Eternals
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Works that breathe new life into the Marvel universe and deviate from its usual rhythm are rare. This film, directed by Chloé Zhao, attempts to redefine superhero cinema; in doing so, it takes the audience on a journey of thousands of years. The story unfolds through the eyes of immortal and powerful beings who have existed on earth since the dawn of humanity. These beings, known as Eternals, have protected humanity from the shadow, witnessed the birth of civilizations, and are connected to each other like a family, each carrying its own burden. But this family, which has been together for centuries, also has fragile points; the past, betrayal, free will and a sense of meaninglessness have shaken them deeply. Dec. Zhao prefers to steer clear of the action-packed bombast we're accustomed to when handling this material. The director's touch, which extended to the Oscars with Nomadland, is also felt here; wide-open spaces, scenes shot with natural light and interest in the inner world of the character turn into elements that clearly distinguish the film from other MCU productions. To some audiences, this pace may seem slow, while for others it offers a breath-taking, thought-provoking experience. The cast is extremely diverse and colorful. The tension created by Gemma Chan and Richard Madden forms an emotional core in the film, while the presence of names like Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek Pinault adds weight to the screen. Kumail Nanjiani, on the other hand, brings a different dimension to the film's tone by subtly shaking up the conventional savior archetype. Moreover, this production also takes an important step in the history of the MCU in terms of representation; it reveals an effort that should be taken seriously in terms of bringing diversity to the screen. The film's true greatness lies in the existential questions it poses. What does it mean to possess divine power, to be immortal, or to have been created to serve a purpose? Where does your loyalty flow when you begin to question your duty? These questions transform the film from a mere spectacle into an experience that lingers with the audience for longer. The pains of condensing a six-and-a-half-hour epic into two and a half hours can be felt at times. Nevertheless, the Eternals remains one of the rare superhero films that dares to break out of the usual patterns, fascinates with its scale and leaves its mark in a corner of the mind.
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Manuel São Bento
November 08, 2021
7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/eternals-spoiler-free-review "Eternals boasts evident narrative issues that affect its overall structure and pacing, but Chloé Zhao still manages to deliver a solid MCU installment. Packed with outstanding performances from the stellar ensemble cast, Zhao still follows some of Marvel's success formulas, but her unique style brings new attributes to the cinematic universe, such as the distinctly gorgeous cinematography and ...
RADIO1'S MR. MOVIE!-MAD AMI 🌠
December 04, 2021
9/10
**1ST TIME: "Fun, Albeit A Bit TOO Revisionist.... { & _FANTASTICAL_ }". 2ND VIEWING: I Was Utterly -{ " D A Z Z L E D " }- By Chloé Zhao's VISUAL "MAGIC" ....& Her { _ENTIRE_ } Cast & Crew 🌠** A **-{ _B I G_ }-** Screen Review ; Film Watched **TWICE** . ______________________________________________________ Druig : " I've watched humans destroy each other when I could stop it all in a heartbeat. Do you know what that does to someone after centuries...??? Could our mission have been a...
T D Heath
December 19, 2021
6/10
Large to its own deficit. Enjoyable to its own demise. Emotion is lost in the density of the film much too much is crammed into the time, the viewer cannot feel 10 different emotion for 10 different people in 2h30 it isnt possible the film is structure well and cinematically (no one doubted) beautiful visuals. For the casual viewer this film is entertaining with no excitment or attachement. The marvel enthusiast will find this film exciting but numb: full but empty. One could say this film i...
Peter McGinn
January 22, 2022
6/10
I found Eternals to be entertaining in the way I often do with superhero movies: the plot and dialogue were sharp enough to keep me interested enough to watch the whole movie, but it did not hold me in thrall so much that I will be watching it again. Let’s face it: unless we are very intelligent or very beautiful, if a Marvel film actually came to life around us, our roles would be as helpless victims either saved or killed as collateral damage. So we are talking vicarious involvement here. The ...
James Sprag
January 22, 2022
10/10
When I started watching this picture, I did not expect anything supernatural or something new, and as usual with films from the Marvel film studio, it turned out to be right. the authors of the script decided not to break the tradition and, as usual, took the path of least resistance, there are heroes, there are villains, they are fighting each other for the fate of all mankind. The plot revolves around the fact that a certain deity sends detachments of superheroes endowed with superpowers to...
KlassicFilms
January 28, 2022
2/10
As Simon Cowell would say: That was the worst we've seen all day"
CinemaSerf
March 28, 2022
6/10
The premiss here is quite fun - 7,000 years ago a diverse race of immortals arrive on Earth to protect the population from a monstrous race of "Deviants" who are bent on eating us all up. Their "Prime Directive", if you will, is that they must not interfere in human conflict, so once they have cleared away the beasties, they split up and lead separate lives. That is, until "Sersi" (Gemma Chan), her pal "Sprite" (Lia McHugh) and her beau "Dane" (Kit Harrington) are set upon in London by a newly e...
Dark Jedi
April 19, 2022
/10
Although it was nice to watch a Marvel movie which is not just a rehash of the same old universe and which was reasonably woke-free for once this movie was unfortunately pretty meh. It is not as bad as many of the detractors claim but it is miles away from being as good as some of those who liked it claims. It is actually pretty meh. On the good side there are some decent special effects but that is more or less to be expected. It is the one thing that Marvel movies usually have going for the...
tmdb28039023
August 28, 2022
1/10
The Eternals have lived on Earth for 7,000 years. That’s a long time, but their movie somehow manages to feel even longer than that. Now, if the Eternals predate the Avengers by a few millennia, and have been actively and openly involved in various periods of human history, where where they during the events of the last two Avengers movies? Since those (mis)adventures had nothing to do with “Deviants”, the Eternals presumably couldn't be bothered to lift a finger. If that’s the case, why did ...
Andre Gonzales
May 15, 2023
5/10
It was an ok movie. Just hard for me to get into. The movie is just to hard to fathom as a real possibility. With their powers it's dumb they only can fight the machine things.
Daemonicvs
September 25, 2023
/10
I just watched this, Sep 24, two years after its release. I actually liked it much better than the rest of the woky crap they have been putting out ever since this one. I do not known why I keep watching this MCU stuff, I guess I am a worm and I deserve it xD.
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Eternals was released in 2021.
Eternals has a runtime of 2 hr 36 min (156 minutes).
Eternals belongs to the following genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure.
Eternals has a rating of 6.8/10 from 9,177 votes on TMDB.
In the United States, Eternals is available to watch on: Disney Plus, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.