“Ant-Man and The Wasp”: A light-hearted story that gives a break to the dreary tones of the Marvel cinematic universe

BY VICTORIA MARTIN

“Ant-Man and The Wasp,” Marvel’s newest cinematic creation, has proved to be a lighter movie compared to its predecessor “Avengers: Infinity War.” Set before its predecessor, this movie gives insight to the life for the movie’s protagonist Ant-Man after “Avengers: Civil War.”

The film starts off after an incident in Germany, and Ant-Man has spent his last few days on house arrest because of his involvement with Captain America and the issues with the Accords. For some viewers, this movie can be hard to understand, purely because of the time period the movie takes place in. If the viewer is not well versed in the Marvel universe, they may have missed hints to what the time setting is and may fail to truly understand what issues the characters are dealing with at the beginning of the movie.

“Ant-Man and The Wasp” does not start slow and steady; it immediately catches the viewer’s attention and holds it until the final moments of the movie. From comedy to action and to romance, this film presents many different themes for viewers to enjoy.

The multitude of genres may not have been the best course of action for producers.

But for some eager moviegoers and Marvel fanatics, the multitude of genres may not have been the best course of action for producers. The movie lacked a sense of seriousness that the previous film, “Avengers: Infinity War,” had more than enough of. Action and sentimental scenes require a bit of seriousness that allows the viewer to focus, but this film implemented a lot more comedy than necessary. Many viewers watched “Ant-Man and The Wasp” for a superhero action movie, but many walked out feeling as if they had just watched a superhero comedy instead.

The acting in the film was excellent. Paul Rudd beautifully portrays Scott Lang and his superhero identity, Ant-Man, in the best of ways. From the first “Ant-Man” movie to the most recent, Paul Rudd accurately portrays the progression of the character, especially in the changes that followed Scott Lang from events in Germany.

An outstanding aspect of the movie seemed to be the authenticity of the relationship between Scott Lang and his daughter Cassie, played by Abby Ryder Fortson. The emotions could be felt through the screen whenever Cassie was spoken about or the father-daughter duo interacted.

This film implemented a lot more comedy than necessary.

Aside from Scott Lang, the movie also focused on Dr. Hank Pym, his daughter Hope Van Dyne and the trials to rescue her mother from the Quantum Realm. Even if the movie did not feature Mrs. Janet Van Dyne most of the time, due to acting and proper screenwriting, she became a character viewers thoroughly enjoyed.

This Marvel Cinematic creation would be nothing without the effects applied throughout the film. All visual effects looked real and believable, which is astonishing considering that the whole movie is based on multiple people and objects shrinking and growing in size.

The importance of this movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is seen in the mid-ending credits scene. These credits explained the time situation and connected “Ant-Man and The Wasp” to “Avengers: Infinity War.” They left viewers shocked and eagerly waiting for the arrival of the next “Avengers” installment.

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