Originally Posted by
Reviresco
I'm sorry, I'm going to have to disagree with you on all counts.
Hemingway's writing is boring. There's zero love of language there, much less use of rhythm. Rhythm is the realm of poetry and lyrical language, and that is what sticks with and inspires people. I can't think of a single memorable quote from Hemingway. And for someone who was all about stripping writing down to nothing, he sure didn't do so when he went for his titles, where he went straight for those 'flowery' poets like John Dunne and the KJV Bible.
As for appealing to modern audiences, there's plenty of them that LOVE articulate and interesting dialogue, full of wordplay and poetry and rhythm, instead of monosyllabic, slang filled, 'realistic' speech, exemplified by the horror of Bendis talk. There were huge audiences for Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings to name a few, not to mention the near constant staging of Shakespeare.
And no. Please no. Doctor Strange should never be more like Tony Stark. I don't think Disney or MCU are going that route at all, since they cast Benedict Cumberbatch, who easily handles the more "archaic prose" of magic. Heck, casting mostly Brits, instead of raiding SNL, for the Doctor Strange movie shows they don't want just another RDJ. The comics are making a mistake, IMO, to 'simplify' Doctor Strange and his speech.
I concede that Silver Age Doctor Strange may not be everyone's cup of tea now, but I still enjoy reading comics that have more than five word balloons on a page. And I think that Doctor Strange, more than most comics, needs to have more prose, and the character should be more articulate and verbose. He deals with esoteric subjects and larger than life opponents. Spells are all about language, often ancient and intricate. I know I may be in the minority, but I actually miss the Roy Thomas rhymed spells.