Mar 3, 2019 - In Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, which takes place in the Miles Morales altered-universe, his test date says 'Decembruary.'
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | |
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Directed by | |
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Screenplay by | |
Story by | Phil Lord |
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Music by | Daniel Pemberton |
Edited by | Robert Fisher Jr. |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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117 minutes[1] | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million[2] |
Box office | $375.5 million[3] |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animatedsuperhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the first animated feature film in the Spider-Man franchise,[4][5] and is set in a shared multiverse called the 'Spider-Verse', which has alternate universes. The film was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman, and a story by Lord. It stars the voices of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev Schreiber. In the film, Miles Morales joins other Spider-Men from various dimensions who team up to save New York City from Kingpin.
Plans for an animated Spider-Man film by Lord and Christopher Miller were leaked in 2014 and announced in April 2015. Persichetti, Ramsey and Rothman joined over the next two years, with Moore and Schreiber cast in April 2017. Lord and Miller wanted the film to have a unique style, combining Sony Pictures Imageworks' computer animation pipeline with traditional hand-drawn comic book techniques inspired by the work of Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli. The film required up to 140 animators, the largest crew used by Sony Pictures Animation. The film was dedicated to the memories of the creators of Spider-Man, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who both died in 2018.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse had its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on December 1, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 14. It grossed over $375 million worldwide against a $90 million budget. It received critical praise for its animation, characters, story, voice acting, humor and soundtrack, and won numerous awards, including Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, 46th Annie Awards, and 76th Golden Globe Awards. It was the first non-Disney or Pixar film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature since Rango (2011), as well as the first non-Disney/Pixar film since Happy Feet (2006) to win that award when a Disney or Pixar film was also in contention. A sequel and spin-off are in development.
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Plot[edit]
Teenager Miles Morales struggles to live up to the expectations of his father, police officer Jefferson Davis, who sees Spider-Man as a menace. Miles transfers to a boarding school, but later sneaks out and goes to his uncle Aaron Davis's house. When he takes Miles to an abandoned subway station to paint graffiti, Miles is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities.
Miles returns to the station to search for the spider and discovers a particle accelerator called 'The Super-Collider' built by Wilson Fisk, who hopes to access parallel universes. Miles notices Spider-Man has arrived and is attempting to disable the collider while fighting Fisk's enforcers, Green Goblin and Prowler. Spider-Man saves Miles and senses their similarities. Green Goblin shoves Spider-Man into the collider, causing an explosion that nearly kills him. Wounded, Spider-Man gives Miles a USB drive to disable the accelerator and warns that the machine could destroy the city if reactivated. Miles watches in horror as Fisk kills Spider-Man, and flees from Prowler.
Miles tries out his newfound abilities in a Spider-Man costume, but damages the USB drive after falling off a building. At Spider-Man's grave, Miles meets Peter B. Parker, an older and worn-down version of Spider-Man from another dimension. Upon meeting Peter, Miles inadvertently discovers a power to emit a bio-electric venom blast to disable his victim. Peter reluctantly agrees to train Miles in exchange for help stealing data to create a new drive. In Fisk's research facility, Miles discovers he also has the power to turn invisible. They are confronted by scientist Olivia Octavius, who takes DNA samples from Peter, revealing that he will die due to cellular decay if he stays in their dimension.
Miles and Peter are rescued by Gwen Stacy, Spider-Woman from another dimension. Meanwhile, Kingpin's motivations for creating the collider are revealed: to find alternate versions of his deceased wife and son, who died in a car crash after they left him for discovering his attempt to kill Spider-Man. The group find Peter's aunt, May Parker, who is sheltering more heroes from other dimensions – Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker – who are also deteriorating. Miles offers to disable the collider so the others can return home, but the heroes tell him he lacks experience. Miles retreats to Aaron's home, where he discovers that Aaron is the Prowler. He returns to May's house, where Peni has completed the drive; however, he is followed by Fisk, Prowler, Octavius, Scorpion, and Tombstone, leading to a brawl, revealing the multiple Spider-people present in Miles’ dimension. Miles flees, but is captured by Prowler and unmasks himself. Unwilling to kill Miles, Aaron is shot by Fisk. Miles flees with Aaron, but Aaron dies of his injuries. Jefferson sees Miles mourning over Aaron and concludes that Spider-Man killed him.
