#grown-ass snob woman discovers superhero movies dont suit her tastes wow how surprising

[slashfuhrer]

discovered that my bf had downloaded eternals (2021) onto the pc back in 2022 but we never watched it so I decided to give it a try now

it's been a while since i watched any superhero movies and oh my goddess i've forgotten how horrible the whole genre is

absolute braindead hogwash with identical storylines, character stereotypes, and jokes based exclusively on pop culture references (also female characters being extremely objectified even when in allegedly in positions of power) I managed 20 minutes without fast-forwarding and actually felt so sick i had to take a break, then when i returned to it I employed a lot of fast-forwarding ofc because this monstrosity is 2.5 hours long

But I'm gonna try to be as balanced as I can (i.e. barely) and enumerate the things that I actually liked:

the lesbian tension between Ajak and Thena

both leaders of the eternal group being women

the whole bollywood schtick (though it does count as a huge pop-culture-referencing joke, but it was fun nonetheless)

Druig making things creepy and gay (trademark barold acting) when the eternals find him leading his cult in the amazon

#eternals #marvel cinematic universe #marvel eternals #barry keoghan #grown-ass snob woman discovers superhero movies dont suit her tastes wow how surprising