Doctor Strange bears a lot of similarities to many of Marvel's origin movies, but director Scott Derrickson put an interesting twist on the Marvel formula with the ending of the film subverting a big MCU trope that has been a point of criticism in recent years.
Full spoilers for Doctor Strange continue below, so don't read on if you haven't seen the film yet.
If you look at the climaxes of most Marvel Cinematic Universe films -- and superhero films in general -- usually the crisis the titular heroes are trying to prevent is some city-destroying, world-ending calamity. From the Chitauri invading New York in The Avengers to Ronan and his fanatical Kree trying to destroy Xandar in the Guardians of the Galaxy, there's usually a lot of mass destruction wrapping up these films.
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Full spoilers for Doctor Strange continue below, so don't read on if you haven't seen the film yet.
If you look at the climaxes of most Marvel Cinematic Universe films -- and superhero films in general -- usually the crisis the titular heroes are trying to prevent is some city-destroying, world-ending calamity. From the Chitauri invading New York in The Avengers to Ronan and his fanatical Kree trying to destroy Xandar in the Guardians of the Galaxy, there's usually a lot of mass destruction wrapping up these films.
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