Don't get me wrong, animated Iron Man can't hold a candle to Robert Downey, but this I think is superior to the overlong, overacted, poorly-written Benedict Cumberbatch Doctor Strange. Go ahead, vote me down, it won't change anything!
What did I like so much? The origin story. Wong is perfect here, and the idea that the arrogant Stephen Strange must scale the Himalayas, wash floors, sleep on straw, and haul stones is the perfect entrance to his spiritual healing and awakening. Naturally, he would never have survived with just a backpack, and it's ridiculous he found what he was looking for with essentially a phony treasure map from Looney Tunes, and that he could scale those cliffs with broken hands. But you know what? Unlike most films where I howl about such shark-jumping, I just didn't care here because it was so earnest.
The fight scenes are well-done, and Mordo is typically-convincing as the good guy always on the edge of becoming a villain. Dormammu has "its" moments, but that entire part of the story was rushed and spotty. Also, I wanted to know more about the Sorcerer Supreme team members, even the peripheral ones killed in action. Speaking of more, there was little to go on concerning Stephen's sister April, so I was not particularly moved by his loss, but it was adequate even if somewhat unbelievable how he felt guilty for her death.
I would probably watch this again, but then again I love animated superhero film.
What did I like so much? The origin story. Wong is perfect here, and the idea that the arrogant Stephen Strange must scale the Himalayas, wash floors, sleep on straw, and haul stones is the perfect entrance to his spiritual healing and awakening. Naturally, he would never have survived with just a backpack, and it's ridiculous he found what he was looking for with essentially a phony treasure map from Looney Tunes, and that he could scale those cliffs with broken hands. But you know what? Unlike most films where I howl about such shark-jumping, I just didn't care here because it was so earnest.
The fight scenes are well-done, and Mordo is typically-convincing as the good guy always on the edge of becoming a villain. Dormammu has "its" moments, but that entire part of the story was rushed and spotty. Also, I wanted to know more about the Sorcerer Supreme team members, even the peripheral ones killed in action. Speaking of more, there was little to go on concerning Stephen's sister April, so I was not particularly moved by his loss, but it was adequate even if somewhat unbelievable how he felt guilty for her death.
I would probably watch this again, but then again I love animated superhero film.