As a Marvel fan I gave a 3/5 ratings but if I’m taking on a perspective of a non marvel fan, I will definitely give it a 2/5 ratings.
Even as a Marvel fan, being introduced to so many new casts for the first movie can be quite overwhelming. The saving grace was that there are all amazing actors. I definitely love the diversity but it seemed to be overly magnified throughout the show. I’m quite puzzled to see so many people said that it stayed true to the comic version. I’m not gonna take time to talk about the many inaccuracies. But as with other MCU movie, I’m definitely open to some adjustments. The movie is draggy, and story plot is very puzzling.
Firstly, the Eternals appeared extremely weak. There weren’t a single scene where they could easily overcome the deviants like how they do in the comic. They were being wrongfully portrayed as significantly weaker than the deviants. I immediately imagined how the avengers would have easily win those battles. The director’s decision to only give each Eternal a special power made they even weaker. What disappointed me the most is that Eternals died very easily in the film.
Secondly, the injustice of how Ikaris is being portrayed in the film. He is supposed to be a clean cut hero (exception of the saga when he was brainwashed). For some reason he became the main villain in the show. It’s exactly how Marvel decided to change Mary Jane Watson entirely in the Spider-Man movies. 😡
Lastly, the Eternals in this film are made like a B-class Justice League movie. Anyone can easily see the uncanny similarities between them. The fact that the director decided that each member is only able to use a power all the more made them look very similar. I personally hated that there were so many cringe reference to justice league. It’s like the director want to draw people’s attention to the comparison. Any comic book fan will be irritated by this and definitely cast their vote for Justice League.
To end the review on a good note. The Actors and Actresses were amazing! They looked genuinely like a team in the way they care and protect one another.
Despite the many terrible parts of the movie, you must watch it to keep up with the MCU storyline. 😣