Dr. Strange

I had a Chance to see Dr. Strange in theaters today!

Since you made it this far just to read a movie review I'll give you everything you want to know right here.

It was awesome and critics agree. It got a 72 on Meta critic and a 90% on rotten tomatoes. It definitely earned the 90%.

So there's the generic bit. It also had the climax scene that was unlike anything from the avengers or guardians of the galaxy blah blah. It was original if I say nothing else for it.

And I won't give much else. I'm one of those people that loves the idea of reading reviews but hates myself for doing it before I see the movie, so I'll spare you what I can.

That said, here are some thoughts on the movie:

First, there is some unusual Catholic symbolism.

Hang with me this isn't as out of the blue as it seems. From what little I understand, Satanists base their "black masses" almost entirely off a perversion of the Catholic liturgy.

Sorcery also is historically linked to the demonic.

This would all seem a stretch except that the scene in which the villains summon the dark force in the film takes place in a church that is clearly in the grandiose and even Gothic style preferred by Catholics. A church is uprooted to bring the beginning of the end of the world; it is hard to make the case that is not a conscious decision on the screenwriter's part.

Then there is the climactic scene. I will say little of specifics but when you see the movie you will take my meaning here.

Our sorcerer in chief, Dr. Strange, creates something infinite to make the dark force fail, but it is only when the infinite becomes finite that the world is saved (spoiler alert I guess...). That last sentence was one of my friend's key takeaways from the film. Anyway, in the context of sorcery and clear hints at demonic influence, this was an innovative and subtle twist on the Christ figure.

Those are my thoughts. With or without them you will enjoy the film!

In the meantime I look forward to seeing what comes next from a studio that has failed to disappoint an impressive variety of viewers.