Ok so the first full trailer for Moon Knight has just dropped and the new teaser is filled
with easter eggs, hidden details and a lot of things you might miss. Throughout this
video we're gonna be breaking down the whole thing and also mixing in bits of the original
Disney Plus Day Trailer as I didn't cover that when it dropped.
I also know Moon Knight is a bit more of an obscure character as well so we'll also be
talking about his origin story in the comics which will hopefully help you to see why he's
more than just Marvel's version of Batman.
Now we got our first proper look at Moon Knight on Disney Plus day, in it we were introduced
to Marc Spector who is going to be played by Oscar Isaac. Isaac is also playing Spider-man
2099 in the upcoming Across The Spider-verse movie and I think he's gonna be perfect for
both of them. I'm gonna be breaking down the character first but if you want to skip ahead
to the part where we focus solely on the trailer then timecodes will be linked below.
First introduced in Werewolf by Night 32, Moon Knight made his debut in 1975. Created
by Doug Moench and Don Perlin Moon Knight was originally supposed to be a villain for
Werewolf by Night but they quickly saw his potential as a hero too. Spector of course
also means ghost and the character is supposed to appear similar to one with his white costumes,
several of which will be appearing in the series.
Throughout the trailer he's referred to as Stephen at several points which is actually
one of his other personalities with Marc being the main one. It looks like he works for a
museum but we do get flashes of Marc Spectors life at some points and he is contacted by
a mysterious person.
Now Spector was born the son of a Jewish Rabbi but the pair had as strained relationship
as Marc believed that his dad was a coward because he fled the east in order to escape
the holocaust.
Marc stated that he should've remained and fought and this led to him start taking Boxing
lessons before he switched his attention to the U.S. Marine Corp.
Marc took to it like Kevin Spoilers took to spoiling Harry Potter and he ended up joining
with Force Recon which is one of the US most infamous reconnaissance groups.
He's also worked in the CIA and this led to him being an expert at several things.
Now Marcs true hero origin story thingy maggig comes when when he stumbled across an archaeological
dig in Egypt.
Here the ancient temple for the Egyptian God of the moon Khonshu had been unearthed and
after Spector was beaten badly by a man named Roaul Bushman he was left for dead at the
site.
Found by the locals that worshipped the Moon God he was placed at the feet of the statue
and the God appeared and offered him a deal. In exchange for another chance at life he
would become an avatar for Khonshu and the rest is history. Wrapped in the silver shrowd
of the God he became Moonknight.
After beating Bushman he returned to America and became a crimefighter. He ended up investing
the money that he made and quickly became a millionaire which allowed him to spend money
on hundreds of funko pops as well as an arsenal of gadgets. These include things like his
projectiles and moonrangs which...yeah look he's not just a Batman rip off, bear with
me.
Now Marc has several personalities which we see him also possessing in the trailer. Alongside
the main one we also have the identity Steven Grant which he uses for his business dealings
and this is somewhat of a playboy persona.
There's also Jake Lockley who works as a taxi driver in the city of Chicago and this allows
him to keep his ear close to the street.
Now being in the military and also the CIA, Marc has killed a lot of people but at one
point in the comics he did vow to never take another life. This is disney we're dealing
with so I can see it being the same thing here.
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Ok so we now have it confirmed that the series will drop on the 30th of March, giving us
a six week break between Book Of Boba Fett and it's release.
Throughout the trailer we get the song Day N Nite by Kid Cudi playing in the background
and Stephen talks about how he can't tell the difference between his real life and his
waking one. Thus he has to tie himself to the bed and lock himself in his apartment,
even taping down the door so that he can't run amok at night.
Now more recent comics have explored his psyche a lot more and he's actually been diagnosed
with Disaccioative personality disorder which this trailer seems to be tackling.
At one point we see him playing with a Rubix cube which could symbolise all the aspects
of his persona. Rubix cubes are made of different colours that all twist and turn in order to
take prominence much like how Stephen's personalities all over ride the other. They all look different
too but when properly put in place they make a whole instead of being fractured and this
series could be about him learning to find balance with every side of himself.
Sleep is clearly playing a big part and we can even catch a sleep app on his phone. Now
this is important because he says he can't tell the difference between his waking life
and his sleeping one. He of course goes out at night as a vigilante and likely swaps between
the personalities not knowing which one is which.
We can catch him driving in a van at one point and he looks shocked he has a gun so I'm guessing
this is Marc out on the mission that plays into his origin story and then he swaps out
to Stephen. He also finds his phone and a key inside a triangle cut hole which looks
like a pyramid along with a key. The background on this is a crocodile which is possibly a
nod to Sebek, the ancient god of the Nile.
