So, I saw Eternals last night in theaters. I thought it was an okay movie as far as movies go. So, I thought I'd give some thoughts on some things.
Spoilers below
Mankkari seemed kind of wasted as a character. She was fun and had a fun seeming personality and powers but she doesn't have any kind of arc or modern connection like the others. We don't see what her modern day life is like beyond living in their ship and she doesn't seem to have made any of the human connections the others have. I honestly thought she'd be one of the archeologists in Irag which might have honestly made a more interesting story than just that she watched their alien spaceship for years. Also, her being deaf doesn't bug me that much since I can think of some reasons she might be (it's a flaw in her design but the Celestial didn't want to waste an Eternal unit, or she was previously damaged beyond repair in battle and he just kept her because she was powerful.) But I don't get why others use sign language to communicate with her. Her using sign language makes since because she's mute but she mentions in a scene she can sense vibrations to know what people are saying. Plus, you think after thousands of years, she'd just have learned how to read lips.
While the twist of the character with Superman like powers being evil isn't that big of a surprise, I do like that they DIDN'T make Druig the bad guy. Like, he had all the tropes associated with it (Mind control powers, black suit, angry and distant from the others) so it's nice they didn't go with the obvious "He's the bad guy" idea. I kept expecting him to be
Athens has my favorite powerset. Her whole "glowing, morphing weapond" thing is awesome and every time I saw it it just looked amazing. Second would probably be Druig. Maybe it's because I watch My Hero Academia, but there's something kind of cool about a good guy character using mind control. Third would be Sprite. Her illusions are cool and really useful if used the right way
I really wish they'd brought back Kingo in the final battle. Maybe have a scene where he sees the people and world he loves so much and realizes he can't be destroyed so he comes back to save it. Hell, there could even be a scene of him trying to talk down Ikaris and when that fails, he fights him but reluctantly. It just feels like he was dropped for like, no reason.
I will fully admit, I've already made an Eternals Oc, and if anyone wants to know more I will tell them.
