Eternals - 永恆族

Eternals (永恆族) is an 2021 film. The movie is an ensemble cast starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington, and Kumail Nanjiani. The movie is based the Eternals from Jack Kirby and their bad counterparts, the Deviants. The movie version has been adapted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao.



The Eternals were brought to earth to fight monsters that are against the Celestrals, Deviants. Over the years, the Eternals have only been given permission to fight conflicts that include the Deviants. Sersi is in modern day London and a teacher in a relationship with Dane Whitman. But Sersi was in a relationship with Ikaris for thousands of years. Sersi and Sprite are roommates and go out on the town with Dane. While haeding back home, a Deviant attackes them. Ikaris comes to the rescue but the Deviant gets away. This sets into events that there may be a bigger event happening. Sersi, Sprite, and Ikaris set out to form the gang again. Will they be able to get everyone together and fight off the deviants?

I did not follow the Eternals that closely when I was reading comics more regularly. I only remember Sersi as part of the Avengers back in the 1980s. Beyond that, I only read about them in the Marval Universe guides. This was also the same with Gaurdians when it became a movie. I think these are good concepts for Marvel as they can really go in any direction in the films as the characters were not as impactful as say a Spider-man or Iron Man.

This movie was very well made. From the locales to the special effects. Seems earth has lots of hidden mysteries and evil monsters that have not been attacking the Avengers recently. I thought the locales were one of the highlights of the movie. Instead of spending time in front of a green screen, they were actually there to feel it for real. I thought the acting was suberb. How can it not be with so many veterans?

I would recommend you watch it for the locals and acting. And of course, its part of the MCU so you'll need the context going forward. Normally, I judge my euthasiasm for films based on if I want to pick up the Blu-ray to watch again. In this case, I thought one watch was good enough. Onto the next MCU movie!

Captain Marvel - 驚奇隊長

Captain Marvel (驚奇隊長) is an 2019 film. The movie stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. The supporting cast include Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Ben Mendelsohn, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law. It is the 21st film of the MCU and the first (1st) of three (3) for 2019. The character is based on the Carol Danvers version of Captain Marvel.



On the Kree homeworld of Hala, we see Vers getting trained to kick @$$. Vers is part of a elite team of Kree soldiers sent to stop the infiltration of another alien race, the Skrulls. When they get to a Kree empire border planet that has been infiltrated, Vers is captured by the Skrulls. On the Skrull ship, Vers memories are being looked at as they are trying to mine a "lightspeed" core, currently located on Earth. Vers breaks free and falls to Earth. Once there, Nick Fury, is sent onsite to arrest Vers. But things go south when Skrulls show up and Vers gives chase. Can Vers find out her past and stop the Skrulls with the help of Fury?



Another good addition to the MCU universe. Many revelations can now be assumed from Carol's big back story. As a stand alone without taking the MCU into account, this would have been a well made origin movie. All the actors were top notch. The story itself needed the MCU to make it more than it is. We do find out that she is Carol Davers. Vers is now her Kree name. Take a look at that.



I went with my now teenage daughter and she loved the film. I can see why. Very strong female characters are presented in this movie. I also asked if she like Captain Marvel more than Wonder Women. My daughter enjoyed this movie much more than I and wants to watch it again. I, however, am not clamoring to watch this again. However, as a MCU fan, this is a must watch.

Crazy Rich Asians - 瘋狂亞洲富豪

Crazy Rich Asians (瘋狂亞洲富豪) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Constance Wu and Henry Golding. The supporting cast include Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, and Awkwafina. Sonoya Mizuno, Lisa Lu, Nico Santos, Ken Jeong, and Chris Pang round out smaller parts. The rest come in and out of the story and add their own flair. The movie is directed by Jon Chu based on a book of the same name by Kevin Kwan. By Hollywood standards, this is the first film lead primarily of an Asian cast since Joy Luck Club.

Rachel is a NYU economics professor dating Nick Young. Nick's profession is never revealed, but he is from Singapore and has a slight British accent. Nick is the best man of his BFF Colin's wedding during spring break. Rachel has no idea who Nick REALLY is. It starts with the first class air they than lots of opulence in Singapore. Rachel is shocked by just how rich Nick's family is. Rachel reconnects with her college roommate Peik Lin that resides in Singapore. From there, Rachel is thrown to the wolves as she's judged by Nick's mother, Nick's grandmother, Nick's socialite friends. Rachel fights lots of feelings. Will Rachel and Nick make it out of this trip still a couple?



Disclaimer, before I went to watch the movie, I was not very impressed with trailer. I also wasn't impacted by the book. I also hate it when "Americans" go back to Asia and tell the locals they suck and to do it the American way. I wasn't a fan of the cast as well. So, I really wasn't all that into going. BUT I had to go support this film. Even if it was bad, I was going to put my 2 cents in via movie tickets.

The movie ended up exceeding all of my meager expectations. It is a rom com at its core. Its about a girl from another social economic class that meets someone from another social economic class and they have to figure it out. Sounds like a similar storyline to the Disney Zombies movie right? But it get set with Asians in all the roles and happens in the far off mystical land of Singapore. The story of two people that get exposed to each others family and fight through it for love.

Had this been an non Asian cast, it would have been just another rom com. But because of its Asian cast and Singaporean backdrop, the film couldn't decouple itself from being the tentpole for the Asian community in Hollywood.

Go see this film if you're into rom coms.