Doctor Strange en el multiverso de la locura

En mi caso, sería más que deseable refrescar todas las películas del universo Marvel de todo el mundo, o complementar esas pocas que aún no he visto. Algunos enlaces y citas simplemente no puedo relacionarlos lo suficiente y recordar los contextos adecuados. Afortunadamente, cada película está hecha de tal manera que el espectador tenga una experiencia independientemente de su conocimiento de las obras anteriores. El multiverso de la locura no es demasiado confuso e incomprensible, pero no me proporcionó la experiencia más increíble. La transformación de Elizabeth Olsen en una malvada y sexy bruja me convenció, Benedict Cumberbatch nunca decepciona y olvidé con éxito que también está Rachel McAdams. En resumen, tres estrellas, probablemente. (07.05.2022)

Me encontré en un multiverso de locura mientras veía a Sam Raimi esforzarse por proyectar en la pantalla su estilo distintivo, sus trucos de cámara y dirección y su toque ligeramente horripilante y morboso, para que luego todo eso desapareciera en el abismo de la torpeza de los guionistas y de una historia repetitiva sin sentido ni interés. Marvel, una vez más, sólo va por el camino seguro, no sorprende al espectador con nada, y sus probados trucos en forma de docenas de cameos inútiles, que matan la trama sólo para burlarse de otros spin-offs, son una bofetada total en la cara. Además, Todo a la vez en todas partes de este año dio una patada en el culo a este sobrevalorado producto corporativo en los juegos multiversales... Sam, espero que hayas cobrado un buen cheque por esto y que ahora hagas una película de terror de bajo presupuesto que les haga felices a ti y al público. Por favor. (03.06.2022)

Of all the Marvel superheroes, Doctor Strange has the most potential for visually wild and appealing films. Filmmakers can get awfully crazy, and especially now that Strange is supposed to travel to other worlds and universes and where everything was once again based on magic, so the boundaries of normalcy were pushed a lot further than, say, in Black Widow. In that respect, there's nothing to fault in the Multiverse of Madness. Sam Raimi enjoyed his return to blockbusters and, unexpectedly, Kevin Feige allowed him to be his typical self. There are a few horror and scary moments, references to the visual style of the first Spider-Man and even Evil Dead, and it's nice to watch. The trouble is that there's not much interesting stuff going on. The story this time around is fairly banal, the characters uninteresting, and the whole time I felt like there was a missing minute here or there where it could slow down and go a bit more in-depth. I didn't get the sense that the universe was at stake or that Strange himself had to undergo some major transformation. It's simply a nice attraction, but it wraps up a not very interesting plot. It should have been better. (04.05.2022)

“The most horror Marvel movie” tag is about as meaningful as “the hottest ice-cream”. Sure, the second Doctor Strange isn't as funny as, say, the latest Thor or Guardians of the Galaxy, but it won’t make your stomach churn, so to speak. While there is a Sam Raimi feel to it at times, I personally was hoping for a wilder, bolder, and well, crazier ride with a film subtitled "in the multiverse of madness", but it sticks within the safe confines of harmless fun and classic Marvel template. And it's a shame, because the potential was immeasurable and for the first time in a while Marvel could have operated with a non-generic "new" villain (clearly the film's strongest point). On a scene-by-scene level, it's occasionally great (Raimi's directorial input), too bad it's not supported by a more polished script. (05.05.2022)

Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a better movie version of Doctor Strange. Marvel is fading and you can feel it. Spiderman was still a cool coda for the Avengers), but Black Widow and The Eternals are just mediocre concoctions in my opinion, and so far it doesn't look like it's going to get better in the future. In contrast hand DC with Suicide Squad 2 and The Batman are on a better path. Personally I wasn't too happy with the first Doctor Strange either and was hoping the second would grab me more due to the horror feel and multiverse madness. It's a hair better, but as a whole still not entirely satisfying. The performances are fine, Benedict Cumberbatch does his thing, Elizabeth Olsen is probably the best thing about the film, and the new character of America Chavez unfortunately didn't impress me much. Visually the film is without a doubt solid (although some of the CGI craziness was a bit not- so eye candy for me), the action again is not much but it is shot decently (the duel with the music was very original and imaginative, the Illuminati, the opening fight with the demon and the jump through different worlds was visually great). The humor is completely absent and the cameos seemed a bit unnecessary. In a few scenes you could even tell that Sam Raimi was directing the film (references to Evil Dead, the demon scene, a couple of jump-scares and one badass action sequence). Story-wise, the film doesn't have much to surprise, it lacks proper fatality and the MCU is not really moving anywhere unfortunately. Personally, I was hoping for more insanity in the multiverse, it's surprisingly not used that often and when it is it only gets interesting towards the end. I have nothing downright bad against the film, I enjoyed it, it goes by quickly, but I have no desire to watch it again. The trailer for Avatar 2, however, is amazing Story 3/5. Action 4/5, Humor 1/5, Violence 2/5, Fun 4/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 4/5. 6/10. (05.05.2022)