Doctor Strange: A Review
“Now, what’s
this, my mantra? The Wi-Fi password, we’re not savages”. It is in the city of
Kathmandu, where Doctor Stephen Strange goes to cure his body and where he realises the power of ‘mantras and chakras’ and learns the mystical arts.
For once, this
movie has drifted our attention away from the city-levelling avengers, to
others as powerful. And for the record, the word, “Avengers” is used just once.
By keeping Dr. Strange small is the reason for it being big.
Stephen
Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a proud man and is a renowned neurosurgeon.
He loses the use of his hands after an accident, but Strange is determined to
regain them. His quest to health leads him to Kamar-Taj in Kathmandu where he
learns of other realities and the mystic arts. His immense intellectual prowess
helps learn the mystical ways faster. He learns of the three sanctums which
protect the Earth from beings of other dimensions and also of Kaecilius who had
stolen the pages from a secret book which contained a ritual. Kaecilius and his
followers use the stolen ritual to evoke the powerful Dormammu of the Dark
Dimension and it is up to Strange, his Cloak of Levitation and Mordo (Chitwel
Ejifor) to save the day.
Benedict
Cumberbatch, the character who can make us laugh even with the raise of an
eyebrow steals the show in this one. Strange and Mordo, another disciple of the
‘ancient one’ come out as two contrasting characters but friends. His
character’s Tony Stark like arrogance and Sherlock like-attitude entices the
audience to the thrill. At one point, Kaecilius is telling Strange about the
benefits of the dark side, “Will you shut up or I’m going to gag you again” is
his reply.
A heart felt
sorry for all those people who think that I would find this movie, strange. This is the first movie where I
found a Marvel movie short, it could have gone on and still would have been
entertaining. Dr. Strange is crisp at 115 minutes, with a thrilling storyline,
virtually beautiful cinematography, along with a classy cast and exquisite use
of CGI. The background music is intense with curious tweaks as buildings are
tilted and time is tampered with.
Overall, the
movie is a good watch and doesn’t require background knowledge about other Marvel
movies. When it comes to peace of mind, everyone looks to East, even would-be
superheroes. Anyways, if you watch this movie, don’t forget to stick to the end
for the post-credits scene.
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