Doctor Strange 2 Needed Just 1 Scene To Make It Perfect 

On a side note: I felt like Vision could've played a bigger role in the movie. I understand wanting to reunite with her children, but Vision was her husband.

I don't like how Dr Strange was just like "Believe in yourself, America" and all of a sudden she was just able to masterfully use her powers. That was a bit too rushed for me.

You made a good point about America, but I think the same thing goes for Wanda, she played a bigger role than strange did in the movie, and it's called Dr. Strange. Also, the illuminati died too fast. The fight between them and Wanda should've been longer. I also have a problem with captain Carter lasting longer in the fight than Reed and blackbolt.

I see where you're coming from, however, I feel that we actually did see a lot of doctor strange's personal journey within this film. the message that I took away from the film was that no one can truley succeed without the help of others. Our strange, as well as the multiversal strange characters, have constantly attempted to "go it alone" as professor X would say. This attempt to always be in control, to always be "the one holding the knife" has cost strange christine. you say that it woudlve been better to threaten christine to get a more personal fight between wanda and strange, when the personal fght for her was already happening between strange and his past mistakes of never letting anyone in. Of never letting her in. In this film strange has gone through the personal journey of learning to give up control. To face his fears and put his trust in others. something he was never able to do with christine.

honestly, i care about our stephen strange because of his sarcasm, and the fact that he’s the first strange we’ve ever known. edit: y’all i know that’s what he said and i’m sorry about the misspelling. on another note, thx for a lot of likes, it’s literally been 6 hours

I think the growth they were going for is based on what Christine said, "you have to he the one holding the knife" so for once he trusted someone else solve the problem. Instead of stealing her power, he guided her to use it herself.

Personal opinion... "Dr. Strange What If episode" would've been a better script for Dr. Strange 2. They would have found a clever way to include Wanda. But emulating The Canadian lads opinion on wanting to see more of Strange than America, I definitely think the what if episode hit harder & did more for Strange's character.

I have a theory on why Strange cared so much about America... Remember Donna, Strange said Donna Fell through ice. And he said that he tried everything to save her (or something like that). But my theory is that America reminds Strange about Donna, plus America's portal on the outside looks like ice, and he dreamed of her falling through her portal, as soon as she goes through it, Strange wakes up. As he thought that that was a nightmare of Donna drowning. And Strange tries to protect her for the rest of the film.

A key part that is missed out is that Dr Strange was in Spider-Man No Way Home for a reason. He saw how Spider-Man did everything he could to help the villains he met just a day ago. This is an integral part of Dr Strange's arc which carries on in this movie. He has forgotten Peter like everyone else, but remains inspired by his doings.

I also think the movie lack of 1 scene. Many people complaint about Wanda’s action in this movie is opposite what she learned in wandavision. The movie explained its because of the Darkhold’s corruption, but we did not see it. Maybe they should add scenes that show the dark hold corrupting her, and she did fight back but surrender to it at last. Maybe that addition will justify her action more.

Honestly I just don't like how Wanda killed two of the Illuminati and then instead of actually reacting to their closest friends dying right in front of them in a brutal way, Captain Carter and Captain Marvel just glanced at each other and then kept fighting. It really took away from that.

I agree with a lot of what you've mentioned here, for example, I felt that America really needed more scenes before she met 616 Dr Strange. Nothing as elaborate her first scene, just a few short ones to show that she met more than one Strange, showing the pattern of (what she saw as) betrayal from each one, but also showing how and why she trusted each one in spite of the "betrayals". That would've better shown why she was so easy to allow her to trust, but it would also show how frequently that bond would've subconsciously developed due to the dreams=multiverse windows plot point. However, I don't agree with your take on Strange discovering Wanda was the one after America being too soon. When it clicked for him in the film, I literally relax with the relief of knowing that it wasn't going to get drawn out to the end of the first act. However, I recognise there there are two reasons for me feeling that way. 1) Encountered too many rumours revealing that she was the villain, 2) The conversation between Strange and Wong _before_ he went to visit Wanda telegraphed that this was the case. While I suspect I would've been slower on the uptake had Wanda's role in the film hadn't been spoilt for me over a year ago, I can't deny that I was so happy that it wasn't a "secret baddie, who is it?" story for over 30 minutes. In a more direct defense of what came after the reveal, it allowed the film to focus very quickly on showing us why Wanda was to be feared instead of sending more minions while she feigned ignorance, which is turn would have risked making her a less sympathetic antagonist and potentially ruining her character arc which was the strongest arc in the film. While I agree that Strange needed more attention, I disagree that it should come at the risk of Wanda's story. As for the Illuminati, the issue there is that they came out of no where. The concept of that collective needed to exist outside of this film (I know it exists in the Comics, that's not what the film needed though). 'What If...' would've been a great location for them before this film. It wouldn't have to be the same Illuminati, it wouldn't have to exist in "our" universe, but they need to have better establishment for non-comic book readers. I like how Wanda dealt with them, I wouldn't change that, but it was too obvious that they would lose, because we've never seen those versions of those characters do anything, and the film already showed that different versions of a superhero can end up being very different in almost every aspect of their being. Other than that, film was good. Could've done with Christine *not* delivering a 90's action film one-liner when she incinerated those ghouls. That was a real face palm moment that reminded me why I am never relaxed when watching a Raimi film. Great director, but he struggles to keep away from the cheese.

