Doctor Strange Movie Review
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"A former neurosurgeon, Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character has been featured in several comic book series and adapted in a variety of media including video games, an animated television show, and films. Inspired by storytellings of black magic and Chandu the Magician, Strange was created to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics." - Wikipedia
Doctor Strange is not a "lovable asshole" like Tony Stark is. Tony Stark goes from being an arrogant, irresponsible person who manufactures weapons for a living to being an arrogant, irresponsible person who wears weapons as a hobby. Strange is completely undone as a person, and becomes someone who is completely selfless - thus the "I've come to bargain" scene. He is undone as an arrogant neurosurgeon and recreates himself as a student of magic and then a selfless servant dedicated to protecting mankind. This film does a wonderful job of establishing that. I would recommend watching it again for those who didn't notice it.
I don't think she's a dipshit. I think she has a preconceived notion of Strange that stopped her from entirely perceiving the character in the film. The scene in which he rages over having broken the Hippocratic oath, the scene in which he is told "it's not about you" and the scene in which he bargains with Dormammu instead of trying to defeat him establish him as someone who has become a selfless hero rather than a fatally flawed facial-hair bro like Tony Stark. Tony Stark's conflict is that, no matter how hard he tries to be responsible, even in that attempt, he is irresponsible. Strange is someone who was forced to reinvent himself and abandon everything he used to be for the good of mankind. The film does a pretty great job of establishing this.
Dr. strange isn't an asshole like tony stark. I don't know why she used that comparison. Dr. strange strength is self sacrifice. He is the only one who can defend the mystical realms. So he takes on all these things into himself. And he keeps coming back for more. Also dr strange is a very humble hero. He stayed out of civil war because he could end it with one word. But he didn't want to choose sides. Again he is nothing like tony who always has an agenda.
+Bonzulac
I love your comments and totally agree that Strange and Tony's similarities are limited and extremely shallow. The fact so many are just saying the character and/or the movie are just a Tony Stark/IM retread is extremely frustrating. For all the movie talks about "opening your third eye", some people are determined to keep the two they actually do have closed. Just the way the two characters end up is world's apart, for starters. Strange has lost everything and is hiding away in the Sanctum after being completely reinvented and opening his mind to seemingly impossibilities, while at the end of IM Tony is still doing the exact same thing, just manufacturing a weapon for his body instead of a weapon to blow people up indiscriminately.
And most importantly, Strange has actually learned things and *changed*. Tony is still making the same mistakes 8 years and 6 films later, so the comparisons between the two of them are baffling to me. Tony is still doing things for his own glory, his own guilt, and his own fear. He revels in the attention he gets and continues to fuck up because he feels bad for the past evils he's caused, and then the evils he's created to try to make up for those. It's made clear in Civil War that Tony's only concern is his own feelings, when he first sides with the Accords because a stranger made him feel like shit, and he then claimed it was about "accountability", but the second the Accords didn't fit his own personal agenda, he disregarded them and went off and did what he wanted. Strange learnt and accepted that it's not all about him, but with Tony it always has been, and it still is. Strange was willing to give his life up and sacrifice himself with no glory or even recognition (Kaecilious told Mordo and Wong that Strange had abandoned them) for the greater good, but Tony is still motivated by his own self-interest, and and seems like he only does good because it happens to coincide with his own desires to start with.
Agreed. It was one of the better character arc s we've seen in a Marvel movie in quite some time.
I agree that CBG19's preconceived notions/expectations got in the way of her fully embracing the movie/character...she also acknowledges that more than once. Personally, I think it was exceptionally well done and gives me hope that Disney will get their act together going forward with Star Wars.
That cape had more personality compared to most DC movie characters.
Felix Nolasco So original, you should totally get an award for reposting re-used jokes that have been beaten to death 🤗
what's sad is how many thumbs ups he got for it.
So funny, I forgot to laugh.
+Heracles96 salty
jaco juice Relevant. The same thing our comments have in common? They are both opposite of what we are in response to this overused joke i.e. me not actually being salty, and you actually being relevant. Adios 😐
His awakening IMO was when Ancient One told him "It's not about you"
Yep, Agreed. He totally changed his attitude then.
correct
Animefan350 I felt the same way, that was the line that resonated with me the most
Me too best scene of all movie imo, be selfish prevent him from looking at the beauty of the world and protect it
It's not when the Ancient One told him that, it's when he actually lived those words, by dying over and over and over again for the sake of humanity. That one selfless act, that made his character development work.
Nurse Palmer? See didn't attend 8 years of medical school to be called a nurse! That's Doctor Palmer!
I think CBG19 misunderstands the character as presented in the movie. Strange looked down on the magical and mystical, because he went to the far east expecting a real cure, not superstitious nonsense. Up to that point he had not witnessed anything supernatural. Although, he does share a universe with beings such as Thor and the Hulk. But that aside, within the context of the movie itself, it is totally understandable that he would be disappointed to hear just more mumbo jumbo.
Also, what the world needs is LESS magical thinking. For a moment there I thought CBG19 simply misspoke, and meant that we need a bit more imagination in Hollywood.... and I can get behind that. But no, she didn't misspoke at all, she meant it. UGH. Magical thinking is a blight upon this world. It leads humans down dangerous roads, makes them gullible, and believe in things that are not real, with dangerous consequences.
austin runge
Indeed. I'm glad the movie wasn't preachy. I'm glad they just presented magic as a fun fantasy... not as a real life philosophy. I give the film makers credit for being enough in touch with reality, to do that, and not present some kind of dangerous message that magic is real.
The movie wasn't preachy, but damn, they really could have written better dialogue. I was full on expecting her to mention something about vibrations during that whole trip scene.
(Also, it was kind of convenient that the creature of darkness he sees during the trip _just so happens_ to be the main villain, right?)
Absolutely right, Imaculata, I'm with you. "Magical thinking", what a loaded phrase, and she used it, shame...
Agreed. Besides, magic is just a form of science that we don't understand yet. Like Thor said, where he's from, they're one in the same.
I agree with you on the first paragraph, not so much on the second.