There's heavy callbacks to ancient egyptian myths and at one point we can catch him in
a museum with several statues and idols around him. This includes the Sun God Ra, Osiras
and Anubis. Osiras is heavily associated with mumification and we can actually catch a mummy
on the floor in the reflection of the mirror.
Steven leaves but there are two reflections that we see which remain behind. It is possible
that these represent the other two facets of his personality aka Jake and Marc
Mirrors and reflections play a big part in the trailer and it is possible that these
will be used so that he can basically do a Norman Osborn and talk with the other sides
of his personality. I think that would also explain why Stephen is constantly spouting
off dialogue in the trailer that makes it sound like he could be talking to himself.
His voice shifts at several points in the teaser making me think that he's gonna have
several different variations.
Though he was known to operate in America, most of this teaser appears to be set in London
and it seems like that's where the steven personality resides at.
Now in the disney plus day trailer we could see he's wearing what appears to be white
suit gloves and this is likely his suit costume instead of the more gritty vigilante one.
However the main costume is what takes a big focus in this teaser which too appears in
Mirrors.
I absolutely love the full costume reveal and it looks looks so good. Normally Marvel
costumes are a bit hit and miss for me but they've really nailed this one I think and
it looks exactly how I'd want to see it in live action. We also see in one of the reflection
shots that he has a swollen lump on his cheek, potentially showing that he got this when
another one of his personas was fighting and this one is just finding out now. There is
a shot where he seems to snap out of something and we see people bloodied around his feet
so it looks like he will be jumping back and forth between personas.
In the bathroom scene we can also see that the mirror is smashed here too potentially
showing that he had enough and tried to take this out.
Now museums play a big part in this teaser and the character can be seen in them throughout.
Just before we travel into the bathroom we can catch a museum flyer for ancient egypt
and he seems to spend a lot of time in them.
Now inside this Bathroom we can see Marc pummeling a creature and I believe that this is actually
a Jackal. Jackals play a prominent role in Ancient Egyptian culture and though it could
be the God Anubis, I actually think it will be one of his underlings.
When the Disney Plus Day trailer dropped a lot of you pointed out that there was a spooky
dark figure that appeared to be stalking him. I think this is actually the Jackal that we
see in this bathroom scene and that all these moments will tie in together.
I believe that we will likely get the scene in which he hides, before that moves to the
corridor moment which is when Marc takes over Stephen, dons the Moon Knight costume and
then tackles the monster. This costume appears to wrap around him like the bandages of a
mummy and once more it's a further call back to Khonshu.
Now Khonshu does appear in the trailer at one point and he slowly walks towards Marc
as he hides in an elevator. He's scary as hell but he's an ally of Marc and you can
catch his hand that looks similar to a mummy wrap before an old woman intervenes. Thank
you for saving me old Lady.
Museums also played a big part of Eternals and not to get too deep into spoilers incase
you haven't seen it but it's post credits scene does take place in a london museum and
there are teases that a group is being formed. Potentially Moon Knight could be a part of
that being formed but we'll have to wait and see.
Now at this point we see Ethan Hawke who I think is playing Sun King. This villain is
a pyrokinetic who too spent time in the army and he was also committed to Ravencroft, the
insane asylum that you might know from Venom.
The homie Ryan Arey also pointed out that, Sun King is also someone the opposite to moon
knight so yeah I think that would be a great first villain for him to go up against.
He seems like a cult leader that wants Marc to embrace the chaos and we get cuts of Marc's
time in egypt as well as him suiting up in the bathroom and outside.
The teaser ends with him beating up that Jackal and we get a full look at the suit which looks
incredible. Also I got up at 2:30 am to make this video so yeah, them thumbs ups are appreciated.
Now as for my thoughts on the trailer, I'm really excited to see what Oscar Isaac is
gonna do with the character. I'm still kind of a bit bummed out with how they handled
Kingpin and I hope that they don't end up nuetering Moon Knight just to make him appeal
to kids. There's a lot of things going on with the character such as his dark past as
mercenary and also the multiple personalities that he posesses.
My biggest worry right now is that Frank Castle is brought into the MCU and that they call
him Funisher and have him shooting balloon animals. I hope that isn't the same thing
with Moon Knight but the trailer does look like it's getting the tone of the character
right which is a step in the right direction. With stuff like this it's always difficult
to know whether they're gonna nail it or not but it really doesn't look like they're holding
back and the atmosphere to the show is something that feels dark, sinister and also really
weird but in a good way.
One thing I'm really not sure on is the accent, sounds like some Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
thing and I'm really hoping that it's used for comedic effect as I don't know anyone
who talks like that. What do you mean that's exactly how I talk?
But yeah looks great and obviously I'd love to hear your thoughts on the trailer so make
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