The heroes regroup with Miles in his dorm. Peter restrains Miles with his webs to ensure his safety before heading out with the heroes, choosing to sacrifice himself by staying behind and deactivating the collider. Jefferson arrives outside Miles' door and, assuming he does not want to speak to him, apologizes for his mistakes. Miles masters his powers and goes to Aunt May's, where he gains web shooters and repaints Peter's suit. He joins the heroes and helps them defeat Fisk's enforcers before activating the USB drive and sending them home. Fisk and Miles fight throughout the collider, attracting Jefferson's attention. As Miles is nearly killed, Jefferson realizes that Spider-Man is not the enemy and encourages him. Miles paralyzes Fisk with his venom blast and throws him at the kill switch, destroying the collider.
Fisk and his enforcers are arrested and Jefferson recognizes Spider-Man as a hero. Miles embraces the responsibilities of his new life. Back in their home dimensions, the heroes return to their lives; Peter prepares to fix his relationship with Mary Jane, Spider-Noir finally solves a Rubik's Cube he struggled with in the alternate timeline, Peni repairs her robot, Spider-Ham is enjoying a hot dog, and Gwen finds a way to contact Miles across dimensions.
In another dimension, Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099) travels to a 1967 New York and argues with the Spider-Man there.[N 1]
Cast[edit]
Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, and Hailee Steinfeld promoting the film at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.
- Shameik Moore as Miles Morales / Spider-Man:
An intelligent yet rebellious teenager of African-American and Puerto Rican descent, who is imbued with spider-like abilities after being bitten by a mutated spider and eventually takes up the mantle of a masked vigilante named 'Spider-Man'.[6] Producers Lord and Miller described the character as unique among Spider-Men because of his Brooklyn upbringing, half-Puerto Rican and half-African-American background, and the fact that his family is still alive,[7] with that family dynamic being central to the film's story.[8] - Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man:
Miles's reluctant mentor,[9] a disheveled, jaded and brown-haired 38-year-old counterpart of the hero from another dimension.[10] He is intended to be an amalgamation of all pop culture Spider-Man adaptations and interpretations, and Lord and Miller envisioned him to be like The Karate Kid's Mr. Miyagi, if 'Mr. Miyagi doesn't know anything' which they thought was a 'really neat color to put onto Peter that we hadn't seen before'.[8] - Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman: A dimension-displaced counterpart of Gwen Stacy with spider-like abilities, who takes up the alias of 'Gwanda' while at Miles' school.[11]
- Mahershala Ali as Aaron Davis / Prowler: Miles's uncle, who moonlights as an enforcer for Wilson Fisk.[12]
- Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis:
Miles's father, a police officer, who initially views Spider-Man as a menace.[12] At the age of 35, Henry said he was too young to portray a father of a teenager, but agreed to the role after learning that Miles Morales was the only black, Latino Spider-Man.[4] - Lily Tomlin as Aunt May: Peter's aunt, who is dead in Peter B. Parker's universe, and provides refuge for the other Spider-People in Miles' universe.[11]
- Luna Lauren Velez as Rio Morales: Miles's mother, a nurse.[11]
- Zoë Kravitz as Mary Jane Watson: Peter Parker's widowed wife in Miles' universe and Peter B. Parker's ex-wife in his universe.
