Friday, July 12, 2019

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)


The second Ant-Man movie has the daunting honor of following up the massive cliffhanger of Avengers:  Infinity War.  Despite that, Ant-Man doesn't take place directly after and won't answer any of those questions, although is still a fantastic film.  Ant-Man retains its lightheartedness with plenty of gags that works really well.  The story naturally extends from the first film and also the events of Civil War with Ant-Man on house arrest.  Understandably, Ant-Man manages to get out on all sorts of adventures with the grand task of returning to the quantum realm.  There are plenty of returning characters and we get plenty of action sequences that utilizes the size-shifting abilities of the characters extremely well, from dodging knives when tiny to becoming a giant rising from the water.  There is a traditional antagonist who is just evil for money and a second antagonist whom you're going to sympathize a lot more with, and makes you eager to see their fate.  Overall, Ant-Man and the Wasp is great follow up to both the first Ant-Man film and Infinity War.
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