After the Marvel Universe entered the fourth phase, The Eternals was a big project similar to the "Avengers".
Whether it is from the theme to the production, to the cast and scene design, "Eternals" can be called a luxury blockbuster.
First, from the thematic setting, love is the eternal theme.
The Eternals were sent to Earth, initially to destroy the Mutants and save and help humanity; in the end, they discovered that the purpose of promoting human reproduction and civilization was to sacrifice all mankind as food to the gods. Although Alisem is known as the cycle of the universe, the cycle of nature, the members of the Eternals have lived with humans for seven thousand years and have developed feelings for human beings. What he has guarded for many years, but in the end he will destroy him with his own hands?! It's like having a dog you've had for over 10 years and finally having to kill him with your own hands, which is of course hard to accept (like Cersei and Pastus have their own loved ones).
Especially after Thanos eliminated half of the human race, human beings rely on their own strength (in fact, mainly the Avengers, these super-powerful humans) to reverse the end and achieve self-salvation, which made Ajak and other members of the Eternals see the greatness of mankind, and they also realized that love is the greatest power of mankind, and they should not become the victims of the gods.
The theme of "If you love someone, protect them" is of universal value and is understood by all audiences, including children.
And the shift from protector-destroyer-protector also makes the whole story structure more fleshed out, suspenseful, and reversed.
Secondly, from the perspective of character design, the members of the Ten Eternal Clan are like the colorful warriors under the gods, and each person's superpowers are unique and fantastic. Ajak is a leader who can heal himself and heal others; Igris is the equivalent of DC's superman, laser eye + flight, and should be the strongest attacker; Angelina Jolie's Sainta is the goddess of war, the embodiment of Athena, who can generate all kinds of weapons of light, but unfortunately has "heartless madness" (eternal magic disease); Druids can manipulate the will of others and create a paradise utopia ideal; Gilgamesh is strong and strong, with a pair of golden fists; And sprite (water elves) can stealth, transform, and create various illusions Jinguo became an Indian song and dance star who could emit light waves; Macari was the first deaf-mute hero, who could teleport, equivalent to lightning and quicksilver; Pastus was the first black G-hero in Marvel, a high-tech inventor who was able to make all kinds of equipment; Cersei, who looked the weakest, later became a leader, and her ability was to "change the molecular structure", like a wizard, turning stones into water, walls into sand, cars into petals, monsters into trees...
Blue Rain Star City has always preferred "superhero" movies.
So even if the rating of this film is not high, in my opinion, having such a ten-person superpower team is already a good one.
I love watching the super team fight monsters!
Several of the film's major action scenes did not disappoint, such as jungle monster fighting, Gilgamesh's death, Cersei turning mutants into trees; Igris alone challenging other Members of the Eternals, Macari, Pastus and others all showed super abilities; and finally Cersei gathered the power of all the Eternals and used the fusion to freeze the imminently born gods, all of which were grand and wonderful.
However, from an innovative point of view, these ten-person teams can basically be regarded as a space upgrade of the X-Men, Igres and Santa are slightly stronger, and the combat effectiveness of several other people is average, and when they encounter the X-Men and the Avengers, they may not be able to fight, such as hulk, Phoenix Woman, and Captain Marvel.
However, according to the Eternals themselves, they are elders and OGs, like the Indian Jinguo who boasted that Thor was always clinging to him when he was a child, and he didn't like to take care of it.
So what kind of feeling will this design give the audience? It looks cool and powerful, but it is actually JUST SO SO; there is a sense of repetition, such as Macari and Quicksilver, which basically coincides; there is also a suspicion of flickering and exaggeration.
Finally, expand the Marvel Universe.
In all aspects of the effort to "pull" the relationship with the first stage of the Marvel universe, the members of the Eternals have repeatedly mentioned Doctor Strange, Thanos, Thor and other Marvel classic characters.
And in the Easter egg, Thanos brother Star Fox appeared as the Eternal Clan, and Seshi's current boyfriend turned out to be a Black Knight, which undoubtedly expanded the territory of the fourth stage of the Marvel Universe again, and the future story will be more exciting...
PS: The ten people of the Eternals, including men and women; whites, blacks, Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Latins; and deaf and dumb, gay and other vulnerable groups, which means "one world".
Author: Blue Rain Star City