Eternals is Art. AI is Not.
A film essay turned philosophical reflection—on gods, machines, Kumail Nanjiani, and whether feeling is the soul of art.
MCU mythology meets the uncanny valley.
📚 Feeling > Generating.
🖼 Art > Output.
🧠 Emotions > Algorithms.
Read it here:
👉 https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/eternals-is-art-ai-is-not
#Eternals #MCU #AIArt #Philosophy #ArtTheory #CulturalCriticism #Substack #LongRead
Watching Eternals tonight reminded me:
“The myth of Marvel was broken by the one film that understood mythology best.”
Beautiful, ambitious, and deeply emotional—yet all thrown off by one narrative wrinkle: Dane Whitman and that Thanos question.
Still, it mostly works. Myth, memory, grief, gods wrestling with purpose—this stuff landed for me.\n
See the full review: https://boxd.it/aUs0mB
Rating: 4½ out of 5
Chloé Zhao Says Marvel Having “Unlimited Amount Of Money & Resources” For ‘Eternals’ Was “Quite Dangerous”
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https://deadline.com/2025/08/chloe-zhao-marvel-eternals-quite-dangerous-1236499553/
‘Eternals’ Director Chloé Zhao Says the Marvel Misfire Had ‘Unlimited Money and Resources’ and ‘That’s Actually Quite Dangerous’
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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eternals-director-marvel-money-dangerous-1236500124/
When Kumail Nanjiani signed up to participate in Marvel's "Eternals," he thought his next decade was set in stone. But the movie bombed, and he ended up in therapy. "I signed on for six movies. I signed on for a video game. I signed up for a theme park ride," he told Mike Birbiglia on his "Working It Out" podcast. “For me, what really hit me was just realizing that too much of my self-esteem is tied up in other people’s reaction to my work ... Also, other people have way bigger problems than this!” Here's more from @Variety
Kumail Nanjiani reveals he was signed on for six Marvel films before ‘Eternals’ #KumailNanjiani #Marvel #Eternals #socialnewsxyz
Los Angeles, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Kumail Nanjiani shared that he signed the dotted lines for six films for Marvel when he was cast as the superhero Kingo in “Eternals”. However, the film’s failure “shattered”... - Social News XYZ
Kumail Nanjiani Thought ‘Eternals’ Role Would Lead To MCU Work “For The Next Ten Years”
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https://deadline.com/2025/08/kumail-nanjiani-thought-eternals-role-mcu-work-ten-years-1236496410/
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