Eternals

Eternals

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

  • Released: 2021-11-03
  • Runtime: 156 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Fantasy
  • Stars: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Ma Dong-seok, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Harish Patel, Gil Birmingham, Haaz Sleiman, Tyler Simmonds, Jashaun St. John, Zain Al Rafeea, Ozer Ercan, Lucia Efstathiou, Brenda Lorena Garcia, Sebastian Senior, Chloe Stannage, Harry Styles, Bill Skarsgård, Esai Daniel Cross, Harry Styles, Alan Scott, Hannah Dodd, Adria Escudero, Sebastián Viveros, Nikkita Chadha, Grahame Fox, Derek Horsham, Jeff Mirza, Ascension Martinez Rubio, Patton Oswalt, David Kaye, Mahershala Ali, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Keoghan, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Ma Dong-seok, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Harish Patel, David Kaye, Bill Skarsgård, Haaz Sleiman, Esai Daniel Cross, Harry Styles, Patton Oswalt, Alan Scott, Hannah Dodd, Adria Escudero, Sebastián Viveros, Nikkita Chadha, Grahame Fox, Zain Al Rafeea, Alberto Rodriguez, Lucia Efstathiou, Derek Horsham, Jeff Mirza, Ascension Martinez Rubio, Ozer Ercan, Ariadna Vadillo Soto, Orson Rosenberg, Brenda Lorena Garcia, Sebastian Senior, Chloe Stannage, Mahershala Ali
  • Director: Chloé Zhao, Chloé Zhao
 Comments
  • jboothmillard - 9 June 2024
    Eternals
    I thought the trailer for this twenty-sixth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe looked appealing, it certainly had a lot to live up to following the huge success of Avengers: Endgame, but it was the first in the series to receive mixed to almost negative reviews, but I was always going to see it, directed by Chloé Zhao (Nomadland). Basically, in 5,000 B. C., the Eternals, ten superpowered beings are sent to Earth by Arishem (David Kaye), a Celestial, on the starship Domo. The wise and spiritual Ajak (Salma Hayek) leads the Eternals, consisting of Sersi (Humans' Gemma Chan), Ikaris (Bodyguard's Richard Madden), Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Sprite (Lia McHugh), Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), Druig (Dunkirk's Barry Keoghan), Gilgamesh (Ma Dong-seok), and elite warrior Thena (Angelina Jolie). They are sent to exterminate invasive entities known as the Deviants. The last Deviant is killed in 1521, but the group has differing opinions of their continued relationship with the human race. Over the next 500 years, they mostly live apart, waiting for orders from Arishem. In the present day, Sersi and Sprite live together in London. After Ikaris left partner Sersi without explanation centuries earlier, she is now in a relationship with human Natural History Museum history professor Dane Whitman (Kit Harington). Sersi, Sprite, and Dane are attacked by the Deviant Kro (Bill Skarsgård), but Ikaris arrives and chases the creature away. The three Eternals travel to South Dakota to reunite with their leader, Ajak, only to find her dead. A posthumous message from Ajak tells Sersi that she has been chosen as her successor, granting her the ability to communicate with Arishem. Sersi learns that the Eternals' mission was actually to prepare Earth for the Emergence of a new Celestial. Arishem explains that, for millions of years, he has been planting Celestial seeds inside planets where the energy from large populations allows new Celestials to be born. The Deviants were sent to destroy the apex predators of each planet to ensure the development of intelligent life, but they evolved and began hunting the planets' native populations, Arishem created the Eternals to oppose them. Following the recent end of the Blip, restoring Earth's population, humankind has reached the necessary size to allow the Celestial Tiamut to be born, which would destroy Earth. The Eternals reunite hoping to delay the Emergence. At Druig's residence in the Amazon rainforest, they are attacked by the Deviants. They kill them all except for Kro, who kills Gilgamesh before escaping. Phastos proposes they use the Uni-Mind, a connection between all the Eternals that would give Druig enough power to put Tiamut to sleep with his mind-control abilities. However, Ikaris refuses to help stop the Emergence, remaining loyal to Arishem. He reveals that Ajak wanted to stop the Emergence and save humanity; he led her to the Deviants, allowing them to kill her. Sprite joins Ikaris due to her unrequited love for him while Kingo chooses to leave. Makkari locates an active volcano in the Indian Ocean as the place of the Emergence. There, Ikaris and Sprite try to stop them. Druig knocks out Sprite, and Phastos restrains Ikaris. Kro arrives and is killed by Thena. Druig fails to put Tiamut to sleep, and Sersi instead tries to turn him to stone. Ikaris breaks free of his restraints and goes to kill Sersi, but he loves her and cannot do it. Both he and Sprite join with the others in the Uni-Mind, and Sersi gains enough power to turn Tiamut to stone. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ikaris flies into the Sun. Sersi uses the remaining energy of the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, ending her permanent childlike state. Thena, Druig, and Makkari depart on the Domo to warn Eternals on other planets of the Emergences. Dane professes his love for Sersi and is about to reveal a secret about his family history when she, Phastos, and Kingo are transported into space to meet with Arishem. Unhappy with their treason, Arishem says he will spare humanity if the Eternals' memories show that humans are worthy of living. He vows to return for judgment and takes the trio into a singularity. In a mid-credits scene, Thena, Makkari, and Druig meet the Eternal Eros aka Starfox (Harry Styles) and his assistant Pip the Troll (Patton Oswalt). In a post-credits scene, an unseen person (Mahershala Ali as Blade) questions whether Whitman is ready to wield the Ebony Blade. Also starring Harish Patel as Karun, Haaz Sleiman as Ben, and Esai Daniel Cross as Jack. Chan, Madden, Hayek, Jolie and the others all give credible performances, the script is rather up and down, not the most sensical and interesting, but I cannot deny that there were the right amount of exciting fights, and the special effects are alright, I don't think it's that bad, a reasonable superhero fantasy action. Good!
  • ianprangnell - 21 February 2024
    Eternally poor
    This was just so painful. I can't believe I watched over an hour of it before I bailed, maybe it was because my phone happened to be nearby. But when the snacks ran out and I started to "engage" 100%, I realised quickly why I hadn't up to that point. This must be the most expensive b movie ever, it was painful, acting was pretty shady in places, and I just couldn't get out of my head "why am I watching this?".

    There are so many good marvel movies, this isn't one of them by a long stretch. It feels so out of place in the series and a pointless movie with a thin plot. If this was the only movie available on a plane, I would get off irrelevant of altitude!