As someone who has wandered away from faith for a while, done soul searching, and then coming back to faith, I think that exploring the concept of the supernatural, spiritual, or mystical is just as relevant to people as exploring secular/'realist' themes. I think the outright denial of belief and the mystical is wrong, especially since spirituality has been so woefully misrepresented and smeared in this current day and age. (I personally subscribe to the spiritual doctrine and analysis as a Christian, and particularly to John Lennox). I could also say that atheism/secularism can lead people to a complete and total disrespect and violent hatred to those of faith like Pol Pot, Mao Zedong, and Joseph Stalin who all were atheist, and sponsored state atheism/secularism as the worst contributor to genocide in the history of humanity; however, that would wrong to analyze that point of view for EVERYONE who subscribed to that because these men were evil, but not because of a particular ideology/faith. I think it's important to analyze different perspectives and not talk down to others who subscribe to different beliefs, even if we disagree with them.
For instance, the Daredevil TV show is about Matthew analyzing his Catholic beliefs of forgiveness and divine justice against his profession as a lawyer and vigilante that answers to a system of law not directly tied to spiritual beliefs. His ties to his morality as a religious man is fascinating to analyze, especially once you throw in the idea that Matt himself may secretly love being a violent man.
Not to mention that CBG19 ACKNOWLEDGES her bias towards what she wanted to see.
From the perspective of an atheist, I found Dr. Strange very likable in the movie. He rightly questioned every step of his awakening until he had the experiences under his belt. The biggest transformation was when he stopped thinking only about himself toward the end of the movie. I thought his progression was well done.
Agreed
Why do you have to view the movie through an ideological lense? It's just a movie dog.
Yeah, I liked it. And you could say there were several reasons he advanced as quickly as he seemed to. Being brilliant didn't hurt. He could actually read and understand texts that would take others a long time to figure out. And he also didn't simply follow the rules. At the start when he needed to simply wrap his head around this he did. But his biggest leaps came from questioning the status quo.
And then he made that huge leap at the end when he had a goal outside himself. His imagination saved the day at the end because he realized there was a way to solve this problem. One that involved great personal pain, but one he could do.
'without questioning' anything? roflol. wow, you really need to fed your ego, huh?
religion is nothing more than a group of people who share a faith... the state of their faith varies and it is not a cult, which means they each have independent thoughts.
it's funny, Christian religion is based on Free Will which means you do have to question each and every aspect of it... man is not a puppet of God or any manner of being.
Atheists have become like vegans, they tell you the first minute you met them all about their special needs, lol.
I don't see how you being an atheist is relevant.
There is way too much magical thinking in the world.
Haha dam straight. The amount of gullible people is too DAAAM HIGHH.
Matthew Craig But wouldn't you enjoy reversing time to ask all the candidates of this election, "WTF are you thinking!?!," then be able to convince them not to run?
Disagree. There's far too much science-worshipping in the world right now. Science is a tool. It's a mental process. It's not a religion. There are so many people who limit their thinking because they are hung up on a society who is telling them that something can't exist unless it can be scientifically explained. The problem is, though, that things like soap were in existence for thousands of years before science should EXPLAIN why soap was effective.
Science should ride alongside other exploratory endeavors of human-kind. It shouldn't be the limiter of them.
JazGalaxy oh so do you have another process for us to explore the supernatural ? If so please hurry and go claim your Nobel prize
JazGalaxy and also science worshiping ? Who science worships? That's a term that ignorant ppl use to propagate their fictional bullshit
Sorry, but lol at the idea that our society doesn't have *enough* magical thinking.
Haha, yeah, especially considering the fact that conservatives in the US are going crazy with occult "spirit cooking" conspiracy theories right now. It's like, bruh, you realize that shit's not real?
internisus Seriously. Magical thinking is a plague on society, not something to be fucking wistful about.
You have no idea what she's talking about. It's not magical thinking so much as mystical thinking, which is the attempt to expand the mind by tapping into the wisdom of the subconscious. You're confusing that with people who think there's a magical man in the sky who listens when we beg for things. The fact that you have no idea that there's a difference between these two things is exactly what she's talking about.
I understand mysticism. I was a religious studies minor. My thesis was an explication of meditation and other mystical experiences and thought as a direct response and solution to very specific existential problems with a real foundation in neuroscience.
I also understand that CBG19 was lamenting a modernism that lacks imagination and creativity (I guess referring mostly to the gulf between Eastern and Western philosophies and culture). But she *said* magical thinking, and there's a very fine line between mysticism and the kind of superstition, irrational nonsense, placebo fantasies, and conspiracy theories that plague the U.S. I sometimes find CBG19 to be a little too open-minded, so, when she says something like this, I'm not entirely sure she knows the difference.
Bonzulac "wisdom of the subconscious" = mysticism? I don't think you understand how our brains operates
I completely disagree that the magic in this movie is in the same visual style of Harry Potter. Its MUCH more patterned after the spells and visuals of the various Doctor Strange comics.
I was going to comment the same thing. The magic in this movie was entirely different. I can't imagine why she thought they were similar at all.
plucas1 Yep, in fact in several interviews, the director said he wanted to avoid how magic traditionally looks like in movies like Harry Potter, where it's often like a beam. I have no idea what movie she saw.
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The cape seemed like it came right out of HP
BebopSpeaks Dr. Strange and his cloak of levitation predate HP by some 30 years.
Re: Strange's initial reluctance to accept mysticism.
He went to Kamar-Taj with some pretty specific preconceived notions. He was desperate, but he was desperate for a cure he could believe in, essentially having convinced himself that Kamar-Taj was a front for human experimental treatment in a place where they could do that sort of thing without too much interference. It's why he is keen to find out what their method is and tosses out possibilities like nerve regeneration. He doesn't have faith; he is grounded in knowledge and reason--which is why his photographic memory is a nice touch. You've got a guy who is unwilling to believe something he hasn't seen because he can remember everything and soaks up knowledge like a sponge, but his encyclopedic knowledge doesn't show the slightest hint of evidence that magic is real.
Then the Ancient One rocks his being, and once he's convinced he hasn't been drugged, he immediately accepts the truth of his new experience and begs to be taught. I don't think he wanted to learn magic just to go back to being a muggle so much as he went there in the first place to get healed by fringe science, learned that magic was real, and then tore through his magical learning with obvious enjoyment. Pangborn went back to living a normal life because he said he hit a wall that he couldn't get past, so his choice was be a (crippled?) mediocre sorcerer or be an able-bodied muggle? I don't know, that part was confusing--it sounded like the Ancient One told Strange he'd have to choose, like Pangborn, between using magic to heal himself or foregoing that to just use magic. Strange gets sucked into the conflict before he has to make that choice, and once he learns his lesson (that it's about more than just him) he effectively makes the choice to be a Sorcerer.
