Could someone explain this scene to me? Was there any particular reason why the two Stranges started firing magical musical notes at each other? There didn't seem to be any particular reason unless I missed the importance of them.
shareOn account of how dope it is? I mean, come on, that was the most Sam Raimi thing in a Sam Raimiful movie.
sharethought it was shit. But simple minded morons who use adjectives such as "dope" to describe movie scenes will no doubt lap it up.
shareIt's a comic book movie. Strange is a character deeply intertwined with trippy concepts and visuals and this is an easy depiction of this in a movie.
shareI agree it was lame and went on for way too long ... We get it, it's music.
shareI liked it. One strange throws some notes! The other strange puts that shit in a measure and throws it back. Very well done fight!
shareJust an Inventive way to show off there powers chill out
shareI have the same question as to why the fight was done that way in story.
Hopefully someone can answer the question instead of telling you to "chill out"
I think it is a cool way to fight, but the scene needs to have foundation and build up to it, like showing Dr. Strange's love of music, showing him playing instruments and using music notes to do some other tricks.
Maybe there were such build up scenes, but were cut.
Best explanation I can come up with, not being a comic book fan, is that Dr. Strange's type of magic clearly manifests based on what the user imagines.
Kaecilius and his minions imagine swords and that's what they make. Strange, being a doctor, imagines non-lethal ropes and shields.
Now, I have no idea whether comic-Strange is a musician, but it'd be consistent with his background as a highly educated surgeon. Surgeons tend to have "alpha male" hobbies. I know surgeons who are excellent jazz or classical pianists just for fun.
That'd also explain his evil twin's room full of instruments.
In the end, Strange's magic takes forms based on his imagination while serving the same purpose as his shields and whips. He adds power to his attacks by imagining "power chords" which take the form of glowing notes.
I figure Wong, in the same situation, would ignore the instruments and conjure up more swords.
Hahahaha jazz and classical piano = “alpha male hobbies”
I think you mean intellectually stimulating, unless your idea of an alpha male is Liberace. Alpha male is bs non-science to begin with, but your examples are pretty funny. It’s reminds me of the line in The Social Network where Zuckerburg describes rowing a boat for five minutes as being “world class athletes”.
Should’ve said something like woodworking or rugby.
jazz and classical piano = “alpha male hobbies”
Wow you are acting pompous just for hanging out with surgeons lol, can’t imagine how you’d act with a doctorate
shareI know some surgeons, they ALL play golf.
shareIf you are referring to the Winklevoss twins, I'd love to know what your criteria for world class is. Duration of events also has nothing to do with being "world class". If you can make an Olympic final, in any discipline in any sport, you are world class, period.
shareThere were sheets of music in front of them when they started to fight, so their little energy/magic spells looked liked notes. No big deal. It was something they saw they used in the fight. Like someone in a fight who sees a bottle and grabs it - it was just there. There was no "importance" to it.
shareThere was no internal logic to the scene, but I guess you could say the same for the one in 'Infinity War' where Thanos' hurls a black hole at Strange, who turns it into a swarm of butterflies.
If I had to guess, I'd say Sam Raimi was just bored with character's shooting energy beams at each other.
I reckon there was more of a story to it but since the film was reshot and edited to high heaven I'd say it got excised.
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