- John Mulaney as Peter Porker / Spider-Ham: An alternate funny animal version of Spider-Man from an anthropomorphic universe, who was once a spider, bitten by a radioactive pig.[13][14]
- Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker / SP//dr:
A young Japanese-American girl from an alternative anime-like universe who co-pilots a biomechanical suit with a radioactive spider that she shares a telepathic link with.[14] The filmmakers initially considered using Silk as their Asian-American Spider-Man, but eventually settled on Peni because of her more unique power set compared to the other Spider-People.[15] Peni's designs went through a few iterations as her initial design was particularly 'iffy' before producer Justin Thompson came up with the idea to portray her in an art style similar to that of Sailor Moon, aside that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller wanted to go full anime in terms of her design.[16] - Nicolas Cage as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir:
A dark and monochromatic alternate version of Peter Parker from a 1930s universe.[17] Cage based his character on the films of Humphrey Bogart, specifically the voices of actors from that era such as James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson.[18] - Kathryn Hahn as Olivia 'Liv' Octavius / Doctor Octopus: Head scientist and CEO of Alchemax, and scientific adviser to Wilson Fisk.
- Liev Schreiber as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin: A crime lord and the benefactor of Alchemax in Miles's dimension.[6][11]
Additional voices for the film include: Chris Pine as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (the blond-haired version from the beginning of the film), Lake Bell as Vanessa Fisk, Jorma Taccone as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin,[19]Marvin Jones III as Tombstone,[20]Joaquín Cosío as Scorpion,[21] and Post Malone (who contributed to the film's soundtrack) as a bystander in Brooklyn.[22][19] An archival recording of Cliff Robertson from the 2004 film Spider-Man 2 was used for a flashback scene involving the character Ben Parker. Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee appears in a posthumous cameo, as a character named Stan who sells a Spider-Man costume to Morales. Lord and Miller said it was important to give Lee a bigger moment in the film rather than just a passing cameo, because he was 'so integral to the spirit of this movie', and the role was 'extra meaningful' following Lee's death in November 2018.[8][23] Lee also has several brief 'Easter egg' cameos throughout the film, such as when he walks over Miles and Peter B. when they are lying on the streets of New York.[24][25]
Cameos during the film's post-credits include: Oscar Isaac as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099, an alternative version of Spider-Man from the Marvel 2099 Imprint;[26]Greta Lee as O'Hara's AI assistant Lyla (respectively credited as Interesting Person #1 and Interesting Person #2); and Jorma Taccone as the Peter Parker / Spider-Man from the 1967 TV series (replacing Paul Soles, with the character being credited as Last Dude).[27] Stan Lee also voices Peter Parker's boss J. Jonah Jameson during that same scene (replacing the late Paul Kligman), something that actually accomplishes Lee's wishes to portray that character since the eighties due to Jameson being based on Lee himself, and marking the third and last time Lee played a character he created after his appearance as Willie Lumpkin in the 2005 film Fantastic Four and as Irving Forbush in Marvel Cinematic Universe television series.[28]Donald Glover also appears in a background TV screen as Troy Barnes in Spider-Man pajamas.[29] Miles Morales's best friend and roommate Ganke Lee also appears; however, he is not named and does not speak. His name was confirmed in the promotional magazine Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Official Movie Special[30] and in the film's script.[31] The character originally had a bigger role in the movie, but the filmmakers ultimately decided to develop his storyline in future movies about Miles.[32]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, and Bob Persichetti at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.
Following the November 2014 hacking of Sony's computers, emails between then-Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and president Doug Belgrad were released, saying that Sony was planning to 'rejuvenate' the Spider-Man franchise by developing an animated comedy film with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Sony executives were set to discuss the project further in a discussion regarding several Spider-Man spin-off films at a summit in January 2015.[33] At the 2015 CinemaCon in April, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman announced that the animated Spider-Man film had a July 20, 2018 release date, and would be produced by Lord and Miller, Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Pascal, with Lord and Miller also writing a treatment for the film. Rothman said that it would 'co-exist' with the live-action Spider-Man films, though Sony soon stated that the film would 'exist independently of the projects in the live-action Spider-Man universe,'[34] as it is set in an alternate universe from those films without the version of Spider-Man as seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[35]
That December, Sony moved the film's release date to December 21, 2018.[36] By June 2016, Lord had written a script for the film, and the studio chose Bob Persichetti to direct.[37] Miller said the film would feel different from previous Spider-Man films, and 'will stand on its own as a unique filmgoing experience.'[38] It had also been rumored to focus on the Miles Morales version of Spider-Man,[37][38] which Sony confirmed at a presentation for its upcoming animated films in January 2017. Peter Ramsey was co-directing the film by that point.[39] The next month, Alex Hirsch was named as a story contributor and Christina Steinberg was announced as having replaced Tolmach as a producer; she previously collaborated with Ramsey on Rise of the Guardians while at DreamWorks Animation.[7][40] In April 2017, the release date was pushed up one week from December 21, 2018, to December 14, 2018.[41] Lord and Miller announced the title in December and said that multiple Spider-Men would appear in the film. By then, Rodney Rothman, who had previously co-written the screenplay for Lord and Miller's 22 Jump Street (2014), was also co-directing.[42] Lord described directors Ramsey as 'the action guy', Rothman as 'the comedy guy' and Persichetti as 'the poet'.
