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cient One and finally finds what he was searching for. He prods the Ancient One for a practical, medicinal cure for his hands, but this plead is met with the claim that his mind is the only thing that can heal him. His initial skepticism of that claim is obliterated when the Ancient One separates his spirit from his body and sends him hurling into different dimensions with her magic. "Teach me," he says. And teach him, the Ancient One does.
In a training sequence that oozes "Rocky V" vibes, Strange builds up his sorcery muscles in a matter of minutes (though it's likely years or months in the story), underscored by Oscar winner Michael Giacchino's score, which may be one of the only generic things about the film. Strange begins this training with the intention to return back to his old life once his hands are remedied, but a looming threat forces him to use his new skills in a battle to save the world.
The stunning magnitude of visual effects could
easily make one forget that this is a Marvel film, but maybe a sequel to Christopher Nolan's "Inception." It most certainly draws inspiration from that film's visual style. Multiple moments throughout the film have the potential to trigger spontaneous widening of the mouth among audience members. Often times, the mind-melting visual effects are too exquisite and inventive to be believed.
Alongside Cumberbatch, Ejiofor and Swinton, this magnificent "Doctor Strange" cast includes Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkel-
son and Rachel McAdams. Each of these characters shares tremendous chemistry with each other, and this serves a great justice to the film.
The superhero film we have all been waiting for is finally here."
Cumberbatch is able to handle the type of serious acting that earned him an Oscar nomination for "The Imitation Game," as well as the intense action sequence-
es and abundant moments of humor and levity sprinkled throughout the film.
Although McAdams' role is rather tertiary as Strange's love interest, her character provides an escape to the real world when the exploration of different dimensions becomes too frequent.
Mikkelson uses his standard stone-faced acting, but it works incredibly well in this film. If he had portrayed his character as a more maniacal, stereotypical villain, he could have ended up with a cheap imitation of the Green Goblin
Spencer Museum to open 'Temporal Turn: Art and Speculation in Contemporary Asia'
Unfinished sculptures created by Sahej Rahal stand outside the Spencer Museum of Art. The sculptures are part of the Temporal Turn exhibition that is set to open Nov. 10.
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The Spencer Museum of Art has welcomed four artists in residence as part of its latest exhibition titled "Temporal Turn: Art and Speculation in Contemporary Asia," which opens in the newly renovated building on Nov. 10.
"Temporal Turn" explores cultural diversity across Asia with art that "speculates on varied manifestations of time, history, and memory," according to the museum's website. Artists who use science and spirituality as inspiration explore themes such as national identity, gender and our changing relationship with technology.
“[Temporal Turn] is something that kind of transcends the typical idea of what contemporary art is, and I think people can be scared of contemporary art,” said Kris Ercums, the museum's curator of global contemporary and Asian art. "I don't feel like you have to know the Asian cultures to get into this art. They're very visually rewarding, and you can kind of make your own story."
Ercums said a catalogue of the pieces in the exhibition will soon be available for free online. A print version will also be available for purchase.
Five themes are at the center of "Temporal Turn." They are "Pulse," "The Edge of Infinity," "Mythopoeia," "Human/Posthuman/Inhuman" and "Antrhopocene."
Works by artists in residence Konoike Tomoko, Rohini Devasher, Park Jaeyoung and Sahej Rahal will be displayed in the exhibition, along with pieces from 22 other artists. The artists in residence will spend the next few weeks in Lawrence working on pieces commissioned for the exhibition.
I don't feel like you have to know the Asian cultures to get into this art."
or Doctor Doom.
Rahal, a Mumbai-based
Kris Ercums
Spencer Art Museum
curator
Pabal a Mumbai-based
artist, is building a sculpture in front of the museum out of church pews he found in a Lawrence dumpster. Rahal said the "decidedly absurdist" piece is supposed to represent ruins of a speculative dystopian future that is the basis for much of his work, but there's no singular meaning to what he creates.
"I see myself as a viewer trying to find this civilization with everyone else," he said.
dence will be present at the opening of the exhibition. Various gallery talks and other exhibition-related events will take place while the artists in residence are in Lawrence during the month of November. More information is available on the museum's website.
The four artists in resi-
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Wong chips in with effortless humor and also helps guide Strange through his training.
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