User blog:AustinDR/Ant-Man and the Wasp (Review)

So Ant-Man and the Wasp is the latest film in the MCU. In this movie, Scott Lang - the current Ant-Man, had been put on house arrest sometime after the events of Captain America: Civil War, and about two months before the events of Infinity War. As he's nearing his deadline, Scott gets unwittingly pulled into Hank Pym and Hope Pym's plan of getting Janet Pym back. The previous film explained that she ended up sacrificing herself by shrinking herself to subatomic level in order to deactivate a missile. Scott himself was one of the first people to return from the Quantum Realm after the events of his film. Thus, he was the key of getting Janet back.

With the film, it was enjoyable. It could be described as a breather movie if the last Marvel film you watched was Infinity War, so you would know how harrowing of an experience that was. I did like how it didn't needlessly try to connect with what was happening in the other films, albeit for a few minor references, as well as the first post-credits scene which I won't give away as to what exactly happened. Just know that it was connected to the last few minutes of Infinity War. The characters were also likable per usual. By far, the funniest character in the film was Luis, Scott's Hispanic friend in how he often went on long-winded tangents. We have Hope inheriting the title of the Wasp from her mother, and she was awesome in that role. As for the villains, you have the Ghost, a supervillain that could phase through walls and Sonny Burch, a weapons dealer trying to steal Hank Pym's research so that he could make a profit off of it. Between the two, Ghost is more interesting. Her outfit was impressive, and she is also pretty complex. We learn that she had a personal tragedy in her life which I won't delve into what exactly happened to her, but it is made clear that she commits crime solely out of desperation than true malice.

The visuals were also pretty good such as when the characters begin to shrink down one of my favorite moments being when they come into contact with water bears, microscopic animals that can live in extreme environments and can also apparently live in space.

So overall, it was an enjoyable movie that does slightly soften the blow of Infinity War's ending with its lightheartedness...at least until it inevitably ties in with Avengers 4.

Final score: 7 0ut of 10 stars