The Best Fight Scene in Daredevil- Daniel Devine

     Daredevil is a Netflix show based on the Marvel Comics character by the same name, about a blind but super-powered man named Matt Murdock. On the surface Daredevil might seem to be just like any other show about a superhero, but the quality and execution of everything makes it so much more. The strongest part of this show is definitely the entrancingly choreographed fight scenes, with the greatest by far taking place in an episode titled "Cut Man". It's a single fight scene based on a boy that Daredevil has come to rescue. The full scene is shot in one take and lasts over five minutes, with the entire thing being wholly encapsulated in a single hallway leading up the boy being trapped behind a door at the end. Since the scene takes place early in the show's run time, it starts by showing what Daredevil can do with his powers in some interesting ways, such as when he places his hand on the entrance to hear, feel and smell how many people are inside and what weapons they're carrying.

    Once the actual fighting begins, it is made clear to the viewer that it won't be an easy fight. For starters, Murdock doesn't just take everyone down, he has to take a few runs at each attacker before they stay down. Along with this, everyone involved gets tired, adding a great deal of realism. However, the strongest aspect of this scene is definitely the after the actual fight has ended, once he reaches the end of the hallway and enters the room with the boy in it. At this point Murdock knows the kid has been terrorized, and he knows he's a guy in a black mask who just beat up piles of people with his bare hands. He takes a moment to remove the mask and reset his face and body language a bit to be less threatening, resulting in one one of the rare times we get to see Murdock take a moment and knowingly go from vigilante to caring human being, allowing the fighting aspects of Daredevil to be used to not only tell the story, but also to advance the viewer's understanding of his character.