History Awesome / DoctorStrange2016

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** So, to sum it all up: Doctor Strange demonstrated himself in this scene to be quite possibly the single most badass character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. First of all, he waltzes right up to [[EldritchAbomination Dormammu]] and brazenly declares that he has come to bargain, which is so astonishingly presumptuous that it's tantamount to [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu insulting him]]. Dormammu (of course) [[CurbstompBattle swiftly kills him]], only for the good Doctor to come right back and declare that he has come to bargain once again. As Dormammu proceeds to [[TheManyDeathsOfYou kill him again and again]], it slowly becomes clear that when Doctor Strange says, "Dormammu, I've come to bargain," [[ThatWasntARequest it's not a request]]. It's an ''ultimatum''. Those five little words become the ultimate BadassBoast; not only does Doctor Strange, a mere mortal, [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu have Dormammu trapped as his prisoner]], he also demonstrates staggering [[NervesOfSteel resilience]] in being willing to endure many, many, ''many'' gruesome deaths to defend the Earth, [[AndIMustScream possibly for all of eternity]]. In the words "Dormammu, I've come to bargain," Strange pulls off a XanatosGambit in the form of [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse an offer Dormammu can't refuse]]: he can either retreat and abandon his siege upon the Earth, or he can be a ''mortal man's'' prisoner in his own tiny little time-loop of a hell forever. In this troper's opinion, this all amounts to a CrowningMomentOfAwesome not just for the movie, or even just the MarvelCinematicUniverse, but almost certainly ''all'' of fiction.

* The last battle against Kaecillius and his zealots takes place as [[spoiler:time is being rewinded thanks to the Eye of Agamotto's power, so instead of seeing Hong Kong being destroyed because of the battle, we're actually seeing everybody fight while everything is getting rebuilt around them. And Strange and Mordo are using this to their advantage, trapping their opponents in the reconstructing structures, albeit temporarily.]]

** The visual effects in general are amazing, especially in IMAX. Early critical reviews agreed that whatever else could be said about the film, it had locked an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects.
** [[http://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/visual-effects-nominations-2017-oscars The reviewers were right.]]

** [[https://twitter.com/i/moments/823878190271778820 The reviewers were right.]]

** [[https://twitter.com/i/moments/823878190271778820 The reviewers weren't kidding.]]

* The Cape Of Levitation. Between it beating the shit out of a zealot and being a SilentSnarker to Doctor Strange, quite a few people found themselves loving the cape more than Strange himself. And as seen on this very page, that's not a mark of how bad Strange is, it's a mark of how well-written the cape is. To reiterate: Marvel made a movie where a piece of clothing is people's favorite character.

* Fittingly for a film based around manipulating time, history repeats itself. Much like [[WTHCastingAgency Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jnr.]] before him, Benedict Cumberbatch being cast as Doctor Strange caused a bit of an uproar, as there were those who thought him an overly safe choice, too bland, or just felt he was a poor choice for the Sorcerer Supreme. However, once the movie came out, tunes changed quickly, as Cumberbatch was lauded for his portrayal of Strange, being able to effectively capture both the good doctor's egotism and heroism.

*** He didn't just annoy [[spoiler: Dormammu]] into submission. Before it was stated that [[spoiler: Dormammu's]] Dark Dimension has no concept of time. So Strange introduced him to the concept of time and because he didn't understand it, [[spoiler: Dormammu]] couldn't get out of his loop. Doctor Strange [[BeyondTheImpossible did the impossible]] and [[MindRape mind fucked]] [[DidYouJustScamCthulu the devil into submission.]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJbFq4L3oU4 new Marvel Studios opening sequence]], which features incredible art and footage of pretty much every major Avenger we've gotten to know so far.

* One for Hong Kong audiences in general-for the first time since ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', Hong Kong is shown ''realistically''. No [[Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction red lanterns]] or [[Series/{{Arrow}} modifications to make it look like Chinatown]]-rather, [[spoiler: the final battle takes place]] on a completely normal looking street, with authentic neon signs and traditional food shops. Even though [[spoiler: the entire street was merely a set]], it proves that the filmmakers really did [[ShownTheirWork do their research]].

