It's ok if you don't agree, the fact is, Eternals is a great movie!

The cinematography alone is something to behold, and the film contains some of the most beautiful and exciting action shots in the MCU. It also features an array of incredibly talented actors and a plot that is dripping with intrigue before an incredible twist is delivered on a silver platter.

The movie is one of the most unique offerings from Marvel Studios in years, and it deserves a watch before being written off.

Eternals was built up to be the first big MCU movie post-Endgame, and while it has some good dialogue and fight scenes, it's brought down by a largely boring cast, an underdeveloped conflict, and an overall tone and aesthetic that leaves things far too humorless and dry from start to finish. It's far too easy to understand why Eternals was the MCU's first genuine failure in years, and the fact that no other story has ever touched upon the ramifications of its ending perfectly sells how much it's to everyone's benefit to ignore it.

As a comic fan, I know more than most that Eternals is an incredibly difficult property to introduce to new fans, and the movie adaptation stumbles in predictable ways. The bulk of the film sees the heroes getting the band back together, but with characters who are millennia old, a two and a half hour movie isn't enough for the characters and their connections to feel real or lived in. The characters of Eternals enter the story as strangers to the audience, and despite getting more than 120 minutes to introduce themselves, that's ultimately also how they leave.

Choosing to create a cast of all-new characters who no one knew anything about was definitely a bold choice considering the legacy of the MCU, but it works well in the Eternals, because everyone has such great chemistry with each other and they all play their roles very well.

It looks better than most of the newer MCU films but the story leaves a lot to be desired. Just doesn't feel like there was enough time to really get to know all the characters in the way the story wanted you too. Some cool action scenes, but not much dramatic heft.

This is apparently an unpopular opinion, but I genuinely find this to me one of the most enjoyable films from the recent MCU era. Chloe Zhao's cinematography is unlike anything ever done in the MCU, and the shots of the Celestial in the ocean and Arishem at the end still gives me chills. I agree with a lot of critics that Sersi and Ikaris were underwhelming leads, but I think that's just because the ing cast was so exceptional. I'm sad that the fate of the Eternals in the MCU is so uncertain because of how mixed it was received, so hopefully Marvel takes a chance on something unique once again.

Eternals is a beautiful movie. I understand why it's divisive. It's very different from the other pieces of the MCU, and it's likely hard for a lot of the audience to get beyond that. I greatly enjoyed how the characters were adapted from their comic book counterparts though, and seeing the group with a dysfunctional family dynamic was incredibly fun. The downside was that this movie felt too long with parts slowing it down just a little too much for my liking.

Eternals should be more fondly ed for its boldness. Knowing that everyone was truly familiar with the MCU at this point, it uses that canvas to tell a story about purpose and morality, individuality and control, with one of the strongest casts gathered for a MCU movie. Between a sprawling globe-trotting adventure to a wonderful depiction of powers, people should the Eternals' positives more.