Druig’s speech about blind trust and how not interfering with human v human interaction was hurting him was the moment he instantly became my favorite. That speech also gave me watery eyes
@@CrystalLynn1988 he said he thought about taking the minds of everyone on Earth (when him and Sersi were by the river b/c Thena was releasing Gilgamesh’s ash). Im gonna butcher his exact words but it was sort like if he were to do that, he would be removing the flaws of everyone. They wouldn’t be human anymore if he took away their flaws. That’s probably why he didn’t interfere with world wars.
@@princess07mely when the clouds parted I expected like ships or another « smaller » being to come flying in, or even just another vision. Those six eyed heads are something else
I hope to see more of Druig. He seemed like a very emotionally complex character. I am curious as to why his only power in the film was interfering with human behavior when they weren’t supposed to interfere.
They were allowed to Interfere when it came to the Deviants though. We saw a few scenes where we Mind Controlled the people to like get to safety or whatever
It was my understanding they could not interfere with human wars. And getting humans to orderly leave an area with deviants attacking is a good way to save them from the deviants.
Druig, makkari and Gilgamesh were the highlight characters for me that I wish we got more of. It was a shame to see Gilgamesh and Kro die, particularly Gilga. I really liked him.
The way they portray the Celestials is - perfection! You get that grand scale and that sense of intimidation when you look at a Celestial. Now, after seeing the Celestials done right, I'm even more mad at Fox for ruining Galactus because he could have been so much more than a giant space cloud.
Druig does have Irish mythological roots! In Irish mythology there’s Cathbad, Amergin, etc… and ancient Ireland druids had a huge role in society and were thought to practice magic! They were bards/keepers of oral histories and leaders so in a way they influenced the minds of people. Absolutely love that they cast an Irish actor here!
@@KDFAK47 to be fair I study European History with a focus on the Irish and British Isles! Historically, we don’t know a ton about Irish mythology like we do for other mythological pantheons but what we do is really cool. Druids were featured in mythology a lot but they were very also real and important in pre-Christian Irish societies.
@@usernameunknown69 Irish mythology is really cool! There are some great podcasts that delve into the stories. I really like Fireside with Kevin Olohan because that’s the first one I found 😅but there are a bunch of others too!
9:13 Along with these parallels, Makkari inspired Mercury, the God of commerce and thieves (links to how Makkari collects many historical items in the domo) and was gifted with winged feet to be faster while serving as a mediator. Also Druig would seem to link to Druids of ancient celtic mythology, with them being religious leaders and living within nature as he does.
Very cool details, thank you for that! I've always thought that Druig's name was partially inspired by the concept of druids. I had never considered Makkari-Mercury, though
Thank you! As soon as I heard his name for the first time I knew which myths he was supposed to have inspired. So when he said "Druig doesn't seem to have a mythological link", it bugged me so much. lol
Thor never returned Kingo's phone calls because in "Thor Ragnarok" Doctor Strange asked if Thor had a phone and he said, "No I don't have a phone, but you could've sent an electronic letter. It's called an email". Doctor Strange says, "uh huh. Do you have a computer?" Then Thor says, "No, what for?" Thor isn't good with technology, that's why he hasn't returned Kingo's calls.
It's more like Thor doesn't know much about *HUMAN* tech. If you really think he's that dumbbb then by your standards, all Asgardians are dumbbb and prehistoric because they don't have LED TVs, phones, PS4s, Xbox's, etc. while forgetting the dudes have a a hallow suit of metal that can shoot beams of energy that was supposed to be meant to fight the Celestials (as per the comics) that can only be controlled by the one who has Odin's staff or given "provisional access" to said armor and other things as well like living on a flat-Earther's wet dream or be capable of transporting themselves to other places quickly that's faster than any FTL equipped ship in the Marvel universe or the fact that said blonde hunk used to carry around a hammer that can follow him anywhere, is capable of FTL travel, is near indestructible, can be used to fly and can be heavy or light depending on the wielder.
We didn't have the internet or anything back when these were just comics. Wonder if they knew what things would different in the future so they made comics about it.
@@dickmelsonlupot7697 He is not the smartest person, but he is def not dumb. Transportation alone makes them far smarter than humans. Hell, the Avengers put him right next to The Hulk as the strongest. Now I have to watch Rag again, ha.
Vampires were also mentioned in Thor: Ragnarok, when Korg talks about a particular weapon which would only be useful for staking 3 vampires if they were huddled together.
I was just surprised Arishem didn't react in anger to them preventing the emergence. It's like he respected their determination and ability enough to at least consider sparing humanity, which is cool.
That's (probably) because he's the judge therefore needs to inflict fair justice despite his goals and intentions, I immediately thought about that while watching and got worried of the influence of OUR justice system, sometimes corrupt, on Arishem's "trial" and final decision
Thinking about it, the Celstials main goal is to maintain the universe which includes life. Tiamut was killed and that's that, while he will be angry about this, punishing humanity would be outside his interest
Nahh.Thanos was just crazy af. The Celestials were/are the solution to his perceived problem. The Celestials create galaxies out of a single planet. Resources would be nearly infinite.
I loved this movie; personal highlight to me was the dynamic between Thena and Gilgamesh. It was so refreshing to see not just a platonic relationship but also one where one is helping the other through mental instability
Once I realized the Eternals predated Earth and when Shang-Chi used the rings and turned to a gold/orange coloration, I immediately thought that maybe the 10 Rings were of Eternal origins. Especially since the rings weren't made of metal known to Earth AND was sending signals to someone or something most likely to the Eternals or Celestials.
I think most of the magic we see in MCU has some sort of ties to the celestials, as explained in the video even Asgardians are a product of the celestials so any form of magic power roots to the Celestials.
The weapon that Phastos used to restrain Ikaris kinda looked similiar to the 10 rings, perhaps Phastos could've had a hand in it? Wouldn't be the first time he created a weapon that inadvertedly created more conflict.
The change of pace was exactly what made this movie feel so refreshing. The way they revealed Ikaris's betrayal was done so well that for me this was the first time I felt bad for the "villain".
@@daddyavocado Ikaris betrayed the Eternals because he believed in killing a planet so that a Celestial can bring forth even more life. He was told the truth for centuries and suddenly Ajak turned a 180 and said we should not have the Emergence and let humanity live which went against EVERYTHING he believed in for his entire life. His entire existence. It makes sense with his perspective to kill fellow Eternals in the belief of his ideals, especially if it's what he has believed in for millennia.
@@daddyavocado The storyline is not the best since it felt a lot of "antagonists" like at first it was the power absorbing Deviant, then Ikaris and then the Celestials Tiamut (debatable since he actually helped Sersi and the unimind) and Arishem (since he's judging humanity). So definitely not the best film plot, but honestly I'll take this then Michael Bay's transformers live action plot of The Last Knight. That movie made me so confused in relation to what was previously told that I gave up on trying to understand the plot and just watching it for the action sequences and character appearances.
@@Rabbit-zs7sr he'd spent his entire life carrying out his believed 'true purpose'. when he finds out that the person he thought was even more devoted than him was planning on betraying that purpose, (along with his entire family) he is hesitant and decides that for 'their own good' he has to stop them and kill them so as to obey the celestials and keep order intact. the way they portray his struggle with his loyalty to the celestials and his love for his family is excellent. so yes, i DO mean mr 'i wanna kill everyone because it's my purpose'
One little/huge thing that stuck with me: in the final battle, Sersi turns a hurtling magma boulder into a flock of little birds. So she’s able to also create life from something lifeless.
I loved that Kingo family reference, as is super common in Bollywood for generations of a film family to produce stars. Seems like a subtle nod to the Kapoor dynasty
@@inhabitantdomingo487 I think critics can just easily lump time jumps and non linear storytelling. Sometimes the jumps are noticeable but I think it works just fine. I really like this movie. Tbh better than BW
@@inhabitantdomingo487 the critics are just online nobodys. in the real world people enjoy this movie but you have outcasts that are racists, homophobes and just plain trolls who go online and distort the public opinion
I wondered if they would all end up aging by the end, to account for them all not looking the exact same age by the time they get around to filming the next one (and the one after).
@@alexp601 it’s probably easier to make the adults look more similar because they’re not gonna change as much over the span of a few years as a teenager is gonna. they can load the adults up with makeup and they’ll look more or less the same
So, Arishem the judge, Nowhere the head of a celestial, Eson the searcher, Jemiah the analyser, Ego the living planet, Nezarr the calculator and Tiamut are the only celestials we've seen. Can't wait to see more of them in a huge scale!
Cut ego out of it because technically in the comics he’s not actually a celestial, and I think now that they are going deeper into celestial lore now in mcu they’ll retcon that point. Something like “he only claims to be a celestial” or something
right?? I also really enjoyed the diversity of the celestials, not just in the racial casting in the film, but also the characters themselves, they all felt well fleshed out and it was nice seeing the different relationships between them.
@@cbennett7480 for sure. And It felt organic, not forced. Did a good job of adding it without it coming off like they were just looking for brownie points
I agree, although I do think steering from the formula did hurt them in some places. The end felt a bit anticlimactic when compared to other Marvel movies, and there were very long gaps between action sequences, granted the characters were great enough to keep those gaps interesting (unlike Black Widow imo)
It's a jab at DC to prove that marvel is better, it was literally a copy of the failed justice league that was made to be better to kind of "win the war" between marvel and DC, don't believe me, watch both movies and compare them
As an MCU movie lover with 0 knowledge of the actual comics, these videos explaining the lore and connections to real world events/things are MIND BLOWING.
