RE: Dr Strange Multiverse of Madness - A Review
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I see the reviews are so so..I did expect more from Raimi. I haven't seen it yet, but if Ash makes a cameo, well...I'm sold!
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Two cameos in fact! The first when he <spoilered> and the second in the post credits. It really was pretty cool.
It was a fun movie, at least. On the MCU scale it ranks above Iron Man 2 at any rate. I'm beginning to think that the MCU movies are now buckling under their own weight. The first ones were great because they were, literally, down to earth, and their was room for the characters - the people-behind-the-mask - to grow as people. Now it's seemingly all-cgi-action-all-the-time with little room for character arcs.
I wonder how much of that is coming from the interconnection with the Disney+ TV series now. Those 6 hours allow a lot more breathing room and character development and then the cinema entries are kind of the more shallow all action cgi fests you describe. Wanda certainly has a major arc she's gone through, and I think they did a good job giving Strange an arc by showcasing a very classic “tragic flaw” and his struggle against it. (Being vague of course for spoiler avoidance! 😆)
Agreed, wholeheartedly and completely. I have been loving the Disney+ series, in large part because they can be more personal and personable. I also think that Marvel set the bar with Iron Man 1 and Avengers 1, neither of which, for me, have been surpassed yet.
They have a very difficult job to make these movies to begin with, particularly with the different expectations of hundreds of millions of fans. I tip my hat to them for being able to continually entertain us.
I hope you'll be pleasantly surprised. I feel like some of the complaints are coming from people who either aren't familiar with or don't like Raimi's horror work. One repeated criticism is moviegoers saying parts were "cheesy," which may be true... but to me it was delightful, perfectly aged Raimi cheese!