In and of itself, Ant-Man And The Wasp is a great movie, featuring excellent women characters. Viewed in isolation, it is, perhaps, one of the most feminist instalments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, 10 years and 20 films in to the juggernaut comic-book adaptation franchise, this sequel brings with it a vast amount of baggage, from which it is difficult for many audiences to separate. This creates a fascinating conundrum around the movie, which unfortunately has the potential to divide the opinions of fans and newcomers alike.

The film is the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man – a movie which generated controversy of its own after being developed by writer-director Edgar Wright for a decade, before he (and co-writer Joe Cornish) was unceremoniously ejected from the endeavour, pr...

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