The laugh-out-loud comedy of the Cloak comes from its earnestly trying to help, its constraints, and how Strange is really, really new to this job.The Staff helps us see Mordo’s militancy, threat, and lawful neutral-ness.The Eye is core to the plot, and the film uses it to convey how much of a talent and rulebreaking maverick Strange is.That the powerful artifacts choose their masters helps establish Strange as unique and worthy.Since Strange is occupying an office (Master) that is part of a venerated and peacekeeping secret organization (the Masters of Mysticism) we would expect it to have some tools in place to help the infantry and the boss.Fi: A (4 of 4) How well do the interfaces inform the narrative of the story? ![]() ![]() With that and the Eye missing some key variables that simply must be specified for it to do what we see it doing, it breaks the diegesis, taking us out of the movie. Its flight-granting and ability to pull in any spatial direction arbitrarily don’t quite jive, but they don’t contradict each other, just raise questions that aren’t answered in the movie itself.īut, the Sling Rings are a trainwreck in terms of usability and believability. Even the Cloak is a believable intelligent agent acting for Strange. The Boots, the Staff, and the Bands are constrained in what they do, so no surprise there. The artifacts mostly score quite well for believability. Oh, hey, kind of like a regular sci-fi story. But in most modern stories, magic does have narrative rules what it’s breaking is known laws of physics or the capabilities of known technology, but still consistent within the world. It’s tempting laziness to patch every hole we find by proclaiming “it’s magic!” and move on. Magic might be a tricky question for narrative believability, as by definition it is a breaking of some set of rules. Sci: B- (3 of 4) How believable are the interfaces? How well do the interfaces equip the characters to achieve their goals? (To be a good model for real-world design?).How well do the interfaces inform the narrative of the story? (To tell a good story.).How believable are the interfaces? (To keep you immersed.).“The Infinity Wars” will be very interesting indeed.īut, as usual, this site is not about the movie but the interfaces, and for that we turn to the three criteria for evaluating movies here on. It is a joyful and at times psychedelic ride that I’m eager to take again. It remained faithful (enough) to the comics that I loved growing up and the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch was spot-on perfect, much as Robert Downey Jr. Scout: Doctor Strange is another delightful film that further rounds out the Marvel universe. And hey, another Infinity Stone! It’s well-connected to the other films. ![]() And the introduction of the new overlapping rulespace of magic makes it a great addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sure, it’s blockbuster squarely in origin story formula, but the trippiness, action, special effects, and performances made it fun. Read all Doctor Strange reviews in chronological order.Ĭhris: I really enjoyed Doctor Strange.
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