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Hero
i would argue that the punisher was as good and it was a true shame that it also got cancelled. John Bernthal was perfect and the best punisher of the 3 cast (2 movies)
John Bernthal was perfect and the best punisher of the 3 cast (2 movies)
I enjoyed the performance, but we probably didn’t need quite so many flashbacks.I will agree that Bernthal acted the role with skill, and the series was technically well made. However, I don't think it is a shame it got cancelled, as I don't think the character is particularly heroic. He's a deeply damaged man who commits many, many homicides.
This.I will agree that Bernthal acted the role with skill, and the series was technically well made. However, I don't think it is a shame it got cancelled, as I don't think the character is particularly heroic. He's a deeply damaged man who commits many, many homicides.
Carefully handled, he can work as a villain or antagonist - he posed a good counterpoint to Daredevil, for example.This.
Punisher is…not a great character.
Exactly, yeah. As a foil to DD or Spider-Man, very useful narrative tool. Just, as you say, not a hero.Carefully handled, he can work as a villain or antagonist - he posed a good counterpoint to Daredevil, for example.
But alone? Just not a hero.
Besides, if people can enjoy psychopathic junk like Dexter or Hannibal or The Sopranos, where the bad guy is glorified, why not Punisher?
Besides, if people can enjoy psychopathic junk like Dexter or Hannibal or The Sopranos, where the bad guy is glorified, why not Punisher?