And dont forget that Strange went to Kamar-Taj after he got proof that Pangborn could walk again.
So Strange knew he could get healed, but not how ;)
I think the issue you have with the movie is that the comics have YEARS of character building with Doctor Strange and he is a highly powerful and proficient superhero... this isnt that movie. This is a clear cut origin story and yes it has a few stumbles but I think Marvel did a fantastic job of introducing a completely new concept to their viewers. You have to remember Marvel isnt just making movies for die hard comic fans they are making movies for MOVIE fans who probably have little to no idea WHO Doctor Strange is. Just hold out a bit, we will get that fantastic and freaky Doctor Strange we all know and love from years of comic book development.
Would you ever consider doing a review for Dr. Strange?
airricksreloaded *WHO(M)* 😂😂😂
I'm not sure where she keeps coming up with Dr. Strange being a super-deep or charismatic character. I've read Marvel comics for 30 years and I feel like Strange is MOSTLY just a means-of-exposition for OTHER characters stories. Bendis dropped that one joke in X-men about him being in bed with a woman, and the only reason the joke worked is because nobody expects Strange to have a personal life. That's how dry his character is.
airricksreloaded your right about that.
Did you watch the end? She recommended a comic that was the introduction of Dr Strange to the audience and said that the movie should have been more like that.
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I thought the same. Hair is especially cool looking today and everything else is gorgeous as usual-
*Harry Potter*, really? I was feeling a *Star Wars* vibe, if anything.
Also, as much as I loved this film, removing Tibet to appease the Chinese audience is really fucking shitty.
docterfantazmo Right? All my friends roll their eyes whenever I bring this fact up.
I know. My question was what if the Chinese decided they are offended by black characters, or Japanese characters? Do we omit those next, simply because we wouldn't want to lose those ticket sales? I don't think people actually thought it through how low it is to change the race of a character for no other reason than to appease the prejudice of others.
Marvel changed the race because China is their biggest cash grab also Tibet was at war with China and China would of banned the movie, It's not fair it's just business
I fully understand why they did it, I just expect this to be a rather dark cloud over Marvels golden baby, which is a shame. I don't usually let politics get in the way of a good film but erasing an entire race from a established franchise to appease another is fucking bullshit of the highest calibre.
Also, are China and Tibet actually at war? I thought it was some political stand off they had going on.
I agree with most criticisms that he didn't really "earn" his powers. A way to fix this would have been to set the start of the movie BEFORE the events of avengers or even Iron Man and use the events of other marvel movies to show time passing as he goes through years of training we catch up to Civil War and the audience feels like he's been training for nearly a decade. I think that would have been a great bit of meta commentary and character development. Plus, it's something that only a marvel film could do.
This is an incredible point! This helps explain why the film didn't seem to gel with the wider universe. You sir, should be on Kevin Feige' speed dial. Oh but one thing, I think you meant Intertextual rather that 'meta' other than that, nice job. you Improved this film in my mind
I'm in agreement. At a minimum they could have gone back to the Dr. Strange doing one thing: Having the Astral image studying throughout the montage as an anchor to establish timeline. For instance, the splash cuts to Strange & Astral Image could be Strange at his laptop reading an internet article on [pick a timeline - Iron Man 1,2,3 Cap 1,2,3 Avengers 1,2] and just advance through using different visual cues on how long he's been studying. Bonus: They could show the growth in experience as the Astral version learns more and more complex and difficult spells. Mix in a little of how/what a spell is used for, modifying the spell hand gestures/colors of spells/what's summoned etc. and it could give the perception of growth through experience and time.
That would imply they had all this planned in advance, which I find unlikely. They did want to create the MCU, but I don't think they thought this far ahead, especially because they needed to see what worked in terms of returning revenues (the only thing that matters to them) before moving forward.
That is interesting. Perhaps show the books look like Gibberish, but as he learns to read them, the audience can also understand what it written in them. Similar to the 13th warrior.
I think the cape of levitation was played by Andy Serkis.
astrophonix , with some work done, will be a shoo-in for a live action Aladdin movie playing the magic carpet
Wow. I couldn't disagree more about Cumberbatch as Strange. He was perfect. No charisma?? Are you serious?
exactly!
I agree he played the role perfectly especially the douche part
in fairness, she didn't say no charisma whatsoever but she wanted MORE charisma. i think becumbs has great charisma but the movie didn't give us enough time with his life before his injury
any more charisma and he would be Tony Stark. No thanks
Any more charisma and he would be the bad guy! He's too much a strong presence on screen
You gotta admit, you are nitpicking, right?
Abe Nvermind She did say her "personal problem."
i mean, she does admit that n the first 3 minutes
she nitpicks all the time lol
Abe Nvermind She admits it every 5 mins during the review
I think his issue, or at least my issue with this video, is that she complains about the tiny stuff that really wasn't an issue. Most of the review was negative for a movie she claims was good. Making mountains out of mole hills for about 14 mins. And then she quits reviewing the movie, which is the point of this entire video, to promote a set of comic books about doctor strange instead.
Can you please talk about Taika Waititi directing Thor Ragnarok. He is such a great up and coming director and he is gonna send the MCU in a totally new direction. Plus, if you haven't seen Hunt For the Wilderpeople, you're wrong.
Captain Phasma I also heard that he directed the mid credit scene in Doctor Strange which was great. So we know he's gonna do great. Plus, I love how he's making a point to hire a lot of Australian natives. He's the kind of director Hollywood and the world needs. (That was dramatic) I just hope the big league doesn't change him.
Checked out the trailer for the latter film. I am ashamed I missed this kiwi gem!
The problem with magical thinking and interest in magic, for me, aside that it isn't real, is that it's obviously and blatantly motivated by our fear of death. Every evidence points to the fact that Death is the end, and we are material beings with an expiration date. But if there such a thing as magic, if there are mysteries, Death need not be the end of us. So that's what it is. Our fear of annihilation compels us to invent these magical stories and myths...not a very praiseworthy motive. Nothing about wanting more creativity and imagination in society. It's just selfish wishful thinking.
If you like the movie and want to see more from the characters, I think the movie succeeded. I think this character will be a great fit with the personalities already established in the MCU like Ant-Man and Iron Man.
I agree. Even if some of the movie is paint by the numbers I think you need that to establish what Doctor Strange is to people who have never heard of him. Now in the sequel and other films featuring the character you can do a lot more crazy stuff.
