Eternals (2021)'s activity

Disappointing for a marvell film

I appreciate the parts of Eternals that were trying to do something atypical of the MCU. Unfortunately being a part of this mega-franchise leads to qualities that undermine what is good about this movie.

Chloe Zhao shows heartfelt social and political commentary in Nomadland, and here it's obvious she tries to promote liberal (and to an extent, progressive) themes. But damn, the translation of these ideas to a $273 million budget makes them really seem like pandering and propaganda. Something was lost between the script and screen too, because for a superhero movie pushing 3 hours, the plot left me lost and bored way too much.

Sprite and Kingo are well done characters, Nanjiani especially steals the show. Most of the characters though feel like they are thrown at the screen, and not much sticks. The photography is also well done, a nice use of the resources now available to Zhao.