One Marvelous Scene - The Ancient One's Death

[@peanutbutter3142]

“You’d think after all this time I’d be ready. But look at me, stretching one moment out into a thousand. Just so that I can watch the snow.” I don’t know why this line hits me in the feels as hard as it does, but something is so poetic about it. I love this sene.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

Maybe it's because it reiterates one of life's central truths: there is no real getting ready for the end. She had centuries to prepare and yet, as she poetically points out, she still doesn't want to go just yet.

[@beeflat2896]

"It's not about you." The way she says that is so powerful. You can see it immediately humble Dr. Strange. It's almost as if right then and there he becomes the mature wizard we see in Infinity War.

[@Andy.G8]

The casting with Marvel is incomparable, great performances from just about everyone.

[@2nd3rd1st]

Finally somebody acknowleged the greatness of this scene. "You could. And the world would be all the lesser for it."

[@michaelhenman4887]

Tilda Swinton was absolutely amazing as The Ancient One.

[@binder38us]

And she solidified it with her performance in Endgame. Dr. Strange is an under appreciated MCU film.

[@sitsia3808]

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[@Hollywoohorse]

The Ancient One is honestly one of my favorite mcu characters. She's so unique

[@dandx67895]

I never forget her face since Narnia =)

[@frankwolftown]

Ancient One: Do you want want see your future? Dr. Strange: No. Ancient One: *Smiles at Dr. Strange.* Dr. Strange: Yes. Of course you would want to know your future! I want to know my future just thinking about it!

[@Cubelarooso]

Well you're about to find out.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

This scene has a special place in my heart. Unlike other MCU heroes, Strange has serious mommy issues as opposed to the usual daddy issues. And this is the scene in which he tells his mother figure goodbye. It saddens him as much as any of his other losses (hands, job, Rachel) but it's also the one that lets him see what he needs to be.

[@LuisaAlejandra]

This is my favorite scene from Dr. Strange.

[@white_lancer5339]

Glad someone finally did this scene-one of my very favorites! I would have done it myself had I ever done a video essay before. Part of this scene is a great summary of one of the driving forces between normal people and heroes, and gives Strange his choice. It’s reminiscent of Spider-Man’s motivations (“with great power...” or the MCU’s version as articulated in Civil War.

[@seth6665]

I thought someone would have done pain is an old friend from the end of this movie

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

“You’d think after all this time I’d be ready. But look at me. Stretching one moment out into a thousand... just so I can watch the snow.”

[@GatoSanDad]

It's haunting

[@alexbaribeault]

2:53 forshadows the scene in Infinity War.

[@khdur]

This feels like the harbinger for Dr. Strange's later decision to look into the multiplicity of possible futures that would/could be played out in Endgame...and of course he also gets to "play" later in this movie with Dormamu in a very visceral sense. That experience of course allowed him to reach into the understanding that we create our lives in the mind long before we live through the day itself. Layers and layers here and a brilliant choice of scenes. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@amirfarisazizi2082]

Yo, I got here from browntable's discord. Keep it up!

[@zubzerrolastname6599]

Great scene!!! Thanks!!!

[@shermanshecapio3944]

As she is dying, the Ancient One mentions that she had foreseen all of her possible futures which all lead to her death and no further; she then tells Strange that she also saw all the possibilities of his future. It is most evident that she had used the time stone to calculate the possible futures for herself and for Strange, for, in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Strange himself used the time stone to foresee all the possible futures regarding their war against Thanos.

[@chonwai]

everyone should be able to choose a marvelous scene from each movie instead of the whole entire MCU...there are just so many great scenes in each of them and is not fair for any fan to only choose one among them

[@sierralvx]

I did the same scene, I love your take on it!

[@darkecofreak23]

And Martin Scorsese, big man in Hollywood, famed and lauded director and producer, doesn’t think Marvel movies are real films. Thank GOD he doesn’t get to choose. Otherwise, we’d never have scenes like these, and the world would be the lesser for it.

[@mobster503]

Martin Scotsese voiced a character in shark tale, his cinematic opinion is completely & entirely invalidated

[@BeeStingAlex]

This scene is so good it makes me 😢

[@AphidKirby]

Lovely essay!!!

[@KnightRaymund]

I love this scene. It's so good.

[@shadowking338]

Thanks for this because at first I was unable to understand that if doctor strange can have his hands back again then why he didn't

[@Cubelarooso]

You should link the playlist in the description, for convenience.

[@VitoTomasino]

This was very epic

[@rodney73991]

theory...... i think inhumes be one tie all next movies together. strange hard not sure who show up. think be lock jaw. the teleport dog. weird big dog pops on yard at magic house. he goes try tell dog go away. have door open allowed dog get inside. dog started fetching things and teleport away. strange angry try use magic stop dog keep porting back in ripe stuff up and teleport away dangerous stuff. strange time limit has get stuff back house and try figure out what do with dog. call spider man. who looks tag on color call number says that dog really bad won't take dangerous stuff out house. spider man says owner says won't happen again. strange can tell dog bring stuff back. dog bring stuff back then dog gone. strange look well strange says who owner. spider smiles says don't know just number on tag. peter leaves strange hold eyes drink tea says took thanes nearly lost to dog.

[@Sublimegameplays]

I had to turn my volume allll the way up and i still cant barely hear you... no subtitles either :( And then of course all the cutscenes and end music is super loud

[@romanmay2867]

ok so he didn’t tell him to cover hit watch because he was afraid of time or being reminded he was on a timer it was because it was so quiet he could hear the gears and watch ticking and it threw him off so he told him to cover it to get silence. but great video

[@Alchemax]

it's both, it's both symbolic and practical

[@averagecitykid]

S2.

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[@Magenttt]

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[@davidimmanuel116]

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[@柳岑焉-y6i]

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[@lunarian9877]

One marvelous scene, none of them are from captain marvel. How ironic.

[@charastlesmith224]

It's unfortunate it's not out on DVD so they can't easily pull clips from it. It'd be a pretty tough to do write a good episode where it's just voiceover and clips from promo videos especially if the moment chosen isn't from one of the trailers.

[@Marcel-vz7vp]

Lunarian 987 nah, it's pretty expected

[@homerlol9058]

The Stan Lee cameo was the best part of the movie

[@Karls_Clips]

Oh believe me the scene where she gets back up will be used once its on dvd.