I feel like Stephen having seen America in his dreams through the eyes of the other Strange developed a connection with her by proxy and also experienced the other Strange's guilt when he turned on her and saw the look of betrayal in her eyes, something he could never forget because of his photographic memory. So he wanted to avoid that scenario at all costs, especially since that didn't even work out for the other Strange, ultimately. Wanda was strong enough to defeat him even if he had America's powers, so taking them from her wouldn't solve anything. He needed the book of Vishanti to tell him what the real winning move was since she wouldn't listen to reason and couldn't be beaten. But just as Wanda burned the book of Vishanti, he caught a glimpse of a page with America's star on it, and thanks to that aforementioned photographic memory was able to absorb the information on the page in the few seconds it took for it to burn away, and that's how he realized America was the solution all along. If the audience needed to feel a stronger connection to America, it should've been through flashes of scenes where Defender Strange was interacting with America, which our Strange remembers because he dreamed it. I think another thing to keep in mind here is that Strange isn't without sentiment. Defender Strange may have been willing to kill America to save the multiverse, but he clearly felt bad about it, just like our Strange felt bad for Peter, enough to perform a dangerous spell just to make his life a little easier because he knows he's been through a lot of shit. It's perfectly in-character for Strange to fight for a kid he has no personal connection to with everything he has and only consider killing her as a last resort. Especially since he was shown to be pretty upset about having to break the Hippocratic oath and kill people in the last movie. He also bears the guilt of every consequence of allowing the Snap to happen as well as letting his sister die when they were kids. Just because he's WILLING to sacrifice lives for the greater good doesn't mean he doesn't hate having to and won't go out of his way to avoid it if he can.

As you said, movie did lack many scenes according to the director that the original cut was 40 min longer than the final theater cut.. Hope we get those scenes as deleted scenes and we could get to explore more about the plot of strange and everything else we missed about the movie...

This Canadian lad is not just a Marvel fan who goes around making videos on it and making fan theories, this guy actually understands movies and is really great movie critic actually. It's probably the best review of this movie I have seen on the internet and the whole review kind of makes sense. Great video mate, keep going.

It's called character growth. Steven has grown as a character to change from his cold, heartless calculating of what he considers to be the greater good to understanding that it is equally important (if not more important) to do things the most right way possible rather than trying for a mathematically-equitable result. That means that it's not just saving the world but also how you save the world that really matters. That's the lesson that Peter tried to teach him in No Way Home. In the 3rd Spider-Man installment, Steven was satisfied with sending the villains back to their respective timelines despite knowing that they will promptly he killed in order to save his own timeline. But it took the willingness of a teenager from Queens to show him that there is significantly more to being a hero. That's why Steven cared about the wellbeing of an innocent teenage girl whom he had just recently met. That's why he was willing to gamble on her rather than sacrifice her just because the math works out. And that's why we care about our Steven Strange so much more than his variants. He's the only one who is willing to care when every other Steven shown was focused solely on the "grand calculus." Does that answer your question?

Green Goblin once said, "The one thing they love more than a hero is to see him fail, fall, die trying." That's what you're trying to say here, which could've made it better. Goblin was not wrong.

MoM's only real flaws are that Defender Strange somehow undergoes several months of decay in one day and the main Strange doesn't respond to Sinister Strange's offer to give him the Darkhold in exchange for Christine with "What are you? The Phantom of the Opera?"

I see your points, I think you are missing a huge character development moment with Dr. Stange. As Christine says, he always has to be the one holding the knife. So instead of trying to take America's powers (like the other version of himself did) or some other work around to allow Stange to defeat Wanda, we get Stange growing as a person and giving up the metaphorical knife. Letting America take the lead was a move we have never seen from Stange. I believe it really shows how he has changed and grown as a person. Love the content as always! -a fellow Canadian

9:04 I think they did a good job with Peggy’s death cuz we know her from “What If?” And from the Captain America series so her death was much sadder than the others Illuminati members. Also she literally got sliced in half with the shield

I think Strange not being the Sorcerer Supreme separates him from other versions. He knows there are limitations on what he can do. The multiverse Strange(s) believed they could & would do anything as the Sorcerer Supreme as shown with Evil Strange, Defender Strange and What if Strange.

