Review of Eternals (2021) by Marlondl12 — 05 Nov 2021

It's beautiful and I'm sure most will like it. I think the pace was fine, the story starts quickly without too much introduction. At no point it felt slow or boring to me, there are no notable filler scenes and everything is there for something or for the characters' development, there is always something new to discover, a surprise or a twist. It kept always interesting to me. Wasn't expecting it but has a lot of action, although it works really well with the story and doesn't feel unnecessary.

It definitely falls outside the Marvel formula, it has a different and much more mature tone without childish jokes, although it's still funny and made me laugh (and my theater) several times. It's normal to forget that you are watching an MCU movie, it happened to me most part of it. It may not be everyone's taste but at least to me and my friends who watched it, it was pretty good.

It's a thought provoking movie, it doesn't tell you what's right or who the villain is, it's up to you from the perspective you want to take. Still considered the story is very clear and I don't think it's messy. I think what stands out the most is characters' development, they all are interesting and relatable, they have flaws as well.

I also didn't pay much attention to it because I was hooked on the story but it's visually stunning. The soundtrack is beautiful. The cast is perfect and they are very talented, every scene looks natural, and without question Chloe Zhao's direction is great. I really want to watch the film again.

I feel like it lacked something but not sure what, maybe it's because I had very high expectations but I'd give it 9/10.