Ant-Man's Bad Biology Defeated Good Science. Can We Save Superhero Movies?

Marvel’s Ant-Man was the most disappointing superhero movie of 2015.

It wasn’t the worst (that title goes to Fantastic Four) but the predictable plot and cliched characters wasted its potential and made it frustrating to watch. I also found the film hard to enjoy for another reason: bad science.

Ant-Man has three key superpowers: the ability to shrink, human strength at insect size, and the power to control ants with his mind. I’ll briefly describe how the movie gets them all wrong, then explain why Hollywood doesn’t care about the right way to show the science of superheroes.

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