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Ant-Man
Directed By: Peyton Reed




The Story
Well i finally got around to watching Ant Man last night and i must admit i was pleasantly surprised. I had my doubts when this movie was first announced, partly because the whole concept is a little out there. I just couldn't see how they could make the whole story work, and then tie it into the Marvel universe. But to my amazement, they actually did it. The story is still a little out there with the whole "Ants" helping Ant Man thing going on, but i suppose thats how it went in the comic books right?. Another problem i had with ths movie was that it felt very small. And what i mean by that is, there's not much action untill the last 40 minutes or so. Plus when the action does come along, its knowhere near on the same level as some of the other marvel movies out there.



The Cast
The cast are great. I thought Michael Douglas delivered a very strong performance as Hank Pym (former Ant Man). And there is a CGI shot of him in the opening moments of the film looking very young. It's probably the best CGI shot in the film haha. Evangeline Lilly is as beautiful as ever, and ime glad to see she's becoming the Wasp. I've loved Evangeline Lilly ever since i first starting watching Lost, so it was great to see her star in this. Paul Rudd is awesome as Ant Man. I've been a fan of Rudd ever since he played Mike in Friends. I think he has the perfect style of humour to play Ant Man, and he certainly fits the whole Marvel Universe thingy.

Movie Trivia: Originally, the film was meant to focus on the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. However, the filmmakers deemed Pym as having a too family-unfriendly history (Pym developed several split personalities, one of whom abused his girlfriend Janet) and instead decided to focus on Pym's successor Scott Lang, with Pym becoming a mentor and supporting character.

The Falcon's role in the plot came about after Adam McKay and Paul Rudd went to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and fell in love with the character. They casually suggested working him into the plot, and Kevin Feige informed them that it would actually make perfect sense since Falcon was now living at the New Avengers compound as of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

According to Michael Douglas, the costume for Paul Rudd had to be altered because of his muscles. Rudd had gone on an extensive training and workout regimen in order to build the proper muscle size for a superhero, but Rudd had become so muscular, they had to soften his costume up.
Movie Highlight
My movie highlight would have to be when Ant Man and The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) cross paths. It was a nice touch linking Ant Man with The Avengers. And it's a great little action scene watching them face off. This scene nailed it for me that Ant Man will do just fine on the screen with The Avengers in any future projects.



Verdict
Overall Ant Man was a pretty good movie. It's not up there with the likes of Iron Man, or Captain America The Winter Soldier, but it is still a great addition to the Marvel Universe. It offers a little action, great humour, and a very solid cast. I look forward to seeing more of Ant Man in the furure.