Eternals Plot is Lacking

Eternals was a good addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with its stunning visuals and great fights. We follow a group of human-like alien beings that have been on Earth for thousands of years. The leader of the group is named Ajak, played by Salma Hayek, followed by her team of the rest of the Eternals. Their main goal is to fight off deviants that attack the world. Director Chloé Zhao and her team worked hard and really brought the stunning visuals to life on Nov. 5, 2021.

When watching Eternals you can get captured immediately with the visuals and how characters are presented. However, as the film goes on you can become bored and uninterested as many did when they watched the film. The lack of character and being pulled to different times like jump cuts confused people and bored some others. In one review on the site Rotten Tomatoes, the audience vote was 80%. While the reviews had things to say about the film. One review gave the film a 2.5/5, Saying the film was boring and the plot was trash. Another reviewer gave the film a C+ in rating saying that the film was filled with ambitions that failed horribly.

Personally, I would rank the film a 6/10. The visuals and fights were as good as always but the plot and characters could have been expanded on and fixed. The viewer gets dragged to different time periods throughout the film which can confuse the viewer, which results in them not understanding and getting bored with the film. Eternals was a good edition for the Marvel Cinematic Universe but with some work can be better. I can’t wait to see how the next Marvel film is and what happens to the Eternals Team.


Sources: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternals