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So, his story is Eat, Pray, Love with super powers?

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

 Easy E wrote:
I hadn't realized that Dr. Strange was literally a doctor until i watched it.

Yup, world-class neurosurgeon, whose his hands were damaged so he can't continue to do literal brain surgery. Woe is him. Fortunately, his previous job paid pretty well, allowing him to travel the real world when his personal world came crashing down. It's nice to have been a multi-millionaire before you take that big trip to "find yourself"...

If I'm not mistaken, he was also kind of a dick... like Tony Stark but with magic instead of a suit of armor.

No, not mistaken. He was a major tool before he became a hero. Also like Thor. And Tony. "Jerk turns good" is kind of a recurring theme at Marvel.

 Yodhrin wrote:
Not being a fan of the comics, did they have the same "grumpy atheistic scientist-standin having eyes opened by mystical priest-standin to generic superstition/religion-standin being real, haha scienz are dum" undertone going on, or is that just the usual Hippy Dippy Patrol that seemingly pervade American TV and film writing having their say again?

It's more about bringing Steve Ditko's original super trippy comic drawings to the silver screen. So far it's working.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
No, not mistaken. He was a major tool before he became a hero. Also like Thor. And Tony. "Jerk turns good" is kind of a recurring theme at Marvel.

Rich jerks. The working-class jerks have to go work for Hydra.

At least Ben Carson didn't develop magical superpowers.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
Not being a fan of the comics, did they have the same "grumpy atheistic scientist-standin having eyes opened by mystical priest-standin to generic superstition/religion-standin being real, haha scienz are dum" undertone going on, or is that just the usual Hippy Dippy Patrol that seemingly pervade American TV and film writing having their say again?

It's more about bringing Steve Ditko's original super trippy comic drawings to the silver screen. So far it's working.

Aye I get that, I'm just wondering if the comic book origin has that same "fnar fnar, I don't believe in silly magic mumbo jumbo", "but look, CGI special effects, whaddaya think of science now, nerdzoid?", "TEACH ME!" line running through it? It's not a dealbreaker or anything, just a bit of a tiresome trope - there's a particular brand of lefty writer in American TV/movies that never misses an opportunity to take a pop at science or silly stuff like "wanting to see evidence"(see also: the completely random "GMO is poisoning the world's food supply! And is literally Hydra!" interjection by the supposedly-a-biologist character in the recent Agents of SHIELD episode).

.... it is a two minute teaser mate. I think that you might be reading a bit much into it.

 Yodhrin wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
Not being a fan of the comics, did they have the same "grumpy atheistic scientist-standin having eyes opened by mystical priest-standin to generic superstition/religion-standin being real, haha scienz are dum" undertone going on, or is that just the usual Hippy Dippy Patrol that seemingly pervade American TV and film writing having their say again?

It's more about bringing Steve Ditko's original super trippy comic drawings to the silver screen. So far it's working.

Aye I get that, I'm just wondering if the comic book origin has that same "fnar fnar, I don't believe in silly magic mumbo jumbo", "but look, CGI special effects, whaddaya think of science now, nerdzoid?", "TEACH ME!" line running through it? It's not a dealbreaker or anything, just a bit of a tiresome trope -

Yes, I am sure that will be in there. It is a trope for a reason.

As for the Lefty writer bit, it isn't just the left. Look at anti-vaxxers, Climate Change deniers, GMO scaremongers, Creationists, etc. There is a strong anti-intellectual trend in America. Period. Full stop.

 Yodhrin wrote:
there's a particular brand of lefty writer in American TV/movies that never misses an opportunity to take a pop at science or silly stuff like "wanting to see evidence"

Too bad that "particular brand" has been around for over a century, and hasn't been confined to the left, nor writing...