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Lightning Strikes 02/08/21 1:40:56 PM #407:	It's basically a tie for me between the two. I think Ant-Man is a more elegant film, but Ant-Man and the Wasp has better development for its characters and a bigger sense of fun. It might be the most forgettable Marvel film post-Phase 1, but it is a very likeable film that is really good natured and well-intentioned. I think CoolCly nailed it, if the average blockbuster was like this the entire industry would be in a much better place. BetrayedTangy While we dont know exactly what Edgar Wright did with the first Ant-Man, you can feel his presence missing with this one. We actually have a pretty good idea, there were some good pieces on it. Edgar Wright's script was a lot of the original, and it's easy to imagine what his would have been. What got added was the Quantum Realm scene, the Avengers HQ subplot with Falcon, extra scenes developing Hope and Yellowjacket, and the Luis monologues. The film would have had the same story and structure, along with most of the same action scenes and setpieces. It also would have looked different as Reed brought on his own Production Designer and Cinematographer. However, a lot of the visual design(most notably the costume) was already nailed down by the time he came on board. Additionally, Reed was definitely emulating Wright's style at times, most notably the use of quick cuts - when I saw the Luis scenes for the first time I thought they were pure Edgar Wright, and it turns out they were not. I think the end result would have been a very similar, if trimmed down, film. I will say, I think Adam McKay deserves a lot of credit for the rewrite he and Paul Rudd did on Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish's script. The reason Wright (and Cornish) left the project was because Marvel effectively rewrote the personality out of his last draft - however McKay deliberately kept as much of Wright's voice as possible, and I do think that comes across. I also think that he and Rudd are the reason that fairly cynical sounding additions like the Falcon scenes actually fit well with the final film. It's a shame he didn't return for the sequel and I think it misses him as well. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:950418696] in Board 8 Ra... [t:79272506]...</cite> <quote>It's basically a tie for me between the two. I think Ant-Man is a more elegant film, but Ant-Man and the Wasp has better development for its characters and a bigger sense of fun. It might be the most forgettable Marvel film post-Phase 1, but it is a very likeable film that is really good natured and well-intentioned. I think CoolCly nailed it, if the average blockbuster was like this the entire industry would be in a much better place. <quote>BetrayedTangy While we dont know exactly what Edgar Wright did with the first Ant-Man, you can feel his presence missing with this one.</quote> We actually have a pretty good idea, there were some good pieces on it. Edgar Wright's script was a lot of the original, and it's easy to imagine what his would have been. What got added was the Quantum Realm scene, the Avengers HQ subplot with Falcon, extra scenes developing Hope and Yellowjacket, and the Luis monologues. The film would have had the same story and structure, along with most of the same action scenes and setpieces. It also would have looked different as Reed brought on his own Production Designer and Cinematographer. However, a lot of the visual design(most notably the costume) was already nailed down by the time he came on board. Additionally, Reed was definitely emulating Wright's style at times, most notably the use of quick cuts - when I saw the Luis scenes for the first time I thought they were pure Edgar Wright, and it turns out they were not. I think the end result would have been a very similar, if trimmed down, film. I will say, I think Adam McKay deserves a lot of credit for the rewrite he and Paul Rudd did on Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish's script. The reason Wright (and Cornish) left the project was because Marvel effectively rewrote the personality out of his last draft - however McKay deliberately kept as much of Wright's voice as possible, and I do think that comes across. I also think that he and Rudd are the reason that fairly cynical sounding additions like the Falcon scenes actually fit well with the final film. It's a shame he didn't return for the sequel and I think it misses him as well. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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