Writing[edit]
The script is credited to Lord and Rodney Rothman from a story by Lord, making it the first film Lord wrote without Miller.[43] As several Spider-Man films had been made already, the team decided they first needed to decide why this one needed to be made; their answer was to tell the story of Miles Morales, who had yet to appear in a film.[44]Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of Miles Morales, consulted on the film adaptation.[45] The first full cut of animatics and storyboards for the film was over two-hours long, which is uncommon for animated films, and the directors attributed this mostly to Lord and Miller and their approach of adding as many elements to the film as they could at the outset with the intention of seeing what it could 'handle' and then shaping the film from there. They said that the final runtime would be between that and 90 minutes, the standard length of an animated film, with a balance having to be found between the expectations of an animated film that will have a large child-based audience and the requirements of the story which the directors felt was similar to the live-action Spider-Man films especially due to the large number of characters in the film.[44]
The film was originally set to feature a romance between Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen.[46] While the idea was scrapped, Spider-Gwen was still featured prominently in the film, mostly due to the efforts of producer Christina Steinberg,[46] with Lord saying that 'Christina kept us honest, [a]s five boys making a movie, it was really good to have another filmmaker there going, 'I don’t think you guys want to do it like this.'[46] By August 2018, the directors had considered what a potential post-credits scene for the film could be, given that audiences have come to expect them from Marvel films.[44]
Casting[edit]
Shameik Moore was cast as Morales in April 2017, along with Liev Schreiber as the film's unspecified main villain.[6] A month later, Mahershala Ali and Brian Tyree Henry joined the cast as Morales's uncle Aaron Davis and father Jefferson Davis, respectively.[12] That December, Lord and Miller said that an adult Peter Parker / Spider-Man would appear in the film, as a mentor to Morales.[47]Tobey Maguire, who played Spider-Man in the Sam Raimi films, was initially considered to be cast as this version of Spider-Man, but the option was dropped to not confuse the audience with the idea of the 'Spider-Verse'.[48] and Jake Johnson was cast in the role in April 2018.[9] It was also announced that the characters Green Goblin, Kingpin, and Prowler would also appear, with their designs based on the Ultimate Marvel comic series.[49]
In June 2018, Sony confirmed further cast additions, including Schreiber as Kingpin, Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen, Luna Lauren Velez as Morales's mother Rio, and Lily Tomlin as Parker's Aunt May.[11] A month later, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney and Kimiko Glenn were announced as the voices of Spider-Man Noir,[17]Spider-Ham and Peni Parker, respectively.[14]Chris Pine as the Peter Parker of Miles's universe and Oscar Isaac as Spider-Man 2099 were announced in November 2018.[50][26] Pine was also involved in Ramsey's previous film, Rise of the Guardians. Lord and Miller explained that the alternate Spider-Man characters were chosen based on the comics they had read as well as research done on the Marvel Comics with the intention of including actual characters from the comics who 'were as diverse as possible'.[8]
Music and soundtrack[edit]
Daniel Pemberton was announced as the film's composer in July 2018.[51] A full soundtrack album was released by Republic Records on December 14, and was curated to represent what a teen like Morales would listen to.[52] Artists on the soundtrack include Juice WRLD, Post Malone, Swae Lee, Nicki Minaj, Ski Mask the Slump God and Lil Wayne and Ty Dolla Sign's 'special guest' XXXTentacion. A separate album containing Pemberton's score was released by Sony Classical Records on December 17.[53] On December 20, Sony Pictures Animation announced an extended play album, A Very Spidey Christmas, based on a throwaway joke at the beginning of the film and consisting of five Christmas songs performed by cast members Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, and Chris Pine. The EP was released on digital platforms the next day.[54][55]
Animation and design[edit]