She wants him to already be the Sorcerer Supreme, but this is his origin film and she just doesn't seem to get that. He hasn't earned his sorcerous swagger yet, but he's made some good struts towards it in this film!
The idea of the movie is that "we are never really" ready", and that Strange is the sorcerer supreme because he is a genius who can solve problems without brute force; in the comics he always defeats Dormammu with cleverness rather than fighting or shooting more fire balls; and that is the essence of all magic: the subtle defeats the hard, mind over matter.
The movie impels people to accept ignorance because knowledge is
infinite like the universe; also in magic there is not a set limit or
"graduation" to tell you when you are ready to do a task conveniently;
which makes it more severe. We are used to the post-modern industrialized way of thinking: "i need to be this good to do this task conveniently like a good robot".
I did have a bit of a problem with the training montage as well, but I don't believe his training was finished. He's an exceptional learner, but he still has a lot of material to research. I'm guessing they're going to portray him as always trying to learn, but keeps getting interrupted by whatever superhero crisis comes up at the time.
I think his training overall needed to be expanded upon. For instance I liked,(SPOILER alert), the scene with him in the mountains and needing to conjure a portal as that was Strange surrendering himself to the mystic arts and as a test especially with master Hamir's lack of hands.
We needed to see more scenes like that. Showcase Strange, excelling at some parts, but failing at others and him getting frustrated. That way, when the climax hit, it would have been so much stronger.
Yes he does still need more training. At no point in the movie was he crowned Sorcerer Supreme. I think in Thor: Ragnarok he will achieve that status.
I don't understand what your "political agenda" is; do you believe in supernatural nonsense? Cryptozoology? Wican magic rituals? Faith healing and other ridiculous alternative treatments like magnet therapy? What were you expecting the film to say _exactly_? Also, what exactly do you mean by "magical thinking?"
Frankly, it's probably wise for the film to _not_ affirm any of these things in the real world; if that's even what you're getting at.
Hmmm, I think the subsequent slight emphasis on psychedelics and spiritual awakenings sheds some light on the issue...
Right. The world would be so much better if only everyone believed exactly the same things as you do.
misterscottintheway
A dishonest, vapid, and ultimately irrelevant response; not to mention a ridiculous strawman. 'Yawn.'
Not a strawman. I genuinely think the world is a better place when there is a confluence of divergent views, even if some of those views are arguably false. There is no single right way to believe. Everyone has it wrong.
If I am incorrectly characterizing the logical extent of your comment, please correct me rather than whatever this dismissive bullshit was.
The fact that a Disney Marvel film mentioned lsd and psilocybin is pretty good in it of itself! But I agree I wish they had delved into the trippy, alternate dimension aspect of Strange!
I really disliked it despite how much I wanted to like it. Like Inception it's very much a visual spectacle but besides that I didn't feel it had much depth, many scenes just felt like a series of special effects and nothing more. The character of Dr Strange was the most unlikable protagonist I think I've ever seen, totally self involved and a twat the whole way through, just because he changes at the end doesn't change the fact that he's a total idiot for 90% of the film. The only positive points for me were that Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton were incredible.
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Sophia V Seems that there's two people that agree with me, I thought I was on my own :-P
Brad Meader main reasons why i will not be bothering with it, looked that way from the trailers, that and to many movies playing it to safe these days, more of a DC fan as well even if i enjoyed the first Ironman, both the Avengers movies and would love to see another really good Spider-Man, Sam Rami's Spider-Man 2 was really good.
I saw this movie high as fuck and I was loud as fuck it was super duper trippy that I almost walked out the theater.
bryancheif I saw it higher than Eagle Pussy in IMAX...shit was intense as fuck
Jonny Rager fuck yeah it was like the first half hour then it kicked in I was like whoa holy shit.
sure you did... a person that brags about being high on random post like this don't be doing shit. way to try make yourself seem edgy for strangers in a RUclips comment section. but quit fronting you probably went a saw it with your mom and and her second boyfriend
Are you sure you aren't trying to be edgy insulting a random person on the internet?
Then its a shitty movie if drugs or alcohol are required.
would have liked a little more diversity of types of spells they use, but i'm sure we'll see more in Ragnarok, Infinity War, and other sequels
Though those "fans" were fantastic!
yeah, definitely a lot of fun ways they used their spells for sure.
Yeah, a lot of it just ended up being melee weapons. Bit of a shame, but I understand, as it's much easier to choreograph.
Yeah, I'm with you here.
They can expand the magic side by having him change people's physically. For instance, shrinking or warping someone, or swapping the souls and bodies of his enemies to throw them off.
Or maybe even have him distort himself to enhance his strength or abilities.
There are a lot of ways they could expand it.
The scene you are looking for was when the Ancient One took his hand in the astral form and she says "It's not about you". That's the turning point for Strange where he BELIEVES!
This is the first time where I completely disagree with Comicbook Girl. It's like she saw a completely different movie. I thought they showed his hard study and how much he tried to learn. They even showed that they had to force him to make that first jump into practicing magic by pitting him on a mountain. I thought the chemistry between him and the nurse was the best we had since Pepper Potts. Also, Stange was never a lovable asshole. He is not Stark who keeps that character flaw, this movie is about learning selflessness.
your new hair coloring is so beautiful.
Yes I think so too! :D It's awesome!
+SkittyBlackfire ikr?! so hot... (you know cause it's like a flame)
My girlfriend loves CBG19, yet hates it when I watch her...strange.
she jealous?
Yea my girlfriend hates when I point at her and say "I wanna replace you with her"
hahhahaha yeah lol that may piss her off haha
CBG19 is cool and all but I like my girl, I don't think she's jealous...just possessive.
Maybe, maybe not, who am i to judge?
How do you want a guy who lives for his work as a MEDIC to believe right away in MAGIC?! The character was very well played in this sense.
In the words of The Ancient One. "Its not about you" CBG19
I keep hearing these reviewers say rubbish about Stephen Strange not earning his powers as if he became incredibly powerful or something. He was literally shown to be the most unskilled sorcerer. In fact if not for the eye of Agomotto, the cape of levitation, the Ancient one, and Mordo the guy would have died a long time ago. And he almost did. Stephen Strange was a man that got lucky...that was his character...but he didn't let that pull him down or make him naive to the real stakes that lead to his ultimate sacrifices against dormamuu. Do I really have to do you jobs for you guys or what??
