Eternals (2021)
Epic in time and visuals
28 August 2022
Nice movie. Im not sure why Im finding these recent Marvel movies better that most of the last pre-end game ones. Maybe just because Im hearing less favourable things about them and going in with lower expectations. Or it's just a style I like personally

Very well told. Nice progression from the ancient history to the present. Very well paced.

Creature effects were fantastic. Costumes were nice. The larger than life celestial effects were astounding. Nice relationship between Joli's character Thena and the other eternal who cares for her. Chan does a beautiful job with her character. And the mind controller fella (Druig?) was interesting to watch; both visually interesting and his demeanour was well suited to the role. But all characters were well developed for the screen time they had. Reminds me of the challenge of the first xmen movie which showed that larger groups of characters could be well handled and developed.

Well acted by all. Not academy award performances, just generally quietly understated acting which fit their eternal lineage and characters

My only grudge against this film is Disney's insistance that they all have a comedic section to the film. Felt very out of place in this film. Seems almost formulaic like they're trying to make every movie memorable to the under 8 age group. I almost docked a point for this, but they weren't too heavy handed. It's fine in some films. But this one could have done without it.
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