‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ Can’t Hide Disney’s Fake Populism

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s wake-up call is causing audiences to get fed up.

The same saga that gave us Iron Man, Captain America and the Hulk is now a wretched tale that focuses on ideology and escapism.

What did anyone really like? “Eternals?”

The new “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” This new tradition continues to a certain extent. This adventure follows our heroes as he battles a new foe within a sub-atomic realm. It touches on some of the saga’s new woke bromides.

Here’s why it’s more alarming and less hypocritical than ever.

In the threequel, we meet Cassie (Kathryn Newton), a young Cassie, the daughter of Scott Lang/AntMan (Paul Rudd). We last saw her as a young girl. “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” Now she is a teenager ready to fight against social oppression.

The film opens with Daddy Ant bailing Cassie free from prison after a protest that turned south. Local police tear-gassed “peaceful protesters,” She says she was involved in the melee. The plot highlights the teenager’s activism and a desire to fight for the little guy or gal.

This is typical for modern teens, but the storyline doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

It reappears after our heroes go to the Quantum Realm to face Kang, the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). Thanos-like villain rule over the realm, forcing its inhabitants to band together against one common enemy.

It’s the people against the dictator and the message couldn’t have been clearer. In fact, a Quantum Realm fighter shouts into battle while crying during one sequence. “burn it all down.”

It’s almost like Occupy Wall Street 2.0 and Antifa 1.0.

Michael Douglas returns as the inventor of Ant-Man’s costume and makes a joking comment about the film’s populist tendencies. Douglas’ Hank Pym summons Quantum Real ants to help them win the war.

“I know socialism is a charged word, but we’ve got a lot to learn from them,” Douglas’ character begins by referring to his ant minions who work in unison to defeat Kang.

See the whole picture?

Except for the “Ant-Man” As with the rest, the Disney umbrella covers saga. That mega-company is often the Kang-like figure who rules over the less fortunate.

Let’s first look at how Disney placates China quickly and often while ignoring China’s human rights violations. The government doesn’t try to protect freedom of speech. It is just a punchline in Middle Kingdom.

Artists who protest the government learn this the hard and painful way. Ask Ai Weiwei the famous artist. Chinese officials punish For his free-thinking work.

Consider how Uyghur Muslims feel about China’s appreciation of the Everyman. CCP’s concentration camp approach To the ethnic minorities is a shame on the nation’s heart.

Disney was furious at Florida’s falsely dubbed name “Don’t Say Gay” The legislation does more than simply turn a blindeye to Chinese policy. The company China is literally thanked It allowed its workers to shoot portions of the live-action “Mulan” In the country, not far away from the aforementioned camps. 

Recently, Bob Iger, the newly reinstated CEO appeared to be ready to take over. China should be re-appeased To get more Disney products in the country’s cinemas. It included the yanking of an episode “The Simpsons” It is not appropriate to mention China and forced labor camps within the same sentence.

Voila, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” After multiple MCU movies had been censored, the movie is now being shown in China.

Team Disney also makes use of its immense power to make its mark in the American market. When “The Last Jedi” In 2017, Disney demanded that the hit theaters be filled with Disney characters You may need to follow specific screening guidelines.. According to a Mashable.com report:

To avoid the penalty, U.S. theater owners must run the film for at least four weeks. They must also run marketing promotions specifically for the movie at the exact time Disney wishes, and not one day earlier.

It wasn’t the only time Disney has used its influence to overthrow theater operators.

Disney was also once Critics of films banned by the L.A. Times Following a Times investigation into company business dealings, the Times screened the company’s films. When other critics rallied behind the paper, Disney quickly reversed course.

Last year, VFX gurus from Disney worked on Disney films. They accused the company for allowing poor work conditions. Disney charged the artists with being “insatiable in its demands, impossible to please, overworking and underpaying the very staff who imbue its content with miracles and wonder.”

Most likely, more than a few workers winced when the news was announced. “Quantumania” Character cry “burn it all down!”

After its activism against Florida Governor, Disney’s bottom lines took a beating in 2022. Ron DeSantis, box office duds like “Lightyear” This news includes the revelation that the company injects sex into content targeted at children.

What did Disney do? Instead of rethinking its content strategy, Disney fired 7,000 employees. It was the “little guy” You got the shaft again and again.

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