Luke Cage Marvel Series ( Review#5)

                     

It’s time for Marvel again, I know hmm no no I can feel it that you wanted this too. Today I am gonna write my review about the Luke Cage series. 

Luke Cage is a Marvel comic created by white men as a response to the blackploitaion movement of 1970s that became a set of series with the help of Netflix production, creating 1 season with 13 episodes. The story follows Luke Cage a black man that is an ex –cop, ex-con who has undergo serious experiments (if you watch the series you will find out why where and how he undergo these experiments) and now searching for a place to stay undetected. 

The place is none other than Harlem a place many black people live as well as gangs, mafia and criminals that rule the entire area. Luke Cage keeps a low profile as he works on a barber shop as a cleaner and on a night club as a bartender.  

Luke Cage powers are not the fancy ones you are used to as he is bulletproof, knifes, guns even bazookas cant harm him! 

As I said above with his powers the same rule applies for the whole set. Don’t expect fancy enemies and monsters but instead get ready for a very deep dive into the neighborhoods of Harlem, the criminal underworld and the politics behind it. 

Soon Luke Cage will be in a huge dilemma 

Close his eye against everything happens around him or Do something about it 

What makes this show awesome is that they made everything with extreme care and provide us with the dark and underground world of Harlem. They made new enemies in different positions like: 

Cornell ‘’Cottonmouth’’ Stokes  

Owner of the nightclub Harlem’s Paradise and a man that grew up in Harlem Cornell runs the whole criminal activities in Harlem while as every criminal, he is looking for more and more power and money. A great thing in that show about Cornell is his backstory in which you gonna realize what made it into the man he is today and even feel sorry for him or believe it was inevitable! 

Mariah Dillard 

A powerful woman in the field of Harlem’s politics sharing the cousin bond with Cornell Stokes with whom grew up in the same house. Her goal is to obtain more political power and nominated herself as to represent Harlem within the city council. Mariah is a very strong woman and she became like this from her early age (well you will see how ;)) 

Shades 

He is one of my favorites in this show. First of all, he is played by Theo Rossi you may remember him from Sons of Anarchy (Juice Ortiz) and this time he is a villain working for Diamondback that has been sent to Harlem and Cornell to watch over and advice the criminal activities. He has a long past with Luke Cage and he was too grew in Harlem. He don’t have powers but he is a very skilled manipulator that from a mere thug manage to achieve great things ( I don’t want to say what you have to see it for yourselves)     

Diamondback 

While I don’t want to spoil much think Diamondback as the final and stronger enemy of Luke Cage. He has money and power and a criminal empire behind him and ofc a huge story with Luke.   

My Conclusion

It’s a great show not like the previous one marvel did but still a very quality one. The reason many dislike it I believe its because of the dose of realism it provides. To be bulletproof and fight mostly thugs, gangsters and criminals without superpowers isn’t considered fancy at all. My opinion is that exactly this dose of realism and the continuous character development with the questions ‘’ Am I really a hero?’’ ‘’ Do I deserve being called like that?’’ Luke ask himself is what does this show amazing. The cast is way too good and if you like constant gun shootings, bazookas and more guns in a world that money, politics and criminals rule the city then I suggest to watch it without doubt!  The only thing i didnt like and i have to be honest is Diamonback. I didnt like him at all as the main vilain and most powerful one, it remind me just a common thug.

Here is the Luke Cage trailer if you wanna check it out

 If you want i can make another section of posts that review each season of a show, if you want that let me know. Every show i review i 100% watch or watched it. Be free to comment me everything you want to know or to say  

 Older reviews you may wanna check  Legion, Vikings, The Flash and Arrow

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