If the Marvel Cinematic Universe or any universe starts using the term “multiverse” too often, it makes me a slight itch. I’ve had some very good reasons for this itch over time. After endgame, I was a little skeptical that the MCU would use the concept of the multiverse as an enemy rather than a great enemy. First we watched Spider-Man: No Way Home, pulling carpet rug quilt edges over huge mistakes due to spectacular fan service scenes. Now it’s time for doctor strange and wanda maximoff, who are experiencing the most intense multiverses and chaos.
When I looked at the trailers and posters that were released before the movie, I thought we were going to witness a Stephen Strange story from top to bottom. It also includes America Chavez and Wanda as side characters, but I thought we could fix what Strange had messed up. But the MCU has put me in the wrong corner in a wonderful way. In fact, I can safely say that those who are in the nqueer of forgetting that the MCU is whole will face plenty of question marks in some parts. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and aren’t familiar with the MCU series, I suggest you at least take a look at what’s going on on What If and WandaVision. I think the hardest movie to tell without spoiling the surprises of all the articles I’ve ever written will be Multiverse of Madness again. With so many universes coming together, there’s a way to start telling things;
Elevator Attendant Chavez
In American movies, there’s always an attendant in elevators in luxury buildings, and he presses the button on the floor with great grace as if no one else could. I’ve never been in a building with an elevator attendant in my life, but I’ve seen plenty. Just like this elevator attendant, there’s america chavez in the movie. It allows for the transition between multiple universes. The only difference between these officers is that he doesn’t know which floor we’re going to! This obscurity played a key role in laying the storylines of the film. Because, as the name suggests, the whole movie is a hustle and bustle in some weird universe. The moments when the MCU magic kicks in are hidden in these universes. Sometimes it’s a tiny reference, sometimes a scene serves as a full fan service, causing mouths to hit the ears.
Chavez;we’ve always seen the dose of action up there, along with the tides. Apart from a few dialogue scenes (some of which I really waited for action to come on), Sam Raimi managed to keep the tempo up. We’ve already seen sam raimi’s signature on this movie a lot, but I’ll be there later. I told you, because I was expecting a doctor strange movie, america chavez has a lot more say in the flow of events than Strange. So at least his actions are decisive. That allows him to pull the tempo up or down, just like the elevator attendant. Rather than Chavez, there’s a character who draws all the lights of the film on him; Wanda Maximoff, or as we can officially call it now: SCARLET WITCH!
Wanda In Your Face N;What Happened?!
We saw Wanda in this movie literally as Scarlet Witch. You know, if the movie was called Scarlet Witch: Retribution instead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, he wouldn’t grin. Putting aside the mystical parts at the beginning, we watched a Scarlet Witch show almost from the beginning, and I really enjoyed it. Dr. Strange fans may not have gotten exactly what they wanted, but a lot of people like me who’ve wanted to watch a full-capacity Wanda for years have left the theater happy. I strongly recommend WandaVision to understand wanda’s pre-film experiences. Elizabeth Olsen’s outstanding performance, naturally, plays a key role in this show. If you have a thought in your head, “I don’t like Dr. Strange very much, I don’t mind watching it,” Wanda will make you regret it.
GrandMaster Sam Raimi
As the film’s director, I knew that after Sam Raimi was announced, the MCU would push its limits. Judging by the reviews from the previews, I was a little more relieved to learn that Multiverse of Madness was the MCU movie with the maximum possible dose of Sam Raimi sauce. After watching the film, I can safely say that this is the most fearful thing can be done in the +13 age category. It’s not just fear, there’s such a villain in the movie that it manages to make you nervous at any moment. You’re always looking for an escape from absolute power, and the hallmark of most movies is that, like Stephen Strange, you’re trying to find a solution to this situation. When all these elements come together, Doctor Strange 2 is definitely a film that absorbs you.
As someone who can’t watch horror movies because he’s scared, a few “jump scare” scenes in this movie made me jump out of my seat. However, especially since it is a Sam Raimi film, they will go to the film and he will like a few similar scenes. Yet Sam Raimi alone deserves a big plus, as he imposes the real fear on the “invincible enemy”. The clash of logic and empathy between Wanda and Stephen is so beautifully crafted that it’s possible to agree with another character in every scene. And, of course, among these conflicts is America Chavez, who, like most of us, struggles to make sense of what’s going on. The visual effects of the film seem a little strange to me, some scenes feel like everything is fantastic to the eye, while some scenes feel like CGI has failed. Lastly, I saw a similar CGI imbalance in Moon Knight, the MCU’s greatest omen, and the visual effects seem to need a refresher.
Marvel Cinematic Multiverse
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which includes dozens of movies, series and even an animated series, it still seems strange to me that everything is connected. So in a film of about 120 minutes, it is possible to find details from everything else. Some are cameovari details placed there to keep fans happy, but the vast majority will give serious information about the MCU’s progress. I now know for sure that there can be nothing independent or individual within the MCU. Because in Multiverse of Madness, every parallel universe that opened had potential MCU additions or story seeds. At first I was satisfied with this unification but now there is so much content and it has become really difficult and meaningless to follow them all. It is necessary to maintain a kallavi agenda in order to manage the MCU, which makes films and series in mass production.
I wanted to look at Dr. Strange 2 as a more individual film because it came out of Sam Raimi’s hands, but I couldn’t. There were also many, many ideas for the very, very many universe grooves. Raimi was able to evaluate some of these in his own way and create a wonderful atmosphere. However, some of the ideas remained in the air and caused serious damage to the film. It’s hard enough to tell such a huge subject in 120 minutes about so many universes and characters, as if Marvel Studios wanted to include someone new in the film through every door that opened. For example, dr. Strange and his greatest love, Christine Palmer, immediately lose their influence like a tiny romance in the midst of a huge chaos. I don’t know if it was Raimi’s fate, but a similar chaos occurred in Spider-Man 3, and venom, sandman, harry, too many details soon made him forget himself.
In summary, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a film that should be watched with plenty of great references, especially for Marvel lovers. Since we will see the characters we see here in other projects in the future, it is necessary to be watched in terms of the consistency of the universe. If you’re not a huge MCU fan and you’re not interested in all this multiverse craze, the biggest thing you’re going to miss is a new Marvel movie by Sam Raimi. Wanda Maximoff’s transformation into a truly Scarlet Witch was one of the most special events I’ve ever seen at the MCU, and I think that was by far the beauty of the film. Dr. Strange, as we know, is struggling with both his ego and a universe that is about to fall apart. To give you a menstrual rating, 7.75/10 would be fair to me for the sake of scarlet witch. Let’s see if Taika Waititi gets her share of fresh chaos in Thor: Love and Thunder.
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