This is my first movie review,
and I apologize beforehand on the things I will say, after all this is my view
or opinion and take on the subject matter, and there will be some movie spoilers along the way, for
those not interested, you may feel to check my old posts by hitting the
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| Ant-Man, July 17 |
Ant-Man is one rollercoaster
ride, like every roller coaster, has slow build of an introduction, as it brings
us to introducing us to Hank Pym, a younger version of Michael Douglas, and yes
it’s pretty amazing how CGI gave his Wall Street looks. In which a flashback scene of showcases how
dangerous his technology can be to a greed hungry corporate board, sounds
familiar? Yep, it sounds like the tone of Iron Man, in which if the technology
falls in the wrong hands means disaster, and that’s what the movie is all
about, having someone prevent someone from taking this tech in the wrong hands,
that’s where Paul Rudd comes into play, as he plays the expendable, from zero to
hero, becomes the guy that Michael Douglas hires – and yes this is how the
movie build itself rollercoaster ride to the pattern to a Marvel hit – it isn’t
so bad, as it delivers wit, humor and action that leaves anyone at awe, it also
takes us to a perspective of how it is to be small, much better than Honey, I
shrunk the kids. In this ride, as it climbs up to its climax it drops so quick,
so fast and as it goes down, you wish it won’t end, because the thrill is just
so unbearable, and as the ride stops, you just want more. And that’s what this
movie delivered – a ride of cool action sequences, and a sweet father-daughter
moment. I don’t want to give any detail further more on how Evangeline Lily’s
character is, but to those comic book readers, you know by now who she is.
Ant-man may have deviated much a
lot from the comic book version, but after all this is the Marvel Cinematic
Universe, in which its intent is to cater the people who has not read the
comics. It was pleasant take, in which the characters live up who they are
suppose to be, from egos, to tempers, it was just spot on.
The Marvel universe is expanding,
as it slowly rolls to Phase 2 by the release of Ant-Man, this super hero flick
is post Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, so do expect major cameos. To those who are
into knowing Ant-Man by comic origin, feel free to check this (Source:
http://wikia.com/Henry_Pym_(Earth-616)
). As I have mentioned, Ant-Man is slowly becoming part of the ever growing
Marvel Universe, as it slowly tries to be a piece itself and be part of it as
we know the Civil War is coming- who’s side will he be on?
So my take away, Ant-Man, is indeed
a Big Tale from a small hero, but don’t let this size fool you. I give it 3 ½ out
of 5.
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