Did Eternals Actually Redefine The MCU?

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Eternals is the most ambitious Marvel film to date, but it's still debatable as to whether it actually left a mark on the franchise or redefined the MCU. Released in a post-Avengers: Endgame world, Eternals bore the weight of critics’ and audiences' expectations, especially since it was helmed by the Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao. The film attempted to match this excitement by introducing an ensemble of new characters whose stories spanned seven millennia. Additionally, it tried to raise the stakes by involving humanity and history at the heart of its conflict. However, this still left audiences wondering whether Eternals has actually achieved its goal of recalibrating the MCU.

First appearing in 1976, the Eternals were created by Jack Kirby as his comeback project in Marvel after temporarily working at DC Comics. The mythological and science-fiction themes found in the Eternals comic books served as inspiration for Zhao, as they provided an interesting premise for the film to explore. Nevertheless, despite the compelling plot and talented cast, Eternals has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in the MCU. For a movie heavily marketed as a groundbreaker for Marvel, it raked in mixed to negative reviews that criticized its narrative, runtime, and character development.

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Through the ​Marvel Studios: Assembled episode «The Making of Eternals,» viewers are taken behind the scenes of the film, where Zhao and the actors discuss their characters and filmmaking process in detail. While the documentary includes fascinating tidbits like Phastos’ moment of representation, it also relates what the studio hoped for Eternals as the superhero franchise moves