The scene thats on everyones lips the Oldboy inspired fight perfectly epitomises Matt Murdocks determination and fighting prowess in just a few short minutes. Its raw, its bloody, and its beautiful. What makes this scene so special isn't just that it's so well filmed in one continuous shot, but also that it manages to convey a huge quantity of emotion just through Daredevil's movements. Already tired and broken from his previous encounter with the human trafficking ring, Matt continues to fight on in circumstances many other heroes would retreat from. Reinforcing the mantra that Murdocks always get up, each tired blow still manages to deliver a devastating amount of damage against his opponents, and illustrates immaculately just how well-disciplined the hero is when it comes to fisticuffs. Watching Daredevil get to work is a pleasure to see, and well enforces the belief that Murdock is one of the best fighters in the Marvel Universe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7fYIMEQ1Xw
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
