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seriously what is Mordo thinking?


seems like hes turning into a villian for no reason.

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He lost his faith, but that doesn't mean he's becoming a villain, maybe an anti-hero. He didn't kill the guy at the end, just took his magic healing, so he isn't a murderer. He plans to embark on a journey to neutralize sorcerers who are using their powers for perverted purposes - according to his point of view. But I think Strange might be able to talk him out of it. I would hate to see Mordo dying or something, I like the actor and I liked the character.

I once told a man to go screw himself! Can you even imagine?! - Kilgrave

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well he is a villain and an adversary of Dr Strange in the comics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Mordo

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Great points, both. But I think it was harsh of Mordo to take the man's magic. He should have at least tried to enlist him in his own "righteous" cause first.. But then again it was just a post-cred scene.

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"He lost his faith, but that doesn't mean he's becoming a villain, maybe an anti-hero. He didn't kill the guy at the end, just took his magic healing..."

Yea, because that's not villain-y at all.

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I agree. Can't help but think of the primary criticism of Marvel films: crap villains.

I've re-watched the film a few times, and the term 'whiney-beeyatch' comes to mind. 'Dude, get over yourself.' (Or, in the words of The Ancient One, 'It's not about you.')

Bad writing.

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Ya it seemed super contrived that he was so willing to walk away that easily.

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It might have worked better if they'd established that he had a dark side he was consciously stifling, or a roiling base of anger that the Ancient One was helping him to meditate away.

He definitely got short shrift in character development, and it hurt the film a bit - he went directly from dutiful to villainous with about two sentences to explain why.

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I think sometimes they assume too much backstory knowledge on the part of the audience. I wasnt familiar with the Dr Strange comics at all. Spending a few minutes getting into either of the character details you mentioned would have helpd a lot.

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He wasn't thinking... he was following his heart. :) As I always say, they can save the explanation for the sequel. It was not a total mystery to me why he went bad, although an answer to this should be given. But let's not forget this was a post-credits scene, it's supposed to leave us asking questions.

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Let's face it. The main villain of the movie was exactly like Mordo in the original comics. The guy named Mordo is Mordo in name only. Mordo was never Doctor Strange's friend in the comics. I still like the film but it does bother me they completely changed things around for no reason.

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There's a good reason - same reason Smallville made Lex & Clark friends (which they only were in passing in the old comics). Makes for much better drama - your greatest enemy is the guy you once trusted with your life

Worse, he's not driven by evil, but by an overly righteous sense of indignation

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I like my villains to be unsympathetic.

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I don’t think he’s a full blown villain just yet. Otherwise, he would have tried to kill Strange and Wong right away. He is dissillusioned right now.

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