Doctor Strange 2 Fixes An Old MCU Screenwriting Mistake
Warning: Spoilers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fixes one of the MCU's most complained about screenwriting mistakes and stands out as one of its best films as a result. The movie is notable for its use of horror tropes and iconography, something synonymous with its director, Sam Raimi, who previously worked on Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy. Yet, the most important storytelling beat that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessgets right comes near its final moments, as Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) face off against the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
After "dreamwalking" into the body of his deceased variant, Defender Strange, Doctor Strange reaches a Darkhold-possessed Wanda Maximoff as she prepares to take America Chavez's power to travel the multiverse, killing her in the process. After a pep-talk from the zombie Strange, Chavez unlocks her full power, intentionally transferring the Scarlet Witch to Earth-838, the home of the Illuminati. There, Scarlet Witch terrifies Wanda's children, Billy and Tommy, and breaks down in front of that universe's Wanda Maximoff. Realizing what a monster she has become, she destroys the Darkhold in all universes and brings down the temple at Mount Wundagore in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' ending around her, apparently sacrificing herself in the process.
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Ending The Multiverse of Madness with an emotionally-charged exchange rather than a large-scale battle, giant monster fight, or laser in the sky is an excellent move from Sam Raimi and company. The MCU has become quite formulaic
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