movieturtle2013

I do not understand how people can be so adamant to hate something that is not nearly as bad as they make it out to be. Ironheart is a good show. It has well-rounded characters, it has personal stakes, it has struggle, it has style. Of course it can't overcome the marvel cheese but compared to other marvel projects, ironheart didn't even get the worst of it. It stands well on its own, has a genius main character that still faces adversity and loses so much and struggles and has to constantly use her wits to survive and achieve what she wants to achieve.

Sure, she is bratty. She is a teenager who has had people telling her her whole life how smart she is. And she knows this. There is nothing wrong with knowing what you are capable of and being confident in what you do and say. Still, she is very much flawed where she feels like she is more held back than actually supported. She was always protected in a way from facing consequences precisely because she is a genius and people around her recognize this. It is only out of her own arrogance that she thinks she cannot go to anybody for help. Additionally, she is riddled with grief and once she is faced with the full consequences of her actions, you can see how little she manages to achieve things on her own without a support system. This is Riri's arc and it gets paid off.

The series tells a full story. It has interesting characters, is well-written, and entertaining.

Of course it has the marvel blueprint, but it also escapes it at various points where it isn't that kind of cheesy show that always has characters tell a joke during serious moments to lighten the mood. It very much stays in the stress and the emotions of the moment and forces the characters to face them too.

Generally, this is a good show. It has a lot of style and personal flare where it could stand even outside the marvel IP.

I don't understand the reviews. They apparently have not seen this show or went into it with so much hate that they didn't even bother to try.

Watch it and judge for yourself. It is good.

Star Wars has always been about politics, fascism, rebellion, and violence. And Andor depicts realistically what this looks like. It shows 'Star Wars' from a darker lens, a raw and unfiltered perspective. Reviews thinking Star Wars is a family show clearly forgot that Anakin k*lled a bunch of kids or that Order 66 literally depicted a g*noc*de. Sure, it was more quiet about it, hiding these atrocities behind cool lightsaber battles. In a way, however, the reviews were right, Star Wars is for anyone. It just doesn't mean that all of the movies, shows, books etc. Have to be catered to everyone.

As for the first three episodes so far, they were the start of the amazing continuation of the show, depicting the empire as a real threat that ruins lives, forces people wanting to live in peace to run and leave everything behind. It forces you to make sacrifices. Andor has never been shy about that and the writing handles this brilliantly.

I am confused as to how people are giving this such a high rating. It is not bad but the quality of the writing on aggregate isn't good either. The series feels disjointed. While it certainly has its moments (especially when Matt faces his inner demons or whenever Frank is on screen) the sequence of the narrative is not really focused.

We start the series strong (albeit sad), but then it quickly loses its focus and some sort of filler episodes make up the middle until the series returns to finish the main plot in a quite unsatisfying way.

The role Fisk takes on does not make sense and is comically over the top and unrealistic in the context of the universe the Daredevil series has set up. His whole stick as mayor is absurdly villainous to the point where I can't really take it seriously compared to the Netflix series where Fisk is truly evil and malignant. They tried to keep elements of that but I wasn't convinced.

Overall, however, the characters stay true to their original selves and the series is entertaining to watch, however, the story feels imprecise and like someone gave it the go while the script was still in the development stages or underwent some complete overhaul halfway through filming.

While they maintained the level of violence, it felt cheaper and the fight scenes less impactful than in the Netflix series. Many storylines and arcs feel unfinished and also are. The series ends practically nowhere. Focusing the series' writing on figuring out what Foggy was up to or to take down Fisk, Matt being obsessed with this pursuit, nearly loses everything, all this leading up to the climax of episode nine and actually continuing the story would have been much better than just ending it and making us wait for a potential second season.

Again, I am glad we got Daredevil again, but it feels off from the quality we got from the previous series.