Less than three weeks to the premiere of Moon Knight the anticipation around Disney+ series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is sizable. Especially because of the rumors about the adult nature of his story. The character, known for his complex and dark universe, is probably the most risky experiment on the platform. The combination of both factors seems to show that the subscription service could experiment with new paths in its content. Also try a different perception of his productions, with a broader and less restrictive perspective than the one he has had up to now.
Moon Knight is based on a character known for his violence. The plot will have to delve into such disparate and difficult topics as mental health and trauma. So Disney+ will have to allow showing a narrative focused on a more varied audience than your natural audience. That, in addition to a context focused on a harder look at his new characters.
All of the above coincides with the arrival on the platform of the Marvel series that until now had been owned by Netflix. Most of them with arguments with a high content of violence and a darker tone than the rest of the productions of La Casa de las Ideas. The result is that Disney+ announced that there will be new security filters and even content control methods. The big question is whether this is a temporary measure or a sign of transformation of the platform. But whatever happens, Moon Knight will show new scenarios at Disney.
A content focused on an audience that matured with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Moon Knight (Moon Night) could be part of an evident change in Disney + and its brands. New Marvel content is shifting direction towards the audience that has grown in age together with their favorite characters. It’s not just about the way the stories are told. It’s Marvel’s perception of her future projects, in keeping with an older captive audience.
With more than ten years in tow, the Marvel Cinematic Universe matured and grew with its audience. And although for now the changes in the content of the franchise are punctual, they begin to be more evident. From a greater diversity and representativenesseven arguments with political comments and sexual scenes.
Moon Knight (Moon Night) It is the ideal opportunity to analyze the impact of much darker, more mature and unique stories in the Marvel universe. That, leaving the door open to new characters that will need a more complex scenario in which to move. It is already announced that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness It will be the closest thing to a horror movie in Marvel. Will the new superhero series be the closest thing to a brutal series that the platform can offer?
A new dimension with moon knight
Moon KnightThe group of defenders or the new version of Blade, they will change the face of Marvel. The robust franchise is ready to mature and become much more complete and complex. With characters far removed from the pristine heroes who began the journey on screen, most likely Marvel will dare to experiment.
Until now, Marvel productions have been distinguished by being light, friendly, full of adventure and emotion. The darker version of the characters could only be seen on Netflix. However, even the so-called defenders they were still part of a universe that tried to showcase the best of comics from a consumable point of view.
But as time went on and as the franchise became more successful, a more sinister side began to show itself. From the harsh perception of death and mourning in The Avengers: infinity War, until the death of important characters. Marvel began to analyze a new stage that recalled his first attempts at narrative experiments. Most, with a certain resemblance to several of his failed projects in the nineties and following years. The Blade trilogy, the 2004 version of the Punisher directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and Ghost Rider they showed a dark Marvel. However, the success of the proposal in the late 2000s after the purchase of the studio by Disney had its impact.
Marvel became the cleanest and most polished version of the superhero universe. A successful formula that was repeated until it began to experiment with its original proposal and allowed its directors a little creative freedom. By then, the franchise had already become one of the most profitable in the history of cinema. Which no doubt led to the next big question: where is Marvel headed as a proposition? Moon Knight is the answer.
It’s not all harmless anymore
Or it won’t be, once Moon Knight and the team defenders be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In both cases, the characters are much more extreme, dark and violent than the most popular so far. Also much more closely related to a new way of understanding the heroic. Marvel, criticized on multiple occasions for its tendency towards inoffensive and naive cinema, could be about to cross a line of considerable interest.
The sequel to the Stephen Strange story will hit theaters in May. Directed by Sam Raimi, a veteran of extreme and horror movies, it seems like a new step in a different direction for the franchise. The most recent trailer showed scenes that show that the film has a completely new dark tone for the saga. To this we should add that finally the Marvel Cinematic Universe made an important turn towards its stories related to the world of magic. After years of stay in the realm of pseudoscience or science fiction, this is an interesting decision. The wide, often gloomy and extravagant magical dimension of Marvel, will allow to include all kinds of characters. Most of them, violent, cruel and brutal.
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The Moon Knight played by Oscar Isaac is one of them. Marc Spector, mercenary and close to insanity, finds himself in the middle of a battle of gods. And that confrontation will undoubtedly take him to unknown places in Marvel, which will allow the franchise to show its darkest side.
Will the year 2022 be the year of Marvel’s definitive step towards its darkest side? In a few weeks, both the new Disney+ series like the Sam Raimi film will provide an answer to the dilemma.