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For more than a decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was as bulletproof as it gets in Hollywood. Even “Thor: The Dark World” became a box office hit while also setting a low bar for the MCU from a critical perspective. But things changed in the 2020s, and that truly became evident five years ago when Marvel Studios released one of the most divisive superhero movies in recent memory, if not ever.
Directed by Chloé Zhao, who was hot off of the Best Picture-winning “Nomadland,” “Eternals” was supposed to be the start of something new within the MCU. Not unlike how “Guardians of the Galaxy” opened up the cosmic side of the universe, these characters were meant to be a major part of the Multiverse Saga. Instead,