I feel like Strange's fear of failure was also reinforced in the moments where he straight up refused patients that would ruin his perfect record.
Also, I felt like Strange earned his powers up to a certain point. Like, I completely buy that he was quickly picking up a ton of stuff and that his knowledge was still incomplete. I also liked that he still wasn't proficient in the practical use of magic in a wizard fight, since basically all of his study was research.
What bothered me is that Strange got far more proficient and confident in his powers by the end of the movie when basically no timed passed since. I mean, they could have even pulled a Bill & Ted/DBZ and have him use the Eye to create a pocket of time to master his magical abilities.
The other thing that kinda bothered me about the movie was how well Strange bounced back from being stabbed in the chest.
CW AtWork
On your point about his failures,
While I agree, I think what she's getting at, is not what his fear of failure looks like, it's that we don't get to see what actual failure looks like with him, or how he deals with it. He can't do surgery anymore, but he never really showed failure in that regard.
To an extent, he shows his frustration with his lack of magical ability while learning, but as soon as his hand is forced and he MUST create that portal or die, he does, thus succeeding through study and survival instinct, not learning from a failure. While he shows determination and tenacity, he is only highlighting his fear of failing, and never really experiencing the actual failure. This of course, is just my opinion and up for debate
I totally agree with everything you said. Needed more character training scenes, needed more weird magic, but still good movie.
Love the ideas of chakras and OBEs
This my favourite MCU film
in that world magic is real and behaves in certain patterns and follows rules, that is why it can be studied, therefore magic is just a subcategory of science and that is how he treats it in the movie, obviously since he is a man of reason, he only believes it after it has been proven to him multiple times, not just because somebody said so.
He also did not go on a spiritual journey to nepal, he thought somebody made a medical breakthrough, that is why he was disappointed when he found out it was "spirit healing" something that in his world got proven wrong every time.
gave your video a like, even though all the woo woo peddling gives me the cringe :)
movie was pretty good though.
Actually, the ancient one telling him about death giving life meaning, knowing our time is short, changed him. A lot. They're going to develop him a lot more once he has to face off against Mordo (sp?). Infinity War, Thor/Loki being from their realm, and the fact that literal god characters will be introduced down the road is definitely pointing at the greater probability that the magic in this movie, is going to exist in parallel to Marvel's fictional scientific issues (Iron man, Hulk, mutants, Spiderman). But, the scientific thread of Marvel will never explain the magic.
smillman437 sure he might change by those experiences, but that was his mindset going into it all and that is how he approached learning and training.
And sure i know in the movies they will keep science and magic seperate, just because it makes for cooler stories if those are opposite concepts, but in reality it would just be one thing, since science is just a method of figuring stuff out, not a pile of stuff and toys to play with that is distinct from another pile of stuff.
But hey i bet even in the movies Stark would try to combine that stuff (and for consistency fail of course)
Zamuroy I strongly agree with you sir
Magic is easy to believe in when it is demonstrated to be real. I don't think it was a question of belief for Dr Strange to begin using magic, it was more about accepting it's existence. i.e the difference between knowing something and believing in something. It's not like God, where there is no proof and so intense faith has to be employed.
I think my main issue with the movie that none of the Marvel 616 magic was there. No rhyming couplets or invoking of any of the mystical beings. The Wand of Watoomb only got mentioned once and it wasn't even when we saw it on screen!! (It's what Wong grabbed to fight Kycillius with.) I saw the Vaulting Boots of Valtor, The All-Seeing Eye of Agamotto, and the Cloak of Levitation. But no one, including the Ancient One, called on any of the Vishanti, Cytorrak, Raggador, Ikkon or ANYONE. They did invoke Dormammu. So I guess we have to ease in to Dr. Strange's more iconic spells. He IS just stating off, after all.
Btw, I almost forgot! Did anyone else notice the conversation between Doctor Strange and Kaecilius, when he was being confined by that S&M-ish restraint thingie?!? While talking about Dormamu, Kaecilius said [SPOILER], "he is not the not the Devourer of Worlds..." Stop the press!!! The 'Devourer of Worlds'?!? As in...Galactus?!? Dare I hope to dream?!? Could Marvel have finally gotten the rights to the Fantastic Four back & not told anyone?!? Would they have even vaguely referenced Galactus if they hadn't? Or was it just a red herring? Inquiring minds want to know..!
I was thinking the exact same thing! I think they did and haven't said anything about it. After Thanos I think we may be getting Galactus/Dr. Doom? One can dream!
+LordSlimJimm I really hope so too! I'm going to see it again tonight! I really need to confirm that he said "devourer" because I don't want to get my hopes up if he said something else! lol!
Enjoy! I will confirm for you he does say it. I saw it again yesterday. Going again tomorrow after work! This is my favorite Marvel movie to date.
+LordSlimJimm Update: I saw it again last night after work. And, sadly, he actually said "the destroyer of worlds," not "the devourer." I 'casually' recorded the scene with the voice recorder on my phone & played it back repeatedly. Its 'destroyer'...dang it! :/
dont give ya hopes up ... fox is gonna be petty with it
Yeah, magic is great... *in fiction.*
There's nothing wrong with enjoying a story about magic and spirituality and expanding one's mind beyond the physical realm. *I* certainly enjoy it. But I also understand that it isn't actually real. Dr. Strange is a fictional character. The magic spells he casts are made up. There's nothing comparable to it in real life. You can't actually transport your mind to another realm by thinking about it really hard. Reality doesn't work that way.
And people aren't skeptical of supernatural claims because they're close-minded, or have no imagination, or dogmatically refuse to believe in anything other than material existence. People don't believe in magic because magic fails to preform. Magic has no practical application. It isn't capable of lifting anything, or healing anyone, or accurately predicting the future in any reliable sense. If magic COULD do those things, those magic techniques would be exploited and used in everyday applications. Everyone would KNOW magic exists. But anytime supernatural claims HAVE been tested and those tests ALWAYS come back inconclusive.
Did she just call Benedict Cumonmybatch hot? .. Honey, are you okay?
He looks like a fucking mutant.
i respect you, 19. but benedict cumberbatch comes across flat in this movie? i totally disagree.
The best part about the "magical thinking" in this movie is that dr. Strange doesn't believe in the magic until he is shown evidence of it.
