re: Doctor Strange Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

The movie was okay. The trippy visuals were definitely the high point. The acting by the cast was good, especially Benedict Cumberbatch. Benedict Wong was great as a minor character as well.

The problem with the movie is that it had a messy plot and a boring story at that. Doesn't matter how great the visuals were because the lack of gravitas in the story didn't give them weight. Think of Inception, a movie that at some points had a similar visual style to Dr. Strange. Inception better utilized the special effects for world building because there was a strong story driving the characters to go through the bizarre worlds. However in Dr. Strange, the visuals are just there because why not. They don't help much to drive the plot. It was more just for astetics than it was for purpose.