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Moon knight is a mad man, but instead of the silliness of Deadpool it's more like a physiological experience. Imagine a character trying to be assured by the outside world that they are insane and should be incarcerated. Meanwhile that character is being warned that not only is their fantasy world real and gravely important, but that the head doctor in charge of Moon Knight's mental care is of great evil. It's much like this one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where Buffy woke up in a nuthouse being assured that she snapped out of a fantasy laced coma. Next being instructed to ignore or even destroy the very pillars of what keeps that fantasy world up.
Moon Knight is a human chosen to uphold a role completely composed of Egyptian mythology, he stumbles into our reality in a altered desert state (image New York after a massive sandstorm with Obelisks), and he eventually chooses to follow his madness. The audience follows him but there is absolutely no hard truths in his story. This is successfully done by making even the most fanatical lores and circumstances tantalizingly believable.
The only problem with Moon Knight is that in order to be a member of the Avengers or a Defender, that self doubt could not be a never ending arc. As soon as he is reassured by the world around him that his reality as a super hero is real, then that aspect of mystery goes out the window.
That's not all he has to offer of course, but it'd be a large plot device to throw away.
It could work though, for like one entire season or a single entire movie. It's kind of like Thor in both his first movie and for a long time in the comics, where everyone thought Thor was just a crazy person. The difference is Thor knew who he was, Moon Knight would be completely lost with-in himself just as much going on the ride of self discovery as the audience.
That is why so many people request a live action Moon Knight.
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