re: Doctor Strange Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

Yep, Mordo did not come off too evil to me, but rather cruel. He was already established as being a cruel person when he insisted on killing their enemies without remorse. His entire belief system has been exposed as being lies. It is not surprising to me to that he wants to take back the magic of those he views as misusing it. He's damn near a magical version of the Punisher in the MCU. He is dealing out his version of punishment to those abusing their powers.

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The end credits scene is Mordo and the outcast scorer from earlier in the movie who healed himself. He takes his power (I think) and says there's too many sorcerers

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What does it mean? Teach me


Is he now the villain for Dr Strange 2?

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I'm still rocking a boner from that mid credits scene. It was Thor and Strange talking. Thor says he needs to find Odin. Strange said he's gonna help Thor find Odin

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Part of the next Thor movie?

I actually thought , for a second, that when Strange was in his introductory dimension travel ant-man was going to cameo

And don't get me wrong, I liked the film, a lot and I thought this might have been Marvel's first flop. But it wasn't, at all and that's a win because this was by far their weirdest movie yet and was a definite risk.

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It was a typical Marvel movie with stunning visuals. I do agree with the poster who mentioned that the plot was boring. The middle of the movie dragged pretty hard. I get that it's good to have humor, but 90% of Marvel's heroes feel the exact same. They all make these little quips and are arrogant jokesters.

So with Capt America, Thor, Iron Man, Ant Man, Falcon, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and Star Lord it's become a best of "one liner" competition. Strange and Stark are pretty much the same character just science vs mysticism.

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Agree with all of this. It was a solid movie, and I give them a pass for the writing because its an origin story. BUT they need things to become more serious. I know that sounds weird, but they need the tone in these movies to start of gloomier I guess? They need to realize everyone has seen this type of movie many times, its time to start writing dramatically. In fact, they need to...dare I say it....go a little more Zach Snyder like...


The quips are exactly as you said...unnecessary, especially the stupid beyonce part in the movie...and then Wong is listening to it? Wasn't necessary.

I'm guessing that's not the director's choice, but more of a "let's pander to the everyday person" type thing.

I really hope they do quit them smartass quips, or how about use them in a more serious tone? Instead of using a quip to get a laugh, how about one where its in an intense moment and it purposely tries to get more of a short "heh", but its in the midst of that intense moment.

I was afraid of the writing style going stale, and I'm hoping they're working hard to transform the story. At this rate, the Infinity Wars might seem kind of meh. From movie to movie, the stakes need to change, and there needs to be evidence of those stakes changing.

Good movie. Glad I saw it. I don't usually like the comic book movies, but I missed my showing of Hacksaw Ridge, and this turned out to be a good substitute.

Yep, Strange became an elite sorcerer really quick

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I just got out of it and while it's still fresh in my mind, I absolutely love to this movie.

I don't know where it falls in the Marvel film ranking, but I would certainly put in the top half. Maybe top 5.

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The final confrontation with Dormammu is clever and better than the straight up fight these films normally end with. The manner in which Dormammu attacks is what I expect the visuals will look like when the showdown with Thanos occurs.

The negative feedback this film is getting is confusing. It's great and has an identity all its own and doesn't rely too much on Marvel Cinematic continuity.

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All of this.

I do think it's perfectly acceptable for people to have a problem with it feeling similar. I get it. Heroes really have a finite set of journeys regardless of who you are talking about. The problem is that Marvel is introducing hero after hero.

What they have done is, outside of Iron Man, gone pretty far outside of the first film in the second. First Avenger gave us Winter Soldier. Thor gave us Dark World.

I think they'll take another chance, especially given Mordo, in the second movie.

I really liked Thor's mocking line "So earth has Wizards now"