Daredevil's Worst Movie 'Fight' is Officially Topped By Marvel Comics
Warning! Spoilers for Elektra #100 ahead!
One of the most tragic, romantic, and long-lasting Marvel Comics relationships is undoubtedly the connection between Daredevil and Elektra. The two mixed martial artists long to be with each other, but something usually keeps them apart. Nonetheless, even after their darkest battles against Kingpin, the Hand, and Bullseye, the two always find a way back to each other.
Since her first appearance, Elektra Natchio's sparring sessions with Matt Murdock have been metaphorically (and sometimes literally) visualized as a forbidden dance on the rooftops and alleyways of New York City's Hell's Kitchen. Though Elektra briefly became Daredevil, she recently gave up the mantle. Most fans mark Matt and Elektra's fight in the 2003 Daredevil film as the most cringe-worthy due to the strangely paced choreography and cheesy dialogue.
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However, Marvel may have just topped it with Declan Shalvey and Stefano Raffaele's «Waltz» from Elektra #100. Elektra's 100th issue has celebrated the character's legacy, and Waltz is no exception. The writer/artist team captures Daredevil and Elektra beautifully, but it does one thing more ridiculous than the 2003 Daredevil film. The story begins with Elektra leaving Matt a note, inviting him to a sparring contest. Even though it's supposed to be a fight, the poses indicate dancing. Most of the panels are implicitly sexual, symbolizing an intimate embrace through Daredevil and Elektra's poses. At one point, Matt lifts Elektra in the same way as Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's most iconic Dirty Dancing scene.Just like the improvised laughing scene in Dirty Dancing, this scene is both
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