Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania
Not the worst Marvel movie, but also not the best
Last week, the newest Marvel movie, Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania, came out in theaters. I watched this movie twice this week with two different groups of people and am ready to give my review on this new movie!
Since Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania is the very start of phase 5 of the MCU, it plays a significant role. The story follows Scott Lang/Antman (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) when they get sucked into the Quantum Realm. They must fight to survive in the Quantum Realm as Kang the Conquerer (Jonathan Majors) pursues them. During their time in the Quantum Realm, they discover what Janet was really doing while she was there. They also must fight and attempt to stop Kang from wreaking havoc on the multiversal timeline! This movie is important because it sets up the rest of phase 5 for the MCU. Based on this movie and some of Marvel’s other recent movies, I would guess that phase 5 is going to focus more on the Quantum Realm, the multiverse, and the concept of time. This movie is also significant because it introduces Kang, who is most likely going to be a pivotal character in the MCU going forward. After all, the title of the upcoming Avengers movie is Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2024). So, this movie is a key movie in the MCU timeline, moving forward.
While not Marvel’s best movie ever, Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania, had both good things and some bad things about it. As with every Marvel movie, the action scenes were great and continue to get better! Throughout this movie, we learn a few more things about the Quantum Realm and about Kang. I think this movie was very enjoyable (I mean, I watched it twice, and I enjoyed it both times)! I will say that it did feel like a very typical sci-fi movie with a pretty typical plot and a fairly predictable ending. Although, there were some parts of the movie where I was scared that it wouldn’t turn out all right! I also felt like it was more like a Star Wars movie than a Marvel movie, which depending on who you ask could be a good thing or a bad thing. I’m totally fine with that, but I just noticed that it seemed like they were trying to do a hint of Star Wars. Overall, I would say that this movie felt more like a bridge to the movies coming ahead from where the MCU has been before. The movie itself was pretty good, but the most important part of it is probably to show where the MCU is going in the future.
Summing up, I definitely enjoyed this movie and am glad that I saw it! Is it the best Marvel movie I’ve ever seen? No, it definitely isn’t the best one out there and not the best one that Marvel has come out with recently. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is much better and will win for the best recent Marvel movie (click here for my review on that movie). Does it deserve to be the 2nd worst rated Marvel movie (Eternals is worst rated)? Again no, I can think of 5 Marvel movies right off the top of my head that are way worse than this movie. I would recommend this movie to Marvel fans because it is important for the future of the MCU, and it is just a pretty good movie!