The Eternals just gave the MCU a deeper meaning, an origin, and also an introduction into the darker side of marvel with blade and it was all around a good movie.
Fun Fact: When Don Lee slaps one of the deviants it is a reference to a lot of the movies he is in where his signature move is a killer slap. I know a lot of people won't get it, but that scene made me laugh very hard For fans of Don Lee this is a huge W.
I didn't as much... People say this felt somewhat different to an MCU film but not really... That's the most MCU thing they could have done right then and there
@@saundz8791 I think they meant the whole thing of Crow not being the final villain like many thought. Ikaris also just killing himself was something many didn't expect.
I know people seemed to not like this movie but it's one of my favorite MCU films to date for the sheer balls it took to attempt a movie of this scale & the philosophical questions it makes you ask.
I saw a lot of people didn't like Eternals, my kids included, but I really liked it. I liked the mythology and how they plug their lives into real events, the little twists of betrayal, visuals, etc. It wasn't the greatest, but it was FAR from being the worst film made. Maybe if people saw it again they'd like it ( I had to with Shang-Chi and now I love it)
this is a harder movie to grasp so I get kids not really being into it. I feel like a lot of people are going to sleep on it for a while than it will grow on people and suddenly become a fav
I agree. As Shang-Chi was a slight hybridized nod to films like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' by way of its cinematography, while it's rumored that the next Doctor Strange will act slightly as a horror film, I felt that Eternals had a cinematographically-'epic' feel like that of Noah; which makes sense being that the storyline intertwines with human existence and creation. I didn't understand why younger audiences didn't like it as much until I watched it and it made sense why, being that it's not the exact feel of Marvel movies of past where it's led by action dependent on CGI, hints of quirkiness, and a certain pace.
Thanos to Stark: "You're not the only one cursed with knowledge" So I guess Thanos found out what the celestials really were up to and by taking away half of all life in the universe he is delaying not only earths celestial seed but every worlds and galaxys celestial seeds. Is Thanos a hero? Infinity War was basically his story, ending with "Thanos will return" like every hero gets at the end of their movie. He knew what he had to do, no one else would understand or could know. Am I crazy?
That's one of the two ideas the film brought up that I thought seemed really obvious and needed to be developed more. I don't think Thanos is a hero, but it's more complicated than him just being the villain.
The fact they were able to connect me to all 10 Eternals, Dane and even the Celestials shows they did an amazing job on this movie. There was so much crammed in but they did it perfectly. It all made sense within the movie and in the wider MCU-stratosphere.
Hey, hello. I never met anyone from a different universe, especially one where The Eternals movie makes sense as you mentioned. In this universe, most people disliked it a lot as the film was really bad with too many characters and themes crammed up into almost 2h30 that seemed like 5h. Plus incomplete story arcs and a dull protagonist.
@@miguelrosado6348 well that's the thing about this universe. Everyone is allowed their own opinions of what makes something good or bad. It's called individuality and free will...something that the Eternals just discovered they have.
Exactly what I was thinking. I get so tired of what I call police descriptions. Where you meet a character one after the other with a whole lotta exposition explaining everything. Somehow they let us meet the characters one by one.
@@mr-rush-gaming8800 It's them having 'programming glitches' where they start to slightly remember and get confused over 'past life' memories. Originally it was like a disease caused by the Eternals having human minds and living for so many thousands of years it could cause them to go nuts from acquiring so much knowledge.
I love the way this film used well-designed “eternal” machines to explore deep questions about humanity. The best moment- in regards to this allegory- was Sprite tearfully asking, “why did Arishem make me this way?” The film does a great job of analyzing religion and faith without actually mentioning religion at all.
Yeah it’s definitely a lot deeper than the average McU movie and doesn’t treat its audience like they’re children, probably why it’s getting the reaction it is
Yeah and Phastos yells I wouldn’t change anything about me to ikaris and it feels subtle enough. Like we know what’s being said but about something else ya know?
Just because risks were taken, and ambition was shown, that means we have to like the outcome?? No no no...you may like the movie, but at least spout that bs to someone who doesnt know any better. D&D took risk and showed ambition to bring us season 8 without source material, so by your logic we should appreciate their work?? The Eternals could have been brought to the screen with writers and a production crew who actually cared about the source material and its fan base, instead of caring more about checking off boxes with woke agendas, and crap story telling, in all to make a buck off the Marvel tag and well known/liked Actors and Actresses.
@@ryanmoon05 bruh he appreciated marvel taking risks, not the story that marvel told. did you even read the damn thing before writing a whole goddamn bible?
Honestly I liked it… it was different and a lot of people don’t like “difference”! But I didn’t like the different ways it was shot.. shot gave me a headache
I really loved this movie cause even with all the cosmic apocalyptic giants and stuff it actually feels like one of the most 'human' marvel stories to date
agreed the critics have gone mad and people who dislike it are mainly dumb who don,t like deep themes and personal dilemmas and only want genercic marvel action
Audience score was trippy for the first day it's back up there now which makes me think people reviewed it without having seen it. I liked it and it's definitely not the worse, but I do think it's got. aslow burn to it because it has so many flash backs. I'm just super sad about Gilgamesh he was really my favorite.
I was SO happy when they actually shared a brief moment together on screen. That was the first thing I wanted when I heard they would both be in this movie.
I know he was a “villain” but I felt so badly for Icarus at the end. He lost everything doing what he thought was right. I really hope he’s still out there somewhere
The infinity saga had literally 20+ films just to showcase the snap. But Eternals posed a far bigger threat than the snap in just one movie which had been developing since earth's creation. That's the reason why it's taking time to digest the plot. P.S. Its visually the best MCU movie so far tho.
That’s why it’s crazy that they packed it all in one movie. I feel like some of the Eternals should’ve been introduced prior to this, even just casually
@@bigwill-gc7su idk some scenes definitely needed a little more work on like the deviants but I legitimately felt the cgi was really well done. Shang Chi tho definitely had the better shots,everything in that movie felt like a dance so just great choreography. This movie however felt like it was cinematic . That’s my thoughts on it tho.
Phastos definitely created Shang Chi's ring and is responsible for the distress beacon they emit warning of the Celestials Judgment or asking to be saved. I got Terra/Aqua/Venmus vibes
i dont think it was phastos because the next movie of shang chi will be release first than eternal i supposed because one is a big a hit and the other is in process to know the result, but the point is phasto right now is getting judgement from the celestial and the beacon is in process with shang chi so i doubt they will wait to phasto to come out of that situation to bring it to shang chi movie after that. I think the rings owner is kang. kang use powerful artifact to fight like we saw in loki and the comics so it will make sense. i think the rings use quantum energy to power up and also that is why give the owner eternity.
10:17 another possibility for arishem's scratched and rotting armour could be Knull, god of the symbiotes who was angered by the celestials disturbing the abyss by creating the universe, angering knull enough so that he would sever a celestials head and use it to temper his blade.
I love how this movie basically redefined the MCU while also clarifying other parts, especially on a cosmic level. It also makes me think of how Thanos may have been mostly right in the end (the means is still atrocious). We still don’t know if everything Arishem was true. Also-is Thanos and Eros another Loki-Thor situation, or are they actually blood siblings like in the comics? Because if they are siblings by blood, then we can safely assume he’s a mutated Eternal, and I have a guess why. The movie explained that Eternals are basically the second created beings by Arishem, using the lessons learned from the ever-evolving Deviants to create a non-changing race to help wipe out the Deviants. What if Titan (Thanos and Eros’ home planet) was another planet with sentient life that was seeded by the Celestials, but instead of complying the Titan Eternals rebelled against their purpose. They lived on Titan along with the natives, and used their cousin Deviants as a means to cure themselves of their impotence. Which is how children of Eternals like Eros and Thanos are possible, and why Thanos somehow resembles a Skrull except purple (because Skrulls are descended from Deviants on their home planet). I would love it if this was true!
Yo!! That makes more sense! I had the same question as you. About how Thanos could be eternal if they were synthetic. So that makes sense that he could be an eternal mirrored after the people of titan but mutated. Definitely hope we get answers on that.
In the comics the eternals and the deviants would fight over a planet. Which ever won that fight would dictate how the sentient beings evolved. Deviants weren't four-legged monsters in the comics though. Thanos is an eternal born with a deviant gene. Sounds familiar?
I think a Thor-Loki situation fits more in the MCU, so the Titans would be a race that looks like Thanos, and he could have been adopted by the Eternals of his planet, who had rebelled as well. Although they could easily explain it in other ways, like the Titans being the offspring of Eternals who managed to reproduce perhaps by using deviant genes. Titans cannot be pure Eternals though, it wouldn’t make sense, as Thanos was said to be around 1000 years old.
When Thena was holding Excalibur all I could think about was the implications of that. Arthur exists, Merlin exists, Avalon exists which is all connected to captain Britain who they are slowly setting up. Can't wait
well dane whitman being announced as in the movie should've told you that since he's black knight and the previous black knights have interacted with arthur
My favorite thing about this movie was the scale of the celestials, it was always impossible for me to imagine how they could possibly pull off Galactis in the MCU, that final shot showed us what it could look like and I appreciate this movie for that.