Even though Strange doesn't remember Peter Parker, his interaction with him changed his heart in a fundamental way that still holds true. America triggered a similar response that even Strange didn't understand, you can see it in the scene when she hugs him.

We did get to see the growth of Dr Strange in this movie. In Infinity War, he was ready to trade lives for the greater good. But he was not willing to do so in this one. The fact that he didn't need to think it over in itself shows that he has grown. Also he witnessed what Defender Strange tried to do which also affected his decision to protect America Chavez. Irrespective of whether we liked America, Dr Stange's motive to protect her was a decision he made on his own. This is also highlighted in the movie when America says "This Strange is different" & that he can be trusted. Professor X also gave him the benefit of the doubt knowing what a Dr.Strange is capable of.

I mean, I get what you’re saying about Stephen not getting full spotlights, but assuming that America returns in later movies, she’s basically the black widow from the iron man movies and I don’t think anyone had a problem with that. I personally think this is a great way to introduce her into the mcu. I think Strange shouldn’t have the powers to cross universes, or at least not yet and him not taking the powers shows that he does trust someone else, which doesn’t happen a lot with his arrogance and shows how much his heart has grown in both the spiderman and his own movie. So overal, I think this movie was great. Remember that this phase is all about introducing new characters and a new plot to follow up since the infinity saga has ended

What you're saying makes sense. I want to see the deleted scenes now. Is it possible Dr. Strange equated saving America with saving his sister from drowning? We only got a small fragment of that memory but no clue if that was the missing segment.

For me the biggest flaw of many marvel movies is that they nerf the characters too much. The one fight scene we got between our strange and Wanda is him trying to hit her with snakes…like, REALLY?

For me it’s just like, the whole plot could’ve been resolved by having Strange use the same memory spell we saw him use twice in the last film to make Wanda forget about her fake kids. After he meets America, he could probably even make it specific to 616 Wanda so the other Wanda’s with real kids don’t forget about them. Don’t introduce a memory altering magic spell then in the next film have the villain’s main goal be based on a memory without at least saying something like “the scarlet witch is far too powerful for my spells to work on her” and working in how she’s the only one who knows who Peter is in the next team up/spider man film. Idk, the entirety of phase 4 feels disconnected with no real path forward after what, 60 hours of content at this point? We’re building up to Knights and Young Avengers, but it kinda feels like they don’t know what to do with the characters from the Avengers arc.

Wanda does have a motive for hating Strange and a very personal one at that. She even referred to it at least twice in the film: her killing Vision was for nothing directly because of the action Strange took. And since she was possesed/influenced by the book it's clear she wouldn't understand his rational explanation that it was for the greater good. So I think that was the strifle between them that added some personal dimension to their conflict.

I totally agree with you, I wonder if the 40 minutes deleted scenes would make it a masterpiece like you said. I know this will never happen but I do hope they will release the director's cut version.

Doctor Strange: *gets third eye Bully Maguire: I'm gonna need more dirt!

I think an underrated aspect of Strange's speech is that he makes America realize that she has unconsciously been using her power tactically this whole time. The supposedly random universe she went to, happened to be the exact same one Wanda wanted to infiltrate. I think it's a nice show of his deduction skills.

I never had any of these problems with the film but I do see how it can be frustrating

While I do agree with you, there is one detail that I found that changes everything. When the book of vishanti is destroyed, a single page flies out and on in we see America Chavez’s star on the page suggesting that she is what the book created to be the single thing to help doctor strange, the reader, to beat his foe. Meaning that’s the reason he realized she was the key to it all and that’s why he told her what he did in the end.

The only complain I have is that I waited through the credits for a guy to stop hitting himself...

"You have to be the one holding the knife" is what Christine told him, and it hurt. The love of your life telling you you're a control freak, it's gonna hurt. That phrase cuts through Dr S like one of his scalpels, you can see it. He's no longer sorcerer supreme, his decisions have cost the lives of his friends, he's no longer a stonekeeper and the woman he loves is marrying someone else. All of his decisions have led to this point where he has no control anymore, he has to reach the point where HE decides to let go of the knife. I think MoM is a great film, it shows Dr S growing as a person, from his arrogance in defeating the creature at the start to his realisation that he isn't actually the one who can defeat S W. He's almost acknowledging that the (multi) verse doesn't revolve around him. Dr Strange sharing credit in his own film is a bit like the realisation that Stephen Strange has that he's is a bit part on planet Earth. Or have I missed the mark completely? Peace out J

The urgency in Wanda wanting her kids should've been for the main fact that her kids are going to DIE in Westview and needed to get them before then. She could've showed up at the end of the finale of Wandavison when the kids are going to bed and the other Wanda would've had no idea. Would've made more sense for the movie and the TV seiers to end with a happy ending and also introducing America with Billy and Tommy.

