Is this a script mistake in Ant-Man and the Wasp movie?
In a scene, we see Scott's ex-wife (Maggie), her husband (Jim), and Scott's daughter (Cassey) are watching the TV and a report about a giant creature (Goliath/Scott's huge form) in the city is showing; the reporter says It is NOT KNOWN what or who that thing is.
Also, Maggie and Jim look at each other surprisingly like they don't know the identity of Goliath; but Cassey is smiling; thus she knows it is her father.
Well, people knew about the Germany incident; so the reporter makes no sense.
Also, Maggie and Jim don't know it also makes no sense; because sure they know the reason for Scott's house arrest; and well, when people do know, how can Maggie and Jim don't know the events that occurred in Captain America: Civil War and Ant-Man? See 1:33:18 of the film to watch that scene.
Best Answer
The most obvious answer: nobody knows about Germany. In Ant Man and the Wasp, it is mentioned that Scott helped Captain America. Now, Scott was a thief, so it is possible that people believed that Scott would have smuggled something in order to help Captain America and the other Team Cap members. Nobody would even expect him to be Ant Man.
Going back to Civil War, the airport battle included Black Panther, who is the king of a nation. It also included most of the Avengers, who saved the world numerous times. People were already accusing the Avengers of collateral damage and the UN would definitely try and silence the destructive stuff the Avenges did back there. They literally destroyed entire planes and half the airport. It was the safest option for them, without having to face the media or the diplomacy.
So, in that case, nobody would have recorded the events in the airport (except for Spidey), and could not figure out who Ant Man actually is. That is why no one recognized him.
Answer to a comment: Yes, Paxton knew that Scott was Ant-Man from the first movie; but Maggie (Scott's ex-wife) did not. So, even if they saw Giant-Man, Maggie would be surprised and Dave would be too, because he does not know that Scott can enlarge. Even if he did, well, nobody wants to deliberately disclose an outlaw superhero's identity, which would be the case if Dave just acted as if everything was normal.
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