The sad thing is, I don't think they did this on purpose. It was completely unintentional. The way the story seems to be written... I think they really tried to make Danny Rand sympathetic as much as possible while making Ward and his family the evil asses who were ruining Danny's life.
But I think they quickly realized that despite their attempts to make Danny seem like a well-meaning hero, he just came off....*sucks in breath* all wrong.
Also, It doesn't help that most of the cast hadn't any experience in martial arts at all. Finn Jones, who plays Danny Rand, even admitted that they had to be coached by an martial arts expert and practice for a few hours before coming on set every day. So that's why he seems like such a novice when he fights in all of his scenes.
I think most people would have forgiven Danny Rand for being such a entitled dumb-ass, if he actually did look like he knew what he was doing. That way it would had seemed like he was simply full of himself because he was such a highly skilled combatant who had never lost a fight. There'd be some justification there for why he was the way he is. like, yeah he talks a big game but it seems like he can back it up. That sort of thing.
I think that's what the writers were going for originally... the story of this man who had never lost a fight, was fed this line about how he was the one who would bring down the hand, etc. And so his ego swells, and he runs off to new York to take down the hand. only, he has a few humbling experiences that brings him down a few pegs and this helps make him human.
He would've been this sympathetic jerk with a heart of gold.
But, because Finn Jones had zero experience in combat scenes and in martial arts...? Danny Rand just came off as a total buffoon with an overly inflated ego. He's like a little kid who took only a few martial arts classes, and then suddenly he thinks he's a hot shot who can take down everyone. So as an result his speeches about how he's the mighty iron fist rings a little hollow.
I guess this is a good lesson to every casting director out there... if you want to make a TV show or movie revolving around martial arts? The actors MUST know martial arts and have trained in it for some years!
But I think they quickly realized that despite their attempts to make Danny seem like a well-meaning hero, he just came off....*sucks in breath* all wrong.
Also, It doesn't help that most of the cast hadn't any experience in martial arts at all. Finn Jones, who plays Danny Rand, even admitted that they had to be coached by an martial arts expert and practice for a few hours before coming on set every day. So that's why he seems like such a novice when he fights in all of his scenes.
I think most people would have forgiven Danny Rand for being such a entitled dumb-ass, if he actually did look like he knew what he was doing. That way it would had seemed like he was simply full of himself because he was such a highly skilled combatant who had never lost a fight. There'd be some justification there for why he was the way he is. like, yeah he talks a big game but it seems like he can back it up. That sort of thing.
I think that's what the writers were going for originally... the story of this man who had never lost a fight, was fed this line about how he was the one who would bring down the hand, etc. And so his ego swells, and he runs off to new York to take down the hand. only, he has a few humbling experiences that brings him down a few pegs and this helps make him human.
He would've been this sympathetic jerk with a heart of gold.
But, because Finn Jones had zero experience in combat scenes and in martial arts...? Danny Rand just came off as a total buffoon with an overly inflated ego. He's like a little kid who took only a few martial arts classes, and then suddenly he thinks he's a hot shot who can take down everyone. So as an result his speeches about how he's the mighty iron fist rings a little hollow.
I guess this is a good lesson to every casting director out there... if you want to make a TV show or movie revolving around martial arts? The actors MUST know martial arts and have trained in it for some years!
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