Lord and Miller wanted the film to feel like 'you walked inside a comic book', and were excited about telling the story in a way the live-action films couldn't.[47] Persichetti concurred, feeling that animation was the best medium to honor the comics, allowing the production team to adapt 70-year-old comic art techniques for the film's visual language.[44] It took around a year for two animators to create 10 seconds of footage that reflected the producers's vision; the animation work developed from there.[56] During initial development, the directors worked with a single animator to establish the film's look. This number eventually grew to 60 animators during production. It became clear that this would not be enough to complete the film on time, so the crew was expanded further. The number had reached 142 animators by August 2018 and at one point to 177 animators,[57] the largest animation crew that Sony Pictures Imageworks had ever used for a film. Animation work was completed in October 2018.[44]
The CGI animation for the film was combined with 'line work and painting and dots and all sorts of comic book techniques' to make it look like it was created by hand, which was described as 'a living painting'.[47] This was achieved by artists taking rendered frames from the CGI animators and working on top of them in 2D, with the goal of making every frame of the film 'look like a comic panel'.[58][59] Lord described this style of animation as 'totally revolutionary',[7] and explained that the design combines the in-house style of Sony Pictures Animation with the 'flavor' of comic artists such as Sara Pichelli (who co-created Miles Morales) and Robbi Rodriguez.[7][8] To make it feel more like a comic book, it was animated without motion blur, instead using an older technique called motion smearing, first seen in the 1942 short The Dover Boys. The frame rate varied between 24 and 12 images per second, the latter using the same image twice. Sometimes the two frame rates would be used in the same scene. And to create a depth of field instead of blurring the background, a new technique was invented, named the misprint style where the colors looks like they have been slightly misprinted on the background. Other methods to make it look more like a comic were halftones and Ben-Day dots to create colors, tones and gradients, crisscrossed lines to create texture and shadows, Kirby Krackle to create the illusion of energy, motion lines to show movement, and onomatopoeia, words on the image, to represent sounds and motion.[60]
Rather than using animation principles like squash and stretch they came up with substitute versions of them; 'so that in texture and feel it felt different, but it still achieved the same goal — to either feel weight or anticipation or impact or things like that'.[61] Different comic styles were emulated throughout the film for the different characters, with Spider-Gwen's animation based on the designs in her comics, Spider-Man Noir having a black-and-white color scheme, and Spider-Ham being designed as 'cartoony' as possible. Shiyoon Kim served as overall character designer,[62] while Craig Kellman designed the exaggerated look for Spider-Ham. [59] Justin K. Thompson served as production designer after having done so on the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films for Lord, Miller, and Sony Pictures Animation. Danny Dimian served as visual effects supervisor after having worked on both the 2002 Spider-Man film and the first Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film, and also compared the approach Imageworks took with the film to the 2000 film Hollow Man.[63] Animation co-director Patrick O'Keefe said that committing fully to each Spider's unique art style was like 'making five movies'.[59] In-universe comic-books in the film were designed as a combination of the artwork of Steve Ditko and John Romita.[8] Chris Pine's Peter Parker cover was designed by Keith Pollard, Erik Larsen designed the cover for Jake Johnson's Peter Parker, and Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli, also contributed art for the film.[64]
The directors all felt that the film would be one of the few that audiences actually 'need' to watch in 3D due to the immersive nature of the animated world created, and the way that the hand-drawn animation elements created specifically for the film create a unique experience; Persichetti described this experience as a combination of the effects of an old-fashioned hand-drawn multiplane camera and a modern virtual reality environment.[44] One scene in Aaron Davis's apartment includes an image of Donald Glover in the background, which references Glover's part in fan campaigns to see a non-white version of Spider-Man.[8] Glover also portrayed Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming.[65]
Technology[edit]
PIX System provided the production crew with secure access to production content and project management throughout the suite of devices used.[66]
Release[edit]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label on December 14, 2018.[41][67] In April 2015, Sony had made its first official announcement that a new animated Spider-Man film was in development, with a scheduled release date for July 20, 2018.[5] It would be the first animated Spider-Man feature film, and would be independent of the timelines of other Spider-Man universe films.[5] At the end of 2015, the release date was changed to December 21, and was moved up by one week two years later.[34][36][41] Sony premiered the film at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on December 1, 2018, and included tributes to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.[68][4]