@@leonwilliams3221 That wasn't the asteroid belt, that was the satelites around Earth. Earth wouldn't have been visible anymore if the went past the asteroid belt.
I think this film was made to be the jumping off point to introducing galactus. I believe the celestials judgment will be to allow galactus to devour earth.. for the next phase big baddie.
Fun connection for the emerald tablet: mythologically it's considered by the ancient Greeks to be written by Hermes (associated with the Egyptian god Thoth), who is associated with the Roman god Mercury, who in Marvel is nominally connected to the Eternal Makkari who's searching for it.
One interesting thing about Tenochtitlan is that there were accounts of many Aztec and Mayan empires that just saw people randomly disappear, and archaeologists have no clue why they did. So Druig is like the answer to that mystery.
I loved it. I was really confused with the initial rotten tomatoes score. But ended up getting tickets to see two days early, solid marvel movie and I’d actually watch it again when released on Disney+
@@miguelrosado6348 considering the audience score (at 80% on RT) it’s not hard to imagine some people liked it. Was nowhere near my favorite of the MCU but I liked it.
This! I ended up loving his character!! I didn’t dislike his character or anything either initially and actually found it intriguing on how it was going to turn out.
I'd be curious how many critics who liked Dune (83% on RT) didn't like Eternals, because they were similar in how they were exposition heavy, dense sci-fi films. I'm not arguing Eternals was better or even equal, but I don't think the gap was huge. Eternals was a middle of the pack MCU movie, definitely better than some, definitely worse than others, I don't really understand how it's getting panned so badly, especially in the last week dropping from 65% -ish to like 41% now.
I think for me that IMDB is closer to the truth than Rotten T's...On IMDB Eternals is moving up currently since release...but I also question why this movie is getting dogged so much...I was pretty good for me.
I don’t think one film being received well and another not being received well don’t have a connection. It’s just that they were released around the same time. If they came out two years apart and got the same results, you likely wouldn’t be comparing them?
For entertainment value, I do see Dune as a better movie. But they are quite similar -from the blocky spaceships and a lot of world building. But Eternals was not a bad movie. Or I set my expectations really low with all the mixed reviews.
When Phastos was talking about bracelets used to form the uni-mind, for a minute I thought the ten rings were gonna be those bracelets. Since we don't know what the origin of the ten rings is yet.
Literally what I just commented lol! The Blue Whale skeleton is there in place of Dippy the Diplodocus which is a complete Diplodocus Skeleton that is currently on tour across Europe I believe and the Blue Whale is there in place of that for a little bit!
i love how Marvel took the big risk to introduce the Eternals.they knew that this is a big change to the MCU and some of the fans dont like changes.Thats why the movie is perfect on its own way to me.the intros for each characters is just amazing and they are paving a path for the "big ones" to join our heroes. The Celestials,or maybe the Eternals,Blade and Black Knight.cant wait to see whats next for them!
I find it funny it's almost a running joke across geekdom(even anime) that aliens love earth's amazing/trash food and it should be saved for that sole reason hahahaha
Alot of people consider it generic for Marvel, or that since there were so many characters none of them could be properly fleshed out. I disagree strongly with both however
@@ginger9172 Hmm I too diasgree because Kevin Feige & Chloe Zhao did said that the movie is different from MCU, but it will reshape the MCU, and the ratings given by critics is just horrible like 50% is too less for this movie
I've had an ongoing existential crisis for the past month or two, and this movie was an interesting movie to watch in the midst of that. I appreciate that it is open-ended and generally larger than life. I don't have anything to say more conclusive than that, but I did enjoy this movie :)
@@itsbrimeeks "close encounter with the 5th kind" I just Googled up this. Kind of like karshdev scale 5. Scary and cool. But it is mambo jambo, probably.
@@danrazART CE5 is a shills claims of human initiated contact with aliens - it's utter crap, he was involved with the citizens hearings on disclosure funded by Laurence Rockefeller. Shilly shilly shill shill.
I don't know how you couldn't like this movie. I have notes on the opening (Why am I reading when you have Jeffery Wright?) Chloé Zhao made some bold creative choices that mostly paid off. The characters/cast is amazing. The visuals are great. This is the best Marvel has ever been. More Chloé Zhao please!
One thing I will give them props is to the sets especially of ancient times. It showed parts of our world that don't honestly get more on screen time, well not in the scale this does. It was nice to see a slightly better varied and balanced look at history. It wasn't all Egypt and Greece (as much as I'd like the 3ds models of those places too. Also no one in any history department around the world has budget to recreate, in 3d, the city of babylon the way they did. They skimped a little inside i think but it was still beautiful. So for a look at history I thank them.
this movie was very emotional, ikaris grief after killing ajak, the way he teared up before betraying his family and sersi. also the grand scale of arishem's size and might, its just awesome
When Phastos said that he needed bracelets to unite everyone's minds into the unimind, I was 90% certain it was going to be the Ten Rings. Like, there were originally 10 eternals, so i assumed they were the ones to bring the ten rings from outer space/domo. But they somehow lost the rings/bracelets, and phastos was saying "we need to find them now" But to my disappointement, he just created the bracelets on the spot. Oh well...
to be fair, phastos probably made a lot of those rings during his time on earth. he probably lost soem and they found their way to the hands of shang chi's dad.
@@abr4xas if I remember correctly, Wong said ythe ten rings were older than the earth itself, so it's possible an Eternal from a different planet made them.
This movie was simply breathtaking. The cinematography and choreography were just amazing and I loved the story. Can’t wait to see what’s next for the Eternals.
@@MrForteIV right, this movie really pulled one under the rug for the stupid movie critics since us the audience are really enjoying it. if i were them i'd be really worried since job security is not a luxury during this pandemic.
And also his conversation with Thor about the weapons choice in Ragnarok where he was holding a big wooden fork and said it'd be useless unless he'd fight three vampires huddled together
I’m not fluent enough in marvel to really understand what exactly was being set up for the MCU in the Eternals but as a stand alone film I really loved it. I’m a sucker for beautiful scenes, character struggles, and moral dilemmas.
something I also haven’t really seen mentioned is that I LOVE how all the humans react to finding out their loved one is an eternal - like Dane and Phasto’s husband - which is to say, they don’t really react because it’s not world ending news. Which is refreshing to me going into phase 4 that we aren’t really spending time having to see humans react widely to other beings - that absolutely just makes sense story wise given everything that has happened up to this point. And it really worked for me because while learning about the eternals themselves isn’t being news, it allows us as the audience to really think critically about ideas of ethics, mortality, humanity, and purpose. And with the introduction of celestials - THAT is something that deserves a larger reaction to. It calls into question everything we’ve ever known
I 100% agree with this. This is why I love this movie. And I find it a shame that shallow people who can’t understand the emotion and humanity that went into this film, say it’s bad because it didn’t have all the no brainier fighting the whole way through. I love the fact it’s different
That actually bothered me a little at first. I didn't want to see any over reactions, but felt like they were a bit too calm. Then remembered that present day is after the events with Thanos, so it makes perfect sense that most humans probably wouldn't be too shocked.
I can't believe he didn't understand that DRUIG, was likely loosely translated to DRUID, as he lived in the woods, and as Druids had magickal control over nature, DRUIG had the ability to control THE NATURE OF MEN. Also Druids often protected nature from civilizational progress, and DRUIG in this movie often wanted to control the minds of men to give them civility instead of war, which can be viewed as a type of protection of the nature of men, as Druids protected nature FROM men. All very easily changed in one bad translation or a historical game of Telephone over a millenia of time. Just saying, I can't believe this wasn't picked up on, because he did such a swell job in naming the other historical figures that closely represented by the Eternals throughout history.
@@777Thibs I gotta say, I know a lot, and I mean A LOT about Marvel comics. So trust me when I am shocked to say that especially with such a common and non-spectacular a name a "Druid", you would think I would have heard of him. I am shocked, but thank you for letting me know this!
NHM (Natural History Museum), not NHS (National Health Service), but yes that was a blue whale (called Hope), not a dinosaur. Moved from the Whale Hall to Hintze Hall from 2015 to 2017, replacing 'Dippy' a cast of a diplodocus skeleton (the original fossil is in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh).
For me personally, I loved this movie. The acting was incredible, the cinematography was off the charts stunning, most of the VFXs were great, and the way they told the story was fascinating to me. I'm very fascinated by what they'll have the Eternals do next.
Something that just occurred to me was that when Icarus & Sersi were married but didn’t procreate over the 5,000 years they were together. Backing up the idea that they might not be able to because they’re not organic beings.
Which begs the question: how is Eros-an Eternal-related to Thanos? Thanos doesn’t look like an Eternal, but I think he and his Eternal colony world of Titan may have found a way, by crossing with Deviants. Deviants can evolve, Eternals cannot. This makes the Titan Eternals capable of procreation, but with the side-effect where they have Deviant genes like Thanos.
@@JTLI90 That's possible yeah. Zuras' wife could have had the Deviant-gene and that's how it came into Thanos. Maybe instead of eradicating Deviants, they became allies and married each other etc.
@@hiddeheikoop It can kinda explain why Thanos has some resemblance to a Skrull (even though a Skrull is green and he’s purple). They both have that chin thing and grooves on their bodies.
I'm late to the party but I LOVED this movie. It gave me everything. All the emotions. Great chemistry between the actors. Great story. Left me wanting more. So excited for the future of these characters.
