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Daredevil: Resurrection (2018)
Reveling of a martyr
I believe that people are being much too hard on this episode. It may not be the most exciting in terms of providing the audience with a thrilling plot, but what it lacks in forward motion, it makes up for in a maturity of depth. Matt has met his breaking point of which is incredibly human, and in doing so loses his sense of identity and purpose. It allows for us as imperfect people, to see him and understand what it's like to spite what we dedicated ourselves to when it seems to have failed us. He quotes the book of Job, believing that he is the suffering servant and that God is the route of this sense of defeat. His faith was torn as well as his body, and he has lost his will to go on. This continues the theme of a man who cannot live two lives, he has chosen to live as daredevil, to assume this as his full identity and give up all that he was as Matt Murdock. To die as the hero he believes he is rather than live as someone he's not. Yet the will of God moves him toward his purpose despite his desire to die. This plays with the idea of destiny or fate. Can the will of man be greater than God? Can Matt change his destiny or is it set in stone in the form of the police arriving precisely as his desire for death peaks?
This titular resurrection of Matt is both physical and spiritual. It is a Resurrection born of suffering, a reflection of Christ. And in the end, one must ask the age old question, "Is suffering, simply the cruelty of a distant God, or is it the refining fire that redirects our lives toward purpose, toward who we are meant to be?"
Ultimately, this episode isn't for everyone, but for those who are patient and willing to slow down their expectations and look deeper, beyond the glossy coat of paint, you may find something deeper and more valuable.