Daredevil - TV Series Review

In the series, a blind lawyer Matt Murdock takes up the role of Daredevil, a superhero who fights criminals at night. Murphy was burned by chemicals when he was a child and thus he became a blind man but he has other five senses which enable him to ‘see’ in a different way. During the day, this man is a lawyer who works as a representative in the court while the other part of his life he acts as a lawyer for Hell’s kitchen in New York city. The show offers a life that show the protagonist fighting antagonists while attempting to defend his city from the various vices of the society, such as Wilson Fisk, among others. With this kind of mysterydrama, the nature of the story’s setting is characterised by a gritty and brooding mood that includes moments of constant suspense, due to which, the viewers are forced into waiting nervously. The series then explores all the shades of gray and the show realtes how power brings responsibilty. The show also has an excellent depth of the hero’s problems: the internal battles of the man with disabilities and the moral paradoxes of the pieces that makes the series rather philosophical and profound.

In my opinion, Charlie Cox did a great job illustrating Matt Murdock’s transformation. His acting is diverse, revealing at the same time both the gentle and the tough aspects of a man’s character. Vincent D’Onofrio simply scintillates as Wilson Fisk in Daredevil making Fisk as complex, plausible and a worthy adversary as he is a villain. Additional characters such as Karen Page portrayed by Deborah Ann Woll and Foggy Nelson portrayed by Elden Henson, play a big role in the development of Murdock’s story.

The show runners in Daredevil, Phil Abraham and Stephen Surjik among others do a great job in combining both action and story, which is an important aspect of character development. Every episode has a rich story line that provides an intricate look at relationships between characters and drives the main plot forwards in a most entertaining manner. The directors combine the elements of noir, as well as the intense fight scenes smoothly creating a perfectly polished work.

Incidentally, the musical setting supports the series’ overall dark theme and reflects the tensions and characters’ emotions in the series quite well. The music has been composed by John Paesano and is as variable yet as unobtrusive as the subject matter of Daredevil and the narrative it is telling.

The work on the picture has been done at the highest level: the camera work in Daredevil is incredible. The show has elements of light and shadows which is also symbolic to the nature of the show. With every detail about presentations of the show, including the locations from Hell’s Kitchen bar and the ass subsequent fight scenes, all the physical objects of the drama animated with a realistic ambience to enhance its impact. The series brought back an accurate depiction of the rising dark side of the city and made the city itself a character in the show. The choice of locations and the design of sets also add reality to the story and create depth to the narrative of the Daredevil show.

Special effects in Daredevil are more restrained but used very successfully, aiding in retelling the story of Murdock’s special abilities while focusing on humanity rather than inhuman special effects. Action scenes and fight sequences look like they belong to a television show bridging the martial arts choreography with subtle Computer Generated Imagery to deliver smooth and realistic action scenes and fight scenes that will always capture the attention of the audience.

In editing, Daredevil is as efficient as a Swiss time piece in pacing up the scenes that align with the dramatic nature of the show. The show as a whole does an excellent job in transitioning between the two worlds of Murdock, the lawyer and the Daredevil with the transition being smooth, yet suspenseful.

The pacing of the series is typically slow with heavy character development but this does not detract from the thrilling nature of the series. This dynamic mike keeps viewers interested in characters’ development and in the progression of the epic of justice, which this series embodies; the story never has time to get boring.

The dialog in Daredevil is complex and carefully written and spoken, often saying a mot more about characters’ inner selves and their driving parameters. There is great character depth and real-world issues are dealing with in a very smooth manner that they feel like a natural part of Daredevil’s world.

Weaknesses of Daredevil are rather diverse, but pacing in Some subplots is one of the most components. Yet some arcs may become more focused and directed, to produce a more consistent flow of excitement. However, while watching the series, viewers will come across situations and reels that are pretty profound, but the elements are stretched over several seasons, thus experiencing repetition once in a while. As such, it combines fantastic script complexity, leading actors, and stunning video to create a memorable streaming session. With complex and rich character changes, and with overarching themes, Daredevil changes what viewers expect of a superhero series for the better, making it a lasting impression on anyone it has reached.