Absolutely agree it’s a higher level of philosophy story telling, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, may the next decade of marvel make us think like this movie made, it was deep like civil war. Worth watching again.
Ikaris struggling to fulfill his mission bc of his love for Sersi, that scene alone redeemed the movie for me. It's funny how all the recent marvel productions have dealed with personal choices and free will, from the mind controlled black widows to shang chi and the eternals choosing their own path and dealing with the consequences
@@olliewade3181 he had turned against them. He was sorry but they could never forgive him. And the Eternals purpose on Earth was destroyed along with Tiamut. He has no purpose. So he flew into the sun. It was a genuinely beautiful scene imo
@@icemav5740 I get that, but at the same time, I feel like he could have been one of those few characters like Loki and Bucky who could’ve had a beautiful redemption arc if they had just kept him around.
Watching the movie, I kept on thinking that the eternals are the ancestors of mutants. And the movie confirmed that they were able to evolve in some way and they didn't know. All the eternals have powers that could be the base of all mutant powers
Just imagine a scene where Thor runs up to kingo screaming "uncle kingo!!" and then jumps on him just for kingo to fall. I can see taika waititi do something like that
The Hiroshima scene is one of the best scenes in any movie I’ve ever seen the acting was amazing I shed a tear the only other time I cried in the mcu were Tony’s and yondus death
I just love that there’s now canonically a massive marble statue in the middle of the ocean
Yes
In the literal middle of the planet too😅
Especially the statue, is in Indian Ocean!
Gonna be a lot of work for damage control
It will be awesome to see it in future marvel movies.
Druig’s speech about blind trust and how not interfering with human v human interaction was hurting him was the moment he instantly became my favorite. That speech also gave me watery eyes
Germans and Hitler.
@@KNByam Exactly. Where was he then?
@@CrystalLynn1988 he said he thought about taking the minds of everyone on Earth (when him and Sersi were by the river b/c Thena was releasing Gilgamesh’s ash). Im gonna butcher his exact words but it was sort like if he were to do that, he would be removing the flaws of everyone. They wouldn’t be human anymore if he took away their flaws. That’s probably why he didn’t interfere with world wars.
@@CrystalLynn1988 he literally explains that in the movie 🤡🤡🤡
I love the cosmic horror the Celestials evoke. They are immense on a scale that is terrifying.
When Aresheim shows up to Earth it’s like oh god
I was legit scared when I saw them.
@@princess07mely when the clouds parted I expected like ships or another « smaller » being to come flying in, or even just another vision. Those six eyed heads are something else
@@andrewbegay1261 they are. I wouldn't survive if something like that happens irl. I'll have a heart attack or something lol
@@andrewbegay1261 and when he left he left using a BLACK HOLE LOOKING THING OH MA GAAAADDDD
I hope to see more of Druig. He seemed like a very emotionally complex character. I am curious as to why his only power in the film was interfering with human behavior when they weren’t supposed to interfere.
They were allowed to Interfere when it came to the Deviants though. We saw a few scenes where we Mind Controlled the people to like get to safety or whatever
The oceon is disturbed and..
Great point!
He was in charge of getting humans out.
It was my understanding they could not interfere with human wars. And getting humans to orderly leave an area with deviants attacking is a good way to save them from the deviants.
Druig, makkari and Gilgamesh were the highlight characters for me that I wish we got more of. It was a shame to see Gilgamesh and Kro die, particularly Gilga. I really liked him.
I don’t understand the obsession with them lol
Same, I almost cried
Isn't kro the deviant villan?
Gilgamesh was definitely my favorite. I wish they would have kept him and let the character pop up in future movies in the MCU
Phastos to
The way they portray the Celestials is - perfection! You get that grand scale and that sense of intimidation when you look at a Celestial. Now, after seeing the Celestials done right, I'm even more mad at Fox for ruining Galactus because he could have been so much more than a giant space cloud.
They will redeem him when the fantastic four come.
This means that mcu will make a great huge ass galactus
Correction: giant space cloud... With horns
The sense of scale you get in that shot where you see that just one of Tiamut's fingers reaches outside of our atmosphere was just breathtaking
@@keigentv2357 but the silver surfer on that movie is dope tho i mean his design
Druig does have Irish mythological roots! In Irish mythology there’s Cathbad, Amergin, etc… and ancient Ireland druids had a huge role in society and were thought to practice magic! They were bards/keepers of oral histories and leaders so in a way they influenced the minds of people. Absolutely love that they cast an Irish actor here!
i had no idea, that makes sense, so awesome
I’m from Ireland I didn’t know this
@@KDFAK47 to be fair I study European History with a focus on the Irish and British Isles! Historically, we don’t know a ton about Irish mythology like we do for other mythological pantheons but what we do is really cool. Druids were featured in mythology a lot but they were very also real and important in pre-Christian Irish societies.
@@usernameunknown69 Irish mythology is really cool! There are some great podcasts that delve into the stories. I really like Fireside with Kevin Olohan because that’s the first one I found 😅but there are a bunch of others too!
@@LaurenAnn23 song of the seas.
9:13 Along with these parallels, Makkari inspired Mercury, the God of commerce and thieves (links to how Makkari collects many historical items in the domo) and was gifted with winged feet to be faster while serving as a mediator. Also Druig would seem to link to Druids of ancient celtic mythology, with them being religious leaders and living within nature as he does.
Very cool details, thank you for that! I've always thought that Druig's name was partially inspired by the concept of druids. I had never considered Makkari-Mercury, though
That explain's Druig's accent
Thank you! As soon as I heard his name for the first time I knew which myths he was supposed to have inspired. So when he said "Druig doesn't seem to have a mythological link", it bugged me so much. lol
Thor never returned Kingo's phone calls because in "Thor Ragnarok" Doctor Strange asked if Thor had a phone and he said, "No I don't have a phone, but you could've sent an electronic letter. It's called an email". Doctor Strange says, "uh huh. Do you have a computer?" Then Thor says, "No, what for?" Thor isn't good with technology, that's why he hasn't returned Kingo's calls.
"Send a raven"
It's more like Thor doesn't know much about *HUMAN* tech.
If you really think he's that dumbbb then by your standards, all Asgardians are dumbbb and prehistoric because they don't have LED TVs, phones, PS4s, Xbox's, etc.
while forgetting the dudes have a a hallow suit of metal that can shoot beams of energy that was supposed to be meant to fight the Celestials (as per the comics) that can only be controlled by the one who has Odin's staff or given "provisional access" to said armor and other things as well like living on a flat-Earther's wet dream or be capable of transporting themselves to other places quickly that's faster than any FTL equipped ship in the Marvel universe or the fact that said blonde hunk used to carry around a hammer that can follow him anywhere, is capable of FTL travel, is near indestructible, can be used to fly and can be heavy or light depending on the wielder.
We didn't have the internet or anything back when these were just comics. Wonder if they knew what things would different in the future so they made comics about it.
@Ryan Chris I could care less about a phone if I control lighting and fly.
@@dickmelsonlupot7697 He is not the smartest person, but he is def not dumb. Transportation alone makes them far smarter than humans. Hell, the Avengers put him right next to The Hulk as the strongest. Now I have to watch Rag again, ha.
Vampires were also mentioned in Thor: Ragnarok, when Korg talks about a particular weapon which would only be useful for staking 3 vampires if they were huddled together.
That was Waititi’s reference to his film What We Do In The Shadows. Not sure if they’ll expand on that more in the MCU
@@bubizakon ×
dracula is coming and i swear theyre building up to a fear itself type story soon.
@@bubizakon Given that Blade is in the MCU, it's highly likely.
@@Veheloth id love to see that line up blade black knight dr strange moon knight iron fist shit would be great
I was just surprised Arishem didn't react in anger to them preventing the emergence. It's like he respected their determination and ability enough to at least consider sparing humanity, which is cool.
Probably is a little scared of their capabilities as well.
That's (probably) because he's the judge therefore needs to inflict fair justice despite his goals and intentions, I immediately thought about that while watching and got worried of the influence of OUR justice system, sometimes corrupt, on Arishem's "trial" and final decision
Thinking about it, the Celstials main goal is to maintain the universe which includes life. Tiamut was killed and that's that, while he will be angry about this, punishing humanity would be outside his interest
probably a ton of other celestials so tiamut specifically really didn't care
His lack of anger makes him more scary imo
This movie is under appreciated, it basically provided most of the the lore for a more marvel movies to come
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Not good movies.
Movie mid at best imo
It's's really bad honestly
@@jackiemoon5906 what's your favorite marvie movie
MCU fans to THANOS: perhaps I treated you too harshly
Same thing happened to bully maguire
@@caolan5531 stings doesn't it?
Thanos was right in a way
@@suicidewatch6648 resources finite if life is unchecked it will cease to exist lol
Nahh.Thanos was just crazy af. The Celestials were/are the solution to his perceived problem. The Celestials create galaxies out of a single planet. Resources would be nearly infinite.
I loved this movie; personal highlight to me was the dynamic between Thena and Gilgamesh. It was so refreshing to see not just a platonic relationship but also one where one is helping the other through mental instability
GOSH I loved it and I got super pissed they killed Gilgamesh too soon! I hoped to see them fight together against ikaris 😭
He was friendzoned for 7000 years
@@atff99 :(
It didn't feel platonic to me at all
Idt it was platonic im sure somewhere within almost 500 years that they were alon together they smashed
Two things:
1) Are Shang Chis 10 rings Eternals technology??
