Daredevil Questions

[Dark Spidey]

Okay. I absolutely love the Daredevil movie. Own both cuts and the soundtrack. Love it! Even more so than the first Spidey movie. Not the second. But definietly the first. I think MSJ did a great job. Just a shame the studio didn't have much faith in him. It's obvious they didn't really "get" Daredevil. They thought/hoped they had another Spider-man on their hands. But despite their meddling, I think MSJ delivered a real treat for DD fans under the circumstances.

Anyway. There's two things that I don't get in the DD movie, they don't spoil my enjoyment of the film, but still confuse me none the less:

1) When Matt and Foggy meet Fisk at the ball. Matt says to Fisk that he couldn't represent him, because he only represents clients that are innocent. But why does he say that? What is Matt's beef with Fisk at this point in the movie?

2) Matt and Foggy are defense lawyers right..? So why are they prosecuting Jose Quesada at the beginning of the film?? I don't get it.

Any thoughts?

 

[The Question]

1) When Matt and Foggy meet Fisk at the ball. Matt says to Fisk that he couldn't represent him, because he only represents clients that are innocent. But why does he say that? What is Matt's beef with Fisk at this point in the movie?

Fisk is a big buisnessman. Even if his criminal dealings aren't well known at that point, it's not that big of a leap to assume that he's an ******* with more than a few dirty dealings.

2) Matt and Foggy are defense lawyers right..? So what are they prosecuting Jose Quesada at the beginning of the film?? I don't get it.

Yeah, that did bug more than a few people. However, they did say that the woman was their client. Leads me to think that it was a civil case. Quesada was deemed not guilty in his criminal trial, so the victim tried to at least sue him. Happens from time to time. Happened with the O.J. Simpson case.

 

[Dark Spidey]

Fisk is a big buisnessman. Even if his criminal dealings aren't well known at that point, it's not that big of a leap to assume that he's an ******* with more than a few dirty dealings.

Yeah... i'll accept that. Just seemed abit weird though. Like i'd missed something. Would have been cool if in a throw away line, maybe they could have said that Jose Quesada had worked for Fisk and that he was paying his legal feas or something.

Yeah, that did bug more than a few people. However, they did say that the woman was their client. Leads me to think that it was a civil case. Quesada was deemed not guilty in his criminal trial, so the victim tried to at least sue him. Happens from time to time. Happened with the O.J. Simpson case.

Now that's the kind of rationale I was looking for. I should've thought of that! t:

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Yeah, that did bug more than a few people. However, they did say that the woman was their client. Leads me to think that it was a civil case. Quesada was deemed not guilty in his criminal trial, so the victim tried to at least sue him. Happens from time to time. Happened with the O.J. Simpson case.

Correct. In fact the novel based on the film clearly states this. Quesada got off on some sort of technicality and this was her last option to get something resembling justice.

 

[Hypestyle]

here's my explanation on the Quesada case:

possibly, the defense attorney(s) were able to get the prosecuting team dismissed on some kind of technicalities, and, since this is a Mob-figure related case, maybe there was blackmail and/or payoffs involved.. so just before the trial was to begin, the NY District Attorney's office was faced with the bizarre predicament of the removal/excusing of the prosecution team, and likely a mistrial or judge's dismissal if no attorneys are present by the time the trial is scheduled to start.. So Matt Murdock volunteers to act on behalf of the state, pro bono, to prosecute the case...

if it sucks, hey, sue me, I did this pro bono myself..