I think the focus WAS on strange. It was a story of how everything was telling him to take her powers and kill her. It would have been WAY easier if he listened to his dreams and took her power as soon as he realized the danger. By the end he realizes he doesn't NEED to be the one "holding the knife" because he's learning to trust and rely on others, which he hasn't done much in the mcu before. Even in infinity war, with Tony taking the lead, strange was in the background manipulating Tony and time

I feel like one of the things that ultimately affected this movie was this: people love Wanda. She's a very established and beloved character that even has her own Disney plus show, so of course her main victims would be lesser known characters that we, as an audience are "willing to lose", she's the antagonist, but Disney doesn't want us to end up going against her, not only for the sake of an understandable villain, but also because they have other things weighing in on people still liking her.

"You can't just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!"

My problem with the movie was there were many scenes where if the characters had just sped up, the problem could have been solved quicker. It felt like them walking slowly was just useless and just a reason to prolong the movie or make more complications. I also found a problem with America Chavez suddenly being able to use her power in the end because of motivation? Every time things like that happen in movies, I just get annoyed because despite it being a movie where things are usually unrealistic, scenes like this always bothered me. Like they could’ve just had a scene where she learned to do it. Another problem, Strange fighting evil Strange near the end was so anti-climactic. Evil Strange just fell and suddenly opened his third eye and nothing happened. As a watcher I couldn’t tell if that arc was supposed to end or if it would continue later on. And Strange just using the Dark Hold nonchalantly felt like a rush. But I do agree that Dr Strange should’ve been the main point of the film and regarding Strange caring about the kid, might’ve been because he saw himself sacrifice Chavez in his dream. I too didn’t feel anything for the Illuminati’s death. Even though I loved the cameos, it seemed like just a marketing tactic. Strange also didn’t care about anyone in their universe except for Christine so yes, I also think she should’ve been hostage. However, I think a lot of scenes were executed perfectly. They manage to make scarlet witch scenes eerie and the visuals were amazing. Overall, the movie was still good imo.

You said, “It felt weird that our Stephen who was literally ready to sacrifice Tony or Peter if it meant saving the universe, now all of a sudden cares about a kid he only met yesterday.” It’s been several years since he said that. It’s part of his character arc. He’s grown since then, as a person. This film demonstrates by the end how he’s become less arrogant and selfish, and more selfless and trusting in his peers. The whole point of this story is planted when Nick asked him if his choices in Infinity War was really the only way. Making him wonder if the choices he’s made were really the right ones. Then the film drives that point home when Christine says, “You always have to be the one holding the knife.” He always had to be the one in control, he always thought his hands were the most capable. In the end he comes to a realization, and instead of taking America’s powers and controlling the situation, he hands off the knife. He trusts in her to do what needs to be done. Anyways, It’s not that he suddenly cares about a kid he met yesterday. It’s that he’s grown as a character. * * * My only real complaint after seeing the film is that we missed out on what could have been the most epic fight ever to grace the MCU. Dr Strange vs. Wanda should have been in the third act. They still could have had the ending of the story play out the same way. Strange could’ve been defeated by Wanda and then we could have got the scene with Strange handing the responsibility to America and letting her do her thing. But I was just REALLY missing that fight scene we were straight up robbed of.

I kind of like how Strange cares for America. It shows how his failed relationship with Christine and being somewhat forced to sacrifice Tony affected him. I think it connects with the are you happy plotline. It shows how his decisions affect him personally even though he knows its the right choice. He's a tragic character because he's constantly forced to make the hard decisions. And now without a world to save. His feelings are catching up with him. Also, when will we get a BW breakdown?

Great vid as always. I think another part of the reason why we care about our universe’s Doctor Strange more is that he shares our timeline, on our planet, in our universe thus sharing our experiences (i.e. he saved our planet in our timeline) whereas America doesn’t share any of that with us, so there’s a big detachment there - even if subconsciously.

Yeah I do agree with you on it missing strange actually explaining his switch from saving the multiverse to saving America Chávez from Wanda, but I do think it could also be that when hearing about all the other Dr Stranges being the same or doing the same "for the good of the universe/multiverse" he started seeing the flaw in that thought process and decided on "let's train them to be who they are meant to be instead of sacrificing them" still sad there wasn't a small scene to indicate this but that's something I've been thinking about myself

Let's be real, the amount of cameos didn't really negatively affect most of us. Some things just lacked and weren't perfectly executed. It was a really good movie but not crazy good or perfect.

Completely agree with all your statements. I came out of watching the film feeling that something was missing. I thought the plot was a bit simple and in the end it was lacking, but your video helped me figure it out. I felt like the movie was made more to introduce new characters and plot-points for Marvel's new phase rather than to make an actual movie. Looking forward to your next Dr. Strange breakthrough!