2) The ikaris and mikari fight was dope! Like the flash fighting superman
Once I realized the Eternals predated Earth and when Shang-Chi used the rings and turned to a gold/orange coloration, I immediately thought that maybe the 10 Rings were of Eternal origins. Especially since the rings weren't made of metal known to Earth AND was sending signals to someone or something most likely to the Eternals or Celestials.
I think most of the magic we see in MCU has some sort of ties to the celestials, as explained in the video even Asgardians are a product of the celestials so any form of magic power roots to the Celestials.
The weapon that Phastos used to restrain Ikaris kinda looked similiar to the 10 rings, perhaps Phastos could've had a hand in it? Wouldn't be the first time he created a weapon that inadvertedly created more conflict.
There were 10 eternals and 10 rings coincidence? They did have have rings around their arms at the end of the movie to fight the celestial
The 10 rings, in the comics, were created by the alien dragon race known as the Makluans. Look up Fing Fang Foom.
I actually loved this movie. The mythology was interesting, Angelina Jolie awesome as always and Makkari's fight scenes looked epic as heck
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Agreed!!
It’s my favourite MCU film
The change of pace was exactly what made this movie feel so refreshing. The way they revealed Ikaris's betrayal was done so well that for me this was the first time I felt bad for the "villain".
Nah bruh that shit was corny and lame as hell, him betraying them was a weak excuse for the story not having an actual antagonist.
@@daddyavocado Ikaris betrayed the Eternals because he believed in killing a planet so that a Celestial can bring forth even more life. He was told the truth for centuries and suddenly Ajak turned a 180 and said we should not have the Emergence and let humanity live which went against EVERYTHING he believed in for his entire life. His entire existence. It makes sense with his perspective to kill fellow Eternals in the belief of his ideals, especially if it's what he has believed in for millennia.
@@daddyavocado The storyline is not the best since it felt a lot of "antagonists" like at first it was the power absorbing Deviant, then Ikaris and then the Celestials Tiamut (debatable since he actually helped Sersi and the unimind) and Arishem (since he's judging humanity). So definitely not the best film plot, but honestly I'll take this then Michael Bay's transformers live action plot of The Last Knight. That movie made me so confused in relation to what was previously told that I gave up on trying to understand the plot and just watching it for the action sequences and character appearances.
@@lukekattenbraker4254 bet you are a DC fan 😭😭😂
Bruh, how were you not sad for Killmonger?
Druig is a nod to the Celtic Druids. This plays perfectly as Barry Keoghan is Irish.
Druig was probably the only character that was solid
@@parkerkip6599 lol no. ikaris is one of the mcu's best written characters
@@professorhistoire5349 you mean Mr "I wanna kill everyone because that's my purpose"? Sure
@@Rabbit-zs7sr he'd spent his entire life carrying out his believed 'true purpose'. when he finds out that the person he thought was even more devoted than him was planning on betraying that purpose, (along with his entire family) he is hesitant and decides that for 'their own good' he has to stop them and kill them so as to obey the celestials and keep order intact. the way they portray his struggle with his loyalty to the celestials and his love for his family is excellent. so yes, i DO mean mr 'i wanna kill everyone because it's my purpose'
@@Rabbit-zs7sr 'loyal soldier'.
One little/huge thing that stuck with me: in the final battle, Sersi turns a hurtling magma boulder into a flock of little birds. So she’s able to also create life from something lifeless.
Yes this movie is full of people doing useful things one time and not doing it again when it would help alot...
I thought the same
@@emuman09 LOL
Not really all she’s doing is changing matter
@@bullrun2772 yeah, even though they all have similar powers, they all each have unique powers that only they specialize in.
I still don’t know why people didn’t like this movie . It’s different but I love all the world building and story telling.
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I think it's more enjoyable if you're aware of mythology and history. Bringing it all together like this was kind of neat.
Nope 👎
What story telling? There was no proper story and thats the biggest problem for Eternals.
I loved that Kingo family reference, as is super common in Bollywood for generations of a film family to produce stars. Seems like a subtle nod to the Kapoor dynasty
Not to mention we can see movie star kingo in flashbacks throughout MCU in other films.
Dishoom!
@@trippytimesjosh355 which movie ??
@@nishanthsaseendran7833 I think they are saying we might see it in the future
nice spot
I walked in not knowing much of anything about the Eternals. It was nothing like I expected it to be. I loved it.
Read the comics as a kid. Love them. It's going to be massive. People are going to know now. The Eternals are here to stay.
Same.
I'm confuse on why the review from critics stating the opposite. I actually like it and it's easy to follow as I dont read the comic material
@@inhabitantdomingo487 I think critics can just easily lump time jumps and non linear storytelling. Sometimes the jumps are noticeable but I think it works just fine. I really like this movie. Tbh better than BW
@@inhabitantdomingo487 the critics are just online nobodys. in the real world people enjoy this movie but you have outcasts that are racists, homophobes and just plain trolls who go online and distort the public opinion
Really clever way to account for the fact that the actress playing sprite will inevitably grow up as more movies come out.
I thought the same thing.
I wondered if they would all end up aging by the end, to account for them all not looking the exact same age by the time they get around to filming the next one (and the one after).
It was cleaver!
@@alexp601 it’s probably easier to make the adults look more similar because they’re not gonna change as much over the span of a few years as a teenager is gonna. they can load the adults up with makeup and they’ll look more or less the same
I mean, the literally made Samuel L Jackson look like he's from Pulp Fiction, so aging is not a problem with adult actors :)
I just love how the movie integrated REAL LIFE history into the storyline. This makes history class much more interesting lol
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And makes you wonder how much of a history was made out of "pop culture" products at the time.
@@dwiprasetyaputra221 History is written by the victors....so long as they can write.... and only if the losers can't write or aren't allowed to.
Right! That always tickles me
So, Arishem the judge, Nowhere the head of a celestial, Eson the searcher, Jemiah the analyser, Ego the living planet, Nezarr the calculator and Tiamut are the only celestials we've seen. Can't wait to see more of them in a huge scale!
weve seen tiamut’s head 😂
@@ashtheonion still huge asf
Cut ego out of it because technically in the comics he’s not actually a celestial, and I think now that they are going deeper into celestial lore now in mcu they’ll retcon that point. Something like “he only claims to be a celestial” or something
Think we've technically seen more when Arishem was telling Sersi the truth but we just weren't introduced.
Its a shame they killed tiamut. He has a good backstory being the most powerful celestial.
Most original marvel movie in a long time. Didn't feel like the same exact story they do every movie but with different characters
Loved the video but I have to correct you at minute 6:20. It’s not a dinosaur, it’s the bones of a whale.
right?? I also really enjoyed the diversity of the celestials, not just in the racial casting in the film, but also the characters themselves, they all felt well fleshed out and it was nice seeing the different relationships between them.
@@cbennett7480 for sure. And It felt organic, not forced. Did a good job of adding it without it coming off like they were just looking for brownie points
I agree, although I do think steering from the formula did hurt them in some places. The end felt a bit anticlimactic when compared to other Marvel movies, and there were very long gaps between action sequences, granted the characters were great enough to keep those gaps interesting (unlike Black Widow imo)
It's a jab at DC to prove that marvel is better, it was literally a copy of the failed justice league that was made to be better to kind of "win the war" between marvel and DC, don't believe me, watch both movies and compare them
As an MCU movie lover with 0 knowledge of the actual comics, these videos explaining the lore and connections to real world events/things are MIND BLOWING.
The Eternals just gave the MCU a deeper meaning, an origin, and also an introduction into the darker side of marvel with blade and it was all around a good movie.
Fun Fact: When Don Lee slaps one of the deviants it is a reference to a lot of the movies he is in where his signature move is a killer slap. I know a lot of people won't get it, but that scene made me laugh very hard For fans of Don Lee this is a huge W.
oh that's why he was slapping zombies in Train to Busan !!
Never noticed that lol
Random side character: “says anything intelligent”
Everyone: “HE’S A SKRULL”
But what if he IS a Skrull?
Anyone else just love when Sprite gets knocked tf out 😂😂
ya that was satisfying.
I didn't as much... People say this felt somewhat different to an MCU film but not really... That's the most MCU thing they could have done right then and there
@@saundz8791 I think they meant the whole thing of Crow not being the final villain like many thought. Ikaris also just killing himself was something many didn't expect.
i laughed out loud in the theatre room
No
I know people seemed to not like this movie but it's one of my favorite MCU films to date for the sheer balls it took to attempt a movie of this scale & the philosophical questions it makes you ask.
I saw a lot of people didn't like Eternals, my kids included, but I really liked it. I liked the mythology and how they plug their lives into real events, the little twists of betrayal, visuals, etc. It wasn't the greatest, but it was FAR from being the worst film made. Maybe if people saw it again they'd like it ( I had to with Shang-Chi and now I love it)
this is a harder movie to grasp so I get kids not really being into it. I feel like a lot of people are going to sleep on it for a while than it will grow on people and suddenly become a fav
Honestly people are overreacting. If they think this is a bad movie, they clearly haven’t seen enough movies in their lives.
@@EthanRom it good and shit at the same time like I like how they made people have development just to go to waste
@@benstieb7435 so you mean average.