Marketing[edit]
A thirty-second sizzle reel from the film was shown at a Sony Pictures Animation presentation in January 2017, revealing that the film focuses on Morales. Scott Mendelson at Forbes said the footage 'looked incredible [sic] stylized and resembled a cross between an Alex Ross image and a psychedelic [comic] cover', but felt the most significant element of the presentation was the confirmation of Morales, meaning '2018 will offer another comic book superhero movie featuring a hero of color, during the same year as Marvel's Black Panther.'[39] A teaser trailer for the film debuted at the 2017 Comic Con Experience, before being released online.[42] Chris Cabin at Collider felt the trailer 'looks much better than it ever needed to. The style and design that is on display ... is vibrant and immediately engaging on a visual level, showing a genuine sense of personality to the production.'[69]io9's Julie Muncy called the trailer's visual design 'elegant' and 'fresh', and highlighted the use of music by Vince Staples, which was also used for the Black Panther trailers.[70]
The official trailer for the film was released online at the start of June 2018, and was praised by Chaim Gartenberg of The Verge for its 'absolutely gorgeous' art style. He also highlighted the non-Peter Parker Spider-Men appearing in the trailer, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy.[35] For Cartoon Brew, Amid Amidi praised the trailer for focusing on drama rather than action, and for seemingly targeting 'a slightly hipper, more urban, and teen-oriented crowd', feeling that animated films were usually focused on pleasing 'all-ages, all-audiences' which marked this film as a 'radical change for United States feature animation'.[71] Dani Di Placido of Forbes praised the trailer for inspiring interest in the Spider-Man property after several different incarnations of the character had appeared in films. He said it achieved this by leaning into the comic storyline of the Spider-Verse and having multiple versions of the character in one film, and by its 'beautifully rendered' visuals that differentiated it from other major animated films. Placido said, 'it's nice to see a movie just go nuts and embrace the weirdness of comic books and their eternally shapeshifting storylines.'[72] The trailer generated 164 thousand conversations across social media platforms within a day of its release, and in three days had been viewed 44 million times making the film one of Sony's most viral, alongside Sausage Party (2016).[73]
Sony released a second trailer for the film in October 2018,[43] ahead of a panel to promote the film at New York Comic Con where the first 35 minutes of the film were shown.[43][74] Lord and Miller explained that they chose not to show various clips from throughout the film because they would lack context for the audience, so went with an extended sequence for the presentation even though it had some unfinished animation and music.[74] At that time, Sony's film Venom was released in theaters, featuring another extended clip from Into the Spider-Verse as a post-credits scene. The scene confirmed that the shared universe that Venom is part of is one of the universes connected within the 'Spider-Verse' multiverse.[75]
In November 2018, Sony launched Spider-Verse Web AR Experience, a mobile augmented reality experience created by 8th Wall and Trigger to run on Amazon Web Services. Inspired by the film, the AR experience allows users to include Spider-Man in photos that they take of their environment.[76] The film also received a $115 million promotional 'boost' from various companies—one of the largest such campaigns for a Sony film—including the Ad Council, who included the film's characters in an anti-bullying campaign; McDonald's, with a unique Happy Meal TV spot created in the film's animation style, as well as a special 'double height' Happy Meal box for Australian McDonald's locations designed like a skyscraper that the characters can swing from; Synchrony Bank as part of their 'Save Like a Hero' campaign; Nike, who sold the Air Jordan shoes that Morales wears in the film; General Mills cereal; official toy lines from Hasbro; themed cruises with Genting Cruise Lines; a 'comprehensive' social media-based campaign in China by Tencent QQ, a brand that can be seen in the film; and other technology partners eBay, Vodafone, Garmin, Adobe, and Wacom.[77]
On December 29, 2018, Sony published the screenplay online.[31]
