Eternal
superhero movie
director: chloe zhao
starring: Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan and Ma Dong-seok
This Marvel Cinematic Universe origin story begins by giving us the historical context of the immortal heroes and introduces each of them.
The legend tells us that 7,000 years ago, around 5,000 BC, when goddesses, who are dinosaur-like demons resembling Groot, traumatized humans on Earth, the celestial Arisham sent 10 eternal, deities from the planet Olympia. sent a sequence. To protect humans.
Over the millennia, 10 – Ajak (Salma Hayek), Cersei (Gemma Chan), Ikaris (Richard Madden), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Sprite (Lia McHugh), Fastos (Brian Tyree Henry), McCurry (Lauren Ridloff), Druig ( Barry Keoghan), Gilgamesh (Don Lee), and Thena (Angelina Jolie) – saved humans from threats posed by the creatures, but they are not allowed to interfere with the growth of the human population.
Narrated in a non-linear way and a complex plot full of betrayals and disappointments, the film tells us how fantastic beings are secretly living on Earth.
Each of them with their own distinct abilities and familiar-sounding god-names lives in secret amongst humans, mostly isolated from each other, waiting for Arisham to be sent back to his home planet. But with the reappearance of the ladies and other strange events, the Eternals are forced to regroup, and soon old relationships, tensions and grievances flare up, making the story interesting but at the same time. It’s tiring.
With a plethora of characters fighting for the audience’s attention and without a “good” or “bad” character, in particular, the excitement of watching a movie diminishes. Also, fight sequences are common with Deviants.
There are some lofty moments and a flashy new variety worn lightly. The casting and features on display here are revolutionary and have not been seen in any other Marvel movies.
From Salma Hayek’s Ajak and Gemma Chan’s Cersei’s lead, to the gay fastos (Brian Tyree Henry) with her husband Ben (Haaz Slimane) and son Jack (Assie Daniel Cross), to Lauren Ridloff’s hearing-impaired mackery, Lia McHugh With the androgynous forever-young sprite, Don Lee as the super-strong Gilgamesh, the inclusive nature of “Eternals” is both exciting and spontaneous.
For the Indian audience, there is Kumail Nanjiani as the Bollywood actor Kingo, who offers some lighter moments. But it is Harish Patel, who plays Kingo’s servant Karun, who steals the show with his one-liners.
The film’s weakest link is Angelina Jolie, who fails emotionally despite her moments of screen glory as Thena, a ruthless warrior suffering from mental illness.
On the production front, the film is brilliantly crafted with spectacular set-pieces, interesting costumes and skillfully choreographed action sequences.
Overall, the film’s pace is slow and sometimes even passable, but these shortcomings are balanced out by the humanity and intimacy that Chloe Zhao and her ensemble cast bring to the saga.
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