“In the beginning...”
Eternals follows a hidden team of immortal beings who have lived on Earth for thousands of years. When a sudden tragedy pushes them back into action, they reunite and face the Deviants, an ancient enemy that threatens humanity. The story moves between their long secret history and the present moment, building toward a conflict they can no longer avoid. It is a science-fiction adventure with comic-book scale and a serious emotional undercurrent.
Chloé Zhao directs the film, shaping its large ensemble around the tensions inside the group as much as the battle around them. Gemma Chan plays Sersi, whose close ties to humanity make her central to the team’s response. Richard Madden appears as Ikaris, while Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan and Kit Harington fill out the cast as other members and allies drawn into the reunion. Their characters are defined by long shared history, different loyalties and the burden of returning to a life they have kept hidden.
Made in the United States, the film blends mythic scale with a reflective tone, using its vast timeline to suggest how old grief and old promises can shape the present. The setting moves between ordinary human life and an ancient cosmic conflict, giving the story a sense of distance and urgency at once. Its mood is solemn but not without wit, balancing spectacle with questions about duty, belonging and what it means to protect a world that has never known you.
Chloé Zhao directs the film, shaping its large ensemble around the tensions inside the group as much as the battle around them. Gemma Chan plays Sersi, whose close ties to humanity make her central to the team’s response. Richard Madden appears as Ikaris, while Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan and Kit Harington fill out the cast as other members and allies drawn into the reunion. Their characters are defined by long shared history, different loyalties and the burden of returning to a life they have kept hidden.
Made in the United States, the film blends mythic scale with a reflective tone, using its vast timeline to suggest how old grief and old promises can shape the present. The setting moves between ordinary human life and an ancient cosmic conflict, giving the story a sense of distance and urgency at once. Its mood is solemn but not without wit, balancing spectacle with questions about duty, belonging and what it means to protect a world that has never known you.
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6.8 / 10