10 Reasons Netflix's Marvel Is Definitely Worth Your Time

If you missed this, you missed half the MCU...

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It's been almost a year since Spider-Man: Far From Home concluded phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fact that nothing has been released since feels like a cultural void. Marvel were releasing, what, three films a year - and now a silent twelve months?

To many people, this will be a good thing. Martin Scorsese, for example, is bound to be glad of its absence after his remarks about the franchise. There are some of us, however, who miss the exciting, global event of a new MCU movie. The queues outside the cinema, the discussions with friends at work, in school, online.

It's surprising to learn, then, that many fans haven't engaged with Marvel's releases on Netflix. Perhaps they think it's low-budget, therefor low-quality, but they couldn't be more wrong. With intricate storytelling, well-rounded characters, maturer themes, and superbly choreographed fight-scenes, there is so much here.

If there's an MCU-shaped hole in your life at the moment, you don't need to wait till November for Black Widow. There is a whole new cast of characters to get to know on Netflix. Believe us, it's worth your time. But if you need more convincing, read on.

10. Street Level Issues

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The films tend to tackle universe-destroying aliens, and while this is fun, everyday crimes and issues aren't a focus. Even before things got intergalactic, Tony Stark's focus was on geopolitics and war.

This isn't the case with the TV shows.

The Defenders don't only remain on Earth, but they delve into the crevices of day to day life. From poverty stricken apartment blocks in Hell's Kitchen, to gang violence on the streets of Harlem. This is real life stuff.

Take Daredevil (Matt Murdock): his boxer dad struggled to get food on the table, and ended up getting taken out by mobsters in an attempt to make his son proud. This installed a sense of justice in Matt - a compulsion to look out for the little guy - in his day-job (a lawyer) and his crime-fighting night-job.

Luke Cage also has an obligation to bring justice to the streets. In The Defenders miniseries, his main reason for fighting the Hand is to turn the youth of Harlem away from a life of crime.

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