Doctor Strange: 9 Reasons It's The Weirdest Marvel Movie Ever

9. The Opening Is A Total Mindf**k

Doctor Strange doesn't make it easy for the viewer. Our entry point into the film isn't the recognisable face of Benedict Cumberbatch, either cloaked as the Sorcerer Supreme or dressed for surgery as Dr. Stephen Strange. Instead, it's Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius, leading what seems like some sort of cult.

Of course, it's not untypical for Marvel to have a cold open, but this one really catches you off guard. It starts like something ripped from a horror movie (in fact, there are a few horror influences throughout, something that comes with director Scott Derrickson), but then the villain flees through a door and we're in... London?

It totally throws you off, and things only get trippier from there. We get examples of the powers and dimensions we'll come to learn of throughout the film, with a battle between Kaecilius and The Ancient One, but with no real idea of what's happening (especially for wider audiences, who hadn't kept up with trailers and such like). It sets the tone for the entire movie, and what a weird, 'WTF is going on?' tone it is.