Sunday, November 13, 2016

11/14/16 Doctor Strange (Movie)

    We went to the movies again this Saturday, how I do enjoy that Boy works there and can get us discounted/free tickets.  We saw Dr. Strange, which happens to be another Stan Lee creation, has to be, he had his cameo, riding on a bus, cracking a joke.  It was also mentioned that in the same way the Avengers protect the physical world, Dr. Strange and his group of wizards or warlocks or whatever they are considered protect the earth from spiritual and other dimensional attacks.
    The movie starts out with Dr. Strange as a doctor and he is amazing, we are shown, right away.  He is the top surgeon and is interested in neurosurgery but has a romantic connection with another surgeon who works in the same hospital but she deals with emergency room patients.  He is only interested in feeding his ego and takes his cases only if there is a benefit for him and the patient.  We are shown his apartment, and figure he is very successful with the fancy things laying around, including a drawer filled with expensive watches, vey nice.
    I know it's supposed to be an accident, but really, he seems to be asking for it.  He is driving a Lamborghini, rushing, passing everybody on a cliff-side road with barely two lanes.  He is talking on the phone, taking texts and reviewing x-rays, agreeing to the next patient, and it's raining.  All of a sudden the car hits the side of the cliff and the car is airborne.  He wakes up a week later and his hands are mangled, quickly realizing he won't be doing any surgery anytime soon.  He starts acting like the jerk he is and pushing everyone away.  While he is being rude to his physical therapist, insulting him that the exercises don't make a difference.  The PT says he almost agrees but there is one case of a person who seems to have made a full recovery.  The doctor asks for his name and the PT says he will look for it.  He finds the guy, he mentions the need to go to Nepal, so we change scenes to Kathmandu, Nepal.
    Initially, when he meets the Ancient One, she is reluctant to train him because of his arrogance, but he does not take no for an answer, so eventually he is taken in.  He is a quick learner and within months he decides he will train himself to go at a progressed state. 
    Before long, he is a full on sorcerer and he has to stand his ground before Kaecilius and his henchmen.  He manages to survive the first attack but there are a couple more and of course without giving away the ending, he is battling Dormammu of the dark dimension and of course like any of the other heroes, he saves the world with little fanfare or knowledge by most common people.  After the movie he is seen talking with Thor, so I imagine a scenario of him joining the Avengers in the next movie or so.

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