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'Doctor Strange : Multiverse of Madness' Review

Synopsis: In the multiverse of madness, the MCU unlocks the multiverse and pushes its limits further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mysterious allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary.

A still image of Wanda from Doctor Strange 2 
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — out in theaters Friday — isn't exactly a Doctor Strange movie. I mean, sure, Benedict Cumberbatch is in it, actually more than one Doctor as Strange. But the new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie isn't really built around him, but rather Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff and her grief over losing her children in WandaVision. If a character's name should be in the title, Scarlet would be more appropriate. That said, everyone involved — including director Sam Raimi (Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man trilogy), writers Michael Waldron (Loki), Cumberbatch, and Rachel McAdams who plays Strange's ex-lover Christine Palmer — are trying to build something believable.

A still image of Doctor Strange from Doctor Strange 2 
 Photo Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios

 This film knows that it really needs to present a human dilemma rather than using alternate realities as a gimmick. Parallel universes should be more than a sandbox filled with fan-pleasing versions of our heroes. I mean, yes, they are that, and the Multiverse of Madness is fun to show stuff that can't happen in our core reality. But primarily it uses the multiverse as a lens to explore choice and possibility, fantasy and regret, taking the idea of being your best self and making it literal. It's no coincidence that in the midst of the CG spectacle, the final blow is struck in the most everyday circumstances. 

A still image of Wong from Doctor Strange 2 
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With Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Raimi delivers what is in some ways Marvel's craziest film in years. But for all his wackiness, Raimi can't hide his flaws. He is still operating within a system after all. While the multiverse of film can allow for limitless possibilities, the MCU does not. Everything serves the greater good for Disney and Marvel Studios.Despite having a free hand with the screenplay—which allows Raimi to put his stamp on the film—Waldron fails to make meaningful progress for the title character of Cumberbatch. He's playing with some heavyweight tools, including luck, parenting, and the pursuit of perfection and idealism. But Doctor Strange finds himself traveling over and over again in the multiverse of madness, because it lacks the depth it's trying to deal with.

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