Why Every Avengers 4 Fan Needs To See Ant-Man & The Wasp
Little films can still make HUGE waves...
While you'll have to wait to see Ant-Man And The Wasp until August if you're in the UK (honestly, F*CK that decision), it's headed to cinemas in the US and around Europe in a matter of days. And already the first reviews of the sequel are hitting social media, with a delightfully positive slant.
That alone might not be enough to make the stunning number of people who saw Avengers: Infinity War and who will see Avengers 4 go and see it, but it's key to consider Peyton Reed's sequel as a part of the Infinity Saga. If you miss it as a fan of the bigger movies, you're doing yourself, it and the MCU a disservice. So you really need to start making plans to get to the cinema for it.
Beyond it being an entertaining romp and a great lower level MCU movie, there's a lot in there for fans of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4. And it's not one anyone who loved the first part of that filmic double bill should pass up, simply because of its apparent "smaller scale"...
5. The Timeline Means It's Part Of The Story
As has been widely talked about ahead of the sequel's release, Ant-Man And The Wasp is set in the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War. This much Kevin Feige has reiterated on the publicity trail because it's very important: the movie is concerned mostly with Scott Lang's house arrest and decision to "retire" from heroism.
That's the main launch-point of the movie, which is why it's set when it is.
But more importantly for Infinity War fans, the fact that the narrative will happen concurrently to the Infinity War story makes it a companion piece. It SHOULD show exactly what happens in the wider world when Thanos snaps his fingers (which was mostly missing from the Avengers movie itself aside for the post-credits stinger).
That alone should make it appealing, but there's more...