I agree. As Shang-Chi was a slight hybridized nod to films like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' by way of its cinematography, while it's rumored that the next Doctor Strange will act slightly as a horror film, I felt that Eternals had a cinematographically-'epic' feel like that of Noah; which makes sense being that the storyline intertwines with human existence and creation. I didn't understand why younger audiences didn't like it as much until I watched it and it made sense why, being that it's not the exact feel of Marvel movies of past where it's led by action dependent on CGI, hints of quirkiness, and a certain pace.
Thanos to Stark: "You're not the only one cursed with knowledge"
So I guess Thanos found out what the celestials really were up to and by taking away half of all life in the universe he is delaying not only earths celestial seed but every worlds and galaxys celestial seeds. Is Thanos a hero? Infinity War was basically his story, ending with "Thanos will return" like every hero gets at the end of their movie. He knew what he had to do, no one else would understand or could know. Am I crazy?
I think you could say that Thanos was an anti-hero.
He did say at one point he was the only one who understands.
Interesting
That's one of the two ideas the film brought up that I thought seemed really obvious and needed to be developed more. I don't think Thanos is a hero, but it's more complicated than him just being the villain.
@@hoonghoonghoong2252 In the comics yes, but as far as we know so far, in the MCU, he was driven by his own motives.
The fact they were able to connect me to all 10 Eternals, Dane and even the Celestials shows they did an amazing job on this movie. There was so much crammed in but they did it perfectly. It all made sense within the movie and in the wider MCU-stratosphere.
Hey, hello. I never met anyone from a different universe, especially one where The Eternals movie makes sense as you mentioned. In this universe, most people disliked it a lot as the film was really bad with too many characters and themes crammed up into almost 2h30 that seemed like 5h. Plus incomplete story arcs and a dull protagonist.
@@miguelrosado6348 well that's the thing about this universe. Everyone is allowed their own opinions of what makes something good or bad. It's called individuality and free will...something that the Eternals just discovered they have.
You actually liked sprite
Movie was shit Jesus
What crack are you smokin
Exactly what I was thinking. I get so tired of what I call police descriptions. Where you meet a character one after the other with a whole lotta exposition explaining everything. Somehow they let us meet the characters one by one.
Damn Thanos really had a reason behind his plan. Much respect
Seriously. He hindered the birth of celestials to save life in it’s entirety.
So Thanos WAS right. Huh.
The CGI in this movie was spectacular. I just got back from watching it and my mind is still blown, my respect for the VFX team just tripled
Bruh the post credits goblin fucker looked like he was made in MS Paint
Couldn't agree more... visually stunning movie
@@melkerll so what. He was on screen for less than 2 minutes, it was just a way to introduce the brother of Thanos
@@melkerll that was the only shitty part besides one of malaria ruining scenes everything else looked amazing
@@tokehella899 nah
Druig is a nod to druids, mythological sorcerers who would communicate with gods on behalf of Celtic people
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They weren't mythological. They were real people who were the equivalent of priest in Celtic society. They were usually the many kings top advisor
"Madweary" is actually Mahd Wy'ry, a dementia-like disease found in Eternals, and it has comic book roots.
This
Yes, but in this film, Mahd Wy'ry is not actually a real thing.
@@AbsurdistJiffu it is a thing bruh
@@mr-rush-gaming8800 It's them having 'programming glitches' where they start to slightly remember and get confused over 'past life' memories. Originally it was like a disease caused by the Eternals having human minds and living for so many thousands of years it could cause them to go nuts from acquiring so much knowledge.
In Halo terms, they've gone Rampant.
I absolutely loved Phastos mechanical fighting. It's the most amazing looking ability in the film imo.
I love the way this film used well-designed “eternal” machines to explore deep questions about humanity. The best moment- in regards to this allegory- was Sprite tearfully asking, “why did Arishem make me this way?” The film does a great job of analyzing religion and faith without actually mentioning religion at all.
Yeah it’s definitely a lot deeper than the average McU movie and doesn’t treat its audience like they’re children, probably why it’s getting the reaction it is
Yeah and Phastos yells I wouldn’t change anything about me to ikaris and it feels subtle enough. Like we know what’s being said but about something else ya know?
This movie is far from perfect, but I appreciate how many risks Marvel took and the level of ambition to bring this story to the big screen.
Just because risks were taken, and ambition was shown, that means we have to like the outcome?? No no no...you may like the movie, but at least spout that bs to someone who doesnt know any better. D&D took risk and showed ambition to bring us season 8 without source material, so by your logic we should appreciate their work?? The Eternals could have been brought to the screen with writers and a production crew who actually cared about the source material and its fan base, instead of caring more about checking off boxes with woke agendas, and crap story telling, in all to make a buck off the Marvel tag and well known/liked Actors and Actresses.
@@ryanmoon05 bruh he appreciated marvel taking risks, not the story that marvel told. did you even read the damn thing before writing a whole goddamn bible?
@@ryanmoon05 geez, you must be fun at parties....
It’s a masterpiece. Audiences will appreciate this in the next generation
Honestly I liked it… it was different and a lot of people don’t like “difference”! But I didn’t like the different ways it was shot.. shot gave me a headache
Makkari fight scene with Ikaris was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you
Someone noticed it
Makkari scenes were amazing
Also ikaris flying scene
YES!!! SHES SO BADASS
Agreed! That was so bad ass.
Fire indeed
I really loved this movie cause even with all the cosmic apocalyptic giants and stuff it actually feels like one of the most 'human' marvel stories to date
Totally agree
It’s criminally underrated. Was one of the best MCU films and doesn’t even feel like MCU
I heavily disagree. I thought the director was too ambitious and that's saying a lot for 2.5 hours
@@bigwill-gc7su definitely the worst marvel movie
@@acpro.ductionsLLC what did you gain from that?
agreed the critics have gone mad and people who dislike it are mainly dumb who don,t like deep themes and personal dilemmas and only want genercic marvel action
Lmao. This was a horrible movie.
Just walked out of the theater! It was much, much better than I thought it would be! Critics really don't know what they're talking about.
I only pay attention to the audience score every since venom and cuties
@@jesusolguin5896 the venom script was not very good though from a movie prospective. Every line was delivered like a one-liner
@@Truble_ true but it was one of those movie you can watch once and enjoy it
Audience score was trippy for the first day it's back up there now which makes me think people reviewed it without having seen it. I liked it and it's definitely not the worse, but I do think it's got. aslow burn to it because it has so many flash backs. I'm just super sad about Gilgamesh he was really my favorite.
Agreed. I feel the same way!!
Richard Madden: Next time I see ya, you’ll be all in black.
Kit Harington: You must be the pilot.
I guarantee you Ikaris will be back.
@@LB-zg4qi I hope not. His death was so poetic to his character's mythology.
@@LB-zg4qi he will
I was SO happy when they actually shared a brief moment together on screen. That was the first thing I wanted when I heard they would both be in this movie.
@@glitchyKaida technically all of them can be brought back
I know he was a “villain” but I felt so badly for Icarus at the end. He lost everything doing what he thought was right. I really hope he’s still out there somewhere
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Antagonist =/= villain
There were no villains in this film, that's the point
The infinity saga had literally 20+ films just to showcase the snap. But Eternals posed a far bigger threat than the snap in just one movie which had been developing since earth's creation. That's the reason why it's taking time to digest the plot.
P.S. Its visually the best MCU movie so far tho.
I think the ten rings was far better visually. But I definitely can see your point. This movie was needed but just felt stale to me.
That’s why it’s crazy that they packed it all in one movie. I feel like some of the Eternals should’ve been introduced prior to this, even just casually
Visually? Really? I thought the cgi was kind of poor.
Not visually, maybe more of in the cinematographic way
@@bigwill-gc7su idk some scenes definitely needed a little more work on like the deviants but I legitimately felt the cgi was really well done. Shang Chi tho definitely had the better shots,everything in that movie felt like a dance so just great choreography. This movie however felt like it was cinematic . That’s my thoughts on it tho.
Caroon was the best thing about this movie, hands down. HOW MANY CAMERAS DID HE HAVE?
Absolutely.
Karun
Yes
When Kingo blows the Deviants head off and is like 'Karoon, did you get that?" and you just hear him off in the distance "I did sir" 🤣
It’s Karun
Phastos definitely created Shang Chi's ring and is responsible for the distress beacon they emit warning of the Celestials Judgment or asking to be saved. I got Terra/Aqua/Venmus vibes
Yeah but it wasn’t a distress beacon it was a tracking beacon that the owner of the rings was using to find them.
@Alex unless the alien dragons are deviants
The moment he mentioned rings I got ten rings flashback
i dont think it was phastos because the next movie of shang chi will be release first than eternal i supposed because one is a big a hit and the other is in process to know the result, but the point is phasto right now is getting judgement from the celestial and the beacon is in process with shang chi so i doubt they will wait to phasto to come out of that situation to bring it to shang chi movie after that. I think the rings owner is kang. kang use powerful artifact to fight like we saw in loki and the comics so it will make sense. i think the rings use quantum energy to power up and also that is why give the owner eternity.
@Alex no, it’s not possible. This is just dumb.
10:17 another possibility for arishem's scratched and rotting armour could be Knull, god of the symbiotes who was angered by the celestials disturbing the abyss by creating the universe, angering knull enough so that he would sever a celestials head and use it to temper his blade.
Imagine being at the other side of the earth having to see Arishem feet in the sky 😂
“Mom mom look, a giant weird toes”
I think he’s much bigger than that
🤣🤣🤣Underrated comment
What if Leaning tower of Pisa is pp
It'll be wierder if you're in a continent that is facing his crotch.
