History Heartwarming / AntManAndTheWasp

* Scott’s relationship with Maggie and Paxton has improved to the point that he hugs both of them whenever he sees Cassie.

** Similarly, Scott keeps a secret cell phone hidden inside his door to contact Hank and Hope when needed, showing that he still wanted to keep in touch with them in some way.

* Janet’s reunions with Hank and Hope is just as tearful and touching as you'd expect a thirty-year absence to be. Bonus points for Lilly, Douglas and Pfeiffer's performances, which sell the scenes completely only with their face expressions and body language.

* A minor meta moment that may only be noticed by hardcore comic fans, but in the credits Joe Maneely is thanked. Maneely, who created Jimmy Woo, was one of the early Marvel comic artists, and it was the first time he'd been credited in a film.
* A meta piece of heartwarming comes from the cast: Steven Spielberg himself heard Hannah John-Kamen, who he'd worked with in ''Ready Player One'', was auditioning for Ghost, and took the time to personally send a letter to Peyton Reed vouching for her. This, apparently, was a factor in the decision to cast her. The letter can be read [[https://screenrant.com/ant-man-wasp-steven-spielberg-hannah-john-kamen/ here]].

* More Fridge Heartwarming than anything, but Hank's days as Ant-Man were obviously long over and he admitted so in the first movie... and yet he was still making a new Ant-Man suit, that was almost complete, as if he needed two or three days more to finish it. Scott might have been under the impression that Hank and Hope hated him now, but ''they'' never actually said that. Given all that, and that they kept tabs on him closely enough to program an ant to replicate his routine perfectly, it seems obvious that they had always planned to get back in contact with him as soon as his house arrest was over.

* Bill genuinely taking interest in Scott's ability to become Giant-Man and being amazed at growing to 65 feet (Bill's record was 21 feet). Scott, who never gets much praise from Hank, seems pleased to have this acknowledged.
* When trying to figure out how to [[ItMakesSenseInContext locate the missing lab]], Scott reveals he never really destroyed the original Ant-Man suit. What really seals it is his reason for not destroying it: it was Hank's life work. It wasn't ''Scott's'' life work, yet he had the empathy to recognize the sentiment behind it and how much it meant to Hank.

** Despite her admitting to have been trained to be a spy and assassin and having killed people, Ava never kills or causes any lasting damage in the whole movie ([[AmbiguousSituation except for possibly]] [[AssholeVictim Burch's FBI insider]]).

* Hank neutralises Bill by surrounding with giant ants but doesn't hurt him and the two have a grudging heart to heart, Bill wishes Hank luck in getting Janet back and Hank promises that he will help Bill cure Ava and work as partners again.

* A meta piece of heartwarming comes from the cast: Steven Spielberg himself heard Hannah John-Kamen, who he'd worked with in ''Ready Player One'', was auditioning for Ghost, and took the time to personally send a letter to Peyton Reed vouching for her. This, apparently, was a factor in the decision to cast her. The letter can be read [https://screenrant.com/ant-man-wasp-steven-spielberg-hannah-john-kamen/ here].

** This Scott/Paxton family is a notably sweet and mature portrayal of a spouse/ex friendship as there is ''no'' hint of bitterness and jealously over losing Maggie for the former or her lingering feeling for Scott in the latter; For all intents and purposes, Ant-Man now has a caring big-brother in Paxton, who he dearly loves as much as his ex-wife.

** This Scott/Paxton family is a notably sweet and mature portrayal of aspouse/ex friendship as there is ''no'' hint of bitterness and jealously over losing Maggie for the former or her lingering feeling for Scott in the latter; For all intents and purposes, Ant-Man now has a caring big-brother in Paxton, who he dearly loves as much as his ex-wife.

** Heck, Maggie isn't just quietly on Scott's side, she ''furiously'' calls out the FBI agents every time she sees them in Scott's home and accuses them of harassing him. Seeing her sticking up for Scott, especially after she was so cautious about letting him back into Cassie's life in the [[Film/AntMan previous film]], shows how much [[AmicableExes better things are between them.]]

* Upon seeing her father being Ant-Man again, Cassie helps him to keep it a secret from the FBI. After the agents left, Cassie has a heart-to-heart talk, even admitting that she wants to be a hero like him. Through his conversation with his daughter, Scott realizes that he must atone for mistakes and once again breaks house arrest to rescue the Pyms.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[SympathyForTheDevil Your pain. I can feel it. I think I can help you.]]"'']]

!!Meta
* When the first film was made, Creator/EvangelineLilly said Creator/MichellePfeiffer would be her dream casting for Janet van Dyne in the sequel, and Creator/PeytonReed made sure to have a woman with similar-looking eyes play the masked Jan in the flashback. That dream has come true.
* Creator/StevenSpielberg sent a letter to Peyton Reed as soon as he found out about Hannah John-Kamen's casting, congratulating him on making such a great casting choice as he so thoroughly enjoyed working with her on ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''.

* The first scene with Scott looks like he's on a heist, but then it turns out that he's playing "thief" with Cassie. He constructed an "air vent" or underground tunnel out of cardboard boxes, staged events like a puppet of Anton the Ant telling them where to go and an escape slide that goes down the stairs and into the back yard. It's absolutely adorable.

** Despite her admitting to have been trained to be a spy and assassin and having killed people, Ava never kills or causes any lasting damage in the whole movie.

! Film

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-->'''Cassie:''' You can do it. [[DaddysGirl You can do anything]]. You’re the [[MakesSenseInContext world’s greatest grandma]].

* When the first film was made, Creator/EvangelineLilly said Creator/MichellePfeiffer would be her dream casting for Janet van Dyne in the sequel. That dream has come true.