My review of Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
Intro: To the people who complain about the quantum realm being mostly CGI, where was this complaint when it comes to the Avatar films?
Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania: This movie is centered on Scott Lane/Ant-Man living his life as a celebrity after the events of Endgame. One day, he learns that his daughter Cassie has found a way to communicate with the quantum realm, and it results in them being sucked into the quantum realm. Getting out of the quantum realm is difficult when someone else wants the macguffin that will help them get out of the quantum realm. So, Scott and the others have to reach it before he or she does.
I enjoy this movie more than the other Ant-Man films. I don't understand why people would trash this movie. I'm not saying this is one of the best MCU movies, but I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be. I like the quantum realm because of how creative it is. It gives Guardians of the Galaxy a run for its money. Plus, this movie reminds me of Star Wars. I like that both the original and legacy characters have something to do. The theme of this movie is family. It tried to deal with family struggles like trauma, shame, and keeping secrets. The action scenes in this movie are also well-shot and done. The humor in this movie is not overblown.
Scott Lane/ Ant-Man is full of himself in this movie. I don't mind this because A he doesn't have a punchable face and B he didn't get enough credit for fixing the snap. I wish he would stand up for himself when everyone makes fun of him. Then again, would you get sick and tired of someone bringing up that they saved the world over and over again?
Hope Pym/Wasp has a lot to do in this movie despite feeling like she doesn't have a lot of screen time.
Cassie Lane is a bright girl who is disappointed with her father. What bugs me about her is how did she get so smart?
If you didn't like what Iron Man 3 did with the Mandarin, you're not going to like what this movie did with M.O.D.O.K. Personally, I wouldn't have minded what the movie has done with this character if the writers were consistent with him and kept his mask on.
Jante (Hank Pym's wife) is just in the movie to explain the quantum realm. She could have been a tragic character if we saw how being stuck in the quantum realm affected her. That's what annoys me about her. I understand why she would keep that to herself; however, because she knows so much about the quantum realm, she overshadows the main characters.
Kang the Conqueror (the main villain) reminds me of Darth Vader. As far as being calm and ruthless. Despite that, his dynamic with one of the characters almost humanizes him. I wish the creators would pick a different villain for the characters to face because Kang is too powerful for them.
One of the many issues I have with this movie is that the lighthearted tone conflicts with the seriousness of the movie. This movie feels like it's setting up Kang to be the next big bad rather than being an Ant-Man movie at times. Why is Bill Murray in the movie if he serves no purpose in the story? The same thing goes for Hank Pym. The writers could have done a better job with the family stuff. We were told that the living beings in the quantum realm were oppressed, but that's not the case with all of them. The climax could have been better, plot holes, and the ending rub me the wrong way.
Overall, this movie was an OK film that could have been better.
Rating = Rental