a5c7b9f00b Stephen Strange is a surgeon with a God complex. When he gets in an accident and his hands are injured, he feels as if his life is over. His therapist tells him of a guy he knew who couldn't walk but is now walking again. The therapist tells Strange where he can find the man and he tells Strange he did it with his mind, he went to a place called Kamar-Taj and there he was taught how to use his mind to heal himself. Strange goes there to seek the ones who taught him. He finds them and learns that they use mystic arts and they take Strange in, reluctantly and teach him. Strange learns that a former member is planning something and tries to stop him. But he also learns that his teacher is keeping a secret too. After a car accident robs him of the use of his hands, brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) sets out on a journey to heal his hands, but gets caught up in the teachings of the mystic arts, from the sorcerer supreme, the ancient one (Tilda Swinton) which strange must learn to use if he wants to save the world from a vengeful former student (Mads Mikkelsen) seeking eternal life. After capturing fans' fascination in several movies and TV series, Benedict Cumberbatch is the star of Marvel Comics' new movie, Doctor Strange. In this latest Marvel production, Dr. Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch), a renowned neurosurgeon, suffers from severe nerve damage to his hands, leaving them permanently shaking. When none of the experimental surgeries work to fix his hands' instability, Strange discovers a man named Jonathan Pangborn (Benjamin Bratt), who somehow healed himself, after experiencing similar injuries. <br/><br/>Following Pangborn's instructions, Strange travels to a place called Karmar-Taj, where he meets the mysterious Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). All of sudden, Strange finds himself being thrown into a world of wizards and sorcerers, where he learns to create portals and weapons of energy, and even how to eventually heal himself. <br/><br/>Along Strange's journey to learn the mystic arts, he meets several other sorcerers, such as the skilled warrior, Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the blunt librarian, Wong (Benedict Wong), and the Sorcerer Supreme who teaches the wizards of Karmar-Taj, the Ancient One (Swinton). While there, Strange discovers the powerful Eye of Agamotto, which he uses to fight the former student of Karmar-Taj, Kaecilius, and the dreaded lord of the Dark World, Dormammu. <br/><br/>Directed by Scott Derrickson, Doctor Strange brings a whole new aspect to the Marvel world that fans have never seen before. Whereas other superheroes use technology as their power, Dr. Strange's power comes directly from magic and the magical relics which he discovers in Karmar-Taj. The relics are mentioned as magical objects that choose sorcerers, and enhance their power. The Cloak of Levitation, a red cloak with a mind of its own, chose Dr. Strange as its sorcerer.<br/><br/>Doctor Strange lives up to fans expectations in both visual effects and in the actors' performances. Much of movie is set in a different dimension, such as the Mirror Dimension, and has many scenes where the physical world is being bent into different patterns. One of the fascinating aspects of the movie is how much of the action happens while the characters are in their astral form, floating above their physical body. <br/><br/>Several times in the movie, the Infinity Stones are alluded to, and much the movie leads up to the next Avengers movie, Avengers: Infinity War.<br/><br/>The movie has several scenes with medical/surgical procedures, but they're not overly graphic. While there are multiple scenes with fighting and violence, they are more emotional, rather than bloody. Doctor Strange is rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action throughout the movie, and an intense crash scene. The movie runs 1 hour and 55 minutes. trust me when I tell you this. you have seen all this before, many, many times. a lot of star wars sword fighting, for one. it's all computer generated nonsense, and the star, benedict Cumberbatch is very uncomfortable mouthing his lines. he better run back to television and Sherlock holmes. the other stars, ejiofor, Swinton and mc adams are simply wasted. the story is about a brilliant surgeon who loses the use of his hands and in search of a cure, finds nirvana. but in finding this inner peace, evil,in the form of mads mickkelsen, lurks to destroy the world. I lost count of how many times mads and benedict meet and fight, but it was a lot. this is a movie, where virtually anything can happen at any minute. that's not movie making to me. and yes, I know, i'm in the minority here. but I am not alone. Entertaining in its grand flourishes but spottier when it comes to character work and thematic coherence, the film boasts a slightly darker and more mystical air than its peers, accentuated by some of the most arresting set pieces in the MCU canon.
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