Chloe Zhao agreed to direct the film on the condition that she could really make it feel grounded while also being a fantasy/sci-fi epic.The Eternals feels *different*.
China's negative opinion of Chloe Zhao (due to her past comments on China) may keep the movie out of China:
I both liked it and felt incredibly meh? It feels like a Marvel arthouse-style movie, but sadly arthouse isn’t really my thing.
Gotta love the throwaway Avengers reference at the end to let mainstream audiences know “oh hey don’t worry, this is connected too”.
I’ve heard a lot of chatter surrounding this movie that it’s Marvel’s “best” movie/most poised for a legit Awards Season run. Interested to see if there’s any merit to that.What kind of enthralls me is the visual scale and tone. This might be one of the most beautiful Marvel films in a while, especially when looking at the design of the ship, to the potential of Babylon being used, and the costumes as a whole.
I also appreciate how vague it is at the same time, making me want to talk and speculate. This film can't come soon enough.
a legit Awards Season run. Interested to see if there’s any merit to that
Yeah I mean I’d be happy to be surprised - but I remember when Black Panther was getting awards hype and then nothing came of it.
It sounds like this is the antithesis though - like they’ve been around observing but only until “now” are they intervening. Which is hilarious because 50% of all life vanishing seems like something to intervene on, but I’m sure Feige has an explanation.I don't know how much I love the implication that humanity's accomplishments are the result of aliens showing up thousands of years ago and continuously pushing us.
That's an old science fiction trope I keep hoping will stop being used.
Black Panther was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture, won a few and picked up a number of other awards.Yeah I mean I’d be happy to be surprised - but I remember when Black Panther was getting awards hype and then nothing came of it.