Marvel's "Eternals", which opened a new universe, was unsatisfactory in terms of word of mouth and box office, probably out of the expectations of many people. In fact, since "Avengers 4", the older generation of superheroes has begun to wither or retire in the story.
It was difficult to make an independent film of Black Panther, and the lead actor unfortunately died young. Black Widow's indie film is also unsatisfactory. The spider contract is about to expire again.
How to continue to circle money? Marvel's new "Eternals" is obviously ambitious.
Everybody can see it. But is it useful?
Privately, the problem with the "Eternals" is that it is too ambitious.
Probably because it was about to open a "universe", "Eternals" threw out a bunch of heroes with different abilities as soon as they came up. Yes, they came straight up to a team.
This team is the so-called Eternal Race created by the gods, who came to earth five thousand years ago, so they have their own abilities. In terms of character settings, it can be said that it is too correct to be correct. Obviously, you want to tell a story, but you have to take care of various groups of people. Naturally there were Caucasians, there were Asians, and there were blacks. Of course, there must be no shortage of people with disabilities and homosexuality.
He even offered the first same-sex kiss in the history of Marvel cinema.
In terms of the ability of the characters, they are also all in line. For example, the battle café that can fight, the medical café that can heal injuries, the technology café that can repair machines, the coffee that can run fast, the power café that can swing an iron fist, the what café that can be transformed at will, the coffee that can be controlled by the mind... You can immediately think of X-Men.
Of course, there is even a reflection on the two nuclear bombs that the Americans lost in Japan...
The most frightening thing, of course, is that the story is too old-fashioned. The idea that the earthlings are a pot of goldfish raised by some god or a higher intelligent creature is really not new. Such a bridge section not only appears in science fiction, but also in fantasy. It looks grand, but it's actually hollow.
Since the gods have made the earth an egg that hatches the gods, and set the earthlings as the "nutrients" when the gods come out of the shell, and the eternals are the guardians of the "nutrients", can we make the mutants a little more intelligent? A heavenly regiment that has been traversing the earth for five thousand years is facing an enemy that has no thought, and it is impossible to have a wonderful story under any circumstances.
Only when the enemy is strong can the hero be shown to be strong. Don't you understand such a simple truth?
Suddenly, I remembered Zhang Yimou's "Great Wall" that hit the street. Probably also to deal with such a group of thoughtless monsters.
You're an entertainer, the story is told and played well, and a little bit of superficial thinking that seems to have depth is enough. Why do it get so comprehensive and end up being a hodgepodge?
Avengers 4 is also known as Endgame. It seems that that battle is really Marvel's final battle, and after a big victory, it is difficult to continue the previous glory.
Looking back at DC, I simply filmed "The New Batman", and I can make new meanings by turning it over and over. Or, Marvel should consider shooting a new Iron Man and a new American team, maybe it can also harvest a batch of die-hard fans of leek flowers?