'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Is Too Fun to Be Taken Seriously

films that don’t include the original Avengers are. I liked the movie for what it was. It had the corny Marvel writing we’re used to, a plot that felt like it was ripped out of a "Star Wars" movie and women with wigs that have the ability to withstand combat without a single hair coming out of place. The computer-generated imagery wasn’t the worst, and I was honestly kind of impressed with the inhabitants of the Quantum realm.

One thing I did notice about this was the attempt at addressing colonialism within the film, with Kang being the perpetrator of this, but doing so in an iffy way by taking inspiration from indigenous cultures. In the people that Ant-Man and his family meet while in the realm, a majority of their designs seem to mimic indigenous cultures in one way or another, which can be seen most notably in the character of the warrior Jentorra.

Coming off of such an incredible film like "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," it felt like a joke to sit there and watch Ant-Man and his daughter run around in high-top Converse and make suggestive jokes every five minutes.

I think it tries a little too hard to emulate the goofy nature of other films like "Thor: Ragnarok," and because of this, misses the mark on creating a new foundational villain following the elimination of Thanos at the end of the "Infinity" saga.

That being said, I did enjoy the movie. I just think that if you’re trying to usher in a whole new era to arguably the most well-known franchise in the world, you need to have an extremely strong movie to hold up the rest of the story. It’s a little bit too fun to be taken seriously, and the goofy nature of Antman’s character doesn’t hold up as well against the severity of Kang’s nefarious plans.