This summer, I'm working as a server at a dine-in movie theater, and with Marvel's recent release of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" a lot of younger audiences have been filling up our theaters.

The other week, I was serving a family, and I asked the little girl who her favorite superhero was. She looked up at me for a moment, grinned, and answered Black Widow.

Black Widow, who, despite having significant roles in many Marvel movies, has yet to see a solo film and still managed to stand out to this little girl.

I smiled at her answer and told her that if Black Widow was her favorite superhero, she was definitely going to love the Wasp.

Evangeline Lilly takes on her role of Hope Pym, the Wasp, as an absolute badass, complete with some really great fight scenes and an intriguing story line throughout.

Although she isn't the first female superhero to take on the big screen (Wonder Woman stole the show last summer) her role is so important to the entertainment industry.

Having female superheros for the sake of having female superheros can easily backfire. It's easy to over-hype a character or expect more from her because she's a female, which can steer us away from actually enjoying the character.

Look at how quickly the little girl named Black Widow as her favorite superhero; these women have more of an impact than we can ever imagine.

"Ant-Man and the Wasp" is a step up for female superheros in that it names its female lead in the title, it credits her with fantastic action scenes, and it smoothly interjects her into the story-line throughout the movie.

If anything, this movie is the start of normalizing great female superheroes into our stories. Next year, "Captain Marvel" will release, starring Brie Larson, and from there on out are endless possibilities for female superheroes who will both inspire younger audiences and continue to kick ass for years to come.