Greetings friends! Today I continue reviewing the Marvel series made initially for the Netflix platform and now available on Disney+, previously I wrote about Iron Fist and Dare Devil. Now it's the turn of a series that shows a very interesting character in terms of his environment and motivations for his heroic actions. Luke Cage!
The Luke Cage series narrates the adventures and experiences of an African-American superhuman (with impressive strength and the ability to resist any conventional bullet) named Luke Cage, who acquires his powers after being experimented with in prison, the character as such has its origin in the Comics in the 70's, which coincided with a trend of filming movies with African-American characters as protagonists that became known as the "blackexplotation " Luke Cage protects his neighborhood against anyone who wants to sow evil.
Season Summary
The first season begins with Luke Cage wanting to go unnoticed working in a barbershop Pops, who advises him to make better use of his powers, parallel is Darnell Stokes and his cousin Mariah one Ganster and owner of the Harlem Paradise club and the other politician, who will show their collaboration to go get their goals.
Their paths cross when some young men who frequented the barbershop get into some trouble with the Ganster generating retaliation with lasting consequences. The plot of Cage vs. the Stokes is interesting although mid-season Diamondback a character from Cage's past appears which leaves a well-built relationship between the antagonists in the first half somewhat without effect.
The second season, leaves Mariah Stokes as the main villain who in turn is being sought by an enemy of his past as is Bushmaster, who at times is equated to Cage in terms of strength and endurance, generating a triangle between the hero, the villain and this character that turns her into a victim, so the relationship between Cage and the woman becomes complex leading the character to take a path not as clear as it lets you see the final part.
It is worth noting the character of Detective Knight who is an important pillar throughout the series as a support to the protagonist, and who appears in the series of The Defenders and Iron Fist, as well as the sick Claire and Foggy who is the partner of Matt Murdock (Dare Devil).
Opinion
This series has a particular charm because it defines a superhero who is part of the population with a defined identity, who does not hide and therefore his image is used both for and against him, from my point of view the series is very well structured, except for the end of the first season, which wasted the potential of a well developed villain to go to a cliche that is forced as a replacement, only to re-involve a member of the Stokes Mariah in the third season.
The urban environment achieved by the series in which music is the protagonist in all chapters is refreshing for a superhero series, and deals with issues that are problems in reality, and do not go to millennial villains (well except when it crosses in the Defenders) is more realistic and the character is also shown believble in his mistakes.
In conclusion a series that I highly recommend for all those who can enjoy it in their new home.
Thank you very much for reading...
Main Characters/performers: Mike Colter as Luke Cage: Simone Missick as Misty Knight: Mahershala Ali as Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes: Theo Rossi as Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple: Erik LaRay Harvey as Willis Stryker / Diamondback: Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard / Black Mariah: Mustafa Shakir as John McIver / Bushmaster: Gabrielle Dennis as Tilda Johnson
ESPAÑOL
Saludos amigos! hoy continúo revisando las series de Marvel realizadas en un inicio para la plataforma de Netflix y ahora disponibles en Disney+,anteriormente escribí sobre Iron Fist y Dare Devil. Ahora le toca el turno a una serie que muestra un personajemuy interesante en lo que respecta a su ambiente y las motivaciones para sus accione heroicas. Luke Cage!!
La serie de Luke Cage narra las aventuras y experiencas de un superhumano afroamericano (con una fuerza impresionante además de resistír cualquier bala convencional) llamado Luke Cage, quien adquiere sus poderes luego de experimentaran con él en la carcel, el personaje como taltiene su origen en los Comics en los años 70, que conincidieron con una corriente de filmar películas con personajes afroamericanos de protagonistas que se conoció como la"blackexplotation" Luke Cage protege a su vecindario conta todo aquel que quiera sembrar el mal.
Resumen de Temporadas
La primera temporada comienza con un Luke Cage queriendo pasar desapercibido trabajando en una barbería de Pops, quien le aconseja que haga un mejor uso de sus poderes, paralelamente esta Darnell Stokes y su prima Mariah uno Ganster y dueño del club Harlem Paradise y laotra politica, quienes se mostraránsu colaboración para ir obteniendo sus objetivos .
Sus caminos se cruzan cuando unos jóvenes que frecuentaban la barbería se meten en unos líos con el Ganster generando la retaliación con consecuencias perdurables. La trama deCage contra los Stokes es interesante aunque a media temporada aparece Diamondback un personaje del pasado de Cage que deja un poco sin efecto una relación entre los antagonistas bien construida en la primera mitad.
La segunda temporada, deja a Mariah Stokes como la villana Princial quien a su vez estasiendo buscada por un enemigo de su pasado como lo es Bushmaster, quienpor momentos se equipara a Cage en lo que a fuerza y resistencia,generando un triangulo entre el héroe la villana y este personaje que la convierte a su vez en victima, por lo cual la relación entre cage y lamujer se torna compleja llevando al personaje a tomar un camino no tan claro como lo deja ver la parte final.
Cabe destacar el personaje de la detective Knight quien es un pilar importante en toda la serie como un apoyo al protagonista,y que aparece en las series de The Defenders y en Iron Fist, así mismo como la enferma Claire y Foggy quien es el socio de Matt Murdock (Dare Devil).
Opinión
Esta serie tiene un encanto particular porque define a un superheroe que es parte de la población con unaidentidad definida, que no se esconde y por tanto su imagen es usada tanto en su favor como en contra, desdemi punto de vista la serie esta muy bien estructurada, exceptando el final de la primera temporada, que desperdician el potencial de un villano bien desarrollado para irse a un cliche que se ve forzado como reemplazo, solo para volver a involucrar a un miembro de los Stokes Mariah en la tercera temporada.
El ambiente urbano logrado por la serie en la cual la música es protagonista en todos los capítulos es refrescante para una serie de superheroes,y trata de temasque son problemas en larealidad, y no se van a villanos milenarios (bueno excepto cuando se cruza en losDefenders) es decir es másrealista y el personaje tambien se muestra humano en lo que respecta a sus errores.
En conclusión una serie que recomiento ampliamente paratodos aquellos que la puedan disfrutar en su nueva casa.
Muchas gracias por leer...
Personajes Principales/interpretes: Mike Colter como Luke Cage: Simone Missick como Misty Knight: Mahershala Ali como Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes: Theo Rossi como Hernan "Shades" Alvarez: Rosario Dawson como Claire Temple: Erik LaRay Harvey como Willis Stryker / Diamondback: Alfre Woodard como Mariah Dillard / Black Mariah: Mustafa Shakir como John McIver / Bushmaster: Gabrielle Dennis como Tilda Johnson
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