Moon Knight

The film begins with a man performing a mysterious ritual involving smashing a glass and shifting it into slippers at a large, empty house. This surreal opening sets a tone of mysticism and disorientation, hinting at deeper themes of memory and identity. The scene is atmospheric, accompanied by mellow music that introduces the ambiguous reality of the story.

Steven Grant awakens in his apartment, immediately demonstrating signs of sleepwalking and disorientation. He relieves himself of restraints, feeds his goldfish Gus, and leaves a voicemail for his mother, highlighting his fragmented state of mind. The morning routine reveals his mundane life and underlying sense of confusion.

Steven works at the British Museum, explaining Egyptian mummification to visitors but faces scolding from his boss Donna for being late and making historical inaccuracies. Their interaction underscores Steven’s struggle with his role and memory, as he remains distracted and confused about his responsibilities.

At night, Steven performs rituals to stay awake, including listening to a podcast and fiddling with a Rubik's cube, but he suddenly wakes up in a grassy field in pain. A mysterious voice instructs him to go back to sleep, introducing the theme of controlling his consciousness and hinting at a deeper, supernatural influence.

Steven finds himself trespassing into a castle-like setting where Harrow, a man with a long red outfit, judges townspeople with a ritual involving a scale. Steven witnesses Harrow’s assessment, including a judgment that results in a woman's death, revealing Harrow’s role as an antagonist driven by Egyptian mythological themes.

Steven is captured when trying to stop Harrow, leading to a blackout. When he regains consciousness, he is in a chaotic chase involving violence, car crashes, and blackouts, as the voice in his head urges him to hold onto a mysterious scarab. These scenes depict his struggle with identity and control amidst action and confusion.

Steven discovers mysterious calls from Layla and finds his true name, Marc, to be different from Steven Grant. Verifications and hallucinations lead him to realize he has multiple identities, deepening his confusion about reality and his past. This revelation is central to understanding the fractured nature of his mind.

In a series of hallucinations and memories, Marc confronts his troubled childhood and the traumatic death of his brother. These flashbacks reveal the origins of his dissociative identity disorder, including the guilt and pain stemming from his family tragedy, shaping his complex character.

Marc and Layla travel to Egypt, where they explore archaeological sites and learn about the mythological creature Ammit. Their quest involves retrieving the ushabti and confronting the villain Harrow, whose plans threaten to unleash chaos by releasing Ammit, setting up the film's supernatural conflict.

As the gods gather, Khonshu and Layla team up to prevent Harrow from releasing Ammit, a monstrous goddess of vengeance. A climactic battle ensues atop a pyramid, with Moon Knight and Layla fighting Harrow’s followers as Ammit begins consuming souls, embodying the film’s themes of justice and moral ambiguity.

Marc and Steven unite within the afterlife, confronting their past trauma and balancing their hearts in the Duat. Taweret guides them through their memories, and they work to restore their sense of self, culminating in a final redemption and acceptance of both their identities.

The mid-credits scene reveals Arthur Harrow/Ammit as a patient with Marc’s third personality, Jake Lockley, who is portrayed as a vengeful figure. Jake shoots Harrow and drives Khonshu away, hinting at further complexities and threats in the upcoming storylines, and establishing future conflicts.