Indeed, maybe the strangest thing about "Multiverse of Madness" is that all its many disparate plot threadsto be building towards a critique of Doctor Strange’s arrogance and the damage it can wreak — something Strange gets to see first-hand as he encounters various versions of himself across infinite universes. Yet just as the film reaches its thematic crescendo, it swerves to argue that none of that matters becauseDoctor Strange is different.
It’s wild to watch a movie so purposefully build in one thematic direction only to fall back on the decidely uninteresting question of whether Strange is happy in his personal life — a proposition that’s even less satisfying when compared to the heartwrenching emotional stakes of Wanda’s story. For all the charm Cumberbatch brings to his performance, the MCU has never found a particularly compelling take on Strange as a character.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios' DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved. Of course, your mileage may vary as to how much you care about thematic depth in your big superhero spectacle. "Multiverse of Madness" offers visual delights galore, and if it just wanted to be a gory, cartoony, horror-tinged good time, it would be easy enough to let its conceptual weaknesses slide. But between its horror movie fun and big surprise cameos, "Doctor Strange" does seem to want to tell a serious dramatic story as well.
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