Doctor strange
We continue with marvels phase 4 movies
I think this movie is a perfect poem to Sam Raimi's return to Marvel movies. He points a metaphorical "middle finger" at Disney's restrictions, and directs the film in his own style, treading on the first steps of his directing career: the thriller. But he doesn't do it in a goofy or stupid way, but one that makes you chuckle at the violence (unusual in Marvel, until now). Very positive that it doesn't waste on the pointless effects of the different universes or the protagonists' powers, but uses them sparingly, letting the characters play and highlight the scenes. Really, even if it's a bit of an exaggeration, I missed Raimi from Marvel.
The characters, now, are a well-directed film with an incomplete script. What can we say about the excellent Elisabeth Olsen, who with her performance is capable of not only bending even the coldest viewer but making him, almost, ally with her actions (Scarlet Witch powers, indeed). Under Raimi, we see a different, different and extremely dangerous Wanda Maximoff, and Olsen sells her unbelievably. Opposite her, Benedict Cumberbatch plays decently, playing a likeable Strange, but also other Stranges from different universes, giving a special touch to each one. The rest of the characters are enjoyable and, most importantly, work without interfering with the main showdown between Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange.
Is it the best Marvel movie of Phase 4? Maybe . However, this says a lot about the (moderate) quality of the Phase, but also what a huge bar they have to reach. Because the Multiverse of Madness isn't perfect. It lags, and lags incredibly in the average to bad scenario. The beginning of the film begins without an explanation of how America Chavez came to be, many points are solved in an almost childishly easy way, while the ending was very underwhelming. As if he wanted to finish and leave. And it's a shame, because such a film deserved something more than the boring writing of Michael Waldron
and Jade Bartlett.
I agree with you ! Could be thebeat production of this phase but it is also not hard to produce it
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While watching this one I Thought I'm Watching Wanda Madness instead of Doctor Strange 🤣 Like Strange is more like a side character in his own solo movie🤣
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I thought that at some points the reliance on effects and CGI animation was extreme and damaging; such as in the scene with Scarlet Witch attacking the temple(?) - I don't know how that wasn't goofy. Or the sequence at the beginning of the movie with something wreaking havoc in the city.
I thought the interaction among the lead characters worked well, but the movie really could have done without involving other Marvel superheroes.
Still it's enjoyable blockbuster. I particularly liked Elizabeth Olsen's characters and performance. One can only wonder how the whole part with her and a zombie Strange would have played out should this had been Raimi's horror flick with the same budget, and not a Marvel blockbuster...
Elizabeth Olsen is fantastic in almost every movie she's in. One of those rare exceptions of beauty and talent. Was a little confused [Spoilers] about why she didn't settle for possessing her alternate but I guess physically entering and replacing the alternate is better than doing it by magic remote-play. I found the America Chavez character to be unbearable but she's young and new so it's probably unfair to expect a stunning performance. I'm sort of looking forward to the new Black Panther just because I have no idea what they're going to do with that one other than the war with the aquaman-people.