“Good and evil. Sometimes the difference between the two is a sharp line. Sometimes it’s a blur.
” As
said by the character Matthew “Matt” Murdock in the Marvel Netflix Series, Daredevil. He is a lawyer
by day and a vigilante referred as The Devil in Hell’s Kitchen. He wilfully hunts down criminals and
criminal masterminds. But he never kills them, in the end of the day he is a lawyer, and he believes
in the justice system. After beating the hell out of said criminals, Matthew Murdock reports said men
to the rightful law officers also known as the cops. He plays a role to the conviction of said criminals.
In the second season of the said tv series, a new character was introduced. He goes by the name
Frank Castle and was named by society and by the law officers as “Punisher”. Now in this said season
of the series, Frank Castle was wronged by the system. His family was killed on a sting right before
his very own eyes. That lead to his current day disposition, killing out criminals and everyone that
wronged him. The Daredevil plays a role towards the law, in contrast, The Punisher takes the law
onto his own hands.
In the 3rd episode of the 2nd season, The Daredevil and The Punisher argue about their beliefs and
ways. Questions of who is doing more, more wrong, and has more impact. Another major line in
their argument was that if a person is capable of change. If there could be a character or personality
development, no matter how evil you were. In the end they both disagree to disagree. Yes, I wrote
that THAT way. They still hated each other’s guts by the end.
I am so dwelled how wonderfully faithful this series it for the marvel comics and characters that it
was based on. And at best, I love a material of media that makes me think. That makes me wonder.
That makes me question my moral beliefs. The last time I had questions about my beliefs was during
and after watching The Good Place. In a darker and a different focal point, Daredevil successfully has
made me wonder too.
I am currently in a current state of being unmotivated to be me. Because I believe that there is more
to what I am currently doing or a different part of me should be out there. Much like Matt Murdock’s
internal conflict in the 3rd season of Daredevil which takes place after the events of Netflix’s Marvel
series The Defenders.
So, what on earth is my point being in here? I may not be the man in the mask with conflicts such as
taking down all the bad guys in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. But I am in so many conflicts right now.
Facing responsibilities, believing in good and bad, and questioning who I am and who am I going to
be.
A few months from now, I will be finishing college taking up a course that I enjoy and believe can
help so much people but what if it does not. What if I do not make a difference? What if I saw it all
wrong? What if people cannot change? What if I cannot change?
As of now, I do not know what to do. Who am I? And am I good or bad? There’s a line but I cannot
see, and I hope that one step at a time, I would be able to get out of the middle.