1. He Was The Perfect Choice For The Subject And Tone
Ant-Man is not a safe bet. It's a weird idea, featuring weird characters in a weird universe. For the project to work, it needs someone in the director's chair who knows exactly how to manage weirdness. Edgar Wright was that person. A quick glimpse through Wright's back catalogue shows that he is a director who knows exactly how to manage a film that requires perfect tonal judgement. He is capable of effortlessly straddling the divide between comedy, drama, horror, thrills and action. His films show smooth shifts in tone, able to segway with no jarring change between moments of hilarious comedy and intense, emotional drama. With an inherently funny premise that also requires action and drama, Ant-Man feels like a film project that was tailor-made for Wright. It seems, however, that the Marvel machine and backroom politics may have put a stop to his auteurist take on one of Earth's oddest heroes, and that's a shame.
Freelance film journalist and fan of professional wrestling. Usually found in a darkened screening room looking for an aisle seat and telling people to put away their mobile phones. Also known to do a bit of stand-up comedy, so I'm used to the occasional heckle.
