If you have no idea what I am going to blabber about just check this link. The DVD is releasing on 14th August, I thought why not write about it since I got to see it. Its funny how Marvel picked up one of the lesser known characters from it’s universe for making it into a STV(Straight to Video) animated movie. But hey I am not complaining I have always liked Dr. Strange’s character so no problem for me.
The main thing about the film is that they have changed the origin story of the Doctor Strange but only a little bit. The first introduction of Doctor Strange where he sees the wizards fighting the dark creature even though they had used a cloaking spell was the best. I will give a synopsis of the story:
Dr. Stephen Strange was one of the most gifted surgeons in medicine before his hands were left shattered and useless as a result of a car crash. Spending his fortune in pursuit of a way to fix his fractured body, the dejected doctor believed all was lost until the Ancient One offered him hope and healing in Tibet.
Training mind, body and soul with the Ancient One and his pupils, Doctor Strange’s scope, power and compassion grows as he steps closer to his mystical fate. But to fully embrace his destiny and protect the worlds of magic and reality, Strange must face betryal, death and the emergence of Dormammu.
The way the depict the training of Doctor Strange is wonderful, it’s all about learning magic and accepting the unacceptable. We see how a disheartened surgeon becomes the Sorcerer Supreme of the earth realm. The last fight with Dormammu ended to fast I believe they could have made it a bit more longer.
Coming to the animation. I for one have really liked the other three Direct-to-Video animation films by Marvel(Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers 2 and The Invincible Iron Man). This one also had very crisp animation. The character designs were excellent except for Dormammu since it seemed he was more or less just made of fire and some weird lines; other than that the other character designs were great. The character design of Doctor Strange was very good. They showed three different types of designs for him. First was when he was a surgeon and the next when he loses all his hope and became destitute. The third one was of him becoming the Doctor Strange and the clothes were really cool. The most unfortunate thing is that this the only animated movie that will ever be made for Doctor Strange since the next and the last animated film that Marvel is going to make with Lions Gate is Avengers Reborn(about kids of Avengers becoming the New Avengers or something). At the end of the film when Wong says that they have found new prospects and one of them named Clea seems to be the best was a great dialogue which suggested a possible sequel but as we know that is not going to happen. So, this was my small review on Doctor Strange Animated Film 2007.
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