It might be a while until one particular Marvel Comics storyline gets adapted in the MCU, but Moon Knight was already able to provide a version of it. Though the studio has taken some bigger creative liberties, every MCU project is based on something from Marvel Comics. With the sheer number of comics released in Marvel Comics’ long history, there is more than enough content for the MCU to play with when it comes to live-action adaptations. The franchise is already 17 years in the making, yet there is still so much potential left.
Moon Knight was one of the projects that might not have been possible if Marvel hadn’t started producing shows for Disney+. Before his live-action debut, the character probably wasn’t big enough to warrant his own solo movie. However, the integration of television series into the MCU means that Marvel can take bigger creative risks, and Moon Knight was one that paid off. Although it isn’t directly tied to any past MCU project, the series does manage to parallel Captain America: Civil War in its own way.
Civil War 2's Story Revolves Around People Being Preemptively Punished Because Of Visions Of What They Would Do In The Future One Young Inhuman Can See Visions Of The Future The Marvel Comics crossover storyline Civil War II came out in 2016, coinciding with the MCU release of Captain America: Civil War. It focuses on the teenager Ulysses Cain, who turns into an Inhuman after being exposed to Terrigen Mist. He gains the ability to see the future, which causes him to foresee a battle a few weeks later. Iron Man disagrees with the ethics of stopping crimes before they happen, and his point is justified when the Avengers rush an ambush against Thanos because of Ulysses’ premonition.
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Posts Captain Marvel is divided from the rest of the Avengers as she believes that they can use Ulysses’ power to preemptively punish people. Despite his power being based on probability and not absolute truth, there was the argument that high-threat individuals should be taken in before they even get the chance to strike and that inaction would be irresponsible. The comic storyline juggles both sides of the argument, leaving it up to the reader to decide whether pre-punishing people for a crime they might commit is unethical, or if the bigger mistake is to let the crime happen.
Moon Knight's Ammit Story Focuses On A Surprisingly Similar Concept Ammit Judges People Before They Can Commit Evil Close The Egyptian God Ammit was an Ennead featured in Moon Knight who was infamous for judging and punishing people before they did any evil. It was the reason why she came into disagreement with the other Enneads so many times, even garnering doubt from her own Avatar, Alexander the Great. The other Enneads feared what Ammit might do with her judgments, so they agreed to imprison her in the ushabti. Although she is later freed by Arthur Hallow, she still meets her demise by the end of the series.
There is an ethical dilemma when it comes to punishing people for actions that they haven’t even committed yet.
The ethics of Ammit’s judgments draw a lot of parallels to the main conflict of Civil War II. Ammit sees her punishments as a necessity, as stopping people before they can commit evil will keep society safe. However, there is an ethical dilemma when it comes to punishing people for actions that they haven’t even committed yet. Just like Ulysses’ visions, there is no guarantee that the premonition will be true, so it’s unfair to punish people when the outcome could still change.
Moon Knight's Exploration Of Preemptive Justice Might Actually Work Better For The MCU Than Civil War 2 Civil War II Is A Divisive Comic Event Captain America: Civil War was an exciting film because the concept of inner conflict is always engaging. However, the MCU may not be able to simply adapt Civil War II as a follow-up to the third Captain America film. It was a divisive comic event, especially in terms of its depiction of Captain Marvel and her certainty when it came to following up on Ulysses’ visions. It wouldn’t quite fit in with the MCU’s current version of the character, and it would take a lot of time to even build up to Ulysses and the Inhumans.
That doesn’t mean that the MCU can’t do a second part to Captain America: Civil War, or even just a larger exploration of the concept of preemptive justice. Although Ammit is dead, her way of thinking can still live on in her followers, eventually reaching the MCU heroes along with Moon Knight. The ethical debate of acting on potential evil before it has the chance to manifest is a controversial topic that could put the new generation of Avengers to the test, and it’s already set up nicely in the MCU thanks to Moon Knight.
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Like Follow Followed Moon Knight Adventure Drama Action Superhero 6/10 68 8.2/10 Release Date 2022 - 2022-00-00 Network Disney Channel Showrunner Jeremy Slater Directors Steven Grant Writers Danielle Iman, Jeremy Slater Cast See All May Calamawy F. Murray Abraham
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