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Ant-Man and the Wasp
Director – Peyton Reed
Cast – Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lawrence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Hannah John-Kamen, Bobby Cannavale, Tip & # 39; TI & # 39; Harris, Judy Greer, Randall Park
Note – 2.5 / 5
It is more likely that you remember the lyrics of the rap portion of Linkin Park's In the End. the finer details of the plot of the first film of Ant-Man. Despite being more forgettable than the phone number of your favorite colleague, the first Ant-Man movie was received with much more kindness than it deserved. The production was so difficult that you could almost feel the breath of relief that most of the audience exhaled when they realized that it had not tarnished the glittering reputation of Marvel's film universe.
Peyton Reed jumped on board at the very last minute director Edgar Wright gave up because of creative differences. He delivered a perfectly adequate film, despite the fact that he interpreted the vision of someone else with very little influence on the final product. And Ant-Man was a product of several contradictory ideas, reluctantly having found a compromise in the service of the greater good. It was factory-made processed cheese facing some of the MCU's most artisbad adventures, such as the first Avengers movie, or Iron Man 3, or Guardian movies – each sporting the singular artistic vocals of visionary filmmakers. [19659007] This image published by Marvel Studios shows Paul Rudd in a scene of Ant-Man and Wasp.
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And it's almost as if Marvel knew just how much these Ant-Man movies are completely useless, so they're always scheduled immediately after an Avengers movie, hoping desperately to get rid of an overflow. This strategy worked for Ant-Man, and it will probably work for its suite, the equally insignificant Ant-Man and the Wasp.
But this time, Reed – a very talented comic filmmaker – has no one to blame but himself. This time, he actively participated in the development of the film, and he worked with his six credit writers – a recipe for disaster, if you ask me, but Marvel seems to make it work – to create a more personal story.
The Wasp, played by Evangeline Lilly, receives a lukewarm introduction.
There is a narrative, thematic and musical continuity in Ant-Man and the Wasp – which does not seem to be asking too much – but for a Marvel sequel, it's almost unheard of. Returning to a similar tone, if not exactly the same, has an almost calming effect, especially after the unexpected new directions that Marvel has taken in some of his more recent movies. But while the largely independent history of Black Panther has played in his favor, Ant-Man and the Wasp feel too light to work alone. Honestly, the entire plot of the film could have been made and dusted off in a five-minute digression in Avengers: Infinity War. Not only would that have served the characters better, but it would have helped the public to accept Ant-Man as an Avenger and not – as he still seems a lot – an outsider.
And that is how Paul Rudd plays him – there is uncertainty about Scott Lang, although he has found a personal resolution at the end of the first film. He played a crucial role in the fight against Captain America's airport: Civil War, but can not hide his sheepish when he talks about Steve Rogers as "Cape". They are not here yet.
And this film no longer. Instead of focusing on the personal dynamics of his terrifying cast – like last time, interpersonal exchanges are easily the highlight of the film – Reed relies too much on science-y gobbledegook to fill in the gaps. The molecules are destabilized, the rays are destroyed and the reels are depolarized – all that seems even more useless to the head when it is pronounced by an actor of the caliber of Michael Douglas.
Michael Douglas adds a bit of gravity to Ant-Man and Wasp.
Douglas resumes his role as Dr. Hank Pym, and Ant-Man and the Wasp are as much his story as Scott's – in fact, Pym and his daughter, Hope van Dyne, are indeed the emotional anchors of the same. intrigue this time, a plot that has multiple antagonists but no real villain. She's half the title, of course. And together, the trio embark on a quest to save the wife of Hank, Hope's mother, and Hope's mother, Janet van Dyne, in the quantum field, where she has been trapped for decades.
The Sub-Atomic Limbo MCU would be aware, was introduced for the first time in Ant-Man, and the rumor wants to play a vital role in Avengers 4 – if Janet can be found and saved, then Black Panther, Spider -Man, Doctor Strange and the others 'dead' Avengers, who succumbed to Thanos' finger at the end of Infinity War.
Just like Iron Man 2, which all these years ago was a poorly designed excuse to present the concept of a potential Avengers film, Ant-Man and Wasp feels like a long-term introduction to quantum domain. He explains Scott's comings and goings during the Infinity War events, and he presents a typical Michael Pena performance, but barely an hour has pbaded since I saw him, and she has already been reduced to dust in my memory. ] @htshowbiz to learn more
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