Alexander Roman

*spoilers* This film was beautifully made. I loved how it runs parallel to our world and our history but reinventing it to fit the Enternals. All characters were fleshed out enough, to care for them. But honestly, what takes the cake is the story telling, the lore, the cinematography, the vision, and the many questions you were left with after the credits. Who, out of the Eternals, would I be after experiencing so much humanity? The bad and the good. How would I react after learning that my purpose/mission is against my own morals? how would I react if I were used for someone else's gain without my knowledge? Or to know that my memories were constantly erased for millions of years. The characters were complicated and valid in their own right. Needless to say, if you're trying to watch a thin-plot superhero movie with a clear villain and a hero with non-stop CGI fighting and nostalgic cameos, this is not the film for you. This movie goes beyond that. In short, the Celestials reproduce by seeding a planet (similar to an egg and a sperm). They created the Deviants to clear out Earth of anything that would prohibit the human race of advancing and warming up the planet for the Celestial to develop and hash out of Earth. That being said, the Deviants evolved and became apex predators also feeding off the humans. This was a problem for the Celestial because this meant that humans weren't going to reproduce and warm up the planet. Because of this, the Celestial created the perfect being that wouldn't evolve and that would kill the Deviants: the Eternals (The Eternals weren't aware of the truth and thought they were there to protect humanity from the Deviants which, in their perspective, they saw as monsters). After the Eternals cleared out all of the Deviants, they stayed hidden monitoring Earth without interfering with the human race for them to develop through wars, advancing their technology/medicine and exponentially populating Earth. However, when the Earth warmed up enough, it was revealed that some Deviants were frozen in ice and now attacking humans again. This forced the Eternals to reunite after thousands of years without interacting with each other. And of course, they had developed in different ways, believed different things, and had lost touch with the mission and each other. Not only do they learn the truth, but also learn that the Celestials create universes with many planets with life in them, to keep their species thriving. After the Eternals learn the truth, some battled with a decision: should we let the Celestial hash from this Earth and kill billions for them to create more universes and thus eventually creating more life? or should we kill the Celestial and save everyone on this planet? The film leaves you pondering on the idea that everyone has their own perspective in a story. Are the Celestials bad because they want to continue thriving as a species while destroying planets but creating many more? Are the Deviants evil for evolving and wanting to continue their species? Are the Eternals evil for killing off a species they thought were parasitic to Earth? Is Ikaris evil for being loyal to the Celestial that gave him life?

Shoot...I really wanted to like it because I loved Orphan Black. There are a few things that just didn't do it for me. I consider myself pretty woke but even I have to admit this show was soooo over the top haha. Trying to hit every mark. Like literally "Young unmarried white couple living with his black daughter who visually resembles a boy who is also deaf. The mom knows sign language and also speaks Spanish & English and we learn that when a Latino guy she works with (because she's so humble and friendly) needed help fixing his car which she identify the problem and address it all in under 2 seconds because she can do it all, she built a rocketship with her partner's kid, dreams of mathematical equations, disassembles a lamp to use it as a tool to get out of a room, can fight etc" (All on the first episode). It just feels forced. In the og Orphan Black, her cousin is gay and he's an amazing character. She is a single mom who's a disfuncional druggy who leaves her daughter with her mom to go rob and do sketchy stuff etc until her character grew as she met the other clones and uncovered what it meant to be her self. It was woke and diverse but not preachy. It felt natural. In Echoes, they didn't build up the story because they told us everything that seemed important and could've been a great reveal at the end. Not to mention the script is terrible. You can't really hear the characters' attitudes because the dialogue feels the same throughout all of them. The dialogue is also just basic. Not sure how to explain it. The idea is great, the actors are fine, cinematography is good. Just needs a better vision/direction and script.

I'm a huge Scream fan but this movie wasn't it. This is the first time that I dont really like a Scream movie and I always expect a bit of cheese and awkwardness from them. The opening scene was great and creative. The killing scenes in general were great. The acting was terrible and awkward. Sam and Chad are insufferable characters. I was hoping they'd die and leave the leading roles to Tara and Mindy. The actress interpreting Sam seems too self-aware trying to make the scene look good in her head before acting it. Not sure how to explain it but her face seems dopey most of the time. Then the knight in shining armor, Chad. Look at me, I'm the good boy that wants to F you but at least I'm charming. Ugh just terrible. Then it was very poorly written. You happen to have a latter the same exact length to the other window exactly why? You get stabbed 20 times but you can still walk, run, and shoot? No-one in the train saw or heard the commotion? They could've made it so epic like a train chase scene where it mirrors the first movie where she gets killed and everyone thinks it's an act until they realize its happening and freak. A lot of parts were so cheesy and they tried to ride the nostalgia train but it didn't work. Gale comes out of nowhere and gets punched and all the other reports stop taking pictures? Also, they left on a decent note before. Kirby is now FBI? Idk just something about how the score didn't match the tone of scenes at times. Even the camera work seemed subpar. To me, it had a good setting and some scenes were good but a lot wasn't working. Some of the script was basic and kind of funny without trying to. Disappointed.

This is so bad that it's good. Feels like a parody and I can't stop watching this wreck.

Fantastic movie. It's colorful and fun in many ways and it doesn't pretend to be something that it's not. Sure, some might say it gives you Kill Bill vibes with a mix of John Wick lore but who cares? It's Gunpowder Milkshake and it works. The characters are fleshed out enough that you do care about them, and I loved how each had their own personality that made them unique. Fantastic, over the top fight scenes that are enough to make this movie stand out by itself. Great camera work, settings, use of color, use of weaponry etc. This movie doesn't shy away from being a bit comical and that's absolutely okay because it owns that. Overall, dope movie and worth a watch.