Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
Warning!SPOILERS forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesssees the MCU host the worst reading of Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X. Since the introduction of the multiverse inLoki , Marvel Studios has gained a more creative license in both its plot line and its characters . Spider - Man : No fashion Homesaw the nostalgic return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their respective web - slinger , and nowDoctor Strange 2has infix several significant Marvel characters to the MCU , include Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X andJohn Krasinski as Mister Fantastic , with both quality belong to the Illuminati of Earth-838 . Unfortunately , the Professor X ofDoctor Strange 2doesn’t quite correspond the telepathic mutant ’s reputation .
Sir Patrick Stewart made his first appearance as Charles Xavier , a.k.a . Professor X , in the first live - actionX - Menmovie from twentieth Century Fox in 2000 , and he play the use in some capacity in six more movies in the franchise over the subsequent two decennium . Ahead of the release ofDoctor Strange 2 , anticipation was high regarding his return as the character — now in the MCU — due to his voice being heard in the movie ’s prevue . The narration was always going to shin to satisfy that anticipation , however , and indeed , the appearance was ultimately underwhelming . TheMCU ’s Professor Xhas a nail-biting entrance in his yellowish professorship fromX - man : The Animated Series , but beyond this and the reuse of his line fromX - man : Days of Future Past(“just because someone stumbles and loses their way , it does n’t mean they ’re lost eternally " ) , he does very short inDoctor Strange 2 .
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Doctor Strange 2is by no means the worst movie to feature Professor X , but there has never been a more disappointing use of theX - Mencharacter on the big blind . While it is certainly apt that Patrick Stewart ’s Professor X should be the one member ofDoctor Strange 2 ’s Illuminatito put trust in Strange , his impact in the moving picture , before his abrupt destruction , is negligible . Doctor Strange 2director Sam Raimi seems to purposely combine the charm chemical element of cameo with the shock factor of their sudden and comically spongy deaths . The Illuminati ’s demise is an crucial part of the narrative , showcasing the might and malevolence of a dreamwalking Scarlet Witch . Nevertheless , this makes Professor X seem much fallible than normal , which undercuts the excitement of ingest Stewart returning to the role .
Patrick Stewart ’s execution might be missing some of the common system of weights and staidness of his Professor X , though this predominantly seems a job with thedivisiveDoctor Strange 2script . Indeed , Professor X ’s cameo inX - Men Origins : WolverineandThe Wolverinewere more effective , even with the former being marred by go steady de - aging effects , and the latter failing to explain how he was back in his own body following the events ofX - Men : The Last Stand . Conversely , Doctor Strange 2makes Professor X ’s appearance plausible , but his influence in the movie is unfortunately trammel to serving Scarlet Witch ’s discharge .
Indeed , Scarlet Witch is consequentially see as unforgiving , and the Illuminati cameos at least therein do not unnecessarily deviate from the narrative . While have the iconic character among the expendable heroes is sure underwhelming , it is of import to commend that the Professor X that Patrick Stewart iscast as inDoctor Strange 2is an inhabitant of Earth-838 , not Earth-616 where the principal timeline takes station . As such , perhaps one of the swell benefits of the multiverse is that Professor X may yet re-emerge in the MCU , just hopefully by more engaging agency than is present inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
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