The New York Times gives the film a positive review: “‘Eternals’ Review: When Super Franchises Walk the Earth!” These are the bigger themes Jack Kirby had explored in his comics, and we were fortunate enough to in this film.”… With ‘Eternals’ it’s very much a bigger call to that - to humanity, in a way, understanding our place in the universe, our relationship with our planet, and therefore with ourselves. “And that’s Fern’s journey, in a way - going into nature and a community to be part of something bigger, and therefore heal from that process. I think of that with ‘Nomadland’ quite a bit,” Zhao said. “?‘To see a World in a Grain of Sand/And Heaven in a Wild Flower/Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand/and Eternity in an hour.’. When she pitched Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige on her concept for the film, she referred to the poem “Auguries of Innocence,” by William Blake. … Zhao’s fans will surely recognize some of her signatures in “Eternals,” including a hat-tip to South Dakota, where she filmed her first two films, as well as portions of “Nomadland.” (The state is played by England in “Eternals,” with the help of some subtle visual effects.) Zhao insisted on practical locations when at all possible, giving “Eternals” a more organic, natural feel than most Marvel movies.
“Chloe Zhao’s ‘Eternals’ is a Marvel movie made her own way”. Then, in the Washington Post, Ann Hornaday interviews director Chloe Zhao about Eternals and the continuity Zhao sees between her Marvel project and Nomadland.
‘American audiences might see a Bollywood movie as ironic. Getting the details and spirit right in Eternals mattered to him. Growing up in Karachi, Nanjiani saw as much Bollywood as Hollywood. We meet Kingo in the vivid middle of a Bollywood dance number. …’What helped’ him make Eternals ‘was a lifetime watching superheroes.’ But other influences are in play, too. ‘They minimised my eyebrows to be sensitive to my feelings, but I’m like, ‘No! Use more black paint!’… At home in Los Angeles, Nanjiani says, he has shelves already filled with models of Batman, Hellboy, and more His own tiny likeness now stands among them. I genuinely, genuinely love it.’ He says he is a life-long fan of comic books and Marvel films His character, Kimgo, is a Bollywood leading man who is also an immortal superhero. ‘Honestly,’ he says, ‘it’s easy to talk about the movie because I’m so excited. Nanjiani begins at a pitch of red-carpet enthusiasm. In the November 2 Financial Times behind a paywall, Danny Leigh interviews Kumail Nanjiani about his role in Eternals. While many four-year-olds are obsessed with cars or dolls, she was fascinated with microbes-tiny organisms that you can’t see without a microscope, let alone dress up or play with in a sandbox…. Science was an early passion for Mohamed. She currently works for the Alberta government, devising guidelines for the clean-up of industrial activities such as factories, oil and gas wells, gravel pits and fertilizer plants. Mohamed used to take classes in “BioSci”-she’s a scientist with degrees in molecular genetics and environmental science. “I don’t think it’s realistic to write anything set in the future on Earth and NOT mention climate change,” says the Clareview resident. …Edmonton is a frequent backdrop in Mohamed’s science fiction, which often deals with calamities-whether caused by ancient monsters or climate disasters.
Transforming Edmonton’s series “The Writers’ Block” begins with “Chapter 1: Scientist and rising Edmonton author Premee Mohamed explores dichotomies”. As I said in my review, “ Ancient Enemy gets its hooks in because it feels like you’re always outsmarting the game-even though I suspect that’s exactly what it wants you to think.” It’s easy to go on 20-, 30-, even 40-card runs and annihilate foes in a single turn.Īnd it’s solitaire, so you can save the world from an ancient evil while listening to a podcast-or while worrying that the actual world is ending, in my case.3/11 /XecvmefKA1- Kingfisher & Wombat October 24, 2021 I suspect the combos are part of Ancient Enemy’s appeal, with the game keeping its thumb on the scale in favor of the player. The twist is that cards in Ancient Enemy power up abilities you use to attack various enemies, making your way through a world of hooded bandits and skeleton warriors one combo at a time.
The cards are dealt out, and then you stack them (either one number higher or lower) atop one another until you run out of moves. “Fancy” solitaire, I’ve taken to calling it, but solitaire nevertheless.