*SPOILER BELOW...* BUT INTERESTING
They should have used the Dormomu time loop to have Strange try a litany of spells, not just irritate the bad guy to death. To demonstrate Strange's photographic memory and dedication to practice and to smash all sorts of eye candy into the film. Then he comes out with an eternity of training, like Goku and the time chamber.
Whenever people say that Benedict Cumberbatch is hot I gag a little
This really was the polar opposite of Harry Potter. In HP, wizards are born with magic, while it has to be learned in the MCU, but anyone can practice it. The school was small, Eastern, and much more mystic than the magic-as-science found at Hogwarts. Furthermore, the magic used requires no wands or magic words whatsoever.
i hope they bring that level of supernatural to Moon Knight whenever they decide to bring his character to the MCU. Ghost, Werewolves, Vampires, Egyptian Gods, and magic users in a Moon Knight show would be fucking awesome. That'd be a cool reintroduction to a Blade, Hercules, or Ghost Rider show.
I don't think that's where the MCU is heading;) That's probably just for the Agents of Shield universe.
Fuck a damn Blade show put in a movie in the MCU. His movie was sort of a gateway that helped start the MCU
iTROLLxTHExTROLLZ I'd rather have more time with a more mature and dark Blade tv or netflix series seeing as how Disney has no interest in letting Marvel domore do films that would work best as R rated films because you can't sell merchandise to kids for R rated films.
Shawn Zamir FFXV That's a good point but a TV show budget wouldn't be able to afford Wesley Snipes. I think played a pretty good version of Blade.....And I would like to see the character with the other big Marvel Personalities
Shawn Zamir FFXV All those have huge budgets!
I wanted way more weird/trippy stuff too, but there was ONE thing I wanted them to do that they didn't but if they had I would have geeked out so hard. If when he's seeing the multiverse they had had it to where there was the multiverse, right, and then the dark dimension was separate from it so when he goes into it have him cross over between universes but have it be that white void realm and have him fly past the head of The Living Tribunal. They had the chance to do that and they didn't and I'm so sad they didn't do that. I would have freaked out if they had.
Bad things about this movie;
- Too much martial arts.
- The martial arts sucked.
- ALL magic spells were for conjuring martial arts weapons, dimensional portals, or totally pointless symbols.
- CGI boss demon was completely uninteresting and stupid looking.
- Tilde Swinton, while being a great actor, didn't portray "being powerful" very well, probably due to the aforementioned shitty martial art routines and lack of any interesting spells. She was fucking badass in Narnia so what gives?
- Dr. Strange seemed like a mostly incompetent mage even after his training.
- The philosophy in the film seemed to go balls deep into the Golden Mean Fallacy. These days' armchair philosophers seem to love it for some reason.
- Magic/Mysticism isn't a real or interesting subject. The pseudo-scientific rationalization was gag worthy.
- Movie paints mortality as awesome and immortality as an evil thing. (What a load of rubbish.)
Great things about this movie;
- Cumberbatch was a standout as expected. He *was* Dr. Strange.
- The visuals/special effects were mostly spectacular, other than Dormammu and his dumb fruity bacteria dimension. Spirit bodies fighting in the hospital was particularly clever.
- Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) and her relationship with Dr. Strange was compelling, and frustrating, since they were pushed apart throughout the entire film.
All in all, there were some great standouts that went to waste in a movie about dumb magic, dumb philosophy, and dumb villains.
In the next movie, they should make it a Sherlock Strange kind of movie. With Doctor Strange investigating mystical cases with the help of Wong.
I'd happily watch that!
All your complaints about Dr. Strange is valid, however I still rank the movie as one of the top 5 MCU movies of all time because it's taken some risks and broken new grounds in CGI so I am happy about that.
And it did not deviate too much from the source material... if only this was the basis of every superhero movie.. what a blast that would be!
Why is there a noticeable dislike ratio on this?
@ Mercer Morrison
Yes! I thought so too. For liking the movie, she sure spent a considerable amount of time tearing it apart.
I think it's because people are realising she actually thinks magic is real, which is BULLSHIT. Now 'The Force' that's something I can get behind. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I think it's because of the first minute or so of the video where she called herself out. But calling yourself out doesn't exempt you from your claims, hence the downvotes.
Jeff Bond I'm Force Pushing you into watching this video again and seeing that this woman "is not entirely stable"
because she isn't absolutely sucking this movie's dick.
I love Tilda Swinton she`s incredible graceful and have a fantastic emotional face. She always brings the A game. I loved her in Constantine.
I feel as if they took the Mr.fantastic vs. Galactus and replaced the Ultimate Nullifier with the time gem and made Dormammu MCU's Galactus
Now that you mention Robert Downy Jr, I can't help but think that _he_ would have been an excellent Dr. Strange. guess he can't be two people in MCU, haha
John Hamm would've been perfect. He doesn't want anything to do with cape movies though
Hamm would be a great Norman Osborne
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I wanted hugh laurrie to do it
Benedict carried this movie.
Like every lead actor/main protagonist should?
nope. not this one.
And the cape carried Benedict. Reminded me of Aladdin. Ahh those lovely Disney vibes.
Mads Mikkelsen carried it with his tears.
He also should have spoken in his native accent. even the ancient one had a British accent
Because she was British.
umm I thought Mordo said she was Celtic... are Welsh and Celtic one in the same?
Celtic refers to a larger area than just Wales, but yes, Wales is part of what has been considered Celtic.
aceTL87 Historically large swathes of Europe were Celtic, but chances are they're talking about the ancient British isles.
Yes, but there were Celts in France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Ireland, and Scotland as well. Wales isn't the quintessential representation of Celts.
Tilda Swinton is to DIE FOR! She was perfect casting in that role for precisely the reasons you stated. If anyone can talk one into a new way of life and make it believable it's her.
I do think his eidetic memory was a lazy means for him to rush through his montage.
Agreed.
Chris LeDoux hm. I thought it was a cleaver way to not make your movie 2 hrs and 30 mins long
Chris LeDoux He learns fast but at the same time he was probably there for a long time
I thought they conveyed the whole week of training to beome Sorcerer Supreme really well.
is one of tilda swintons' lines " I should be an Asian dude?" cause if not no thanks....
who cares?
ian giovanni in fact, there almost was one.
the answer is always the same when the studios change something about a beloved character for no fucking reason : who cares? who cares ? who cares? ...the REAL fans do indeed care, and the nonchalant attitude towards the actual fandom that the tourists ( aka fake fans) and the coked out studio executives seem to share is quite fucking infuriating!