I've got goosebumps with your extension to that "guardian" scene..

I TOTALLY AGREE with you it's all a bit messed up in a way we couldn't connect with it.

Honestly, felt more like a scarlet witch fanservice movie than an actual doctor strange movie

Have to take into consideration the movie begins he was facing heartbreak. He really wanted to tell Christine his feelings. In a way, the movie plays out with the theme. We have to realize our own personal feelings can do more harm than good. In a way, have to look at the different versions of Stephen. They realistically taught him something. Because he was willing to sacrifice anyone to achieve a goal. Ultimately, he saw a reversal. He saw himself nearly sacrifice someone and die. Then saw a version, that despite being portrayed as this hero. Ultimately sacrificed an entire universe and died. The last one was showing Stephen unchecked and completely corrupted. While there was only one American Chavez. There were 3 deaths of Stephen Strange. It’s really coming to terms with his internal struggles with his feelings. In the same way you’d see Wanda. She starts off dreaming. She then dreamwalks and is portrayed as a monster. But there’s that sentimental attachment to the kids. To which not exactly realizing the monster she’s becoming. Not until she’s given what she wants and sees the pain caused. She really didn’t let the pain of losing Vision and the kids go. It was meant to be a nice send off. But in reality. We sometimes let those feelings stay in and eat away at ourselves.

"I sleep and breathe Marvel" man, i get your feeling

1:02 I had to look closely but can anyone else see Strange's third eye? It really looks like it to me

Honestly, I loved the movie, but maybe i'm biased cuz Dr. Strange is a favorite, and this was my first movie in the theaters in a few years🙏

I really do hope someone from Marvel watches this video and reads some of the comments because there are some great ideas that can be used to improve future movies even more. And the fact that Marvel listens to us and tries their hardest to give us what we want is amazing and for me is a big reason on why they became so successfull.

I don't think Strange is protecting her because he can't let Wanda have Americana, well that, but he also cares about her. In Endgame, he sacrifices Iron Man for the universe, but it's not like he "sacrificed" him, Strange let the only possible victory play out. He held the knife, but because of that he is starting to look at things differently, and I think he is evolving into a new person. With the Darkhold and everything. Also, he saw Americana's past trauma, and she saw his past, so they have a connection. She is a lot like Strange, and I think part of him doesn't want to upset her. Although, he did not only let Americana defeat Wanda because he randomly thought of it, Strange saw it in the Book of B'Shanti.

I know it's a Sam Raimi movie, but having Christine be held hostage/tortured is such a superhero movie cliché at this point and also an example of the women-in-refridgerators/disposable woman trope. Having it be about the personal stakes to Strange also undermines what the Ancient One told Strange in the first one "it's not about you". This higher understanding makes him able to make decisions others cannot.

Watching this movie in 4DX has to be the best movie experience I’ve ever had.

Something to take into account is that the events of NWH for Strange go beyond him being willing to to the villains die, because he also saw Spider-man find another way by curing the villains before sending them back. He saw the kid he underestimated prove him wrong by changing their fates, by saving the villains as well as making the sacrifice that saved the multiverse. Also, there's a difference between letting someone die and killing them yourself. Just because Strange was willing to let Tony and Peter die for the time stone (which is debatable if he truly meant it at the time) doesn't mean he'd be willing to kill Chavez himself. I believe it's consistent to his character and growth as we've seen it to not automatically be willing to murder a child, even if it meant immediately securing the multiverse's safety (especially if there's another way)

I agree with you, for the most part. One aspect is that since Strange said that about where his priority was, he's since gone through a tremendous amount of personal growth. 14 million scenes in his mind, and giving up the stone was the key. Fighting with Spider-Man, to find out that he was right. So much has been learned since then, that he became the only version of Dr. Strange in the multiverse willing to make the move to give America a real chance. We don't just follow THIS Strange because we've witnessed it all, but also because we feel (and was proven) he is the best of his variants. The suggested comment/scene you suggest could possibly have made it better, or it could have taken the edge away from the story for us. Less hand-holding, and more "will he, won't he" scene at the end.

For me,the main negative of this movie is they didn't give us much time to accept wanda as a villain,it was so fast. Wanda threatening Strange looked like it should be in the middle of a movie. If they had extra conversation,scenes before wanda threatens,this movie would have a good speed. Music fight was amazing at the starting but too long,like it destroyed the seriousness of this film. Many people think Marvel should have added Supreme Strange,but if he was in this movie,we won't concern our Strange,we will love him than the original Strange, If this movie had good runtime like 2 hrs 30 mins,it would have been one of the best MCU movies.They should have added more multiverse contents like exploring more universes

For me the end of the movie was actually the greatest development for Strange, since we were told through the entire movie that Strange is someone who NEEDS to be on control. So in the end, when he gave the control of the situation for Chaves to fix everything, it was an awesome way to show us how much he evolved and understood that he CAN'T always control everything. Ps: English is not my first language.