Home media[edit]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released on digital download by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 26, 2019, with Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD releases following on March 19. [78] All releases were accompanied by a short film featuring Spider-Ham entitled Caught in a Ham.[79] An extended cut called the Alt-Universe Cut, featuring 30 minutes of unreleased footage, including some scenes with Miles's roommate, Ganke, and a deleted cameo with Tom Cruise and James Cameron, are also featured in its home video release.[80]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse grossed $190.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $185.2 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $375.5 million, against a production budget of $90 million.[3]
On January 31, 2019, the film surpassed Hotel Transylvania 2 to become Sony Pictures Animation's highest grossing film domestically, unadjusted for inflation.[81]
In the United States and Canada, Into the Spider-Verse was released on the same weekend as Mortal Engines and The Mule, and was projected to gross $30–35 million from 3,813 theaters in its opening weekend.[67] It made $12.6 million on its first day, including $3.5 million from Thursday night previews, and went on to debut to $35.4 million, finishing first at the box office and marking the best-ever December opening for an animated film.[82] The film made $16.7 million in its second weekend, finishing fourth behind newcomers Aquaman, Bumblebee and Mary Poppins Returns, and then $18.3 million in its third weekend, finishing fourth again.[83][84] In its fifth weekend the film made $13 million, finishing in fourth for a third straight week.[85] The weekend following its Best Animated Picture win, the film was added to 1,661 theaters (for a total of 2,104) and made $2.1 million, marking a 138% increase from the week before.[86]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Into the Spider-Verse holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 358 reviews, with an average rating of 8.74/10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse matches bold storytelling with striking animation for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action.'[87] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating 'universal acclaim'.[88] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of 'A+' on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 90% overall positive score and an 80% 'definite recommend', as well as a rare 5 star rating.[82]
David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a 'B+' and called it 'hilarious and ultimately even poignant', writing: 'An eye-popping and irreverent animated experience from the marvelous comic minds who brought you 21 Jump Street... Into the Spider-Verse is somehow both the nerdiest and most inviting superhero film in a long time; every single frame oozes with fan service...'[89] Oliver Jones of The New York Observer gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and wrote, 'The greatest triumph and biggest surprise of the film is that it is an LSD freak-out on par with 2001: A Space Odyssey.'[90] Johnny Oleksinski of The New York Post gave the film a 3.5 rating out of 4, hailing the film as 'the best stand-alone film to feature the iconic character so far', and praising Miles's characterization as 'more fleshed out than the usual Marvel heroes'.[91]Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com praised the film's atmosphere and visual effects, saying the film 'has a wonderfully trippy, dreamlike quality about it.'[92]Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that '...the freshest and most stimulating aspect of the film is the visual style, which unites the expected Marvel mix of 'universes' (it used to be assumed there was only one universe in creation) with animation that looks both computer-driven and hand-drawn, boasts futuristic as well as funky urban elements, moves the 'camera' a lot and brings together a melting pot of mostly amusing new characters.'[93]
William Bibbiani of The Wrap felt the film 'represents some of the best superhero storytelling on the market', and that it 'captures the sprawling interconnectivity of comic-book universes in a way that no other feature film has', calling it the best Spider-Man film since Spider-Man 2.[94] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times said that 'What distinguishes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the end is that it takes its mission seriously, even when it's being transparently silly'.[95] David Sims of The Atlantic said that the film 'somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new in the superhero genre', particulary praising the use of comic book's 'visual language', as well as the characters' dynamic, and felt that the 'anarchic fingerprints' of producers Lord and Miller were 'all over the movie'.[96] Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service said that the film is 'unlike any other superhero or animated film that has come before', comparing the animation to 'watching a comic book come to life', and feeling that the film 'firmly exists in a post-Deadpool environment, where it seems the only fresh way into a century-old superhero is to skewer the tropes, make fun of the merchandising and acknowledge the cultural significance of it all in a cheeky and self-reflective manner', and that Lord, who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay, was 'The key to the balance of self-aware and sweet' present in the film.[97]
