Many films in the MCU, like Doctor Strange, Avengers: Endgame, and both Ant-man films before the 2023 instalment, have mentioned or touched briefly upon the Quantum Realm. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was the first film in the franchise to give the viewers a first-hand look at the alternate dimension.
In the first Ant-Man film, Hank Pym explained how his Pym Particles work, but that explanation unravels much of the third film’s plot. The Pym particles allow a person to shrink smaller than an atom and even go subatomic – just as Janet did and ended up in the Quantum Realm for approximately 50 years.
Scott had a brief trip to the Quantum Realm in the first film after he pushed the Yellowjacket there, but he came back with the hope that Janet might be alive. The second film focused on her rescue, and as we saw in the third film, once again, the Pym particles were vital for their journey.
Despite what the MCU tells us, the Pym particles aren’t meant for interdimensional travel or even time travel. Hank’s explanation of his invention foils everything the Avengers, the Langs, and Pyms have achieved throughout the franchise – read for yourself what he said in the 2015 movie:
Twenty years ago, I created a formula that altered relative atomic distance. I learned how to change the distance between atoms. That’s what powers the suit.
Let’s dive into the science of it. The subatomic particles that make up an atom, like protons, neutrons, and electrons, are too small, thus rendering it impossible to ever shrink to that size. Pym’s shrinking technology alters the atomic distance in any object or living being.
Even if we lean into the fictional quality of these films to explain the above inconsistency, another fact renders the traveling possibilities moot using Pym tech. Shrinking to a subatomic size can change a person’s metabolism, essentially starving them to death the instant they push the button or kill them due to the lack of oxygen.
Even avoiding all these points, it is still impossible to understand that even if a person survives shrinking that small, how would that same technology lead to such extensive traveling options? Ant-Man 3 clearly exposes the biggest plothole that the original film introduced, upsetting a lot of theories the MCU depends on.
What do you make of this discovery? Do you think Marvel needs to explain their faults and find a way to include them in the MCU? Drop your views in the comments below.
About Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures, it is intended to continue the story of Ant-Man after Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) as a part of the MCU.
Directed by Peyton Reed, it was released on February 17, 2023. Filming began in early February 2021 in Turkey and was also shot in Atlanta, London, and Los Angeles.
It is the thirty-second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first instalment of the MCU’s Phase V. The movie follows Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne and Cassie Lang, battling against the evil time traveler Kang the Conqueror.
Source: Screenrant
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