Ant-Man...Yes, It's Actually Worth Your Time

I'm going to be flat out, and say this: Ant-Man is good for all the reasons one would not expect, and that's what makes it better than the majority of MCU movies out there.

To be honest, I never really read an Ant-Man book, and for the great majority of my life only believed there to be one Ant-Man, Hank Pym. Now, for me to hear they were making an Ant-Man movie, I was rightly pissed off. In none of the prior films have they mentioned such a BIG contributor to the Marvel mythos.

Hank Pym, arguably the first and greatest Ant-Man, is a freaking genius. Arguably the top 8 most intelligent characters in Marvel Comics. In my opinion, he far exceeds the intellect of Stark, and personally I would place him under the scientific attitude of Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic. Why do I make such boastful claims? Well, Mr. Fantastic on a regular basis deals with the unknown science of the universe, Ant-Man deals with things on a particle level and was actually the creator of Ultron, with Stark's assistance (not the lies that Avengers 2 has lead you believe being Stark and Banner being Ultron's creator). Iron Man, at his finest, is merely an engineer, that remodels his suits based off how badly he loses to his opponents. That's right, Iron Man is reactive, and therefore neither proactive, or practical. This serves as another reason why he only really lead the team in the absence of both Ant-Man and Captain America.

But, I digress. Do know, readers, that the likely reason this film was not based off Hank Pym was due to the fact he is known for schizophrenia, and the fact that he has slapped and later divorced his wife. All of this has been greatly over-exaggerated over the years, and in my opinion, has actually made some great character development as Pym has had to rectify these past mistakes and earn the forgiveness of the ones who he holds closest to him.

Since I only knew this much, I was completely open-minded to whatever they do with the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang.

The movie is humorous, but not too much so, to the point where you can't take it seriously. Paul Rudd, actually acts, and acts well for his part. The cast as a whole is also well-balanced, and likewise, the situations believable. There is a lot of failure for the character, which is well appreciated since you are not perfect when you get your superpowers. There is a great scene where it shows how little control he has over his power, which is reminiscent of Spiderman first using his powers in the film the Amazing Spiderman.

What I loved about the film was the constant use of diversity. There was various ethnicity and ages within the cast, and none of these characters had small roles. The use of family and relationships was not forced, and actually was integrated well into the story and the burdens of the hero. What I also liked was the demonstration of corporate evil. It exists people! Both in the real world and the comics.

My only problems within the movie are rather minimal. If you could actually call it a "fight", Falcon has utterly lost the respect of everyone ever (if Avengers 2 didn't already do that for you). As odd as this may sound, I think that there was an over-reliance of ants in the movie...yes, it was necessary to show his powers and to garner kids interest and make the 3D option worth your money (for me, 2D was more than fine), overtime for me it seemed too repetitive and unrealistic. I personally wish there were more fights in the movie, as I feel that the final fight scene, though good, was not enough. The actor playing the villain was god, he just didn't do much, arguably the bare minimum to keep us aware that he embodies a future, greater threat. Lastly, the end was predictable, however, I was still happy.

I think the movie deserved an 8, it was a complete story with no plot holes, that was surprisingly good. Also, there's barely any falsities in comic-wise. Yet for the biased MCU fans, I give it a 6, because its not that flashy as the other, and in my opinion, vastly poorer films. Hopefully he's used more for strategy and not limited to intel in the future films. Also hopefully he comes up with tech that should supersede Iron Man's. What I most look forward to is how Wasp will be used, and if Ant-Man can finally turn giant, as he's supposed to.

At the very least, you should watch the movie, since its better than the majority.