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By far my favorite Marvel movie.
It's all subjective, but Strange has easily the best dialogue for any superhero movie so far. The Nolan films have some great exchanges, but they're usually capped by absurd philosophical notions that nobody would ever say aloud. But with a premise like Strange, existential talk is the core matter.
What Cumberbatch showed me was how much everyone else in the MCU is phoning it in because Whedon and the Russos are Broadcast TV directors. That requires a different mentality focused on hitting spots and quick coverage. But when the actors work with film directors - Favreau, Branagh, Johnston - you get character depth. The mid-credit stinger, for as blase as it is, was the perfect example. Hemsworth takes no lines seriously, as he personally sees it all as a gag. Doing that opposite Cumberbatch whose trying to channel a character...
As for the comedic exchanges, you see how subtlety has been ruined by Disney's infatuation with Depp/Sparrow. Cumberbatch makes it work because he's real heavy in the serious moments. Cumberbatch tied it back to how Strange's intellect was his shield and she shattered it. Since he was already without his hands, his weapon, he was defensless. RDJ in the Ancient One meeting would have played it like he was coming off a bad trip.
What I like about Strange's depiction the most is he wasn't "the chosen one", he had a choice and to be a better/more enlightened person, he literally had to sacrifice everything. Even Stark ended up being retconned into Chosen One nonsense with the IM2.
The motivations for Mordo and Mads I found very credible. And Mads was amazing in how subdued he was. I was afraid he was going to be chewing the scenery like Spader. For a sequel, They can easily have Mordo summon Kaecilius-as-Dormammu in the flesh. The eye makeup appeared to imply that.
I was really shocked by the 70's vibe they tried to inject. IIRC, all the song callbacks were from '76-'78, which is also when the Strange TV movie premiered...and damn if there weren't some probably accidental nods to that.
What Strange confirmed for me is Avengers 4 is Secret Wars. Fiege and Russos won't say so, but this laid the groundwork.
It's all subjective, but Strange has easily the best dialogue for any superhero movie so far. The Nolan films have some great exchanges, but they're usually capped by absurd philosophical notions that nobody would ever say aloud. But with a premise like Strange, existential talk is the core matter.
What Cumberbatch showed me was how much everyone else in the MCU is phoning it in because Whedon and the Russos are Broadcast TV directors. That requires a different mentality focused on hitting spots and quick coverage. But when the actors work with film directors - Favreau, Branagh, Johnston - you get character depth. The mid-credit stinger, for as blase as it is, was the perfect example. Hemsworth takes no lines seriously, as he personally sees it all as a gag. Doing that opposite Cumberbatch whose trying to channel a character...
As for the comedic exchanges, you see how subtlety has been ruined by Disney's infatuation with Depp/Sparrow. Cumberbatch makes it work because he's real heavy in the serious moments. Cumberbatch tied it back to how Strange's intellect was his shield and she shattered it. Since he was already without his hands, his weapon, he was defensless. RDJ in the Ancient One meeting would have played it like he was coming off a bad trip.
What I like about Strange's depiction the most is he wasn't "the chosen one", he had a choice and to be a better/more enlightened person, he literally had to sacrifice everything. Even Stark ended up being retconned into Chosen One nonsense with the IM2.
The motivations for Mordo and Mads I found very credible. And Mads was amazing in how subdued he was. I was afraid he was going to be chewing the scenery like Spader. For a sequel, They can easily have Mordo summon Kaecilius-as-Dormammu in the flesh. The eye makeup appeared to imply that.
I was really shocked by the 70's vibe they tried to inject. IIRC, all the song callbacks were from '76-'78, which is also when the Strange TV movie premiered...and damn if there weren't some probably accidental nods to that.
What Strange confirmed for me is Avengers 4 is Secret Wars. Fiege and Russos won't say so, but this laid the groundwork.
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