I love how this movie basically redefined the MCU while also clarifying other parts, especially on a cosmic level.
It also makes me think of how Thanos may have been mostly right in the end (the means is still atrocious). We still don’t know if everything Arishem was true.
Also-is Thanos and Eros another Loki-Thor situation, or are they actually blood siblings like in the comics? Because if they are siblings by blood, then we can safely assume he’s a mutated Eternal, and I have a guess why.
The movie explained that Eternals are basically the second created beings by Arishem, using the lessons learned from the ever-evolving Deviants to create a non-changing race to help wipe out the Deviants.
What if Titan (Thanos and Eros’ home planet) was another planet with sentient life that was seeded by the Celestials, but instead of complying the Titan Eternals rebelled against their purpose.
They lived on Titan along with the natives, and used their cousin Deviants as a means to cure themselves of their impotence. Which is how children of Eternals like Eros and Thanos are possible, and why Thanos somehow resembles a Skrull except purple (because Skrulls are descended from Deviants on their home planet).
I would love it if this was true!
Yo!! That makes more sense! I had the same question as you. About how Thanos could be eternal if they were synthetic. So that makes sense that he could be an eternal mirrored after the people of titan but mutated. Definitely hope we get answers on that.
In the comics the eternals and the deviants would fight over a planet. Which ever won that fight would dictate how the sentient beings evolved. Deviants weren't four-legged monsters in the comics though.
Thanos is an eternal born with a deviant gene. Sounds familiar?
I think a Thor-Loki situation fits more in the MCU, so the Titans would be a race that looks like Thanos, and he could have been adopted by the Eternals of his planet, who had rebelled as well.
Although they could easily explain it in other ways, like the Titans being the offspring of Eternals who managed to reproduce perhaps by using deviant genes.
Titans cannot be pure Eternals though, it wouldn’t make sense, as Thanos was said to be around 1000 years old.
Didn't read
When Thena was holding Excalibur all I could think about was the implications of that. Arthur exists, Merlin exists, Avalon exists which is all connected to captain Britain who they are slowly setting up. Can't wait
well dane whitman being announced as in the movie should've told you that since he's black knight and the previous black knights have interacted with arthur
@@dankerbell who's arthur
@@Shadow-dj4ow king arthur
This movie hits hard for me. It's so deep. I even cried. Love it.
My favorite thing about this movie was the scale of the celestials, it was always impossible for me to imagine how they could possibly pull off Galactis in the MCU, that final shot showed us what it could look like and I appreciate this movie for that.
It’s crazy, I don’t think many people realised just how big he was, when he pulled them out of earth they went past the asteroid belt!
@@leonwilliams3221 That wasn't the asteroid belt, that was the satelites around Earth. Earth wouldn't have been visible anymore if the went past the asteroid belt.
I wholeheartedly believe that Arishem's scenes were somewhat of a "screen test" for Galactus
@@aj18341756 I agree because now showing Galactus won't feel as big of a leap
I think this film was made to be the jumping off point to introducing galactus. I believe the celestials judgment will be to allow galactus to devour earth.. for the next phase big baddie.
Fun connection for the emerald tablet: mythologically it's considered by the ancient Greeks to be written by Hermes (associated with the Egyptian god Thoth), who is associated with the Roman god Mercury, who in Marvel is nominally connected to the Eternal Makkari who's searching for it.
One interesting thing about Tenochtitlan is that there were accounts of many Aztec and Mayan empires that just saw people randomly disappear, and archaeologists have no clue why they did. So Druig is like the answer to that mystery.
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I haven't seen anyone mention this yet, but the "dinosaur" skeleton is actually a whale's skeleton.
I loved it. I was really confused with the initial rotten tomatoes score. But ended up getting tickets to see two days early, solid marvel movie and I’d actually watch it again when released on Disney+
How much is Marvel paying you?! I want your job. I am not sure if I am really good at bullshiting people but I can learn with you.
@@miguelrosado6348 you guys are getting paid? No fair :(
Same here, would love to see it again
@@miguelrosado6348 considering the audience score (at 80% on RT) it’s not hard to imagine some people liked it. Was nowhere near my favorite of the MCU but I liked it.
Problem is people now have much higher expectations .it is a good movie but not the best,good for story wise and continuity. action wise,not so much
I hope they bring druig back for way more movies he’s such a good character
I went in thinking I wasn't going to like him but I really did!
My fave.
This! I ended up loving his character!! I didn’t dislike his character or anything either initially and actually found it intriguing on how it was going to turn out.
I loved his character too!!😍
I'd be curious how many critics who liked Dune (83% on RT) didn't like Eternals, because they were similar in how they were exposition heavy, dense sci-fi films. I'm not arguing Eternals was better or even equal, but I don't think the gap was huge. Eternals was a middle of the pack MCU movie, definitely better than some, definitely worse than others, I don't really understand how it's getting panned so badly, especially in the last week dropping from 65% -ish to like 41% now.
Because super hero movie, vs. a movie based on a famous book.
@@wyvern723 that doesn’t really fly, movies based on books get bad reviews all the time and MCU movies get great reviews
I think for me that IMDB is closer to the truth than Rotten T's...On IMDB Eternals is moving up currently since release...but I also question why this movie is getting dogged so much...I was pretty good for me.
I don’t think one film being received well and another not being received well don’t have a connection. It’s just that they were released around the same time. If they came out two years apart and got the same results, you likely wouldn’t be comparing them?
For entertainment value, I do see Dune as a better movie. But they are quite similar -from the blocky spaceships and a lot of world building. But Eternals was not a bad movie. Or I set my expectations really low with all the mixed reviews.
Eternals is so damn underrated, it’s such a solid film
When Phastos was talking about bracelets used to form the uni-mind, for a minute I thought the ten rings were gonna be those bracelets. Since we don't know what the origin of the ten rings is yet.
Could still turn out to be Phastos-tech. A lot of his magic was circular.
i thought the same thing
@@ColorMeConfused29 Love how they made phastos look like how the Greeks described him which you can see with his statue
But in the Shang Chi movie Wong did mention it’s a tech not known in there universe, along side Cap Marvel and Banner confirming it.. so.. 🤔
@@MrCdub88 how many avengers, or anyone for that matter, know eternals exist?? Let alone their technology.
That ‘dinosaur’ fossil is actually a whale fossil.
Ikr XD
And not yet a fossil, too young, it's still a skeleton technically.
My thoughts exactly xD
Literally what I just commented lol!
The Blue Whale skeleton is there in place of Dippy the Diplodocus which is a complete Diplodocus Skeleton that is currently on tour across Europe I believe and the Blue Whale is there in place of that for a little bit!
I wondered for a moment if it really was a Deviant skeleton. Humans mistook it for a whale skeleton.
this movie had arguably the best special effects of any Marvel movie so far. I mean just look at the celestials.
The effects were great but the lightning in general was atrocious
Besides Pip
@@Blitzgib no
Other than that one closeup of Kro when he held Thena.
Agreed
i love how Marvel took the big risk to introduce the Eternals.they knew that this is a big change to the MCU and some of the fans dont like changes.Thats why the movie is perfect on its own way to me.the intros for each characters is just amazing and they are paving a path for the "big ones" to join our heroes.
The Celestials,or maybe the Eternals,Blade and Black Knight.cant wait to see whats next for them!
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Fun (to me) easter egg: Sersi's ringtone is Harry Styles' cover of Lizzo's "Juice"
I love how there's historical pieces in the ship, but then there's a Big Mac and a box of twinkies.
probably a nod to how that food will not erode on it's own. And a reminder maybe not to eat that garbage all the time.
I find it funny it's almost a running joke across geekdom(even anime) that aliens love earth's amazing/trash food and it should be saved for that sole reason hahahaha
The point about celestials being before 6 singularities is probably the proof that shang chi's rings are going to end up being celestial tech
Probably created by phastos
@@SailHatinSoap wait that's actually makes sense
Wait you do know that the 6 singularities are the infinity stones right? That's not proof of anything related to the rings, its unrelated
They did make those bracelets which you know…ya
@@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868 the collector said that in gotg vol1
Eternals was amazing, I just don't get why people are hating this movie
Alot of people consider it generic for Marvel, or that since there were so many characters none of them could be properly fleshed out. I disagree strongly with both however
@@ginger9172 Hmm I too diasgree because Kevin Feige & Chloe Zhao did said that the movie is different from MCU, but it will reshape the MCU, and the ratings given by critics is just horrible like 50% is too less for this movie
@@captain_sourav_10 it was largely review bombed BEFORE release due to LGBTQ
@@ginger9172 Because of 1/2 scenes they gave Eternals low rating, 😂😂😂 I don't know what to say anymore
Because its really generic and lacking passion. Bad CGI as well.
I've had an ongoing existential crisis for the past month or two, and this movie was an interesting movie to watch in the midst of that. I appreciate that it is open-ended and generally larger than life. I don't have anything to say more conclusive than that, but I did enjoy this movie :)
Have you practiced CE5?? This film hit me on a deep level as well, almost got me emotional.
@@trippytimesjosh355 i haven’t! What’s that?
@@itsbrimeeks
"close encounter with the 5th kind"
I just Googled up this.
Kind of like karshdev scale 5.
Scary and cool.
But it is mambo jambo, probably.
