‘Dr. Strange’ bends beliefs
BY ELIZABETH KESSEL
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A fte r
s e e in g
lit t le
a d v e r tis in g an d n o t
£ k n o w in g m u ch about
Marvel’ s latest comic to
movie character, I didn’t
k now w h at to e x p e c t.
However, “ Dr. Strange” was
exactly that: strange.
A s I sat down in the com fy reclining
c h a ir, a ll I knew w as th a t B en ed ict
Cumberbatch was the m ain actor. By the
end o f the m ovie, I was amazed at how
well it was put together for an origin story.
The plot was fairly easy to follow, and it
included a lot of good action and comedy.
D r. Stran ge, a ta len ted , ego tistical
doctor who relishes his w ealth, gets into
a car accident. As a result, his hands get
crushed, and he becomes obsessed with
finding a way to fix them. After traditional
medicine fails h im , Strange hears about
the teachings o f The Ancient One.
During his tim e as a student, Strange
eventually learns that he has a choice to
make between his life of fortune and status
or leaving everything behind to become
the most powerful sorcerer of all time.
H e b efrien d s W o n g, th e lib rarian ,
and Baron Mordo, who helped him find
The A n cien t O ne. A lo n g w ith frien d s,
Strange gets som e help fro m m agical
relics, in clud in g the Eye o f A gam otto
and the Cloak o f Levitation. The cloak
allows him to fly and the eye allows him
to have a second chance with tim e (with
repercussions of course).
W hen I see an actor play a character
for the first time/1 tend to place that
personality on them in whatever roles they
have. So when Cumberbatch convinced mb
that he could go from Sherlock Holmes
to Dr. Strange, this was excellent acting.
His co-stars had great acting as well.
The type of m agic used required a lot of
green screen, but it’s not obvious.
The movie follows thé comic books well
for the main ideas, t>ut the details change
quite a bit between the medium s. Still,
for com ic book readers, the movie was
pretty satisfying.
A nyone w ho’ s n o t'fam iliar w ith Dr.
Strange w ill learn by, th e end o f the
movie that it’ s not Mr. Strange. It’ s not
M aster Strange, It is Dr. Strange. At the
beginning, he was a selfish m an ahd at
the end, Strange becomes selfless.
It was a predictable movie overall, but it
had the audience laughing and intrigued
thew hole time. Between all thebuildings
bending all sorts-of unnatural ways and
the awesome shields and weapons made
from m agic, this was not a movie made
for bathroom breaks.
Tim e was a key elem ent in the film .
The enem ies sought to destroy w hile
Strange used it to his advantage. W hile I
was able to enjoy m y time w atching the
newest Marvel m ovie, maybe there is a
time where you can see it and decide if
“ Dr. Strange” lives up to expectations;
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