Silver age comics were steeped in the conservative nature of the 50s, even the edgier Marvel comics fell into this trap and Dr. Strange is no exception. Stan Lee’s Dr. Strange, though he wears a cape, is no golden age superman. Instead, he is a conservative man who answers to a greater vow to aid all humanity regardless of the cost to himself, who just happens to get along with local law enforcement. There are four main things in the Dr. Strange comics that set them apart from the golden age comics
Throughout history, heroes have been defined by the monsters and threats they face. In the epic poem Beowulf and the film Dr. Strangely, the heroes confront different types of enemies that reflect their cultural values. Beowulf, rooted in Anglo-Saxon tradition, fights physical monsters that threaten human society. Dr. Strange, a modern superhero, faces psychological and existential threats that challenge reality itself. By comparing these two heroes, we can see how cultural values have shifted from
Strange seem that much more psychedelic, as the inclusion of the Dark Dimension literally adds another dimension to the movie, as well as the complete visual character of Dormammu, an otherworldly space entity who resides in the Dark Dimension as the dread leader and wishes to merge Earth with his world. The Doctor’s “Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain!” could also be described as one of the best sequences in any superhero movie ever made, if only based off of its cleverness. But as well as doing a more
in the blanks on why he strayed away from the Ancient One and her teachings and joined Dormammu in taking over Earth. His character only gets one short scene to sum up his entire relevance to the film and that doesn’t seem sufficient for something that fuels the plot of an entire movie. All that is revealed to the viewer is that Kaecilius is in search for eternal life and plans to get it by assisting Dormammu in taking over Earth with powers from the dark dimension. The make-up chosen for Kaecilius