Ant-Man And The Wasp: 11 Big Implications Of Marvel's Announcement

4. More Luis (Hopefully)

It would be foolish to ignore the criticisms of racism - or at least racial discomfort - levelled at Ant-Man. His crew of sidekicks were mostly castigated for being no more than racial and national stereotypes used in the interest of disposable comedic moments. It didn't sit too well with a lot of people. But it would also be foolish to accept that opinion unchallenged: to suggest that Michael Pena's character was only funny because he was Mexican is as bad as suggesting that Marvel and the script-writers had written him that way. Yes he's bumbling and oafish, and yes his poor decision making is comedic, but at no stage does the film suggest that his hilarious shortcomings have anything to do with his ethnicity. In truth, Luis is one of the best parts of Ant-Man. He is charming and hilarious, and the fact that he stole every scene he was in from the eminently likeable Paul Russ says a lot. If the announcement of this sequel means he's going to get more screen-time then that's undoubtedly a good thing.