For now, Marvel is still doing pretty well, at least in the movie "Doctor Strange", Marvel has done what it can.
As a superhero character with great weight in Marvel comics, Doctor Strange undoubtedly carries an important part of fighting against non-material creatures and supernatural forces. The character first appeared in the 110th issue of Strange Tales published by Marvel Comics in 1963.
Before becoming Doctor Strange, Stephen Vincent Strange was a very well-known local neurosurgeon. He quickly rose to fame with his superb medical skills, but due to his arrogant and arrogant competitive mentality, he was killed by dangerous driving one night. He suffered a devastating car accident that resulted in smashed fractures in his hands. In order to treat his hands, Stephen searched all the famous doctors, and even went bankrupt, but could not find the best treatment method. Just when Stephen was about to give up on himself, he accidentally learned that there was a supreme mage named "Ancient One" in the Himalayas of Tibet, who could use thaumaturgy to cure any disease, so he traveled all the way to the residence of this master. In order to get help and help him heal his hands, but because Stephen has a high self-esteem, most of the temple disciples are strongly opposed to helping him, but Ancient One thinks that he still has good intentions and decides to help this desperate man Young man, for this, Stephen not only healed his hands after a series of cultivation, but was finally accepted as a disciple by "Ancient One", and together they smashed the tricks of the disciple "Mordo".
Although the movie still uses the characters from the comics in the storyline, considering the needs of the modern background, Scott Derrickson, the screenwriter and director of the film, still made some changes in the characters. For example, "Christine Palmer" played by Rachel McAdams was originally set to be the lover of the X-Men "Nightcrawler" in the comics, but became Stephen's lover in the movie.
The unknown junior Kaecilius in the comics has also changed from Mordo's apprentice to the ultimate villain who provokes the lead. As for whether Mordo will abandon the good and the evil in the future series of movies, it remains to be discussed.
The biggest surprise for me in the Visual Effect
film was the creation of visual effects, such as the kaleidoscope of architectural distortions and the blocky appearance of London city streets, which were dizzying and overwhelming.
When the streets of London are transformed into dynamic floating layers like three-dimensional 3D paper, freely combined and separated and reversed as the villain Kaecilius casts spells, you seem to be walking into the infinite death of the "Penrose Staircase" Like the cycle, under the embellishment of the kaleidoscope mirror, you fall into the deceiving experience brought by the visual construction.
Generally speaking, when a movie screen wants to show objects that our brain cannot understand or even construct with logic, there are usually two reactions in human vision, one is chaotic discomfort, and the other is novelty. As the photographer of this film, Ben Davis is very skilled in pushing and pulling deformation of the lens and tilting the composition, which enhances the sense of visual depth and at the same time ensures the uniqueness and novelty brought by the visual difference.
In addition to the outstanding visual effects of Charactar
, "Doctor Strange" is also very outstanding in character interpretation, especially Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Stephen, who interprets Stephen's arrogant, arrogant and arrogant character incisively and delicately, But at the same time, it is very restrained, which is completely different from the genius-like childish rebellious nature of Robert Downey Jr. (played by Tony Stark) in Iran Man. It can be said that in a very short period of time at the beginning of the film, Cumberbatch has made Stephen's superb medical skills and academic dialysis very natural and clear.
Director Derrickson revealed in an interview with Varity Fair, a well-known American entertainment magazine, that at that time, Cumberbatch was basically full because he was going to star in the play "Hamlet", but in order to be able to invite him to play the role. For one role, he even went to negotiate with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to delay the film's release.
Ancient One, played by Tilda Swinton, was questioned by many outsiders at the beginning of the film's creation, saying that it violated the skin color set by the original comics, and accused Hollywood of making the characters too white. But after watching the whole film, Swinton's unique temperament is almost unreservedly integrated into the character, and the mysterious and ancient atmosphere of Ancient One is brought into full play.
As for the rest of the characters in the film, they are not as profound as the first two. Although Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Max Mikkelsen are all excellent actors, they are limited by the The screenplay's shaping of the character's length and the depth of the character's presentation are very limited, especially Christine Palmer played by Rachel McAdams, who has become a transitional figure in the film to promote the plot. At the same time, the role of the villain Kaecilius is too superficial, and the preaching of benevolence and righteousness makes people feel no sense of the same period, at best, he can only feel that he is a typical fanatical believer.
Similarly, the overall script of the movie is not satisfactory, and the story is too old-fashioned. If it is not for a certain amount of iconic Marvel jokes and amazing special effects, it is estimated that the film is difficult to make a deep impact. And the director Derrickson made up for the lack of storytelling to a certain extent through his fast-moving, non-procrastinating film techniques. It is too long and the atmosphere of the characters is too much, which is not conducive to the grasp of the rhythm.
There's no question that Marvel's superhero movies aren't the best looking, nor are they the deepest. But in the case of the oversupply of the superhero movie market, Marvel can still maintain its own unique characteristics, which I think is very commendable. As for many people who think that most professional film and television review media and professional film review websites are more partial to Marvel's movies and ignore the existence of DC, I personally think this is too extreme. After all, the reality is that DC is creating its own superhero movies. There is not much of a standout, most of the characters and movie styles blindly pursue darkness, resulting in a very serious homogenization of the series published movies.
Throughout Marvel's series of movies, you will find that in addition to those iconic routines, each hero movie in it has its own logic and definition behind it. In "Iran man", there is a perfect connection between someone and technology, and in "Captain American" There is the perseverance and perseverance of old soldiers, "Thor" has disputes and killings between brothers, "Guardians of the Galaxy" has the inheritance and combination of cosmic gangsters and nostalgic music, "Ant-Man" has criminals' self-redemption , "Doctor Strange" has a history of loving entanglement between Stephen and the magic cloak...
Therefore, how to really find your own position and discover your own characteristics can be said that DC urgently needs to learn from MarvelL. After all, not everyone can make superhero movies like "The Dark Knight".
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