Eternals (2021)

I saw this one at the movies, and I really wasn't expecting something like this! Most of all I didn't realize Angelina Jolie was one of the characters, and Ajak Salma Hayek! Athena the warrior - is that maybe a play on Xena the warrior princess?

The celestials are massive, the emotions are massive, the ups and downs and skips through time and integrations with the present too.

It's amazing how well they manage. Druig's mind control moments are captivating - only downside to him is his pronunciation sometimes, I barely caught the 'good luck something' bit at the end. And everyone has a power to match. Everyone fits in just perfectly.

Wouldn't have sat wrong with me if they skipped the gay kiss close-up, but of course I just say that because I'm not gay. Power to y'all. Phastos was an awesome character too.

There have been a lot of IMHO sub-par Marvel movies lately, but with the recent Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings and this it feels like they might be back on track again. Might be building something on par with the originals again. Thanos, somehow even he seems to bleaken in the face of the Celestials... though maybe that's just as memory fades.

I loved everything about this one though.

Sprite too. Such an old mind in a young body - incredibly well-acted. And the movie plays with Gods and purpose and existential themes I did not expect or think they'd dare consider. It truly was something new.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

 rated 4.5/5: almost awesome