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Credit: Marvel StudiosThe Marvel Cinematic Universe pushed the boundaries of horror in their typically light-hearted, family-friendly movies with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). After one scene being slowed down to reveal the “gruesome” and “disgusting” death of a beloved character, Marvel fans are unable to love the MCU like they used to.
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Every Marvel fan has their opinion about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, especially with beloved and legendary director Sam Raimi retiring to the Marvel Collection and producing undoubtedly the most ambitious and mind-boggling Marvel movie to date.
The multiverse of Madness threw every viewer for a loop and contained countless surprises and some jaw-dropping cameos and blew fans away, but the death scene involving Professor X (Sir Patrick Stewart) is utterly shocking and mortifying to many fans:
Y’all, Wanda didn’t break Xavier’s neck in that astral plane fight with him, she literally ripped his head in half
Y'all, Wanda didn't break Xavier's neck in that astral plane fight with him, she literally ripped his head in half 😨#MultiverseOfMadness #ScarletWitch pic.twitter.com/quS6ribDAZ
— ṃagno ᗢ (@House0fWanda) May 9, 2022
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Upon storming the Illuminati headquarters in Earth-838 and brutally murdering Captain Marvel (Lashana Lynch), Peggy Carter/Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), Black Bolt (Anson Mount), and Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (John Krasinski), Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) attacks the brain behind the organization.
While the sequence of red smoke intruding Professor Charles Xavier’s mutant mind was classic Sam Raimi’s suspense building, a slowed version of Wanda attacking Xavier reveals that the angry mother ripped the mutant’s face in the face instead of snapping his neck.
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Not many faces realized that Charles Xavier’s face was ripped in half, but this slowed sequence found on Twitter even reveals the inside of his head…
Rightfully so, fans are truthfully disgusted and horrified at this grotesque moment in a Marvel movie, with many advocating that Sam Raimi went too far or that Multiverse of Madness should have been rated R:
This movie should’ve been rated r like it would’ve been so much more excellent
This movie should’ve been rated r like it would’ve been so much more excellent
— caden | MoM spoilers (@cleaswitch) May 9, 2022
Another viewer wrote:
AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS MOVIE IS PG-13?!?!???
AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS MOVIE IS PG-13?!?!???
— the big steppas 🐌 (@jimeemij) May 9, 2022
One viewer shared:
I hate this Wanda. It’s disgusting.
I hate this Wanda. It’s disgusting.
— Marc Soliz (@SolizwithaZ) May 9, 2022
Another Marvel fan writes:
Every time I see this shot slowed down more, I notice new terrifying things. It’s SO GOOD UGGGGHHHH
Every time I see this shot slowed down more, I notice new terrifying things. It's SO GOOD UGGGGHHHH
— Opéola Bukola (@OpeolaBukola) May 9, 2022
Another fan praises Marvel’s pushing of the envelope:
MCU has balls I’ll give them that
MCU has balls I'll give them that
— Ferlan Lebrado (@ferlanandstuff) May 9, 2022
Of course, not every Marvel fan is disgusting or terrified by Wanda Maximoff’s brutal beheading and neck snapping of Professor Xavier.
Nonetheless, it’s brain-busting to see this quick sequence slowed to a pace where fans can notice every detail that Marvel VFX and Sam Raimi put into this blockbuster film.
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With so much at stake for the future of Marvel, many fans are suspecting that Profesor X wouldn’t have let his mind be defeated in such a quick manner. Rather, he would have called upon the X-Men for aid.
Now that mutants are officially apart of the MCU, Wanda Maximoff could be answering for her bloody actions very soon.
More about Doctor Strange
Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens a portal to the multiverse. However, a threat emerges that may be too big for his team to handle.
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All bets are off for Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Benedict Cumberbatch leads this mind-shattering Marvel movie, with Rachel McAdams (Christine Palmer), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Karl Mordo), Benedict Wong (Wong), Xochitl Gomez (America Chavez), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), and Sir Patrick Stewart (Professor X) all supporting the Sorceror Supreme.
The Kevin Feige production features numerous Stephen Strange’s, including Sinister Strange, Strange Supreme, etc.
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The Marvel Universe is becoming much more than iconic characters/Earth’s Mightiest Heroes like Star-Lord/Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), Vision (Paul Bettany), Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) and Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers (Brie Larson).
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Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man Avenger is leading the way for Marvel Cinematic Universe newcomers Kate Bishop, Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), Moon Knight (Oscar Isaac), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany), Eternals’ Thena (Angelina Jolie), and more — especially with his next Spider-Man trilogy that’s currently in the works.
Do you think Marvel went too far with Professor X and Wanda Maximoff? Let us know in the comments below!