RE: Thought Bubble Thursdays #18 - Immortal Dragon Falls Off Wagon
I ❤️ Marvel. Whilst I prefer the characters and stories at DC, Marvel do a better job at creating a coherent editorial narrative across all their titles. And that’s how they’ve been able to bring that across to film & TV.
I watched S1 of Iron Fist. Because Marvel. And I knew it was introducing a character that was then going to be part of the Defenders.
Daredevil was awesome. Hated the movie. Cage was seriously badass. And Jessica Jones is both funny and tragic and equally addictive.
I felt compelled to watch Iron Fist. I’m also a huge Gongfu & martial arts fan, so it was kinda cool.
But it was also pretty forgettable. I can’t really put my finger on why, but it didn’t have what the others had. Maybe Matt Murdoch, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage work as 2nd-rate superheroes (i.e. not Avengers) because they’re ordinary folk living amongst the ordinary folk in local communities.... and Danny Rand is not?
Can’t use the whole ‘rich white guy’ thing as a reason because ... well, Tony Stark (and Bruce Wayne)
I’d even think the whole mystical eastern warrior-monk trope would make it work.... but Dr Strange does that so much better.
Iron Fist has simply never captured anyone’s imagination. It’s too many tropes squeezed into one character... tropes that are already being used well by other titles/characters. It’s just not actually original.
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Right!? I think you hit the nail right on the head there! Too many tropes squeezed into one character. It's like they're trying to do too much things all at once. They should've focused on key characteristics and rolled with it. Iron Fist should've been great for TV, but they really missed a huge opportunity. It's a shame too because I think they could've played the rich-guy-suddenly-became-broke card quite well. Just imagine a spoiled white kid trying to relearn how to be a normal human being.
Also, fun fact, all of Netflix's Defenders have been part of the Avengers, with Luke Cage leading the team at one point. Maybe they could've just created a Defenders series where the characters feature separately. Like, DD has episode 1, JJ has episode 2 with a cameo appearance from Cage, and so on. Maybe that would've fixed it? Them having their own solo outings but still as an ensemble.
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