This movie takes the line: "Show not tell" to a whole another level Can't wait to see what Ryan George has to say in the Pitch Meeting

I agree. I kept waiting for the big bad or the big reveal. I was never scared and it never felt like our heros were ever in any danger. I feels like they spent two hours telling us that Dr Strange found a portal girl and another eye. I wanted the big Demon to show up and require a team up. That would've given some witch closure and maybe not have felt as rushed (witch turning good and America mastering her powers in just 5 minutes).

I think the fact that strange saw himself protecting a kid alongside Christine, was everything he ever wanted, he may not be able to keep Christine, but he could try to be a parental figure and a mentor to someone they both looked after

I agree with why we care about our Strange, I believe he remembered the feelings associated with Peter/Spidey even if he didn't remember who Spiderman was. He does also remember America being betrayed by the Strange in his "dream" . It does bother me zombie Strange doesn't have any facial hair when Defender Strange did, still had pieces of his face that would have and ofcourse the ponytail lol.

I think the reason he chooses to save her is because he fully believes that she can control her powers. It was shown in her memories that she can't control her powers because when she found out she had them, she ended up sending her parents to another universe. It is reasonable to think that reassuring her and giving her confidence will make it possible for her to control it. I think that if he had no other option, if he believed that she wouldn't be able to control her ability, then he would have taken her powers in the end. In other words, in the movie it feels to me that, it is not that he isn't willing to make the hard choices, but rather he no longer takes the easy way out. Because taking her powers from her IS taking the easy way out. TLDR: He would have made the decision if he had to, but he didn't think he had to in that situation.

This was definitely something I discussed with my co-worker on numerous occasions about the various Phase 4 movies and mini-series: a) They tried to rush the plot points to make it fit into the 2hr45min/mini-series "limit" and didn't let the moments breathe. b) They tried to introduce new/old characters to make it fit into the story without giving them a plausible reason to be there besides "oh hey, they showed up because the world is breaking!" WandaVision, Loki, and (on a lesser extent) Falcon & the Winter Soldier didn't suffer as badly because they were building upon character beats already established in the movies, but everything else just felt like it was just setting new characters up without giving any thought to why the Phase 1, 2, and 3 movies worked so well despite Phase 4 having just as many screentime as Phase 1&2 combined. Because they were forced to introduce and create character growth in the span of 3 hours total, the stakes were much higher and more personal. Here in Phase 4 I feel like Marvel was depending too much on people knowing exactly what went down in not only the previous 3 phases of movies, but now also the mini-series on DisneyPlus. If I hadn't seen WandaVision before this, I would've been so confused as to where these two kids came from and why was Wanda so fixated on getting to the, what would've been to me, future children from Wanda's dreams. I really hope they start taking notes from their previous movies in terms of story beats and character growth, and make Strange's next movie really about him and not turn him into a plot device for some new character's introduction.

But she didn't want to rule the multiverse. She even said that she just wanted her children.

For me, the only thing missing was a huge fight between Wanda and Strange. That's what I wanted the most honestly but I loved the film so I can't complain

That Entire Line Starting At 6:38 gave me goosebumps why wasn’t it in the movie 😭

Your theory is summarised in the dream sequence where Strange tries to sacrifice America for the Book of Vishanti. This comes up during the scene where America mentions about it to strange as well . Now we can’t expect strange to sacrifice her again. He will look evil and what’s the point of a story where the hero has no journey.

Amazing how everyone just missed the part where Strange and Wong told Chavez that they will keep her safe at the Taj Mahal, ignores the fact that they literally mention what cause the certain questions people have. Most importantly, forgetting that this is a 2 HOUR movie. You can't exepct everything in 2hours, if you need literal explanation without using your brain to figure the plot, this make it a 4hour movie

I get what you're saying, but to me it just makes sense that he is not willing to sacrifice more people. It is a part of his development, and now, as he does not have the time stone he cannot be sure about what decision to make. I think this is the development we are getting. I get it that he is cold and calculates everything, but it makes everything more personal to the audience if the gets attached to people.

10:55 jumpscare by the canadian lad...

I think that the movie wanted to imply that Doctor Strange cares for America because he sees his sister in him. I mean why would Strange go out of his way to just tell a random story about his sister's death when he could have said anything else. So that is what I think, Strange cared for America because she reminded him of her sister but the movie failed to imply that if it had then maybe the film would have been perfect. Though I'm still happy with the film, worth the time because I got to see how strong strange can get, getting to see his powers in depth and new abilities like the third eye of Strange was fun.

