It feels like Legion raises the bar to a whole new level for the franchise. Exploring mental illness, complex storyline with unreliable narrator and hidden clues. Could this be a small start of a transformation (or expansion) of the typically CGI- and action-dominated superhero-genre to also tackle heavier subjects in more subtle ways?
shareThis isn't strictly in my purview, but I do like the thought of it changing the way we approach the more typical, "superhero," story. I know people would tell me David isn't a superhero in the traditional sense, and I'm a-okay with that (really I prefer it), but Legion does suggest that this kind of material can be dealt with in another more mindful and cerebral way.
One that's not devoid of action or thrills, but instead molds them to what the real story and character is about and fitting it accordingly than just throwing something clunky in there because that's "how these things are done." To be fair though, with Nolan's Batman films, Netflix's Marvel series and even parts of the X-Men movie franchise these sorts of movies have grown up, in a sense, in a little bit in that they've gotten darker and grittier. It seems like Legion is taking that a step further, and showing that you don't have to be so conventional about it either.
It's okay to be heady, it's even great, in fact and to relish, embrace and root around in that can prove to be just as fruitful and worthwhile as kicking some external bad guy's ass, haha
I also wanted to add that I think it's actively trying NOT to just be about the whole powers thing. As far as we know it's not going to be explicitly tied to the X-Men universe and that distance helps to allow it the room to do what they want whether it's within superhero trends or tropes or not.
I, for one, hope it stays that way!
Agreed. Jessica Jones and Daredevil are quite good examples of this evolution, previously seen on Nolan's Batman for instance. One of the things I like the most about it is the fact that they're portraying real people and their complex (and especially, not that complex) issues, which is something I hadn't been able to see clearly before this.
Jessica Jones is an imperfect person doing the best she can and so is Luke and Murdock. They feel more real, and that's why people are loving them this much.
I think it is. I'm not a real big Marvel fan, but I LOVE this!