Its an exciting phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With an over-abundance of audience goodwill — that got another massive boost in Spider-Man: No Way Home — filmmakers and producers have more opportunities to spice things up
In other words, it’s perfect timing for a series like Moon Knight. There is a freshness for the first episode that feels unlike anything we’ve seen out of the MCU to date. That covers a lot of ground, but Moon Knight feels like a throwback in the vein of Iron Man and Dr. Strange while also encompassing out like something completely bizarre.
This 1st installment isn’t so much your average episode, but an unpredictable crazy rip. Oscar Isaac is Steven Grant, a somewhat eccentric nobody working in a museum gift shop. He is obsessed with Egyptian history and easily knows a lot more than his easily annoyed supervisor.
Exceedingly boring life aside, Steven keeps having nightmares hat seem incredibly lifelike. So much so that he ties imself to his bed and outlines it in sand to see in fact if he is living out his dreams. In one of them, a strange cult priest-like figure named Arthur (Ethan Hawke) wants something he possess.
In some situations, Steven blacks out only to find himself holding a smoking gun or in the midsts of a high-speed chase. Nothing makes sense until Steven wakes up to go about his humdrum day
It’s nice to see Isaac get a second chance to make his mark in the MCU. His was 1st was in the forgettable X-Men: Apocalypse. Moon Knight offers Isaac a juicy role to play out his massive talents. With his performance in the 1st episode alone, it seems abundant that Isaac wants to make people take notice of his acting scale.
No to be outdone, Hawke asserts himself well as a calm, stern contrast to Isaac’s performance.
Director Mohamed Diab’s schedule should be picking up very soon. Diab shows a stunning ease in switching genres as needed for each scene. There’s a bit of slapstick, physical comedy; creepy fanatical tension; daring adventure and a compelling character study with no easy answers.
Hesham Nazih’s score is fantastc adding more to this journey.
Moon Knight is a interesting ride. The final scene clearly feels like a suggestion to let the episodes pan out and just binge. I think this will be a fun ride