Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness Disappoints Fans ((SPOILERS!))
May 20, 2022
Released on May 6, 2022, Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness is part of the Phase 4
Marvel cinematic universe, which was written by Michael Waldron and directed by Sam Raimi.
To understand this movie, you must watch Spider-Man: No Way Home first. The main actors,
Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), and Xochitl Gomez
(America Chavez) did a good job on keeping the movie believable.
In the Multiverse of Madness, Strange is living his life after the events of Spider-Man No
Way Home until a multiverse traveler named America Chavez accidently comes through a portal
chased by an interdimensional octopus-like creature. Strange learns that a mysterious person is
trying to get ahold of America Chavez’s power and she has met a lot of Stranges throughout the
multiverses, but they all eventually betrayed her. There is a mistrust between the two, at first, but
nevertheless, Strange goes to get help from Wanda Maximoff (also known as Scarlet Witch) but
then he discovers that she is the mysterious figure going after America Chavez. After Strange
tries to reason with her, but fails, there is a long chase between the Sorcerer Supreme and the
Scarlet Witch.
Compared to the first Doctor Strange, the second Doctor Strange would fall in 2nd place
because the first one did a better job of explaining the back story, and what events were taking
place, unlike the current film, where they just throw you right into the action, possibly without
knowing what is actually happening.
The film should have explained more of the lore of the movie. Some viewers might feel
as if everything was just all of a sudden. The CGI in the movie was unimpressive. In addition,
there was not too much of Wanda in the movie and whenever she did appear, they did not really
use her to the fullest potential.
Overall, Doctor Strange Multiverse Of Madness is an essential movie, because it adds on
to what happened in Spider-Man No Way Home, but the direction could have been better. The
movie should be a “go to” if you are a Marvel fanatic, but if you are not, then it may not be
worth it.
Mason Martinez ♦ Oct 28, 2022 at 1:44 pm
I really like this article, I also really like Doctor Strange.
Amin Shah ♦ Oct 26, 2022 at 2:01 pm
I completely
agree
Tavian ♦ Oct 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm
I think this article was really well crafted. He went over all of the important parts of the movie perfectly and I liked the way he criticized the movie.
Alexander ♦ Oct 26, 2022 at 10:04 am
I agree with the article, the movie could have done better at explaining what was going on during the movie. However the article should have said to watch WandaVision before seeing this movie. If the audience watched Spider-Man: Way Home and didn’t watch WandaVision they wouldn’t know anything about Wanda’s kids who are mentioned and seen in this movie.
Roxanne Choy ♦ Oct 26, 2022 at 9:00 am
I am confused about how Wanda is Scarlet Witch. The movie doesn’t really mention how does Scarlet Witch wants a family like Wanda does.
Joyce C. ♦ Oct 26, 2022 at 8:55 am
I also agree. I think this movie would have been better if they focused more on the story then horror. I think the director was more focused on horror(since he is a horror director). This movie was a huge disappointment for me. (sadly) 🙁
Jonathon Rice ♦ Aug 23, 2022 at 11:41 am
This article had some things that I can agree with, but overall I would disagree. As someone who watched the movie when it came out, I would strongly disagree. Lots of Marvel fans will know that the multiverse is very deep and vital to the storyline. We got special appearances from characters that we wanted to see and ones from comics. It fits the lore well because we get to see the transformation from Wanda to The Scarlet Witch. Agatha from WandaVision was right and said that this would happen to Wanda. Overall I would disagree with this article and say that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was not disappointing.
Mia ♦ Aug 22, 2022 at 11:19 am
I agree that the movie could have had more of an in-depth explanation of the backstory.
Zoe Chung ♦ Aug 22, 2022 at 11:07 am
This article gave a great overall summary of the movie, and gave insight into things that Marvel could’ve improved. However, one tiny mistake was that Strange was not the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong was.
-ZC
Lauren Kim ♦ Aug 22, 2022 at 11:02 am
I agree with your thoughts. I’m not the biggest marvel fan, and was a bit disappointed in this movie. (Lauren Kim)