What Is The Theme Of Healing In Doctor Strange

Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture’s production of Doctor Strange introduces the main character, Doctor Stephen Strange, with him washing and prepping his hands for an operation. The strategic use of close-ups of Strange’s hands and especially the scene when he saves a “brain dead” patient by performing a suboccipital craniotomy without image guidance, clearly emphasizes that the movie is centered on his hands. Geared towards showing the importance of Strange’s hands is during the car crash scene and when the film goes into slow motion to capture the front of the car smashing into his hands. Upon waking up from his accident, Strange is distraught to see his hands and fingers shattered. The film progresses with Strange persistently trying to fix his hands by any means necessary. Consistently throughout the movie, the convention of the Superhero Genre is trauma as motivation because during Strange’s pursuit of …show more content…
At first Strange pours countless time, energy, and money into expensive and experimental medical procedures to heal his hands. The film captures Strange’s desperation and anger towards his situation in different mediums. Certain scenes like physical therapy, shakily washing hands, and trying to shave his face indicates that Strange’s life is no longer the same. In which case, Strange is frustrated that at one point he snaps towards Christine, his one and only friend, while she was trying to console him. Strange refuses her support and takes it as pity he says: “Life without my work…”. “Is still life”, interrupts Christine. “There are other things that can give your life meaning”. Strange replies sarcastically back “Like what? Like you?” (Walt Disney, 2016). The snippet from the movie demonstrates that Strange is aggravated with his situation to the point that he ruins his only remaining relationship since his