After Thanos destroyed half of the universe, the Avengers have been shattered. The riveting conclusion to over 10 years of universe-building will be unveiled on April 26, 2019 when Marvel Studios releases the 22nd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Avengers: Endgame.” Where will you be when the journey ends?
“I’ve come to bargain,” – Doctor Strange INTRODUCTION “Doctor Strange” is one of the most original films in the Marvel continuity. It really has no tie-ins with the other films aside from a reference of an infinity stone. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE This is the fourteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Clearly, Kevin Fiege and Marvel want to expand to other characters that can carry the MCU after Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans are gone. PLOT Doctor Stephen Strange is a word-class surgeon. When Strange gets in a car crash leaving his hands unusable, he seeks out a hidden magical sanctuary to learn how to regain mobility in his hands. However, this is just where Strange’s story begins. He meets the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and soon becomes entangled in a mystic war he didn’t bargain for. Ultimately, Strange’s journey is a classical origin story but it is done in the best way. It is hard to like Strange but the supporting characters do so much work to make this film achieve everything that it does. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR “ENDGAME” Stephen Strange was dusted but before he left we got to see him do some incredible magic “tricks” while fighting Thanos. He even looked into an almost infinite number of possible futures to determine that the one we got was the right one. I expect he will have to explain himself in “Endgame.” STAN LEE CAMEO Stan can be seen on a bus reading a book during an extremely tense moment. He laughs and says, “now that’s funny.” END CREDITS SCENE Another staple of Marvel films are the after credits scenes. This wasn’t a new thing for films, but it has been a revolutionary concept in that every movie now has scenes during and/or after the credits. There are two after credits scenes. The first scene is an interaction between Thor and Doctor Strange. This scene alludes to Loki and Thor looking for Odin. This sets up “Thor: Ragnarok” but didn’t accurately portray the tone of that film. The second scene sets up a possible Doctor Strange sequel villain with Mordo stealing the magic from sorcerers. CONCLUSION “Doctor Strange” is a great origin film. Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Doctor Strange are three characters that have the best origin movies. The special effects are incredible and mind-blowing and I can only wonder what will happen the next time we see Doctor Strange on screen. RANKING Every week I plan to rank the movies in order from favorite (#1) to least favorite (#22). Stephen Strange isn’t a very likable guy. As an origin story, I really love the story and visual effects of “Doctor Strange” but coming off of just seeing “Ant-Man” also feature a great origin story and special effects, I found myself enjoying the likability of Paul Rudd over Benedict Cumberbatch. For this reason I heavy-heartedly decided to put “Doctor Strange” in the number seven spot, it wasn’t an easy choice, though.
HOW MANY DAYS TILL “ENDGAME” 55 days till Avengers: Endgame in theatres everywhere on April 26, 2019. [email protected] @GrahamWoodMedia
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