Eternals really changed the whole MCU. This is a new take on a whole new mcu film without the same old formula. And I kinda like how divisive and deep, dark they went for this. There's so much complexity in each character that I know people can identify with, it's everything the other mcu films could've been. Fuck rotten tomatoes.

I think this movie was great, I don’t understand why it had low ratings at all. It’s a long movie but I didn’t find myself bored at any point. Lots of people in the cinema were laughing at the funny bits too. There’s some great new characters and you feel for them all. Also I find it nice to see that Angelina Jolie isn’t cast as the main character, as you’d kind of expect with a big name like that. She did a great job in her role, but it was nice to be able to see the other lesser known actors shine. Im excited to see what else is to come from the Eternals.

Cinematic Eternals is lightly based on the comic book of Jack Kirby, perhaps the most important man in American comics, from whose pen the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America and hundreds of other superheroes were created. heroes of the Marvel Comics universe but also of DC. And i say lightly because for the sake of the lgbtq+ MESSAGE, the nationalities, genders and sexual preferences of all the heroes CHANGED while others were "created exclusively for the film" such as the hero Phastos. These money maker companies need to learn to respect the artist!

The least I was expecting from Eternals (2021) was the two conflicting visions: the one from Chloé Zhao and the one from Marvel, but this movie is mostly just the usual Marvel flick. Ben Stiller could direct this at it will still be the same movie... Well, maybe at least would be funnily ridiculous. Eternals (2021) replaces sci-fi mumbo jumbo with existential mumbo jumbo. It is certainly not the first Marvel film that deals with "deep" topics, just the one that does it the most boringly. It's mostly filled with the most common places about "existentialism" in film. In comparison with Jack Kirby's The Eternals (1976-1977) —which I read in preparation for this, but don't think it has condition my view of the movie—, while this "Zhao's Eternals" has a "serious" tone filled with dull and plastic dialogues, full of exposition; Kirby's nonsensical, fantastical, yet light, style, suceeds in having dialogue that actually feels human, and thus, gets compelling characters.

The reaction to this movie has been a “love it” or “hate it” outcry. I think the dividing line of responses is whether or not it fits the Marvel mega-action template and if that is okay or not. Just to deal with that question out of the gate, this does not fit the Marvel cookie cutter. There are a variety of differences. It is diverse in both casting and subject matter. The cast is international, multinational and multi-ethnic. We have our first openly gay superhero. We have our first hero who is deaf. We have our first hero to struggles with their mental health. All artfully and beautifully presented, in my opinion. This is not a single character’s origin story. It is 10 characters’ origin story spanning over 7,000 years, plus the introduction of 3 distinct and new species: Celestials, Eternals and Deviants. It also acknowledges superheroes from other universes, like the potshots at DC’s Superman. There are also some Marvel staple components, humour, brilliant CGI, fight scenes and world weaving. This film is also beautiful, in its casting, cinematography, graphics and music. The story is rich and the immense timeline is artfully woven into small bites. There is also a deeper treatment of relationships and some mature but tasteful scenes. The draw for me was Marvel and the stellar cast, especially Gemma Chan, whose career I’ve been following for a long time, now (do yourself a favour and binge her filmography). I have to confess that when I left the theatre I wasn’t sure how I felt about the movie. Then, I heard Rotten Tomatoes gave it the lowest of all ratings for a Marvel movie (49%) and the critics who saw early releases were brutal. But, I also read the positive reviews by ordinary theatre goers and in writing this, I’ve decided to give this film an 8 (great) out of 10 and, personally, I look forward to seeing it again. [Superhero Action Adventure]