Doctor Strange story
Doctor Strange learns the mystic arts after a career-ending car crash. It is the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
16 total · 6 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. great need | major | First the Ancient One, and then Doctor Strange bent the rules of their mystic order to prevent the forces of Dormammu of the Dark Dimension from overrunning the Earth. |
| coping with the loss of one's livelihood | major | The acclaimed and arrogant neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange was devastated after severely injuring his hands in a car crash, leaving him unable to operate. |
| magic powers | major | Doctor Strange tapped into powers of a variety of mystic arts. |
| medical occupation | major | The acclaimed and arrogant neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange severely injured his hands in a car crash, leaving him unable to operate. In general, the viewer is shown Doctor Strange and his colleague and friend the emergency surgeon Christine Palmer at work in a hospital setting. |
| remote projection of self | major | Doctor Strange and the other mystical arts practitioners were routinely astrally projecting themselves. For example, Doctor Strange's astral body helped perform a life saving surgery on Doctor Strange himself. |
| the quest for immortality | major | The sorcerer Kaecilius wanted to engulf Earth in the Dark Dimension so that he could life forever. |
| Ancient Norse mythology | minor | In a mid-credits scene, Thor brought his brother Loki to Earth to search for their father, Odin. |
| attitude of superiority | minor | Doctor Strange had an over-inflated ego, especially before career ending injuries to his hands. |
| extra-dimensional being | minor | Doctor Strange encountered the villainous entity Dormammu in the Dark Dimension. |
| magic portal | minor | Doctor Strange and the other mystical arts practitioners routinely conjured up portals through which they traveled from place to place. |