There is no line but there is part of a scene where they say exactly that.
Money is God.
They went more scientific with their explanation of magic, which was in keeping with the style that they set up with the Thor movies. They said that there were other dimensions and parallel universes and they were just tapping into those other universes with differently sets of physical laws to create effects in this universe. They even described spells as being like software code that achieves a desired effect. So, it seemed like magic was a mix of Vancian, Lovecraftian, with a heavy dose of modern scientific cosmology. It was a smart way of introducing the audience to magic and making it something the audience would find believable. I think if they went the New Agey route, audiences would have thought it was silly and unbelievable.
"I have personal problems." #understatementoftheyear 😂
Doctor Strange is like the Fantastic Four. It is so much about character development that it can only work visually as a television show. It has to be developed slowly to make everything fit together.
Shes right on the time problem, that he didn't seem to really earn it, but I'd argue that that was reflected pretty well in the fights. He got the time thing down, and portals, but one of those was really basic and the other was using an infinity stone. He couldn't fight properly and really only survived through luck and the help of the cape.
Gotta say, I'm somewhat surprised at the harshness of your review. I thought that you would like the film more than you seemed to.
Muggle life haha. I'll use mushrooms to substitute what is missing from this movie.
dam comic book girl 19, you hit the mark on this review
I think you missed the part about his "failure". He never failed as a doctor before his accident because he avoided any patient that could be a failure for him. You see it first when he is in his car and reviewing patients and turns down certain patients because they would hurt his perfect record. You again see it when he talks to Benjamin Bratt and Bratt tells him how he came to see him and couldn't get past his secretary. He didn't fail before because he never put himself in a spot where he could fail. The ancient one points that out to him as she dies.
I think you ve kinda missed some points here and there, for example when you were talking about his spiritual awakening why don t you accept it or whatever, well you forgot the part about sudden responsability:
- For starters he came only to heal, and he s a very good, if the greatest, surgeon so it s kinda hard for him to believe that there are other ways to heal someone, especially very very bad wounds and the like. When he was studying the mystic and was starting to get pretty good at it he was EXPECTED to take part in all of it and defend the Earth from the mystic, when again he only came so he could be a surgeon again and save lives like that, so it s pretty understandable how he reacted in the movie
We also saw him have problems with magic at the start, he had a hard time making cool fire glyphs and portals, and in the end we see his hand still shake so i d say he s technically still not done studying, we don t see him become the Sorcerer Supreme either, for something like that not happen means either it happened off-screen (which would be a HUUUUUUUUGE mistake) or it s bound to happen in a solo movie or an Avengers movie
why am i still subbed to this...fixing that now.
Julian Ferretti lol savage as all hell
Why?
why
Dr Iron man 2: electric boogaloo
THE Defenders: Science Bros - Dr Strange, Dr Pym, Dr Banner.
But there is nothing beyond the dust we are.
but it can, sorry.
nu
Explain it, then. Explain the begining, why and how did the big bang came to be so there was dust?
yee
Eduardo Patiño; I think the cyclic model is a better fit. I would propose an unfolding of space in multiple dimensions and a recomposing of those back to a point only to unfold everytime. Who knows then how old our universe actually is if it's something that works in that manner. Might explain other things we have in our world, but thats just speculative theory. Afterall, we don't live long enough to view the universe working in this manner ;)
I can see its a personal review. you are asking too much.
YOU ARE THE BEST!!! Hearing you say "I'm the asshole" was great...made me feel right at home and maybe like I am not alone because I say that alot but every time I do I get crazy looks from people as if its lost upon them that I am simply being humble and honest. You have flat out restored my faith in the world and my fellow man specifically...I find myself smiling watching your stuff and that is something I needed back in my life!
Comicgirl's a closet hippie :D
Not so in the closet!
pacrii u got the hippie part right but shes definitely not in the closet about it
haha. maybe so
what's wrong with that?
Loved the movie!
Imho, its the best marvel movie so far.
I love your movie reviews. You really get what makes the comics great and where these things are missing in the movies.
See, he's not that skilled by the end of the movie. He kind of just gets creative with very basic techniques and gets saved by bootstrapping more powerful things like the cape and the eye.
I like that by the end he isn't really Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme and Fucker Upper of Your Shit. He's grown as a person, but functionally he's still an albeit talented and creative novice, but a novice.
is this lady into witchery stuff? curious to know!
Opened up the marvel universe to "Witchery stuff"
The only way to know is to try to build a bridge out of her!
***** yes. Base on what am seeing on her table , she is. Her books are scary
Why scary?
Alessandro Klöble because her books are about magic and mystic inspired by Crowley, the most evil man.
Yo Comic Book Girl, Do a review on ARRIVAL!!!
well i loved it
I thought the concept of a benevolent alien species trying to teach humans telepathy and clairvoyance was really fascinating.
yea not a movie for everyone
A please wouldn't hurt.
***** its a whole different type of thinking, 4th dimensional thinking, the idea of destiny comes in to play when you can see the future consequences of your decisions, I believe, you just have to trust your feelings at that point. Life is just a ride.
It looks like she hasn't payed attention to this movie.
Nothing new. She likes to throw in some points that are bat shit crazy, then people argue in the comments upping the ad engagement.
I remember when her motives were less money related.
Yeah, noticed. Well I don't think she even cares she is wrong, and that is sad
I agree, while she knows plenty about the Comic Source material, whenever she watches the comic movies, all kinds of stuff seem to just fly right over her head, like Drax.
i agree lol she said the casting of doctor strange was flat? and the movie wasnt that trippy? ive never seen her like a single movie she always has issues with every movie. it gets annoying
*Nothing* goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast....I would catch it!
In defense of the decisions made by the movie I think Dr. Strange's character was made with a subtle yet constant and visible hubris. When he goes to seek eastern medicine his ego has already shaped what "he thinks he knows." This is IRL a problem for people with big egos. While within their own spheres of knowledge they are quite capable, but tethering outside what they know creates conflict. This is why he resents the ancient one's eastern approach. This is also the reoccurring element for why, after so long in the movie, Dr. Strange is still focused on fixing his hands. He's a somewhat learned sorcerer and most of us would take that with crippled hands any day, but his ego made it about him and the ancient one reminds him of this explicitly. I feel like they hit Dr. Strange right on the nose in terms of: This is what a ego driven person in real life would be like. So I applaud the realism. You don't think he's likable but that's kind of the proof that they did a good job with his character. Ego driven people are not likable ... typically.