@@danrazART CE5 is a shills claims of human initiated contact with aliens - it's utter crap, he was involved with the citizens hearings on disclosure funded by Laurence Rockefeller.
Shilly shilly shill shill.
@@scottjohnstone6204 ha ha ha
Given the fact that original poster said existential not extraterrestrial.
Josh kasey is into ce5 deep!
I don't know how you couldn't like this movie. I have notes on the opening (Why am I reading when you have Jeffery Wright?) Chloé Zhao made some bold creative choices that mostly paid off. The characters/cast is amazing. The visuals are great. This is the best Marvel has ever been. More Chloé Zhao please!
One thing I will give them props is to the sets especially of ancient times. It showed parts of our world that don't honestly get more on screen time, well not in the scale this does. It was nice to see a slightly better varied and balanced look at history. It wasn't all Egypt and Greece (as much as I'd like the 3ds models of those places too.
Also no one in any history department around the world has budget to recreate, in 3d, the city of babylon the way they did. They skimped a little inside i think but it was still beautiful. So for a look at history I thank them.
this movie was very emotional, ikaris grief after killing ajak, the way he teared up before betraying his family and sersi. also the grand scale of arishem's size and might, its just awesome
When Phastos said that he needed bracelets to unite everyone's minds into the unimind, I was 90% certain it was going to be the Ten Rings. Like, there were originally 10 eternals, so i assumed they were the ones to bring the ten rings from outer space/domo. But they somehow lost the rings/bracelets, and phastos was saying "we need to find them now"
But to my disappointement, he just created the bracelets on the spot. Oh well...
I thought the exact same thing!!
I ALSO thought this!
to be fair, phastos probably made a lot of those rings during his time on earth. he probably lost soem and they found their way to the hands of shang chi's dad.
@@abr4xas if I remember correctly, Wong said ythe ten rings were older than the earth itself, so it's possible an Eternal from a different planet made them.
SAME ME TOO! I was hoping to see a Shang Chi reference but i guess not?
This movie was simply breathtaking. The cinematography and choreography were just amazing and I loved the story. Can’t wait to see what’s next for the Eternals.
I was shocked how good this movie was. Really hope they make more.
this movie was soo overhated
absolutely loved it
couldn't agree more.. really cool movie
Read some of the rotten tomatoes reviews. No idea how the hell some people become critics for them.
@@MrForteIV right, this movie really pulled one under the rug for the stupid movie critics since us the audience are really enjoying it. if i were them i'd be really worried since job security is not a luxury during this pandemic.
Phenomenal piece of work
So glad us audience r enjoying it so much!!
That could be why Asgard was a floating rock in space. They could have survived their planet being destroyed thanks to how advanced they were.
You got a point :O
nah asgard's just like that in the comics
@@dankerbell the MCU isn't the comics
Seeing celestials on screen was just constant goosebumps. The sense of scale and power was mindblowing.
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Enjoyed Eternals way more than I was expecting.
also Korg referencing "What We Do In The Shadows" makes at least 3 vampire references in the MCU
that´s Taika referencing himself, as usual.
And also his conversation with Thor about the weapons choice in Ragnarok where he was holding a big wooden fork and said it'd be useless unless he'd fight three vampires huddled together
I’m not fluent enough in marvel to really understand what exactly was being set up for the MCU in the Eternals but as a stand alone film I really loved it. I’m a sucker for beautiful scenes, character struggles, and moral dilemmas.
something I also haven’t really seen mentioned is that I LOVE how all the humans react to finding out their loved one is an eternal - like Dane and Phasto’s husband - which is to say, they don’t really react because it’s not world ending news. Which is refreshing to me going into phase 4 that we aren’t really spending time having to see humans react widely to other beings - that absolutely just makes sense story wise given everything that has happened up to this point. And it really worked for me because while learning about the eternals themselves isn’t being news, it allows us as the audience to really think critically about ideas of ethics, mortality, humanity, and purpose. And with the introduction of celestials - THAT is something that deserves a larger reaction to. It calls into question everything we’ve ever known
I 100% agree with this. This is why I love this movie. And I find it a shame that shallow people who can’t understand the emotion and humanity that went into this film, say it’s bad because it didn’t have all the no brainier fighting the whole way through. I love the fact it’s different
That actually bothered me a little at first. I didn't want to see any over reactions, but felt like they were a bit too calm. Then remembered that present day is after the events with Thanos, so it makes perfect sense that most humans probably wouldn't be too shocked.
I can't believe he didn't understand that DRUIG, was likely loosely translated to DRUID, as he lived in the woods, and as Druids had magickal control over nature, DRUIG had the ability to control THE NATURE OF MEN. Also Druids often protected nature from civilizational progress, and DRUIG in this movie often wanted to control the minds of men to give them civility instead of war, which can be viewed as a type of protection of the nature of men, as Druids protected nature FROM men. All very easily changed in one bad translation or a historical game of Telephone over a millenia of time. Just saying, I can't believe this wasn't picked up on, because he did such a swell job in naming the other historical figures that closely represented by the Eternals throughout history.
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Haha same
There is a Marvel character named 'Druid', who was a... druid.
@@777Thibs I gotta say, I know a lot, and I mean A LOT about Marvel comics. So trust me when I am shocked to say that especially with such a common and non-spectacular a name a "Druid", you would think I would have heard of him. I am shocked, but thank you for letting me know this!
In Sersi’s scene in NHS London, it’s a whale instead of a dinosaur. The NHS replaced the dinosaur specimen some years ago.
Some reaching in this video
NHM (Natural History Museum), not NHS (National Health Service), but yes that was a blue whale (called Hope), not a dinosaur. Moved from the Whale Hall to Hintze Hall from 2015 to 2017, replacing 'Dippy' a cast of a diplodocus skeleton (the original fossil is in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh).
I know right how did he mistake a whale for a frickin dinosaur 😄
For me personally, I loved this movie. The acting was incredible, the cinematography was off the charts stunning, most of the VFXs were great, and the way they told the story was fascinating to me. I'm very fascinated by what they'll have the Eternals do next.
I agree with your sentiments 💯%.
Something that just occurred to me was that when Icarus & Sersi were married but didn’t procreate over the 5,000 years they were together. Backing up the idea that they might not be able to because they’re not organic beings.
I think Eternals can’t procreate amongst themselves, but can with others
Which begs the question: how is Eros-an Eternal-related to Thanos?
Thanos doesn’t look like an Eternal, but I think he and his Eternal colony world of Titan may have found a way, by crossing with Deviants.
Deviants can evolve, Eternals cannot.
This makes the Titan Eternals capable of procreation, but with the side-effect where they have Deviant genes like Thanos.
@@JTLI90 That's possible yeah. Zuras' wife could have had the Deviant-gene and that's how it came into Thanos. Maybe instead of eradicating Deviants, they became allies and married each other etc.
@@hiddeheikoop It can kinda explain why Thanos has some resemblance to a Skrull (even though a Skrull is green and he’s purple).
They both have that chin thing and grooves on their bodies.
But that would apply to Thena as well?
I'm late to the party but I LOVED this movie. It gave me everything. All the emotions. Great chemistry between the actors. Great story. Left me wanting more. So excited for the future of these characters.
Absolutely agree it’s a higher level of philosophy story telling, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, may the next decade of marvel make us think like this movie made, it was deep like civil war. Worth watching again.
Ikaris struggling to fulfill his mission bc of his love for Sersi, that scene alone redeemed the movie for me. It's funny how all the recent marvel productions have dealed with personal choices and free will, from the mind controlled black widows to shang chi and the eternals choosing their own path and dealing with the consequences
why did he need to fly up to the son though? I get that it was his prophecy or whatever but why
@@olliewade3181 He could have been consumed with grief and guilt or he felt like he had no purpose now that the emergence was thwarted.
@@olliewade3181 he had turned against them. He was sorry but they could never forgive him. And the Eternals purpose on Earth was destroyed along with Tiamut. He has no purpose. So he flew into the sun. It was a genuinely beautiful scene imo
@@olliewade3181 They needed to kill him off so that he could replace Daniel Craig
@@icemav5740 I get that, but at the same time, I feel like he could have been one of those few characters like Loki and Bucky who could’ve had a beautiful redemption arc if they had just kept him around.
Phase 4 is giving me "No God, No Masters." the focus is definitely on Free Will like Erik mentioned. I like the direction in which this is going
Free will = Chaos.
@@rafinha7081 jevil be like, "CHAOS CHAOS"
@@rafinha7081 the best marvel movies are chaotic. Let there be chaos!
Anarchism
Watching the movie, I kept on thinking that the eternals are the ancestors of mutants. And the movie confirmed that they were able to evolve in some way and they didn't know. All the eternals have powers that could be the base of all mutant powers
Just imagine a scene where Thor runs up to kingo screaming "uncle kingo!!" and then jumps on him just for kingo to fall. I can see taika waititi do something like that
The Hiroshima scene is one of the best scenes in any movie I’ve ever seen the acting was amazing I shed a tear the only other time I cried in the mcu were Tony’s and yondus death
When Ajax told them to go of and find their own purpose, and the Hiroshima scene. These two films made me cry the most.
You take that back. Yondu ain't dead!
I like how Sprite didn’t get zipped as a witness at the end since she’s no longer an enternal
27:36 Can we appreciate the epic cgi for makkari’s speed real quick
Better than I've seen for any version of the flash!
The celestial scenes were crazy and scary af. That scale is crazy.