"Doctor Strange": American heroism forever, but this time the hero can "magic"

Curly Fu, wearing a red cloak, flew up, and the fantasy magical world brought more possibilities to the Marvel universe. "Doctor Strange," which opened on Friday, has a cumulative box office of 285 million so far, ranking first. The Douban score is also 8.1, which is higher than the previous "Ant-Man" which had a good reputation.

Regardless of the content, the fantasy world of images that can only be made using CGI technology has indeed received unanimous praise from all walks of life. The mysterious and magical world, the time and space travel and dimensional cutting, the distorted walls of the mirror world, and the characters in different The interfaces are at right angles to each other, and the gorgeous scene of magic is like a character in "Harry Potter" appearing in "Inception" to fight with each other. Photographer Ben Davis's "Doctor Strange" "It is described as "uncanny, brilliant, and fascinating."

Magic has always been a minefield for comic book adaptations. Successive Supreme Masters have not met a happy end in hell. It is only today that Marvel has released the ancient power of visual special effects in the name of "multi-dimensionality". When Nicky flies up in a red cape, I believe that no matter what the plot is, it will attract a large number of Marvel fans, special effects fans, and of course, Curly fans (I heard that true love requires the full name of Benedict Cumberbatch).

1 Eternal Heroism Routine

I believe that many comrades who come to see the movie with Benedict Cumberbatch will definitely not be disappointed and hold back a mouthful. The New Yorker's American English, Dr. Strange's mean and arrogant expression and the inappropriate cold jokes that appear from time to time all seem to be tailor-made for him. Let's attribute this to Benny's own attributes, after all. If this face showed a warm and affectionate look, the audience might get goosebumps. After "Doctor Strange", Marvel's universe has expanded again (it's hard to imagine how strong the Avengers team will be in the future).

Although the image of the doctor with high IQ and low EQ is somewhat counter-conventional, this film is still the eternal heroic theme of the Marvel universe. In other words, the male protagonist can be replaced by any protagonist with this background. , it will not feel inconsistent if you replace it directly. At the beginning, there is a cool fight as an appetizer, and then the plot slowly unfolds, and then the earth is saved. The theme of the film can be summed up in a dozen words: an excellent neurosurgeon, a car accident, and his hands are seriously injured. After being damaged, he later found the former wizard Supreme Ancient One, and learned mystical arts and martial arts from Ancient One. After many twists and turns, he became a magician and decided to defend the safety of mankind and the earth - a typical Marvel routine, American heroism. .

When the earth encounters a great crisis, the protagonist is always the key figure to save the world. The hero’s true love, the beautiful and intelligent female doctor, who saves him at critical moments of life and death several times, are all standard features of heroic stories. In fact, the inner transformation of the characters in "Doctor Strange" is a bit blunt. Doctor Strange inexplicably becomes the big boss who defeats the dark opponent, and he is the only one who must. From a lost surgeon to accepting a new world view, to how to become a magician , there is too little paving for the character's transformation and maturity process.

And this film also suffers from the most critical common problem in most Marvel films - the villains are too weak, whether they are Casillas or Dormammu, they are all solved too easily, and there are too many villains. Mamu was trapped by the time cycle set by Doctor Strange, and finally had to compromise and accept negotiations (in fact, it felt like Dormammu's big boss was bored to death). Casillas was even beaten by Dormammu himself. Absorbing it turned into a loss of heart, and it was not killed by Doctor Strange at all (exscuse me?!). The villain was solved so easily that the series of sacrifices in the early stage and the preparation for death were a bit ridiculous.

2 Fantasy elements are introduced into the Marvel Universe

The overly complicated Marvel worldview affects the whole body. In order to cater to a wider range of audiences, we stick to the rules and use what we are familiar with. It is safest to tell a story well through plot routines. But the great thing about Marvel is that it can change the soup without changing the medicine to make you feel better again, including the sneer in it at just the right time to make you laugh out of the blue.

The biggest difference from previous Marvel films, and what determines the biggest attraction of this film, is that the Doctor is the first magician in the Marvel universe. Unlike the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy, "Doctor Strange" is the first time that Fantasy elements are introduced into the sequence as the highlight. Doctor Strange's acquisition of superpowers no longer relies on high-tech equipment or the ability to genetically modify mutations as in the past, but he has mastered a kind of mental ability that is different from ordinary people.

The introduction of fantasy elements also brings infinite possibilities to the presentation of the film’s audio-visual language. On the IMAX 3D big screen, New York City is distorted dizzyingly under the rotating lens, like a fixed-point explosion. Rows of skyscrapers are falling towards the center of the screen. The doctor wearing a red cloak stands in front of the building and looks at the scenery. The dynamic process of spatial deformation and tearing out dimensional gaps definitely gives people a strong visual shock. The main action spectacle in the film does not come from the action itself, such as the chase and fight, but from the world full of strange images, distortion of space, and the passage of time during the chase and fight.

The film plays with the concept of time and space. Space has become a carrier that can transform and carry different dimensions. Time is the key to connect everything. The obsession between immortality and immortality separates the pros and cons. The use of nature and breaking the laws of nature has also become a point that supports the belief of the film. This is also what has been emphasized in the ancient film "The Yellow Robe Master". The darkening of Count Mordo in the Easter egg "There are too many mages in this world" is obviously based on this point of view alone, which seems very blunt.