This movie felt like that What If episode where Strange would do anything to get Palmer and when finally got her , she was so terrified of him , he understood his mistake

Here's my perspective. Dr. Strange kind of lost himself in all the grand calculous of the multiverse stuff. In the first Dr. Strange movie we had that powerful scene after the battle in the sanctum where Strange is upset and yelling about how killing a man wasn't something honorable. Then, in Infinity War and Endgame we see Strange sacrificing others because "it was the only way". Then again in No Way Home it was "their sacrifice means far more than their lives" without even the platitude of it being the only way. In Multiverse of Maddness, we met 3 other Stranges. The first Strange, when backed into a corner, tried to make the "your sacrifice means far more" play, and our Strange was forced to helplessly watch himself try to sacrifice America in a dream. Right before swallowing a heavy dose of the unintended consequences his choice to sacrifice people to Thanos, no less. The second paved the way for an idyllic world by defeating Thanos through great personal sacrifice, though that also had unintended consequences for another universe. The third Strange was the evil Strange left stewing alone in his Sanctum because he sacrificed his entire universe for personal gain. In the end, Strange's hero's journey in Multiverse of Madness was about striking a balance where he wasn't shouldering the burden alone, but he wasn't asking other people to give their lives for the cause, either.

This movie should have been released in two parts just like Infinity war and endgame . The first should have established Scarlett witch supremacy and in the second part of the movie Strange finds a way to bring her down . Eventually giving each character a more descriptive running time rather than telling context .

I love how this guy is trying his best not to offend the marvel fans.....and I like it! I am a big obsessive Doctor Strange fan...and sadly I have to agree to this....that the movie could be a lot better!!

I Loved the way you explained our perspective and the movie❤️. Every MCU fan is proud of the work you put on the channel

5:28 Dude, that was the point. "You are always the one wielding the scalpel" it's called character development, and it's not a bad thing. Ironically, América gaining spotlight is still talking about Strange. Also, I wouldn't say that we were supoosed to mourn the Illuminati, maybe Xavier but I doubt it. I think those scenes are directed so we are AFRAID of Wanda, how she won't stop for nothing, how corrupted she is by the book and his own greef. At that point people are just instruments for her, she turned a village into NPCs, the book took that to the next level where she will kill mercylessly anyone in her way.

Honestly, I wholeheartedly disagree. This movie certainly has its flaws, but the whole point of it was that in almost every universe, Doctor Strange is the threat, not Wanda. That being the Sorcerer Supreme, being the ultimate power, ultimately corrupted him. That was the whole point of the question posed at the very beginning of the film. Was allowing Thanos to snap away half the universe really the "only way?" Was Stephen Strange's way, Stephen Strange's answer, the only correct answer to make on behalf of an entire universe? And whether the answer is yes or no, that is the question Stephen had been asking himself throughout this film. Our Doctor Strange's hero's journey in this film is about him being tempered by humility. He's not the guy who gets the girl. He's not the Sorcerer Supreme. The most powerful thing he could do in the final battle is realize that he is not the answer. He is a player in the story. He is not "Earth's Mightiest Avenger." Because when he's the one in charge, when he's the one with all the power, it ends very badly, in almost every universe.

Can't agree more! What makes Captain America trilogy the best is that even after so many well established characters like Iron Man being in the movie and characters like Falcon, Black Panther and Spider-Man getting introduced in different installments the plot never shifted from Cap, it was always revolving around him making us to easily connect with story and getting attached to Steve and that's what makes his trilogy stand out.

I just saw the movie yesterday, and I totally agree with your thoughts and the changes you've done.

I love the way you made this video. You criticized the movie but you gave some tips on how to improve it. You didn't completely roast marvel but still said what needed to be said.

I agree that Scarlet Witch's character was well written. It felt like a Scarlet Witch movie. I mean like he mentions Dr Strange's story was underwhelming - his relations, powers etc. Many people think that there should have been more of Christine and Strange but I believe if Strange developed a guardian arc with America, that would have also been good. My biggest problem with the film is that it is Wanda's paradise. What I mean is that she is so powerful that she is getting everything she wants and is even stopped by only herself. I think that Strange should have had a bigger role in the final battle and he should have been the one to bring Wanda down to her knees (After all it was his movie). Lastly, even though I liked it, Strange using Darkhold to dreamwalk came out of nowhere. In the entire movie he was chasing the Book of Vishanti and suddenly focus is changed to Darkhold I still think the movie is good but not what I wanted 8/10

Anyone can point out mistakes but correcting a mistake is most important thing, where as sir is very good at that, hats off sir. marvel studios should ask u to join them and discuss about scenes,error correction before they release any movie or series.🙂👍👍

what a great video- it was genuinely so enjoyable to listen to your takes, because you're very much right! but the discussion was just of great quality and fun to follow along, just like every one of your amazing videos!

