After the success that Captain America: Civil
War was, the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced Doctor Strange to the big
screen, as part of its phase three.
Doctor Strange was directed by Scott
Dickensen, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Stephen Strange), Rachel
McAdams (Chritine Palmer), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Karl Mordo), Benedict Wong (Wong),
Mads Mikkelsen (Kaecillius), and Tilda Swinton (Ancient One).
(SPOILER ALERT!!!)
(You've been warned!)
The movie focuses on Doctor Stephen Strange,
a brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon, who experienced a fatal car accident
that left him with injured hands that affected his work and life. With his dire
need to get fixed, he ventured his way to Nepal to try the Eastern Medical
Arts. Here, he met The Ancient One and Baron Mordo of Kamar-Taj who eventually
teach him the ways of being a sorcerer.
A fine way to let us explore the mystical side of the Marvel Universe. MCU keeps on succeeding in giving us an amazing piece of cinematic art. The movie itself is so magical with its stunning special effects, from the simple hand magic to the mind-blowing astral projections and other dimensions. But as amazing as the special effects were, it can still cause tons of dizziness, though they were understandable and a necessity for us to really feel the movie.
The movie doesn’t throw much punch line,
unlike most of its predecessors such as “Captain America: Civil War” and
“Ant-Man”, but the jokes are still funny and are just in the right amount and
timing, and they weren’t trying to force them on the viewers. Its humor is just
enough.
Taking a break from guns, rockets, blasters,
and the usual brawl. The fight scenes were the perfect way to stray away from
what they previously offered. This shows that Marvel can really give us a
diversity of superheroes, not just muscles, technologies, brains, and other
cosmic powers. The fights were neatly choreograph and were not just simple hand
gestures or wand waving. They were action-packed and exciting.
Good acting. Benedict Cumberbatch really took
the Doctor Strange character and owned it. Tilda Swinton, despite the racial
issues regarding her role, was astounding as The Ancient One and was really the
right choice for it. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Wong, as what their roles
are, supported in giving us an amazing movie with their performance. Mads Mikkelsen,
despite his fine performance, his role doesn’t reach the level of the top
Marvel villains. I would say that he is in the level of Malekith or Killian,
and wouldn’t come to your mind that easily when talking about the nemesis of
their hero counterparts. Rachel McAdams, who played the role of Christine
Palmer, was sort of just there. Her role was only essential in one part, when
she operated on Strange, but even that can be easily altered if she wasn’t
there. She was supposed to be the love interest in the movie, but compared to
the previous ones, the movie failed to show us enough romance in their
relationship.
Another factor that I think it lacks is the
reference to the other MCU movies. This isn’t phase one anymore, and viewers
tend to get excited when they see cameos and hear obvious connections to the
previous movies. Except for the Time Gem and the mid-credit scene of course,
they should have added just a bit more.
They did still keep putting location titles similar to what they did in “Civil War” but the upside was that the font wasn’t as enormous as that.
Overall, it is a great movie. From the
perspective of someone who wasn’t very familiar with Doctor Strange, this movie
is a sure way to get you hooked into the character. I recommend watching it.
Rating: 8.5/10
Doctor Strange was released in the
Philippines on October 26, 2016, and The Geekery is very keen in sharing their
thoughts about the movie.
Read The Geekery’s full review: http://www.thegeekeryph.com/2016/11/spoiler-review-doctor-is-in_8.html
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