How Marvel Should Have Made Ant Man and Wasp: Quantumania Spoilers.

 

So here is another how Marvel should have made Ant-Man and Wasp: Quatumania and this movie I have issues, and here's how I think the film should have been made. Again, that is fine if you liked the movie the way it is. I'm just giving my viewpoint on how the movie should have been made. 

7. I think the film should have hinted at the Fantastic 4.

Now one thing this film could have also done instead of setting up Kang and more of the Multiverse. The film should have had a reference to the Fantastic 4. Remember, in Dr. Strange 2, Mr. Fantastic appears, and Strange mentions he's from the 60s. The movie should have had Hank talk about the Fantastic 4 like they disappeared on a mission through the Negative Zone. Hank was best buds with Reed Richards too. That would have been more exciting because it would get more fans excited for Fantastic 4.  

6. The film should have Cassie looking up to her dad and now wanting to follow in his footsteps. Instead, we got a self-righteous character who comes off as a little brat and treats her dad like crap. 

I was not a fan of how Cassie was done in the movie. She came across as a total bitch in the beginning, like the way she treated her dad. I'm like, in real life, no parent would take that shit from their kid. I would have had Scott not take that from her because that's her dad. She may not like what he's been doing lately, but her dad has always been there for her. She is not in the right to mistreat him. 

I would have written Cassie like she was in the comics. She's happy her dad is back, but she wants to be a hero like him, and Scott doesn't want that. I also would not have made Cassie a brilliant scientist; I would have written her as a street-smart kid. I would have had her dad try to bond over the past five years, and eventually, she does get a suit but from Scott as a gift. One gag would be her coming up with a cool name like Statue or Sting. Cassie could have been better written in this movie because she's such an awful character. I especially didn't like how Hope, Hank, and Janet agreed with her. I mean, come on, it's none of their business. They should have just stayed out of it or said. "She's a teenager, Scott. I know how it feels." Hank Pym refers to how Hope was as a teenager. 

Cassie caused most of the problems in the film, and they should have written her better. She should have been more like her dad makes mistakes but learns. 

5. The film should have introduced Eric O'Grady, The Irredeemable Ant-Man.

Now Eric O'Grady is considered one of the worst superheroes because he uses his ant-man suit to spy on women while they shower. As well he stops criminals and takes some of the money they steal. This character would have been funny to add to the film like he's the opposite of Scott. He could be Marvel's answer to a Peacemaker type character. He's a douche but has a sense of good to him. Maybe Ant-Man 4 will introduce him but maybe not. If he was in Ant-Man 3, I would have him be a former agent of SHIELD until he was fired for failing a mission. He survived the snap and broke into Hank Pym's house, and he found an Ant-Man suit that was a second version mixed with the Yellowjacket suit. Eric steals it, but unlike Scott, he uses the suit to be a hero, but he's a douche about it. He beats up bad guys, steals the money they stole, spies on women showering, and doesn't help out his fellow heroes during a big fight because they got it. In the film, Scott meets with Eric, and Scott wants him to stop being Ant-Man. The two fight, but later in the movie, Scott sees much of himself in Eric. I would have Eric redeem himself in the film, ultimately becoming a real hero. He changed his name to Black Ant and could have joined the Thunderbolts. 

If I were to cast Eric O'Grady, I would cast Cameron Monaghan.

4. The film, I feel, didn't need to explore the Quantum realm, but I know it was to further expand on Janet's character and set up Kang.

I feel like the Quantum Realm was a cool place, but maybe we didn't need to explore it, but if anyone disagrees, that's fine. Someone pointed out how Janet has aged even though in the Quantum Realm, time is slower there, like she was stuck there for thirty years, but in the quantum realm, it's thirty hours. It's confusing. I mean, sure, we meet Kang, and again, this movie is a setup for Kang as the next big bad. They could have done a different storyline where Scott spends time with his daughter Cassie and Hope. Maybe the film has AIM, and they have a new leader, MODOK, but he brings an army like Kang's soldiers. 

You could still have Kang in the film, but he appears at the end as he sends MODOK back to Earth to tell everyone about the coming of Kang. To me, the Quantum Realm didn't need to explore, but it still could have been used in the film at least. MODOK wants to combine both worlds with the Quantum Realm in the movie's plot. 

3. The film could have done a better job with MODOK; he should have been the main villain.

Now MODOK made his MCU debut, and the CGI was bad, but he is a hard villain to adapt on screen. They also revealed that Darren from the first film is MODOK now. They wasted MODOK in this film, especially when they killed him, and there's a scene where Cassie tells him to stop being a dick. Just like she was in the movie. To be honest, I think MODOK should have been the film's main villain. As I wrote, he returns from the Quantum realm and forms AIM. MODOK wants revenge on Scott, Hank, and Hope, but also, he's helping a friend of his who got him out of the Quantum realm, and that is Kang. MODOK comes close to taking over the world but is defeated by Ant-Man. MODOK doesn't die but is taken captive and questioned. He tells everyone about Kang and that he is bringing all of him to take over the world. I would still keep that end-credit scene with all the Kangs. 

2. This film sets up Kang as the new big threat. However, maybe Kang didn't need to be in the movie but at least set up as the next Avengers Level Threat.  

I loved Jonathan Majors as Kang, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of him, but I feel like this character didn't need to be in the film. The series sets up Loki season 2, and Kang will be in season 2 of Loki. The movie could have set up Kang as a future threat, but I think he should be like Thanos was in Guardians of the Galaxy. He appears but doesn't fight Ant-Man, but he is the real mastermind behind the film's events. That would have been a better way to include Kang in the film, not as the film's villain but as Thanos was in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.  

1. Ant-Man is sidelined again, not only him but also Wasp. I feel like the film should focus on these two a lot more. 

Scott and Hope don't have much screen time together in the film. Instead, the film has them bonding with their families. That's fine, but the film sidelines them like Ant-Man, and Wasp gets sidelined for Janet and Cassie. The film should have focused on their romance and where it's going. I liked how Hope took over her father's business, but I also liked it if the film focused on starting their own family. Maybe there could have been a scene where Hope learns she is pregnant and tells Scott at the end. That would be an interesting setup for the next generation of heroes. Maybe in Kang Dystany, Hank dies in the film seeing how Michael Douglas wants to be killed. Hope gives birth to a boy, and he is named Hank Van Lang after his grandfather Hank Pym. That would be a good idea. 

I especially hate this trend of sidelining your protagonist like that's the main character. He should be the main focus of the film. Marvel has got to stop this trend; I mean, DC isn't doing that; I mean, Matt Reeves Batman films will focus only on Bruce Wayne, and he won't be sidelined for Catwoman or a villain. I also feel like Scott was treated like crap and didn't stand himself anymore. As well the lunch scene, I mean, everyone treats Scott like crap, and he saved them all from Thanos. Marvel just keeps downgrading their characters. 

So that's how I think Marvel should have Ant-Man and Wasp.

Do you agree or disagree?

Let me know because, in the end, it's just a movie.

Marvel Studios Phase 5 is off to a bad start. Hopefully, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 can change that. 

Marvel must first return to Quality over Quantity, Story, and Character.

We'll see what happens in the rest of Phase 5, and who knows, maybe it will get better.

We just have to wait and see what happens.