise for us poor unsuspecting viewers, we are at the mercy of plot tricks.
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And the thing is, they have good handwriting Rebecca Kirsch and Matthew Orton, two writers for “Vault” who have previously written for other series such as twelve monkeys (2015-2018) or exorcist (2016-2018), single and film end of operation (Chris Weitz, 2018) just different. Its plot development and lines of dialogue for moon knight they are effective They do their job flawlessly. though they never blind us.
Excellent interpretive work by Oscar Isaac
But this journey through the past that we are talking about involves, first of all, a very emotional journey for Stephen Grant and Mark Spector, who it affects us, perhaps more so than anything else we’ve seen in the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and TV shows to date. And Oscar Isaac gives us authentic interpretive concert that we should appreciate and give thanks according to merit. It would be nice if he received some important award.
His work on “Asylum”, along with the successful visual composition of Mohamed Diab and the score of Hesham Nazih, they manage to move us to chills; with a tragic twist that, to top it off, definitely beautifies the whole. And, of course, they also use this episode to show us the circumstances under which the protagonist became Moon Knight. Thus, we must acknowledge that this is the most exciting thing to date.
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