Moon Knight Might Be Marvel’s Most Visually Exciting Project
It really shouldn’t be that way, yet somehow Moon Knight is managing to be the MCU’s most aesthetically striking production so far. As to why that’s even possible considering the series’ comparatively small budget versus some of its Marvel peers, it simply comes down to the unique identity its directors have been able to craft in no small part due to the superhero’s rare independence in this ever-connected universe.
So far most of Disney Plus’ exclusive Marvel series have not been afraid to showcase its influences, but at the same time, they often cave to their own desire or obligation to give fans the comic book or movie easter eggs that often justify watching the less exciting episodes of each new show, not Moon Knight though. As the least known Marvel hero to get his own series so far, and even being the only one with no MCU record of any kind, Steven Grant and Marc Spector have been pulling their weight through sheer artistry and cinematography, and here’s how.
Moon Knight Episode 4 Easter Eggs
When Joss Whedon was brought over to the DCEU one of the first things he did was completely change Zack Snyder’s color palette to something brighter and more colorful, thus resembling what he had envisioned in two Avengers movies, two films went on to define much of the MCU’s visual identity. The thing is that Moon Knight has nothing to gain from that established recipe because it’s unrelated to anything else, it doesn’t even have a place Marvel’s timeline, and most crucially, it also has nothing to lose by trying new things.
Take Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, a movie that for large chunks of its runtime caters more to the cinematic values of both old and new Hong Kong movies, only ditch all of that as it heads into a
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