Marvel's Worst Scene Remains Proof That Franchise-Building Is Imperfect

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The cinematic universe is a fancy title that describes a complex and long-winded method of building a franchise of marketable faces and names. That process is difficult, risky, and can often be clumsy or soulless, but the Marvel cinematic universe is one of the most successful iterations of this concept. Still, as more big box office draws fall under the same handful of studios, there is always the occasional pileup as ideas come together.

Ant-Man was a film that struggled with a number of big changes in production. Beloved filmmaker Edgar Wright stepped down from the project due to creative differences, leaving the film in creative limbo and earning the ire of many fans. The finished product is a mixed bag, but unfortunately, it also contains one of the worst moments in the massive empire's history.

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Is Ant-Man anyone's favorite Marvel movie? Maybe, but it probably isn't anyone's least favorite. The one scene that makes it feel so much less than the sum of its parts isn't even particularly bad. It's a decent enough action scene with a few fine one-liners — standard fare for the MCU, but it's well-executed at least. The offending scene occurs around halfway through the piece. Scott Lang has been tasked with a superhuman heist, stealing the Yellowjacket suit from the film's villain. In preparation, former Ant-Man and genius inventor Hank Pym trains the thief to use his invention and take on his mantle. Pym breaks down his tragic backstory, warning Lang of the dangers of going too far. A viewer experienced in this type of film would assume the next plot beat, and would usually be right, but the format forces a detour first.

The film pumps the breaks on its story for a needless