3:36 - While I do agree that there wasn't much of a reasonable base for America Chavez or the sudden rivarly between Dr. Strange and Wanda, I believe the reason strange doesn't tell America that his priority is not letting scarlet witch get her powers, regardless of her living or not is because he wanted to win over her trust. He was able to make out how powerful her quirk was and she told him how she already doesn't trust him because defender strange tried killing her once already. So it was more important for him to win over her trust rather than show his true motive of not letting Scarlet witch get her powers. . Secondly, another thing that really pissed me off was the fact that we were presented Mordo of Earth-838 and not of our Mordo (Earth 616) who was already teased as becoming the villian for the next instalment as he took away powers of Benjamin Bratt's character. There was no sign of him and it was quite disappointing tbh.

I think this movie had everything ; perfect cameos , amazing acting by the cast but it made some very noticeable mistakes like: - they revealed wanda being the main villain waaay to quickly - no mention of vision ? i mean i get it , it would have been hard to explain about him but its like they completely forgot that how imp vision was in wandavision - they nerfed Wong and the Illuminati - killed the Illuminati waaay too early , like I get it was to establish how powerful Wanda is but c'mon killing Professor X like that felt disrespectful. (also bringing Patrick Stewart who is such an amazing actor and giving him little screentime and killing him right away was kinda stupid) - didn't give enough screentime/backstory to other versions of Strange

"movie felt more focused on introducing America Chavez into the MCU" that's pretty much phase 4 so far, every show or movie so far has focused on introducing new characters and/or making huge changes to characters

5:27 But that's when Steven finally decided to not be the one holding the knife. If he continued to focus everything around him. Then he would have not learned the lesson and would fall prey to his own hubris like every other Strange before him.

I’m grateful a discussion can be had about this, instead of just feeling like they can’t make improvements. I agree with some of what was stated in the video, but the whole “first act dislike, third act like” thing is pretty common. It was good to see something else. In my opinion.

I just wanted to give my theory. When Dr Strange first met Chavez, he asked if he already knew her and his reactions were like if he already knew her but couldn't remember all the stuff. Maybe all the versions of Strange are connected to each other and that's why he felt the same emotions for Chavez as Defender Strange did and tried to protect her. Just my opinion though.

I agree that our connection as audience with America Chávez was a bit iffy, and it was illustrated by the "believe in yourself" part, it was just a bit too hasty. But I don't agree with the first part. We do have glimpses of Strange acting to save the multiverse instead of just America, but this is a Strange who's changing, especially after No Way Home. He still sees the grand scheme of things, and it's represented in the scene after they arrive at Universe 838, Strange immediately asks America to open a portal back and pushes her really hard to do so, only to soften up once he sees America afraid of him. And I think that's the inflection point for him (it was also foreshadowed at Christine's wedding with Doctor West, making him doubt about giving the time stone to Thanos as the only option), it is no longer a question about him deciding for everyone or for the greater good, it's a question about heroisism. And yeah, it may be cliché, but at least they go on a unique way of picturing goodness, Strange differentiates from Wanda when using the Darkhold because he's using it to save a life, and so on. And second of all, and I think most important. I think the reflection about we not caring for the Illuminati superheroes takes into account something. Yes, we may not know them, nor care for them, but this is the first time in the whole MCU where we get to see such violent deaths. I think the whole impact of their deaths makes up for the fact that we haven't been with them a whole lot. I mean, at first I laughed when Black Bolt was mouthless, and was shocked to then see his brutal death. I know not everyone will have the same impact, but taking into account no one used to die like that in these movies, it's so much more surprising.

This is a great point to make. The point of the movie is to not flesh out a character. The characters are the background. The multiverse and timelines are the new enemy.

I wanted to see a fight between two very strong being. I expected to see a massive fight between The Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange who was meant to be best of all sorcerers. I wanted a moment where I could shout, 'Yes! This is Dr. Strange.' I wanted him to utilize all his knowledge to defeat Wanda. Maybe I expected too much.

I loved the movie but I was expecting a lot more

EXACTLY what I thought mate. I'm glad someone else could vocalise my thoughts so vividly. So, thanks for that CanadianLad

Very good points. I know a lot of people didn't care for the climax of the film, America suddenly discovering that she can control her power, but I think it worked. She first discovered her power in a tragic way, losing both her parents, so it made sense that she would be insecure about being able to control it. The encouragement that she got from Dr. Strange was crucial because for so long she had bounced across the multiverse, having little or no connections. And the one person she initially thought would protect her, Defender Strange, almost killed her. When Dr. Strange was faced with the same choice in the climax, he made a different decision that proved to America that he really did care about her. And that, I think, gave her the confidence to outwit the Scarlet Witch.