Both Mordo and Strange study under Wong and learn to make circles of golden light and open portals. Strange goes to Kamar-Taj where he meets Mordo and the Ancient One. He meets a paraplegic, Jonathan Pangborn (Benjamin Bratt), who regained the use of his legs from his studies at Kamar-Taj. Strange who was an egotistical neurosurgeon living in New York City was in a car crash and that has left his hands permanently damaged so he can no longer operate. Kaecilius wants to steal some of the magical texts and liberate these secrets mystical arts for use outside of the influence of his teacher, the Ancient One. Here the villain is Kaecilius who is Danish according to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki which is likely because Mikkelsen, who played him, is Danish. The film begins in Nepal (Kathmandu) in South Asia, where the secret learning place Kamar-Taj and its great library is located. The Doctor Strange story is basically that of a White man learns the mystic martial arts of Tibet (East Asia) and becomes a superhero with the implication that the inferior “Orientals” could not use their ancient arts to their fullest potential. ![]() For those who don’t remember the 2016 film that introduced and served as the origin story of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Stephen Strange, here’s a refresher.
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