10 Things We Learned From The 6-Minute Ant-Man Trailer
6. The Movie Really Likes Irony, Like, A Lot
Like, a lot a lot. Like, if movies could marry abstract concepts, you might be getting invitations to the wedding of Ant-Man and Irony, with a note to RSVP and check whether you prefer vegetarian, lamb or tuna at the reception. The subversion of expectations starts with the prison fight, but the trailer has at least two ironic jump cuts. Just as Scott assures Luis that his master's in electrical engineering will set him up with a sweet non-criminal career, boom, you're in Baskin Robbins. In the final clip, Luis and Scott are planning their heist and Luis suggests Scott should whistle as he passes a guard to put his mind at ease. Scott replies that's a terrible plan, and then uses it.
T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.