7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Overview
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around personal stakes, scientific discovery, and family reunion, with a secondary critique of corporate greed that is a common action movie trope rather than a dominant ideological statement, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie demonstrates significant diversity through its casting, including explicit race and gender swaps for characters like Bill Foster and Ghost, who are traditionally white and male in the source material. However, its narrative does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features Hope van Dyne (Wasp) who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents. Her victories are achieved through a combination of martial arts skill and her shrinking/enlarging abilities.
The character Ghost, who was canonically established and widely perceived as male in Marvel Comics, is portrayed as a female character (Ava Starr) in the film. This constitutes a gender swap.
The character Ghost, originally depicted as a white male in Marvel Comics, is portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen, a mixed-race actress, in the film. This constitutes a change in the character's established race from the source material.
Ant-Man and the Wasp does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes within its narrative. The film's focus remains on its established heterosexual relationships and the primary plot involving the Quantum Realm and Ghost's origin, without addressing LGBTQ+ representation.
Ant-Man and the Wasp does not feature any transsexual characters or explore related themes. Consequently, the film has no direct impact on the portrayal of transsexual identity, resulting in an N/A rating for its depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.7
7.0
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