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Ant-Man<\/em> (2015, USA) asks if taking a second chance is worth it, if given the opportunity.
\nThe opportunity does not seem that appealing, though.<\/p>\n

To take his opportunity, ex-convict Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) will have to become inconspicuous, and insignificant, as the size of an ant and the incredible power of one.<\/p>\n

He will have to get into a corporation that\u2019s using Dr. Hank Pym\u2019s secret formula. The formula in the corporation\u2019s hands threatens world security.
\nScott as Ant-Man will go in unseen, but will have to hurdle over a variety of ‘everyday’ obstacles that fully grown humans take for granted. He must face the challenges of avoiding getting sucked down bath holes, getting drowned by showers, navigating sewers, and passing through gardens, as well as navigating the ins and outs of buildings. Seems easy, but would we take the opportunity? Scott\u2019s \u2018rare\u2019 chance seems a no-brainer. Who would really go ahead with it, even if becoming as small as an ant could really happen? What if you lost your life? But his smallness is what can get the job done, as well as using has \u2018special skills\u2019 in the process. Ultimately, what has an ex-convict got to lose? Ant-Man<\/em> does raise an issue, despite its implausibility (but believable special visual effects): if we were \u2018down in the dumps\u2019 or an outcast of society would we take someone\u2019s offer of redemption?<\/p>\n

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Rated PG-13 contains action violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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