Ant-M Suspense And Humor In Marvel's Film
Ant-Man(2015), one of the several Marvel’s films, is both full of suspense and humor through out, which is what I really enjoyed. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is currently the twelfth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)(Marvel). The film was directed by Peyton Reed, with a screenplay by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd, which was based on the original Ant-Man (1962) by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby(Marvel). With the premiere of the superhero movie several main comic book characters are reviled and stars:
• Michael Douglas as Hank Pym: A former S.H.I.E.L.D(slashfilm). agent, entomologist, and physicist who became the original Ant-Man in 1963 after discovering the subatomic particles that make the transformation possible. He later mentors Lang to take over the role(Marvel).
• Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man: A former systems engineer at VistaCorp and very good thief who acquires a suit that allows him to shrink in size but increase in …show more content…
strength(Marvel). As he is being mentored by Pym on how to become the Ant-Man, he becomes the hero he was meant to be. Although the main reasons why Pym chooses Scott to the Ant-Man due to his engineering and thief skills, in the film Pym fees that he deserves a second chance.
• Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne: The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne and a senior board member of Pym Technologies, who helps Darren Cross take over the company(Marvel).Throughout the film, character progression brings Hope closer to becoming a hero; with the end of the film showing Hank give his daughter a prototype Wasp suit, allowing her to take on the mantle from her mother (Screenrant). Lily described her character as "capable, strong, and kick-ass", but said that being raised by two superheroes resulted in Hope being "a pretty screwed up human being... and the clear message sent by my name is that I'm not a big fan of my father and so I took my mother's name(Empir Magazine)."
• Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket: A former protégé of Pym's, who takes over his mentor's company and militarizes a similar version of the Ant-Man technology to create the Yellowjacket suit(Marvel).
• Bobby Cannavale as Paxton: An SFPD officer who is engaged to Lang's former wife Maggie(Marvel). What is the plot of the story?
In short the movie is about how Ant-Man, Lang must help defend Pym's Ant-Man shrinking technology and plot a heist Darren Cross’s Yellowjacket suit and stop him from taking over the world. After watching the movie, I noticed several ideas that the screenwriters seem to mention that I would like to point out. First off I really hate ants and I never liked them, manly after being bit by several of them over the years; however, after watching the film I’ve learned to respect them. This was one of the aspects of the film I believe may not be as noticeable but I believe it’s important for building the plot of the story. Being that it’s about ants I’m sure like myself many others may not be too fond of them either. Therefore, if you get your audience feel some compassion towards those small insects more people will be compelled to watch the film, which is something that the screenwriters took into
consideration. I believe at the heart of the writers’ intention when producing the screenplay for this film wants you to understand why Pym is willing to fight to keep his shrinking technology from those who want to use it for merely material and social gain. Also, it seems they want us to understand the everyday issues that are presented in Pym’s own life and in the lives of those who are connected to him. Although, Pym is an amazing scientist that has devoted his life to his work, the audience may also see a man that has made great sacrifices to insure that daughter doesn’t get lost like his wife. Was the movie worth it? Being that Ant-Man, founding member of the Avengers, is apart of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and plan to build up the audience understanding of the comic book characters, I believe it was worth it. Ant-Man according to BusinessInsider was one of the more obscure, complicated comic book characters to hit the big screen (BusinessInsider). Moreover, this is Ant-Man’s first appetence with Marvel Studios. The screenwriters did a phenomenal job in approach to building on the character by adding humor. Also, gave the audience a more in-depth look of the “Pym Particle” and how they may actually work by shrinking the distance between atoms. I have concluded that after watching this movie over 15 times I still have a lot to learn about this character. Moreover, there is a lot to look forward to with this character in the future. I believe everyone should get an opportunity to watch this movie.
• Michael Douglas as Hank Pym: A former S.H.I.E.L.D(slashfilm). agent, entomologist, and physicist who became the original Ant-Man in 1963 after discovering the subatomic particles that make the transformation possible. He later mentors Lang to take over the role(Marvel).
• Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man: A former systems engineer at VistaCorp and very good thief who acquires a suit that allows him to shrink in size but increase in …show more content…
strength(Marvel). As he is being mentored by Pym on how to become the Ant-Man, he becomes the hero he was meant to be. Although the main reasons why Pym chooses Scott to the Ant-Man due to his engineering and thief skills, in the film Pym fees that he deserves a second chance.
• Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne: The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne and a senior board member of Pym Technologies, who helps Darren Cross take over the company(Marvel).Throughout the film, character progression brings Hope closer to becoming a hero; with the end of the film showing Hank give his daughter a prototype Wasp suit, allowing her to take on the mantle from her mother (Screenrant). Lily described her character as "capable, strong, and kick-ass", but said that being raised by two superheroes resulted in Hope being "a pretty screwed up human being... and the clear message sent by my name is that I'm not a big fan of my father and so I took my mother's name(Empir Magazine)."
• Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket: A former protégé of Pym's, who takes over his mentor's company and militarizes a similar version of the Ant-Man technology to create the Yellowjacket suit(Marvel).
• Bobby Cannavale as Paxton: An SFPD officer who is engaged to Lang's former wife Maggie(Marvel). What is the plot of the story?
In short the movie is about how Ant-Man, Lang must help defend Pym's Ant-Man shrinking technology and plot a heist Darren Cross’s Yellowjacket suit and stop him from taking over the world. After watching the movie, I noticed several ideas that the screenwriters seem to mention that I would like to point out. First off I really hate ants and I never liked them, manly after being bit by several of them over the years; however, after watching the film I’ve learned to respect them. This was one of the aspects of the film I believe may not be as noticeable but I believe it’s important for building the plot of the story. Being that it’s about ants I’m sure like myself many others may not be too fond of them either. Therefore, if you get your audience feel some compassion towards those small insects more people will be compelled to watch the film, which is something that the screenwriters took into
consideration. I believe at the heart of the writers’ intention when producing the screenplay for this film wants you to understand why Pym is willing to fight to keep his shrinking technology from those who want to use it for merely material and social gain. Also, it seems they want us to understand the everyday issues that are presented in Pym’s own life and in the lives of those who are connected to him. Although, Pym is an amazing scientist that has devoted his life to his work, the audience may also see a man that has made great sacrifices to insure that daughter doesn’t get lost like his wife. Was the movie worth it? Being that Ant-Man, founding member of the Avengers, is apart of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and plan to build up the audience understanding of the comic book characters, I believe it was worth it. Ant-Man according to BusinessInsider was one of the more obscure, complicated comic book characters to hit the big screen (BusinessInsider). Moreover, this is Ant-Man’s first appetence with Marvel Studios. The screenwriters did a phenomenal job in approach to building on the character by adding humor. Also, gave the audience a more in-depth look of the “Pym Particle” and how they may actually work by shrinking the distance between atoms. I have concluded that after watching this movie over 15 times I still have a lot to learn about this character. Moreover, there is a lot to look forward to with this character in the future. I believe everyone should get an opportunity to watch this movie.