It is no secret that Spider-Man is my favorite Marvel superhero. I grew up with the 90s animated Spider-Man series and enjoyed the comics (although it was the weird Ben Reilly Spider-Man period). I am open to anything Spider-Man, but I have to admit that “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” didn’t exactly captivate me with it’s previews. It didn’t look bad to me, but nothing I wanted to rush and see. Then I kept hearing how good it was from friends so I figured it deserved the benefit of the doubt.
Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised with how well the film was executed. By all intensive purposes, much of the film shouldn’t have worked. Some aspects were goofy but some of those parts were among the most enjoyable moments of the movie. The film feels fresh and different which is somewhatly refreshing in an era of cookie cutter superhero films.
The film primarily tells the origin of Miles Morales and his transformation into his universe’s Spider-Man. Miles Morales was introduced in the Marvel Ultimate brand. Like in the Ultimate comics, Miles Morales is forced to take the mantle of Spider-Man after Peter Parker is taken out of the picture. The story is fun overall and I liked how the filmmakers were able to take the familiar Spider-Man story and changes it up by focusing on a Spider-Man other than Peter Parker. Miles has a different outlook on life and has different interactions with characters.
Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised with how well the film was executed. By all intensive purposes, much of the film shouldn’t have worked. Some aspects were goofy but some of those parts were among the most enjoyable moments of the movie. The film feels fresh and different which is somewhatly refreshing in an era of cookie cutter superhero films.
The film primarily tells the origin of Miles Morales and his transformation into his universe’s Spider-Man. Miles Morales was introduced in the Marvel Ultimate brand. Like in the Ultimate comics, Miles Morales is forced to take the mantle of Spider-Man after Peter Parker is taken out of the picture. The story is fun overall and I liked how the filmmakers were able to take the familiar Spider-Man story and changes it up by focusing on a Spider-Man other than Peter Parker. Miles has a different outlook on life and has different interactions with characters.
The film also introduces several alternate dimension Spider themed crime fighters including the popular Spider-Gwen, an alternate Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir, and Spider-Ham. It’s amazing how the film can include the likes of Spider-Ham and still work. It was also visually amazing how the animators managed to differentiate the animation styles of some of the characters. I should also note that the film contains several references to classic Spider-Man comics and the movies that die hard fans will love.
The film was filled with innovative animation that was just fun to watch. My only real complaint with the animation style was that the background had a slightly unfocused 3D effect, almost like you went to a 3D movie without 3D glasses. Aside from that, it was sharp.
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” may not be able to top the likes of the classic Sam Raimi movies, but it’s miles ahead of “The Anazing Spider-Man” franchise and on par or perhaps better than what Marvel Studios is doing with the character now. If you love Spider-Man, comic book movies, and/or animated flicks, you can’t miss this movie.
Grade: B+
The film was filled with innovative animation that was just fun to watch. My only real complaint with the animation style was that the background had a slightly unfocused 3D effect, almost like you went to a 3D movie without 3D glasses. Aside from that, it was sharp.
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” may not be able to top the likes of the classic Sam Raimi movies, but it’s miles ahead of “The Anazing Spider-Man” franchise and on par or perhaps better than what Marvel Studios is doing with the character now. If you love Spider-Man, comic book movies, and/or animated flicks, you can’t miss this movie.
Grade: B+
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