Eternals (film)

After 4 years of putting it off, I finally sat down to watch Eternals. I didn't know what to expect, especially given its poor reception, but I ended up really enjoyed the film as a whole. There are still a few notable issues; the hubris of post-Endgame Marvel really shines through, as there is a seeming disinterest in at least trying to appeal to their target audience. The first act drags on way too long, and the flashback scenes, while great, also go on for too long. The editing team did not do a good job ordering the otherwise-compelling order of events, and this results in a slightly awkward sequence of events that ruins several climactic points in the story.

That being said, I really enjoyed what felt like a fresh take on the MCU, and the way the plot reshaped the way we view the universe in general was very cool. Yes, there are probably too many characters, but I found most of the characters and their relationships with each other to be very engaging. The CGI was also surprisingly really good for the most part, and the VFX team did a great job in general. From the very beginning, I was impressed with the spectacle of it all. I've always found superhero movies to be the most fun when we get to witness god-like beings just being really freaking cool. Add an interesting plot and compelling characters, and you've got yourself the perfect superhero movie. Eternals did well in all three departments. I especially enjoyed the morally grey component of whether or not the Eternals should defend the people of Earth or sacrifice them for the greater good. You know the writers have done well when they have the audience almost sympathizing with the other side.

Is Eternals a top 10 MCU film? Not quite. A better job could have been done connecting audiences to the characters from the beginning, and that's pretty hard to do when there's ten of them. This movie was very much a shot in the dark, and one I think Marvel was very confident in taking after Endgame and Far From Home. COVID certainly didn't help build excitement.

I admit that I was very much in this film's target audience. The combination of mythological gods, historical involvement, and intricate fight scenes is very much right down my alley. This is coming from someone who loves Zach Snyder's DC movies - yes, even Batman v. Superman, which is a flawed but still pretty interesting movie. That being said, I still think Eternals objectively did some things really well, even if it didn't do enough to connect with audiences.

What do you guys think about Eternals? Any thoughts or disagreements about the points I've made?

Lately a lot of movies are re-released in theaters because of their anniversary or new movie in the franchise, so I'm curious which MCU movies in your opinion should be re-released?

I'm sorry but I was just checking Eternals gallery and I noticed something strange, why is there a DC logo in concept art section of the gallery?

Where members are characters who appeared in previous MCU projects or do you prefer for members to be introduced in a said movie like Guardians of the Galaxy, Eternals and Fantastic Four? Or do you simply like both options?

As we all know it's popular criticism of the MCU that we have to do "homework" to fully understand the plot and characters but there also multiple projects that don't require that because they're either standalone or self-explanatory, especially in The Multiverse Saga. For example the entire Phase 1 (minus the Avengers) doesn't require to watch previous movies except for Iron Man 2 but that's understandable because it's a sequel. In Phase 2 we don't really need to watch Avengers to understand Guardians of the Galaxy, with Ant-Man, maybe a bit. In Phase 3 I think Doctor Strange stands very well on his own and we don't need to watch any of the previous movies to understand it. To understand GOTG2 we only really need to watch the first one, the rest can be ignored. Black Panther also doesn't really require us to watch Civil War to truly understand it. I think only Captain Marvel credit scene requires from us to know what happened in previous movies. In Phase 4 there are Loki, Shang-Chi, Eternals, What If, Werewolf By Night, Ms Marvel that are self-explanatory enough so we don't have to watch previous movies, Moon Knight is standalone story so we can watch it without a problem, to understand Wakanda Forever I think we just need to watch the first one since events of Avengers aren't really important to the plot. In Phase 5 there's Deadpool & Wolverine for which we only have to watch Deadpool 2 really and maybe Logan, but Loki isn't really required for that, or any other of the projects involving the Resistance characters. Daredevil Born Again requires to watch only Og show and Defenders but that's only because it's basically season 4 of it, Ironheart doesn't require to watch Wakanda Forever to understand it in my opinion, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man also doesn't require to watch any of the previous movies/shows, while Thunderbolts* only really require to watch Black Widow, and maybe TFATWS. The Fantastic Four seems like it also doesn't require from us to watch anything else so there's that. Is there any other MCH project that in your opinion doesn't require watching previous ones or at least just 1 or 2?

