The 10 Most Shocking Movie Moments Of 2016 (So Far)

In 2016, it takes a lot to still shock and/or awe an audience. This is a medium over a century old - gone are the days of cinema-goers screaming in fright at the sight of a steam train hurtling towards them on the big screen. By now we feel we've seen it all. Now it takes real originality and craftsmanship to surprise the average film fan or instill in them any sense of real wonder.

Brogan Morris Jul 2, 2016 1:25 pm2016-07-02T14:14:06-05:00

2) Captain America: Civil War – Ant-Man Goes Big

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Civil War can lay claim to a number of Best of 2016 honors: Best Villain (excluding The Witch‘s Black Phillip – Civil War has the best human villain, at least), in Daniel Bruhl’s Machiavellian Helmut Zemo; Best Set-Piece, in the exhilarating Bucharest chase sequence; and, quite possibly, Best Ensemble (from the leads to the minor supporting parts).

Civil War is also home to the big comedy shock of the year. It comes in the midst of the Leipzig airport battle: Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man uses his shape-altering technology in a way we’ve never seen before, and – rather than shrink – he unexpectedly turns himself into a giant, before proceeding to rampage around the airport like King Kong.

It’s a total surprise, and completely hilarious.

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