Ant-Man and the Wasp
16/08/18 Filed in: Cinema
I didn't see the original Ant-Man film and am far from up to date with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so some of the plot references were no doubt lost on me. It appears that Ant-Man didn't emerge from Captain America: Civil War exactly smelling of roses, and he is constantly reminded of this during the film. His previous bad judgement has, however, resulted in him, as his normal persona Scott Lang, being held under house arrest with an electronic tag, where he seems quite content, especially when playing with his daughter Cassie. And, what's more, he only has days to go before the tag will be removed.
Enter Dr Hank Pym, or to be more precise, his daughter Hope, aka The Wasp. Pym is a scientist at the forefront of quantum physics, which those of you who saw the previous film probably already know. He and his wife, Janet, were pioneers on the ant-person scene, and in one 'save-the-world' exploit Janet reduced herself into the sub-molecular world and consequently became trapped in the sub-atomic quantum realm. Back to Scott, who has a very vivid dream featuring both Janet and a young Hope. Pym and Hope recognise this as possible quantum entanglement (reading up on quantum physics may help you here) between Scott and Janet, proving that she is still alive. So Wasp kidnaps Scott, who is far from happy as it could violate his parole. But Scott and Hope have a bit of a thing going, so he's probably not totally unhappy.
The other players in this story are Jimi Woo, the FBI agent trying desperately to prove that Scott has violated his parole; Sonny Burch, a black market dealer keen on acquiring the high-tech tunnel that Pym has built to access the quantum realm; Bill Foster, a former colleague of Pym who is helping Ava Starr (the ghost), a young woman whose body is unstable as a result of a failed quantum experiment when she was a child and who believes that taking Janet's quantum energy will restore her body; and finally, Luis, Scott's business partner who, along with two employees, is at first oblivious to Scott's other life, but is inevitably drawn in to the action.
This cast interact with each other as they each pursue their particular objectives, which are of course largely mutually exclusive, resulting in some impressive action as people, buildings, vehicles and various other objects change from macroscopic to microscopic, and back again, literally at the touch of a button. Now you see it, now you don't, which makes for some very interesting fight scenes and adds another dimension to the obligatory car chase sequences. It's amazing what a giant size Pez dispenser can do when you're in a tight spot! All complete hokum of course but this is Marvel, so what do you expect.
This is very much a comedy, in the same vein as Guardians of the Galaxy. Here we have human sized ants rather than an assortment of aliens, ants that can undertake complex human tasks and stand in for Scott in order to hoodwink FBI agent Woo. Beat those (electronic) drums Mr Ant, but watch out for the seagulls.
A fun film, which apparently is very good in 3D if you're happy with that medium.
This cast interact with each other as they each pursue their particular objectives, which are of course largely mutually exclusive, resulting in some impressive action as people, buildings, vehicles and various other objects change from macroscopic to microscopic, and back again, literally at the touch of a button. Now you see it, now you don't, which makes for some very interesting fight scenes and adds another dimension to the obligatory car chase sequences. It's amazing what a giant size Pez dispenser can do when you're in a tight spot! All complete hokum of course but this is Marvel, so what do you expect.
This is very much a comedy, in the same vein as Guardians of the Galaxy. Here we have human sized ants rather than an assortment of aliens, ants that can undertake complex human tasks and stand in for Scott in order to hoodwink FBI agent Woo. Beat those (electronic) drums Mr Ant, but watch out for the seagulls.
A fun film, which apparently is very good in 3D if you're happy with that medium.