I felt like the ending with dormamu was more about him realizing that 'this isn't about him' by sacrificing himself. Sure it's not completely sacrificing himself because he does probably know he'll get out but we don't know how long he was in there for and he did nearly die a whole lot of times.
Stop saying that there's not enough imagination and creativity in our society today, simply because a lot of people don't believe in magic. It's cringe inducing.
I get it, you buy into this whole abra cadabra thing, but that doesn't make you better than everyone else and that the rest of us plebian disbelievers don't have as much as imagination as you, the magic believers...
Isn't she so cute thinking that magic is real? aww...
magik is real, dope.
you use it all the time, and don't even know it.
Sorry, don't even try. She's cute when she says it, you saying it is sad and creepy.
Really? because hypnotism and gene therapy used to be part of magical systems and now they are science...
Ready to eat your own bullshit?
Gene therapy was born from science and hypnosis used to be a (fake) magic trick until psychology actually studied it (although neuroscience still doesn't buy it). Ready to eat your own bullshit?
It seems that you require proper education, my child...
Gene therapy was born from the study and work of Kazuo Murakami, a genetist in Japan working at the Tsukuba university.
He discovered how the genetic code of each individual can be transcended and manipulated in real time by shifting the way we think.
If you care to eliminate such idiotic ignorance and arrogance out of your self, you should read The divine code of life... Then, compare to ANY spiritual system you can find and it will be the same premise ANYWHERE...
Allowing only positive thoughts and feelings your health, perception and critical thinking improve greatly and not only that, but it actually affects the very core structure of your genetic code...
This is no pseudo science or voodoo. It's SCIENCE done by one of the most recognized scientists in Asia.
"gene therapy was born out of science" Hahahaha, yeah, "magically" he came up with the idea that it was possible to do that because, he couldn't find any inspiration at all in any of the thousands upon thousands of spiritual beliefs that already teach the very same thing with a different language.
Don't worry, you're not dying, that sting you're feeling up your ass is your ego dying of shame and your mind expanding into the REAL world of how science is affected and inspired by magic and spiritual knowledge more than you could imagine...
Hypnotism was no magic trick, ever. It is science now and it was used IN THE SAME fucking way for centuries, no matter who applied it the principle, with the same results and the same effects, it was the same and it's the same base principle for the alpha state of mind, deep meditation, astral projection and even shamanic trance... The same shit, different language.
""Hypnosis is a state of human consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness and an enhanced capacity for response to suggestion.""
It's not a scientifically developed procedure and it's not a trick. It's been a part of spiritual practices in many civilizations for hundreds and hundreds of years.
There, now go and clean all the shit you got around your mouth for eating so much excrement.
I come from a family of scientists, doctors, psychologists and spiritual healers, you pick the wrong person to try to impress with such a small mind.
Let me know if you want another round of fist thrusting up your ass, I have plenty more to teach you.
Will you marry me comic book girl? I love you with the intensity of a thousand suns.
Yes, it seemed like he "studied" for a few hours and was suddenly a master. The Ancient One could easily have created a time wormhole where he could have mastered everything in no "time" at all from our point of view.
Strange remained a novice throughout this film, the fact that it ends without him being named or becoming The Sorcerer Supreme and him and Ming deciding to take off the Eye of Agamotto until his skills and powers grow shows that he isn't as powerful as it seems.
And we have to remember, when he first went to Kathmandu, he was still thinking the solution to his hands was medical not spiritual, just remember what he was saying to the Ancient One when he first met her about what medical techniques she learned to fix... Ben Bratt...
This is Dr. Strange Begins... he can't be the comic book version in a film about his origin...
I recognized that steel wool fire trick immediately and thought of your Spiral cosplay! ! Thank you so much for sharing that you're a great soul !!
The scene with the hands was taken from Xavier: Renegade angel. That show is very psychedelic.
I enjoyed the movie. I loved all the stuff about the astral plane and different dimensions.
I felt like the magic was weak though and was too martial arts based. The Ancient One was killed way too easily. There should have been some energy blasts, matter manipulation, teleporting, super speed or something more grand than the buildings folding in on themselves and the pretty geometric shapes.
I agree with her how they said in the movie it takes "years of practice" but it didn't seem like years passed at all during his training. I hop the next movie will have better magic.
I agree with all your complaints CBG, and hearing you mention the comic book makes me wish they had just had him start with magic and maybe through flashback showed how he got his powers. It was all way too rushed and the dialogue was so bland at times it really didn't match the visuals. But overall, but it was another good entry into the MCU.
BTW, do you watch Salem? It's about witches (obviously) and satan and other magic stuff. I thought maybe you'd be interested. How are you still always cold even living in LA?
Didn't Strange failed to save his sister in the comics?
Like the review but I really enjoyed the one were you reviewed the Superman movie and made a Pearl Necklace.
Can we please have more craft reviews. Maybe a bit of cake decoration or sewing.
I agree with you, CBG. As a MASSIVE Doctor Strange fan, I was a little bit disappointed in the movie. It just kind of let me down :/
Tilda Swinton just absolutely stole the show for me.
When The Ancient One just wanted to stop time and watch the storm before her time was up , I cried. Bigtime. Man, that scene really worked for me. Just beautiful. That scene also finally made Strange more relatable and endearing. I can relate to being motivated by a fear of failure, its a failing of mine.
I love your take on wanting - and seeing - the more hidden truths shall we say - in this movie. The several books I have read on Buddhism and new age thinking have made a mark on me. I cannot prove that people are so much more powerful than they seem, but I can say I have had a few unexplainable experiences myself, and when I read some of those things, I just can't fight that feeling of truth when I read it.
I usually can't stand her reviews, but she was pretty on the money on the Dr. Strange character. It was so hard to measure how powerful he is and yes, he did not earn it at all.
I enjoyed your review. I felt you touched on some great points. I liked the movie quite a bit but I agree it skipped through his training and while it was very similar to Iron Man that movie introduced and fleshed out Tony Stark in a better more encompassing way.
I did love the ending of Strange so much. I felt it was the strongest ending Marvel has had for a character movie so far. We expected a huge battle and when they arrive the battle is all over so he comes up with a completely different take on gaining victory.
To be honest this ending of a Marvel movie came at just the right time as I was beginning to get bored by every movie having the fight at the end of each act with the last one being a total blow out. It has been so repetitious and this gave us something new.