Review: “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” draws a thin line between dreams and nightmares
This movie makes viewers question perceptions of reality in a good way
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” released in theaters on May 6, 2022, reminds viewers that you should never mess with a witch. (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)
The Marvel franchise brings us a second installment to the Dr. Stephen Strange storyline that was released in theaters on May 6.
It takes place after the first season of Scarlet Witch’s show “WandaVision” on Disney+. It also takes place after the audience was introduced to the multiverse possibility as seen in “Spider-Man 3: No Way Home,” with all three Peter Parkers joining the fight.
The movie is filled with anxious excitement and triumph as the characters literally jump through hoops to save themselves from the bad intentions of one powerful witch. The direction the movie goes is all over the place. It could make some viewers feel disoriented, but it works in retrospect to what is happening.
Life lessons are invoked when the characters’ decisions in life come back to haunt them and they have to find ways to fix it and gain the trust of others back. For Doctor Strange, this is sort of a common occurrence throughout the cinematic universe’s other films.
The difference this time is that there is more growth and connection with those around him rather than just the fixing of his internal struggle which was a nice change in his persona. The person watching can tell how much he has changed since his character was introduced in the first movie from 2016.
Marvel might have some money in making horror movies, with elements of dark magic, bringing the dead to life and possessions of one’s alternate self.
We get introduced to the Marvel Comics superhero Miss America—or America Chavez—for the first time on the big screen. The storyline seemed to leave room for another appearance by her in the end, so it’s possible for her to become a main Marvel character after her smaller introduction, just like Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, but that is still not clear.
One of the most exciting parts about this movie is the introduction to a possible crossover into the X-Men and Fantastic Four with two character appearances from those series.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” is the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film release set to be released on July 8. It is intended to be a direct sequel to the previous film, “Thor: Ragnarok,” which was released in 2017.
It will be interesting to see where they take the characters from here since the ending was bittersweet and did not leave much room for speculation.
