Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness it’s a plot experiment that aims to embrace everything the multiverse means. But beyond that, it also analyzes, deepens, and scales up a particular intriguing idea. These are variations or the possibility that new and old characters will have different versions in future research projects. idea too includes a simple formula for combining different story universes. Among them are those that Marvel has just restored thanks to the purchase of FOX by Disney.
The film was an open door for two connections to future projects that had been rumored for years. On the one hand, the defining connection between the characters in the FOX X-Men franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On the other hand, the expected reboot the hands of Kevin Feige from the saga fantastic Four. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness built a bridge between what was already offered in both sub-franchises. It also gives them the opportunity to develop on a whole new level and in new directions.
The scene depicting the Illuminati room finally introduced two characters that had been awaited for years. They are Professor Charles Xavier, played by Patrick Stewart, and Reed Richards, who this time faced off against John Krasinski. The appearance of both was rumored months before the film’s premiere. In particular, the possibility that his inclusion in the Sam Raimi film could be his official appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Finally it happened, albeit to the surprise of a large part of the audience with a tragic exception. both characters are dead– or at least were mortally wounded – during the events described in the film.
So the big inevitable question posed by the Doctor Strange sequel is whether the existence of options is the answer to what happened. After all, the murder of both characters seems like a cruel joke after years of waiting for their appearance. But as the movie showed, the multiverse is endless in its answers. “A solution to every question and an answer to every mistake,” Wanda Maximoff once said. Is it the way the movie tries to understand what might happen in the future?
All the faces in the mirror
DDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness this is the first Marvel movie to show rules regarding options. In fact, both Strange and Wanda will have to face their multiverse versions. And in both cases, experience shows that although they react to experiences in different worlds, they act according to a certain general pattern. In fact, one of the criticisms of the film is that it explored the options for small differences between them.
At least that’s how it was established when the franchise was first introduced to the subject. In the Disney+ series Loki, the concept of the multiverse is based on the idea that every decision and action affects the continuous present. This means that for each chosen path or option, an alternative reality is created, consisting of millions of different layers. The central concept of TVA and the multiverse villain Kang is that the spread of this near-infinite variety of realities can lead to chaos.
How is reality interpreted in terms of options? The same series also offers answers. In a programme Loki is a variant of the original character who died in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.. And it exists thanks to the decision made by the latter to hold the tesseract and escape. TVA’s role was to destroy the alternate timeline he had created so that the first Loki destined to be killed by Thanos could flourish. Thus, the so-called sacred timeline was kept intact. But in essence, Loki’s variant was identical to the original character..
AT Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness A similar device was used with Strange, Wanda, Baron Mordo, and Christine Palmer. They all had versions in different universes, essentially identical and making similar decisions. In fact, the characters that make up the Illuminati are variants of many other heroes. This suggests that his persistence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is definitive despite his death. Confused idea? At least in the comics, this has more than once been a way to connect stories from different universes and worlds. And even parallel narratives in a specific whole.
Kaleidoscopic Reality in Doctor Strange: The Multiverse of Madness
Options are an innovative resource, but also a story risk.. AT Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the different versions of the characters drew some criticism. Moreover, despite the fact that they theoretically live different experiences and new situations, each character makes the same decisions. Is this an inevitable fate? The film does not raise it directly, but makes it clear that there is some idea of predestination in the plot. “All Strangers are the same,” chuckles an enraged Christine Palmer.
But how? Actually, the series Loki offers a broader version of the theme. The character encounters a female version of himself. Also with a wide group of possibilities and points of view on its existence as a separate entity. After being sentenced to the Void, the Loki variant faces dozens of its multiverse versions. And the series explores what the physical reality of options in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can actually be. From characters that are identical to each other, to even those who only indirectly share the story.
AT Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness the idea is very similar. The sorcerer stumbles upon at least three of his multiverse counterparts. And indeed, it becomes clear that there are as many of them as the Multiverse has to offer. Which leads to the central question. Is Sam Raimi’s film a source of information about how the multiverse will develop in the future? Just like the series Loki acts as a reference, it’s interesting to explore Michael Waldron on a different scale.
Can we expect another new version of Reed Richards, this time surviving Wanda’s attack? Or a younger or older multiverse version of Professor X? Even the film raises a curious question: who is Wanda Maximoff from the Illuminati universe? If Xavier is a hero – and apparently with the same ideals as his traditional version – the existence of other mutants is obvious. And that includes this reality’s Wanda Maximoff being Magneto’s daughter, just like in the comics.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness this is the first stop on the way to the idea of a multiverse. From now on, all the timelines and possibilities of cinematic Marvel can coexist. A world of possibilities that is just beginning to exist.
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