* Fittingly for a film based around manipulating time, history repeats itself. Much like [[WTHCastingAgency Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jnr.]] before him, Benedict Cumberbatch being cast as Doctor Strange caused a bit of an uproar, as there were those who thought him an overly safe choice, too bland or just felt he was a poor choice for the Sorcerer Supreme. However,once the movie came out, tunes changed quickly, as Cumberbatch was lauded for his portrayal of Strange, being able to effectively capture both the good doctor's egotism and heroism.

** [[spoiler:It gets even more awesome when you consider that Strange confronted Dormammu, fully prepared to die and setup the loop to trigger with his own death. Even after [[TheManyDeathsOfYou Strange suffers from being impaled, vaporized, crushed, and many more horrifying deaths]] he keeps coming for more every time. By recognizing his own weakness and surrendering to itself, he was able to find the strength to win against Dormammu.]] It can also be considered hilarious if you picture Dormammu as a gamer who [[spoiler:RageQuit when he found a quest that's impossible to solve due to an infinite loop bug.]]

* Fittingly for a film based around manipulating time, history repeats itself. Much like ((WTHCastingAgency Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jnr.)) before him, Benedict Cumberbatch being cast as Doctor Strange caused a bit of an uproar, as there were those who thought him an overly safe choice, too bland or just felt he was a poor choice for the Sorcerer Supreme. However,once the movie came out, tunes changed quickly, as Cumberbatch was lauded for his portrayal of Strange, being able to effectively capture both the good doctor's egotism and heroism.

---> '''[[spoiler:Dormammu]]''': [[YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive You cannot win.]]\\
'''Strange''': No. But I can lose. [[GroundhogDayLoop Again...and again...and again]]...[[AndIMustScream forever]]. [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu And that makes you my prisoner]].

---> '''[[spoiler:Dormammu]]''': Stop... Stop... Make it stop. Set me free!

* The film has earned itself a respectable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes after 250 reviews with only 24 of them turning out rotten. The fact it was able to keep up with its [[ToughActToFollow critically acclaimed predecessor]], ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', is an incredible accomplishment, especially considering its outlandish magic setting. Basically, it's been a war for the movie to stay in the 90% league.
** In fact, if one was paying attention to how the last 50-or-so reviews were dropping, there were times where it came dangerously close to the 89% mark whenever a rotten review was released only to rise up to possibly reaching 91% again due to a new batch of positive reviews being added in return.

* The film has earned itself a respectable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes after 250 reviews with only 24 of them turning out rotten. The fact it was able to keep up with its [[ToughActToFollow critically acclaimed predecessor]], ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', is an incredible accomplishment, especially considering its outlandish magic setting.

* The film has earned itself a respectable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes after 250 reviews with only 24 of them turning out rotten. The fact it was able to keep up with its [[ToughActToFollow critically acclaimed predecessor]], ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', is an incredible accomplishment, especially considering its outlandish magic setting. In fact, if one was paying attention to how the last 50-or-so reviews were dropping, there were times in which it came dangerously close to the 89% mark whenever a rotten review was released only to rise up to possibly reaching 91% again due to a new batch of positive reviews being added in return.

* The film has earned itself a respectable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes after 250 reviews with only 24 of them turning out rotten. The fact it was able to keep up with its [[ToughActToFollow critically acclaimed predecessor]], ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', is an incredible accomplishment, especially considering its outlandish magic setting. In fact, if one was paying attention to how the last 50-or-so reviews were dropping, there were times in which it came dangerously close to the 89% mark only to rise up to possibly reaching 91% again due to a new batch of positive reviews being added.

* The film has earned a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes from 84 reviews so far, with only 6 turning out rotten, which bodes well for its final score on the site, especially considering how it was released [[ToughActToFollow after]] ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* In just its opening weekend, the film put a new Disney record over the top, making over 6 billion dollars in 2016.