Synopsis:

Lawyer by day, vigilante by night, Matthew Murdock was blinded as a young boy. Without his sight, his other senses became enhanced to superhuman levels. He now uses his abilities to stop criminals in the rough New York neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen. His efforts are not welcomed by Wilson Fisk, a powerful businessman who hides in the shadows.

Intentions:

Daredevil Season 1 is an amazing season of television, but it suffers from some of the same issues all of the Marvel Netflix shows do: 13 episode seasons running at 45 minutes each was too long. Filler content had to be added and the pacing of the show was incredibly slow in the first couple of episodes.

Change List:

All shots cropped to 2.39:1 (1920x800) Title graphic added the end of the intro scene. Added Marvel Studios intro sourced from Captain America: The Winter Soldier Opening Credit sequence recycled as Mid-Credit sequence. Day scenes are all recolored to have a more natural look. Every scene featured has dialogue trimmed in order to remove details from scenes not featured and/or save time. Jack Murdock's "Get to work Matty" flashback replaced with Jack and Matt saying "It doesn't Matter How you Hit the Mat..." Cut fade transition after action sequence. Dialogue trimmed in argument between Ben Urich and Ellison. Plot details from episodes 3, 4, and 8 mostly covered in action montage. Claire is no longer a named character in this edit, she appears once and has no play in the plot. Russian's subtitles re-implemented for wide-screen (Font is close, but not identical to the original) Touch My Face scene trimmed. Vladimir is no longer shot in the leg. Leslie Shumway story cut. Detective Blake does not survive the shooting in Episode 6. Black Sky plot-line removed. Stick only appears in flashbacks and at the end. All mentions of Daredevil assaulting Leland Owsley removed. Bill Fisk's murder is only implicitly mentioned. Training Scene from Episode 1 reworked into montage covering final plot-points before Act 3. Fisk's arrest scene combined with Samaritan monologue. Vanessa's involvement in Fisk's escape removed. Avengers Tower added to the end of the Cut Subtitles added to credit sequence in the likeness of the original in order to supplement the cropping process. "The Man Without Fear" Appears at the end of the credits in sync with the heartbeats. Mid-Credit Scene from the end of Episode 8.

Additional Notes:

The process began with watching entirely through the Defenders Saga, then Daredevil (2003), and finally, a separate Daredevil Season 1 Fanedit. I then knew what had to be in and what had to be cut. I had found what was essentially the core of Daredevil's spirit and what I had to include for continuity with the other seasons of Daredevil and the lead up to Defenders. I separated the season's episodes into a 3 act structure and began whittling away until I had a single story without filler. Revision after revision followed until this perhaps complete version of the film was finished. This journey began in 2019 and fully ended in 2021 with this version.

Other Sources:

Marvels' Captain America: The Winter Soldier (MCU Phase 2 Opening).

Special Thanks:

Spence - For Approving and Critiquing.