Walks of Life– The sheer number and diversity of the characters in the film is cause for the subject of this, a brief look into the “instant camaraderie” that developed when the cameras rolled. The fact Zhao subverted the Marvel framework in her own way while still working comfortably within it may be a primary explanation for the mixed critical reaction to Eternals. She went too far for some people, but not far enough for others. That’s fine, because she ultimately made the film for herself. She did what she needed to do to satisfy Kevin Feige and the suits at Marvel, while still putting her own stamp on the material, telling the story that she wanted to tell, in the way that she wanted to tell it. Eternals isn’t a true independent personal production like Songs My Brothers Taught Me, The Rider, or Nomadland, but by the same token, it’s not a standard formulaic franchise film, either. For some, that means it will be neither fish nor fowl, and that’s an understandable reaction. On the other hand, for those who are open to its offbeat rhythms and who relate to the universal humanity exhibited by its ostensibly inhuman characters, it’s a rather remarkable achievement. The 3D effect greatly enhances the entire viewing experience. The 3D adds a sense of depth to the entire presentation. The spectacle is elevated by

Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), Druig (Barry Keoghan), and Gilgamesh (Ma Dong-seok). As the Eternals now fight for Zhao’s films prior to Eternals have all been marked by a highly improvisatory, semi-documentary style, with her scripts rewritten over and over again to take advantage of the personal experiences of her actors, and her cameras appearing to follow the action as it unfolds, rather than guiding it. That’s not really an option for a mega-budgeted Marvel film, and yet she still brought some of that feeling to Eternals. The entire film seems looser and more relaxed, even though it’s actually more carefully planned out than what she normally prefers. While there are plenty of action scenes throughout, the rest of the film unfolds at a leisurely pace, taking its time to let the characters smell the roses. She also found plenty of ways to express her unique visual sense, letting the environments help define those characters and their relationships, much like Anthony Mann did in his Westerns with Jimmy Stewart. is one of the most gifted cinematographers working in Hollywood today and this is a first-rate effort.could envision some reworks that would instantly rise Eternals into the stratosphere of the best Marvel films rather than one situated at its composed by Djawadi to date, Eternals has an epic theme that runs throughout the film. The score gives compelling character themes to Marvel’s Eternalsis in theaters on Nov. 5, 2021, will the movie also become available on Blu-ray and DVD? What about Digitally and free on streaming? Here’s what we know! Eternals wasn’t a big hit at the box office, even by pandemic standards, and it seems to have divided audiences as much as it did critics. It’s not the first ambitious film to have done so, and it won’t be the last, either. Like many ambitious failures, hopefully it gains wider acceptance as the years go by.

bland and not in the least bit dynamic. Performances are not great, but neither do they struggle; the actors simply cannot find a dynamic that isn't The group of superheroes are given the task of defeating the villainous alien invaders known as the Deviants. The Eternals use their While it is true that this review reads like it's piling on there is an upshot: there's a truly fantastic core in place, so brimming with potential that one The cinematography by Ben Davis ( Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel) is visually rewarding. Davis has a special gift for Yet the unexpected return of the Deviants brings new danger on planet Earth. Ten Eternals must now band together for justice:performed but who together have little chemistry within an unfocused script. Action is hard to come by. Certainly, Marvel has proven that action, would-be deeply aggressive audio elements in various action scenes struggle to find that final gear for low end excellence. At least there's something the immersive detail in the 3D conversion. The showstopping action scenes are elevated to new heights as well. Disney brings Eternals to the UHD format with a standard issue 2160p/HDR presentation. The picture is more of a standard transition to the

It’s in that area that Zhao and her fellow screenwriters diverged the most strongly from Kirby’s books, eliminating and altering characters at will, using different means to the same end. They discarded Zuras and Tode, the leaders of the Eternals and the Deviants, and also got rid of their respective homelands: Olympia and the sunken continent of Lemuria. That removed the distance between the Eternals and the human race, which helps make them more relatable. They also freely changed the gender and ethnicities of many of the Eternals, moving away from Kirby’s lily-white world into something much more diverse. Given the nature of the story, that’s quite appropriate—the human race has always made gods in its own image, and given the diversity of those gods in different cultures, it makes sense that the race of the Eternals who inspired them would be equally diverse. Director Chloé Zhao has accomplished the impossible: she has crafted a lifeless Marvel movie. The film is as overlong and tedious a watch as life mustOther than this, the dialogue and characters play it pensive for all of its 156-minute runtime. What worked so well with the first couple of phases of Marvel was that those beginning movies featured solo character films that introduced each character in a great way, which led to the later big team-ups. With Eternals, twelve characters are introduced, and with the exception of a few, they're hardly given the proper amount of screen time for the audience to really connect or fall in love with to really care enough whether they stay or go. The production design by Eve Stewart ( The Danish Girl, The King's Speech) and Clint Wallace ( Shang-Chi and the Legend The adds to sharpness and detail are there, but not really all that dramatic. This UHD offers the usual stable of basic upgrades: improved sharpness,

Audio Commentary – View the film with audio commentary by Chloé Zhao, Stephane Ceretti, Mårten Larsson the Eternals themselves, created beings who have lived on Earth for centuries and who have become scattered and bereft of purpose until an oldImmortalized and Walks of Life are both fairly typical EPK fluff, with the former examining the production, and the latter focusing on the diverse cast. The Gag Reel is a standard combination of genuinely amusing moments less amusing mugging for the camera. The Deleted Scenes are mostly sequences where it’s easy to understand why they were cut, especially the Small Talk moment between Sprite and Dane Whitman, which was easily dispensed with by a single line of dialogue in the finished film. Nostalgia is the only cut scene that seems like a loss, as it’s a nice moment between Makkari and Sprite. Druig (Barry Keoghan): Druig has the ability to manipulate other people’s thoughts and is a longtime rival of Ikaris. visuals is due to the exceptional and mesmerizing production design efforts. The production crew used many natural locations for the filming and The main portion of the film takes place in the near present day. Or, specifically, about eight months after the Avengers return everyone who had been snapped. So, around Spider-Man: Far From Home in the MCU's version of 2024. Eternals cast and crew Immortalized– The inaugural film in Marvel’s Phase 4 gives us some insight as to why these heroes were the subject of the film.