Doctor Strange 2 Shares A Very Specific Problem With Revenge Of The Sith
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Sam Raimi’s long-awaited return to the comic book genre, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, has finally hit theaters. While some Marvel fans feel that it falls short as a cohesive narrative, they can all agree that it’s a Raimi movie from head to toe. In a franchise that’s often accused of adhering to a house style, Raimi managed to bring a distinctive authorial voice that overrides the commercial aspects of blockbuster filmmaking.
The most talked-about sequences from the movie have Raimi’s signature stamp all over them. Strange battles an evil version of himself by throwing musical notes across the room, underscored beautifully by the great Danny Elfman. Bruce Campbell is once again cursed to punch himself over and over again with a possessed hand. In the final showdown, the zombified sorcerer embodies the corpse of his multiversal self and flies to the Scarlet Witch’s lair on wings made of the tamed souls of the damned. The Doctor Strange sequel isn’t just another Marvel epic; it’s Raimi’s Raimi-est movie in years.
Doctor Strange 2 Works Better As A Collection Of Moments Than A Cohesive Story
Another set-piece that’s sparked a lot of discussion is the already-infamous Illuminati massacre. As teased by the trailers, Strange and America Chavez are arrested by the Illuminati on Earth-838 and the would-be Sorcerer Supreme is put on trial in front of the secret society’s top brass. Led by Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter, who were spoiled in the trailers, the Illuminati consists of Karl Mordo, King of the Inhumans Black Bolt, a Reed Richards variant played by John Krasinski, and a variant of Maria Rambeau who
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