"Open your mind. Change your reality."
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Story by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Based on "Doctor Strange" by Steve Ditko
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by Wyatt Smith, Sabrina Plisco
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 4 November 2016 (United States)
Running time: 115 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $165 million
"Doctor Strange" is a superhero action adventure film directed by Scott Derrickson, written by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargilland based on the Marvel character of the same name. It's the fourteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is about a former neurosurgeon who embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
- Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer
- Benedict Wong as Wong
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West
- Benjamin Bratt as Jonathan Pangborn
- Scott Adkins as Lucian
- Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
- Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One
Stephen Strange is an acclaimed neurosurgeon with a superiority complex who gets in a terrible car accident and loses the use of his hands. After trying almost everything he finds the way to heal his injuries: Stephen goes to Kamar-Taj where he starts a new life full of realities and opportunities.
Finally one of the most anticipated movies of 2016 is released, and yes, it's quite a good film to watch in order to... relax and free your mind. Why? Don't expect the real fight between good and evil because there's nothing either black or white - everything is grey, just like in our reality. And that's good, that's good as exactly this fact makes a film about magic closer to us, ordinary mortals viewers.
If you still need reasons to see "Doctor Strange", I can say three words: the visual effects. Oh, the visualisation will keep you look at the screen attentively, so you will feel just like a child who looks through a kaleidoscope.
As for the acting, the cast is all-star. First of all, charismatic Benedict Cumberbatch is always a joy to watch as he's truly talented, let's just accept it. But his Doctor Strange, fortunately of unfortunately, reminds a magic version of Sherlock, and this feeling of deja vu can really disappoint you and make you think that Cumberbatch is becoming a hostage of the one character (like Christoph Waltz after "Inglourious Basterds") but it's too early to make up a conclusion. Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton are in the film just for fun: they have not deep parts (if it's possible to say that) so it's just a pleasure to see them on the screen. And exactly the same things I can say about Rachel McAdams and Michael Stuhlbarg - good acting but nothing new. And no, I don't mean it in a bad way.
All in all, if you're still not sure, imagine a good action (not even superhero) movie with famous names, tasty jokes and fascinating special effects. Are sure now? I recommend it to see at least one time and just have fun.
Advantages
- The visual effects
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange:
- Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer
- Michael Stuhlbarg
- Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
- Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One
- The score
Disadvantages
- Too much magic for a superhero movie?
"Strangenesses"
- Why is the antagonist so... not frightening?
Clue Moments
- The ritual
- The car accident
- Jonathan Pangborn
- Kamar-Taj
- Strange's tutelage under the Ancient One and Mordo
- Sanctums
- The Eye of Agamotto
- The death of the Ancient One
- Dormammu
- The loop
- New York Sanctum
Score
- Michael Giacchino - Ancient Sorcerer's Secret
- Michael Giacchino - The Hands Dealt
- Michael Giacchino - A Long Strange Trip
- Michael Giacchino - The Eyes Have It
- Michael Giacchino - Mystery Training
- Michael Giacchino - Reading Is Fundamental
- Michael Giacchino - Inside the Mirror Dimension
- Michael Giacchino - The True Purpose of the Sorcerer
- Michael Giacchino - Sanctimonious Sanctum Sacking
- Michael Giacchino - Astral Doom
- Michael Giacchino - Post Op Paracosm
- Michael Giacchino - Hippocratic Hypocrite
- Michael Giacchino - Smote and Mirrors
- Michael Giacchino - Ancient History
- Michael Giacchino - Hong Kong Kablooey
- Michael Giacchino - Astral Worlds Worst Killer
- Michael Giacchino - Strange Days Ahead
- Michael Giacchino - Go for Baroque
- Michael Giacchino - The Master of the Mystic End Credits
Quotations
* * *
Kaecilius: You'll die defending this world, Mister...Dr. Stephen Strange: Doctor!
Kaecilius: Mister Doctor?
Dr. Stephen Strange: It's Strange!
Kaecilius: Maybe, who am I to judge?
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: [after Mordo hands him a card] What's this? My mantra?Baron Mordo: It's the wi-fi password. We're not savages.
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: Dormammu, I've come to bargain!
* * *
The Ancient One: [to Dr Strange] You're a man looking at the world through a keyhole. You've spent your life trying to widen it. Your work saved the lives of thousands. What if I told you that reality is one of many?
* * *
Wong: Heroes like the Avengers protect the world from physical dangers. We safeguard it against more mystical threats.
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: What did you do to me?The Ancient One: I pushed your astral form out from your body.
Dr. Stephen Strange: Did you put mushrooms in my tea? Was my tea drugged?
The Ancient One: Just tea. With honey.
* * *
Christine Palmer: Where have you been?Dr. Stephen Strange: I went to Kathmandu, and I learned to tap into powers I never even knew existed.
Christine Palmer: So you joined a cult?
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: [on magic] This doesn't make any sense.The Ancient One: Not everything does. Not everything has to.
* * *
Baron Mordo: Stephen Strange, might I offer you some advice? Forget everything that you think you know.
* * *
Wong: Be careful which path you travel down, Strange. Stronger men than you have lost their way.
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: How do I get from here to there?The Ancient One: How did you become a doctor?
Dr. Stephen Strange: Study and practice years of it.
[the Ancient One nods]
* * *
The Ancient One: Through the mystic arts, we harness energy and shape reality.
* * *
The Ancient One: You think you know how the world works. You think this material universe is all there is. What if I told you the reality you know is one of many?
* * *
[Strange falls back into the real world after experiencing the alternate dimensions]The Ancient One: Have you seen that at a gift shop?
Dr. Stephen Strange: Teach me.
The Ancient One: No.
[Strange is thrown out of the temple]
* * *
[the Cloak of Levitation clings to Strange]Baron Mordo: It likes you.
Dr. Stephen Strange: Stop!
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: I don't know what my future holds. But I can't go back.
* * *
The Ancient One: I spent so many years peering through time... looking for you.
* * *
Kaecilius: I am death, and pain!
* * *
Baron Mordo: [about Doctor Strange] There's a strength to him.Wong: But is he ready?
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: I can't do this.Baron Mordo: There is no other way.
* * *
Dr. Stephen Strange: I don't believe in fairytales about chakras or energy or the power of belief.The Ancient One: You wonder what I see in your future? Possibility.
* * *
Kaecilius: I do not seek to rule this world. I seek to destroy it.
* * *
You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 6/10
Entertainment: 8/10
Acting: 7/10
Originality: 8/10
Music and Sound: 8/10
7/10
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