Some of them could have introduce themselves to Sam Wilson and they helped him stopping the Leader and Red Hulk, while also trying to get Adamantium off of Tiamut Body in the Pacific Ocean. He might offer them to be in his New Avengers team that is different from the Thunderbolts.

I would like to see him having some spotlight, and I think that he should appear in Blade, because of his Eternals scene.

Would it be characters, story, focus?

If I could I would:

-Kept Kangs as the main antagonists of The Multiverse Saga and recast them

-Make Ajak the antagonist of Eternals instead of Ikaris

-Kept Wanda as a hero and wouldn't make her the antagonist of Doctor Strange 2

-Give What If more seasons

-Not make Secret Invasion, or at least wouldn't give Gi'ah all those powers

-Give Sif bigger role in Thor 4 and make her part of Thor's team

-Give Taskmaster some personality

-Left Killmonger alive

It has awesome action, story, Special effects and amazing villain in Kro

Celestials are awesome especially Arishem

Overall I give Eternals movie 10/10

Show the ones you like, because saying title of the movie doesn't say much, when there's many of them.

I feel like The Multiverse should've been mentioned in Eternals to connect with the Phase 4 and Multiverse Saga same with Shang-Chi and Black Widow.

1. What consequences will Tiamut's death have on the cosmos ?

2. How will Arishem pass judgement on earth and humanity ?

3. Will Dane Whitman's family history be explored ?

4. Will Dane Whitman become the Black Knight ?

5. What does Mahershala Ali's cameo mean ?

6. How will Eros help the surviving Eternals ?

7. How exactly are Eros & Thanos connected ?

8. Is Ikaris really dead ?

9. Where are all the other Eternals ?

10. What does the Eternals & Deviants' origin change mean for the MCU's mutants ?

1. Guardians of the Galaxy 4 could include other Eternals teams

2. It's already important in Brave New World

3. Thor could team up with the Eternals in Thor 5

4. A Celestial focused project

5. An Annihilation movie could connect several projects (Nova, Thor, The Eternals, & Guardians of the Galaxy)

6. Nova could include several Eternals

7. Eternals may have set up the MCU's Judgment Day (The same event in the comics)

8. Star-Lord has connections to the Celestials and the Eternals

9. The Eternals will probably have a role in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars

Thanos, the Mad Titan who was the main villain in Avengers: Infinity War and in Avengers: Endgame, he can return again in MCU. In February, Thanos actor, Josh Brolin revealed to Comicbook.com that he'd heard "through the grapevine" about Marvel Studios bringing the Mad Titan back into the mix. Brolin told:

"You know, I hear kind of like through the grapevine, that they're gonna bring him back. And there's the What If...? series and that's a different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don't know in the Marvel world whether they're going to bring him back, but I didn't know that he was the most killed-off Marvel villain ... You learn something new every day."

Could Thanos return in MCU? And when and where? My theory now: It's not sure yet, but if he returns he maybe return in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. If this happen, we will see his tragic death which is the removal of his skull and spine. Why Thanos has to have this death? Because in comics Doctor Victor Von Doom did this as God Emperor Doom. Because comics aren't a canon in MCU and we didn't know even if Doctor Doom turn into God Emperor Doom in the film, that's not sure.

Thanos could also appear in What if...? Season 3 or Eternals 2.

I am almost sure that if they bring Thanos to the Avengers he won't be the villain, I think that he is gonna be a hero. Why: Because Thanos was from the begining a hero who want to give to the universe "freedom" but also there are theories that Thanos trying to stop villains like Galactus, Silver Surfer and Doctor Doom, also it will be nice if saw him to fight with Dr. Doom, this time he is the hero and Doom is the villain.

Just a announcement. Tell what do you think.

As we know the Vision is a human machine made by vimbranium, and in Avengers: Infinity War, one of the children of Thanos, Corvus Glaive had a weapon, which could destroy the vibranium, as we saw he pegged the Vision. The only metal which can defeat vibranium is adamantium, the claws of Wolverine. So Corvus Glaive's weapon was maybe made by Adamantium!

Also, in Eternals we saw a character who called Arishem the Judge, who is a celestial made from Adamantium! His story after his death will will be shown to the upcoming movie Captain America: Brave New World in which the government will try to get the Adamantium from the dead Celestial (this is very likely to happen).

So Adamantium in MCU is a material in whole the universe.