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Originally Posted by blankall
Eternals just got released on Disney+. I'll definitely be watching it with reduced expectations. Love the Celestial lore, so hopefully there's at least 5-10 minutes of that to keep me entertained.
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Saw it at Canyon Meadows finally recently.
It wasn't nearly as bad as (some) people made it out to be.
I am admittedly a huge sucker for Kit Harrington and Richard Madden, especially being graced with both in one film. I found myself just so giddy-happy that they were now part of the MCU that perhaps I was much more enamoured with what was going on than others might be.
The one thing really working against the film was terrible pacing. There were so many staring/gazing scenes that were oddly left in the final cut that could've been easily trimmed without losing anything, and if anything, probably would've enhanced the experience of the film by just chopping them out of the thing.
I wanted to yell at the Cersei character to do something rather than looking on blankly for god knows how many scenes.
The bigger story is kind of depressing to think about. And arguably makes Thanos look like not a bad guy for wanted to achieve what he did when you learn what the Celestials were up to.
I can see why that would suck the 'feel good' factor out of the film, which is often present in most MCU films.
I really liked the complexity of Madden's character. Usually MCU films are so pumped with humour that you don't get much prolonged seriousness (outside of IW & Endgame) which, if done right, can add something to the dynamic between characters (and if done poorly, you just get most DC films).
I liked most of the ensemble of characters, although Jolie's character was not well written, and I don't think Angelina really knew what to do with some of those scenes cause her character was so poorly developed. We just knew she was "Thena, goddess of war" which was repeated throughout the movie, but without the awareness that it means little or nothing to any one watching. It didn't detract too much from the story though. She added chaos to the fight scenes which wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
It's the character relationships that drive the whole thing, and luckily it has that going for it, for the most part.
I am invested in Kit's future in the universe and I hope it's significant.