Mystical and Immersive

Rating: 5/10 (3 November 2016)

I would like to state the fact that I am foremost a comic book fan and grew up reading all sort of comics. My favorite was always DC (Superman and Batman particularly) but I never let that fact get in the way of my enjoyment. A good comic book story was a good comic book story at the end of the day.
Doctor Strange is not as well known a character as the other Marvel Comic giants like Spiderman, The Hulk etc. Growing up, I always used to skip past the Doctor Strange bundle of comic books and pick up more well known character based comic books. Although, I was always intrigued by the well drawn covers of magical and mythical beings.
When I saw the trailer come out last year, my intrigue was piqued once again. So this morning, I went in to see the first show of Doctor Strange at my local cinema.
The film starts off with a very immersive and impactful introduction that immediately drew me in. Doctor Stephen Strange is a strange character indeed who is not your typical do-gooder. Yet even with all his shortcomings and arrogance, I felt connected to his character and I was very eager to see his transformation and I was not disappointed.
All the characters are very well written. Mads Mikelsen's character was not as menacing as I would have liked him to be. Nonetheless, he is a worthy opponent to Doctor Stephen Strange.
The multi-dimensional VFX play a very important role in the cinematography and are done extremely well and tastefully. I enjoyed the pacing, the action, the humor and VFX.
The Stan Lee cameo and post credits scene with a well known Marvel giant is a tradition and is always a nice touch.
I would highly recommend this film to all comic book fans. Please let's not indulge in the rather childish comparison between DC and Marvel and enjoy a great comic book adaptation to the silver screen.
A comic book lover.