SegataSanshiro said: I never read the comics or even heard of Iron Fist. I do like the Marvel Films/shows (except shield tried the first season and was bored to tears). I understand this is a slow burn. A bit slower than Luke Cage/Daredevil but it's been fine to me. My only real gripe is sometimes he is badass and other times a oaf. Maybe he is supposed to be I dunno. I am just used to Marvel Netflix shows having the hero a badass to begin with but struggle in other areas. Still I been enjoying it. Danny is not the smartest hero lol. Doctor says we are going to release him then Danny talks about magical things. Really!? Just say what they want to hear to release you sheesh. |
It's actually the opposite. Danny is smart highly intelligent and kind of transcends that through his experience. He's been living in another dimension for 15 years under Buddhist philosophy. It would have been completely out of character and unbelievable for Danny to not talk about the magical things because it would be against his philosophy to lie or not be honest. Sure he has anger issues but his philosophies make it quite hard to adapt to our world. He isn't a materialist person in a world ran by materialism. He turned down 100 million dollars because his name and identity holds far more meaning than 100 million dollars. What good will that money do him when he dies? His mind set is completely different than the average person in a western culture.
The this biggest problem with the themes of this show doesn't lie within the show itself, but rather the lack of knowledge of the subject matters with the critics. I remember reading one review mentioning that the show has no theme, when in fact it does as I had just mentioned it and it's apparent within the first episode through Danny's actions and philosophy.
Also why didn't the critics do their research? They are complaining that a White American male is playing a White American male? LMFAO WHAT FUCKING STUPIDITIY IS THIS? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist_(comics) Damn, I'm only 3 episodes in but so far the show has been incredibly close to the source material, perhaps more than the others.