It’s been a “strange” weekend already. And that’s also the fourth
time I’ve used that pun, so I won’t do it again. Doctor Strange was amazing and
just like with Civil
War I’ll try to keep this review spoiler free. If you are super sensitive to
spoilers, don’t read past this paragraph. Overall, this is a great movie for big
fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it’s also a great movie for someone
who’s never seen another Marvel movie before. As far as Marvel movies go, this
one could be its own standalone movie as well as part of the greater Marvel
Cinematic Universe. So, I’d recommend it to anyone, Marvel fan or not. Side note: There are two credits scenes, so don't leave until you've watched both bonus scenes.
As far as more specifics, I liked the comedic timing of this
movie. There were a few times that the confusion about the mystic arts set up
for some awkwardly funny situations. Just the fact that magic was about made it
easy for some comedy to pop up occasionally. Comparing it to other Marvel
Cinematic Universe movies on a scale of seriousness-silliness (from The
Incredible Hulk to Guardians
of the Galaxy), I’d put it around the same kind of humor as Ant-Man. And I
loved Ant-Man.
It was interesting to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s character
development throughout the movie. Previously I’d only seen him in “Sherlock”
and “Star Trek Into Darkness”, so his characters were pretty one-sided in my
opinion. Without going into much detail, it was cool to see him play such a
spectrum of personality in one character. When I do my MCU post about this
movie I’ll go into more depth, but suffice it to say that it was well done.
The movie also had some other great actors. Rachel McAdams (Christine
Palmer) and Tilda Swinton (The Ancient One) were amazing. Like Cumberbatch,
McAdams has proven to be a versatile actor, having played vastly different
characters from Christine in “Mean Girls” (as Regina George) and “Sherlock
Holmes” (as Irene Adler). I’d also only
seen Swinton in “The Chronicles of Narnia” (as the White Witch), so it was nice
to see her in a different kind of role. These two women were probably my
favorite characters in the movie. Deep and developed, despite not being the
main character.
What was your favorite part of Doctor Strange? If you haven’t
seen it yet, go buy your ticket and go see it. You won’t regret it.
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