The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a well-oiled machine at this point, regularly pumping out new content in theaters and on streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order will recall that there have been some peaks and valleys since Avengers: Endgame became the highest-grossing movie of all time. One of those valleys was Chloé Zhao's Eternals, which has been largely written out of the shared universe. I just re-watched it for the first time and it lowkey slaps... but the runtime legit ruins the movie.
While Eternals won at the box office, the movie failed to really resonate with audiences. A sequel is not on the list of upcoming Marvel movies, and the events of the blockbuster were only just referenced in Captain America: Brave New World. Upon the second watch, I was reminded how much great stuff was in Eternals; the real problem is how long it is.
