Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

When it comes to adapting the character of Spider-Man, most of his filmed works are done via live action, and rarely has there been an animated movie been centered around the character. That is until now. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is an animated feature that centers around the large multiverse that the character is involved with. While there could be more focus and attention on some important characters, the film looks and sounds great enough to ignore these minor details. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is a great leap into the ever expanding world of the comic book character, and then some.

The story has Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) accidentally getting bit by a radioactive spider, and obtaining the same powers as Spider-Man. However, due to a machine that can create alternate realities headed by the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber), a series of other spider people come through. These include another Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Noir (Nicholas Cage), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), a talking pig. Now, Miles must learn to not only control his newfound abilities, but also bring these guys back to their respective dimensions without causing harm to anyone.

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is an interesting take the web crawler has had. Unlike previous iterations, this tale is more down to earth with its execution, and treating the main character of Miles Morales as a teenager instead of being portrayed as an adult acting like a teenager. Miles just might be the mots relatable Spider-Man to date; he's a teenager that's going through rough times, and has to tackle on this big responsibility of being Spider-Man.

That's the big appeal to this movie: the story. While it does contain a plot, the viewer will be wowed by everything that is happening on screen. And for comic book fans, they will more than enjoy all of the references and easter eggs that the film has to offer. Plus, there is a neat little scene after the credits that expands on the big multiverse that Spider-Man is involved with.

The real selling point is with the animation. Sony Pictures Animation worked close with Marvel to bring this world to life, and it definitely payed off for them. This entire world that has been created looks and feels like a comic book coming to life. Every single detail from the backgrounds to the character designs is incredible. Every person working on this movie deserves a big pat on the back for putting all of this attention to detail here.

The music has a nice hip hop blend to it, along with some electronic moments, but the soundtrack could have been given some orchestration to make it stand out.

The characters, while good and have great direction from their respective actors, really do not give a lot of attention and focus unlike Miles or Peter. This movie definitely offers a lot of characters, but rather than just being there, give them a purpose outside of just bring fan service.

Also, the movie does go on a little too long. However, the film does keep your interest, and there's no chance of getting bored. But it does take a while to finally get to the ultimate conclusion.

In conclusion, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is a well thought out animated movie that brings out the character of Spider-Man that audiences have never seen before. And opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

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