Make us embark on a story with a content difficult to believe at first, and a good direction and cast

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2020)

Just as 'The Guardians of the Galaxy' were a high stakes, so can 'Ant-Man'. The hero was at the foundation of the Avengers in the 60s, but he never held a big solo title or managed to migrate to the top echelon of the publisher and here he gains a golden opportunity to finally get recognition at the hands of director Peyton Reed, known for his romantic comedies "Down with Love (2003)", "Separated by Marriage (2006)" and "Yes Lord (2008)", but who had never taken on a major Hollywood blockbuster. Reed ended up replacing the acclaimed English director Edgar Wright, of the excellent "Everybody Almost Dead (2004)" and "Scott Pilgrim Against the World (2010)", who ended up abandoning the project due to creative differences shortly before filming began. This ended up worrying fans of the DC universe, but the final result on the screens delivers an exciting and fun adventure, which knows how to fully insert itself in the shared universe together with the other VIngers, but which, above all, manages to support itself only, establishing the hero for the general public.
Forced to leave his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a thief who has just emerged from prison. Lang becomes Ant-Man, trained by Pym and armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size, possess superhuman strength and control an army of ants. The miniature hero must use his new abilities to prevent Cross, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil, including selling the technology to HYDRA.
The plot already begins showing Scott Lang the day he leaves prison after three years for committing an assault. Seeking to show that he's changed and wanting to make up for lost time, Scott needs to get a job, a place to live to try to see his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson) again, but as a former inmate, he has a hard time getting a job. Because of this, he ends up deciding to return to the life of theft, unaware that he was being watched by Dr. Hank Pym, who sees him as the perfect person, for his willingness to redeem himself in order to live with his daughter again, his intelligence and abilities , to assume the identity of Ant-Man.
When Ant-Man first appeared on the comic book pages, he was attended by Hank Pym, a scientist. Years later, he ends up giving up his secret identity in the name of a new volunteer, former thief Scott Lang. Dr. Pym, as a guardian, is a nearly retired genius, with only mentioning that he was the one who wore the Ant-Man costume previously (even shown in action alongside his wife many years before, when they participated in one of your missions in the past). The biggest hits of the script are precisely the emotional part, which accompanies a thief in the best Robin Hood style (who steals from the rich and gives to the poor) in search of redemption, trying to be a hero to his daughter, being 'the person who daughter already thinks he is'. That's the main motivation for Scott to want to change and start his life over, trying to do the right thing.
In the following acts, we can follow the first contact that Scott has with the Ant-Man costume, the discovery of his powers, the escape from prison with the superhero costume, the initial training in fights to become agile fast and achieve shrink and increase in seconds for the suit to suit your needs, in addition to learning to communicate so you can command your army of ants. It is extremely interesting how the concept of Ant-Man is presented, explaining the various types of ants and how they can be useful with their faithfulness and teamwork, adapting to the need and situation. One could even have invested a little more in these scenes, since they show the evolution of Lang becoming Ant-Man, besides being extremely funny.
Paul Rudd was a wise choice to play the miniature hero. He lends all his charisma to this interpretation. The interaction between Dr. Pym, Scott Lang and his daughter, Hope (Evangeline Lily) flows fully. At first, considered Scott to be a bad choice to take on the hero's costume and wanting to take the lead herself, Hope starts to get more and more involved with Scott, dividing great scenes together, culminating even in something else towards the end of the projection . Michael Douglas does very well as a mentor and gives complete credibility to the brilliant scientist who seeks to prevent global chaos. Only his shaky relationship with his daughter Hope is overly dramatized. The impression that remains is that a conversation between father and daughter could have taken place a long time ago about the reasons that led him to want to protect his daughter all these years. Also worthy of note is Lang's little daughter, Cassie, who is super charismatic on the scene, in addition to companions and assault Kurt (David Dastmalchian), Dave (T.I.) and Luis (Michael Peña). The latter steals the show whenever he appears. The villain Darren Cross, the Yellow Jacket, played by Corey Stoll is not really a negative point, but the cartoonish tone of his villain clashes with a few more realistic interpretations of the rest of the cast.
It is curious to see how the concept of Ant-Man, however unlikely, brings many possibilities through his technological suit. In the last third of the plot, we noticed these possibilities both in the form of resources used by Scott to fight the enemy, so much to be explored in the filming. Peyton Reed delivers a firm and daring direction, exploring camera movements and frames very well that show the back and forth of Scott's shrinking / rising, making us embark on the story and see the world through the eyes of the hero. The dimension changes in the most varied scenarios, causing people and objects to suddenly appear and disappear from the place where the action takes place is surprising and exciting, causing the pace to grow in a surprising way.
We must also mention the links with the Marvel universe. All of them occur organically and not pushed in a way just to show that the film is inserted in the same space / time as the Avengers, who are mentioned by Scoot and Dr. Pym at a certain time. The main mention is related to Tony Stark, whom Dr. Pym has always wanted to avoid having contact with his technology because he considers it too complicated if it fell into the wrong hands. We also see Scott's first appearance before one of the Avengers, Falcão (Anthony Mackie) when he invaded the Avengers headquarters. The fight between Falcon and Ant-Man, besides being fun and creative, is a delight for movie fans. This meeting will result in the future participation of Ant-Man together with The Avengers. Even a quick quote to Spider-Man appears in the final scenes, implying that he is also close to showing up in future Casa das Ideias films. In the post-credit scenes, there are two scenes: one revealing the emergence of a new heroine and one with the participation of an original Avenger and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe.
Ant-Man is clearly a studio film that works very well with the formula in hand. Much of the humor that we already know so well is present, in addition to great visual effects that give realism and make us embark on a story with a content difficult to believe at first, and a good direction and cast. It is a great introduction to yet another hero in the world of the Avengers and his integration with the other heroes should not take long to occur. It's two fun and magical hours that fly by and make you anxious about what's yet to come with the character and the impending Civil War.