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Angelina Jolie calls her ‘Eternals’ character a troubled soul

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MUMBAI: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who essays the function of Thena in Chloe Zhao’s superhero movie ‘Eternals’, describes her character as somebody who isn’t very comfy throughout peacetime and this trait emanates from the ethical harm of the character.

Due to her particular potential to govern cosmic vitality to reinforce her life power which grants her digital invulnerability and immortality, Thena is understood for being a social misfit. Commenting on this, Angelina says, “Thena is like a soldier who is affected by the memories of battle and has PTSD or moral injury to live with. Thena just assumes that a fight’s coming at her rather than care and kindness.”

Talking in regards to the complexities of her character, Angelina says, “So she’s quite wired, and a lot of her struggle is just holding on to her mind and her center and her peace. I understand her, and how she feels.”

She additional provides, “Thena is not comfortable in peacetime. She doesn’t know how to exist as a civilian or as a lover or as a friend, but she does know war. She knows who she is in combat. But she doesn’t know how to go to a party or socialise. She just doesn’t have those skills.”

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The movie, which options an ensemble of Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, and Kumail Nanjiani, is accessible to stream on Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.