"Ant-man and the Wasp" - SPOILER ALERT

"Ant-man and the Wasp" marks my return to the library to borrow movies. The last one I borrowed before the quarantine went into effect was the first "Ant-man". How cool that I'm picking up again with another Ant-man movie!

And what a return it was! This movie was hilarious and seriously meaningful at the same time. It didn't just have moments of humor. The humor was abundant throughout the movie. In fact, one of the main story lines itself was hilarious - an entire building was stolen and they had to find the lab. This was such a clever plot point that only an Ant-man movie can successfully pull off, I believe.

One thing I love about the superheros in the Marvel movies is that it seems like the characters the actors portray are much like that in real life. This makes them believable and helps me to form connections with them. Paul Rudd once again flawlessly took on the roles of Ant-man and dad to a daughter he clearly loves very much. I love seeing more than one side to the superheros. This gives them more depth.

I almost didn't recognize the actress who played the Wasp. I thought she was a different actress until I looked it up. Evangeline Lilly was outstanding in this role and I love that she is prominently shown on the cover of the DVD. She deserves the recognition.

Luis was back! Seeing him show up in this movie made my day! Every single time I see him, I smile because I know I'm going to love every word that rolls off of his tongue (literally, that's what it sounds like to me) no matter what he says. The Ant-man movies would not be as successful without him, in my opinion. His friends in their supporting roles also once again kicked this movie up a few notches. Randall Park was also quite comical as the agent.

I also connected with the villain in this movie. She added a serious side to the plot. Like the villain in "Black Panther", there was a story behind her physical and emotional pain. I was trying to imagine myself in her position. She must have felt so helpless, to the point where she was willing to hurt others for her own healing. This was a prominent and serious theme in an otherwise humorous movie. Helping oneself at the expense of destroying others.

I really loved the way this theme wrapped up in the end. The one person Ghost would have destroyed ended up the being the one person who had the power to take away her pain in a humane and forgiving way. Janet could have held a grudge, but she didn't.

The mid-credits scene after the movie was an unexpected surprise for me, and yet I'm not sure why it was such a surprise. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the next Avengers movie. I can tell that will be a crazy one and I'm so looking forward to that wild ride!