The Basics
Where To Watch: In Theaters
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kit Harrington
Description:The Eternals, a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the evil Deviants.
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Critics’ Chatter
“Eternals is Marvel’s biggest swing in years. It’s an attempt at a prestige-style film directed by Chloé Zhao, fresh off her Oscar win, at a size and scale that none of Marvel’s previous films have tried. But despite its grand ambitions, the film gets lost in its ponderous ideas and caught in the constraining box of what an MCU film has to be.”
-Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge | Read The Full Review Here
“Eternals introduces a slew of Marvel Cinematic Universe firsts. First same-sex kiss. First tender love scene between two hetero superheroes — discreet, brief but enough to remind you how much of the comic book genre is about looking good, alone, instead of quality time in pairs. Unfortunately, another first: “Eternals” is co-writer and director Chloe Zhao’s first dull movie. After Songs My Brother Taught Me (2015), the sublime neo-Western The Rider (2017) and her Oscar-winning Nomadland (2020), nearly as good as The Rider, this movie is more risk-prone than the majority of Marvel titles. Yet it frustrates, even beyond a screenplay full of self-competing interests. And as far as MCU fatigue goes — well, at this point, it goes pretty far.”
Michael Phillips, The Chicago Tribune | Read The Full Review Here
“There’s just too much going on: it’s all headed towards yet another ‘race against time to stop the really bad thing happening’ climax. It’s not exactly boring – there’s always something new to behold – but nor it is particularly exciting, and it lacks the breezy wit of Marvel’s best movies. One of the strengths of the MCU to date is how it has taken time to define each character individually and lay out the grand narratives over successive movies, building a sense of momentum. Here, it’s all thrown at us at once. It’s like coming into Avengers: Endgame cold without having seen any of the preceding instalments. Most mortals will simply find it too much. Bigger isn’t always better,”
Steve Rose, The Guardian | Read The Full Review Here
Timeline Talk
Rotten my ass! #Eternals is so dope. Unconventional, unpredictable and an evolution of how Marvel films could and should be told. Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani & Brian Tyree Henry are my forever ride or dies…all perfecto!
Chloé Zhao doesn't miss. Upper tier MCU! pic.twitter.com/MCxNFkgDxv
— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) November 3, 2021
My brain cannot comprehend all this Eternals hate.
It definitely feels…. targeted…#Eternals pic.twitter.com/uwYVBRB5TY
— Tessa Smith – Mama's Geeky (@MamasGeeky) October 29, 2021
