Eternals

Eternals is another slice of life from Marvel's robust catalogue of superheroes that informs us about this unique set of immortals created by a great sentinel being called Arishem (voiced by David Kaye) to stop his other creation known as the Deviants.

One of the best aspects of Eternals is how the superheroes' superhuman abilities complement one another. To see mind-control, speed, illusion, flight, weapon-conjuring, strength plus many of the like communicate in tandem in an action sequence such as the Deviation invasion in the beginning, village protection plan in the middle and the tussle battle at the end is pure exhilarating delight! One other impressive highlight of this motion picture show is the gorgeous visuals! Frozen Tiamut and Arishem's design are spectacular!

Primary issue though with this feature is the abundance of characters along with the abundance of exposition. We recognize these superheroes based on their superpowers rather than who they are as a character, barring a few of them. The story, lore and worldbuilding are pretty simple yet interestingly complex at the same time. The question of interference is constantly raised with these powerful beings asked to sit back and watch whatever catastrophe that lands on Earth's occupants. Anything that doesn't involve a Deviant shouldn't be their business, and the question of morality surrounding it is fascinating! As these characters witness more and more calamities over many different civilizations, it changes their view about their purpose on Earth and this is where all the juice is at. While the most are in agreement, there are some of them who falls in line with protecting Arishem's vision - which is ultimately preparing the planet for a one-and-all demolition. This is where a superb revelation comes in the form of Ikaris (Richard Madden) and how he evolves from the main protagonist into one of the primary antagonists!

Why does the mental illness Thena (Angelina Jolie) experiences make her want to kill her own is anyone's guess. While the Bollywood song shooting is awkwardly cringe, the posters where Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) explains his lineage is hilarious! A selection of the jokes really works. Karun speaking in Hindi to the Eternal members prior to his departure to whom he's been speaking in English to the entire time is baffling to say the least. Phastos' (Brian Tyree Henry) slavery jab at Ikaris is one instance among many of when and where Disney's execs should stop injecting their social justice narrative that has nothing to do with these characters, this story or the theme at hand and let the creatives do their earnest storytelling job.