Industry response[edit]
Tom Holland, who plays Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, praised the film as 'one of the coolest films [he has] ever seen,'[98] while Holland's MCU co-star Chris Pratt, who also worked with Lord and Miller in The Lego Movie films, called it an 'emotionally moving, cutting edge, progressive, diverse, funny, meta, action-packed, silly, visually stunning masterpiece!'[99]Patton Oswalt, who also worked with Lord and Miller on 22 Jump Street, called the film 'brilliant' and continued 'This has been a non-stop year for me and I'm glad I'm ending it in such a cinematic high-note. Not only is it the best superhero film ever made, it's flat-out a game-changing MOVIE. Seeing it again tomorrow!'[100]Kevin Smith reviewed the film on his podcast Fatman Beyond, stating, 'I always liked Spider-Man but this movie made me love Spider-Man on a Batman-type level', and continued saying, 'It just goes to show you that any character in the right hands can be a transformative experience.'[101]Barry Jenkins, writer and director of the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight which also starred Ali, praised the film calling it 'magnificent'; citing it as the best Spider-Man film, one of the best films of 2018, and the best tentpole film since Edge of Tomorrow. Jenkins continued, saying, 'I was stupefied. I mean just tremendous, tremendous work, so grounded and full of verve; visceral. Saw it on the biggest screen I could find, just a viscerally enthralling experience. I salute you.'[102]Rian Johnson, writer and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, described the film as 'the Velvet Underground of superhero movies' as he believes it will be an influential film.[103]
Accolades[edit]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature Film at the 76th Golden Globe Awards,[104] it won the same award at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards,[105] and won the Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards,[106] among several other awards and nominations. It was the first non-Disney or Pixar film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature since Rango (2011), becoming the 6th non-Disney/Pixar film to win this award.[107]
Future[edit]
Sequel[edit]
In August 2018, the directors were still focused on completing the film but acknowledged that the introduction of the Spider-Verse in the film could create the potential for many different stories to be told depending on the success of this film.[44] By the end of November, Sony put a sequel and a spin-off from the film in development due to the 'incredible buzz' surrounding it.[58]Joaquim Dos Santos and David Callaham are set to respectively direct and write the sequel,[108] which will continue Miles Morales' story.
Spin-off[edit]
Spider-Women, a spin-off film focusing on three generations of female Spider-related characters,[109] will include Spider-Gwen and feature Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman and Cindy Moon / Silk.[46] The film has Lauren Montgomery and Bek Smith signed as director and screenwriter, respectively.[109][108][46]
John Mulaney also expressed interest in a spin-off film starring Spider-Ham, describing the potential plot as a 'Watergate-like story' focusing on his character's career as a reporter.[110]
Television series[edit]
Following the release of Into the Spider-Verse, the studio discussed the possibility of television series featuring the characters. Lord and Miller both expressed interest in seeing a series of shorts starring Spider-Ham,[111] while Sony was announced to be developing animated spin-off TV series focusing on various characters.[112]
By April 2019, Lord and Miller signed a five-year deal with Sony Pictures Television to create animated Marvel television series alongside Sony Pictures Animation, including a possible TV series based on Into the Spider-Verse.[113]
Notes[edit]
- ^This scene is a parody of another scene from the 1967 Spider-Man TV series. The episode the scene is from, called 'Double Identity', is about a villain who dresses up like Spider-Man in order to impersonate him.
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Really fun movie Just one flaw.... Fatter-man
I'm sure there are plenty of folks that are going to have a wonderful time at this movie and could care less from what I'm about to say. I brought my son, who's five, to this movie today and we had a lot of fun, I enjoyed the artistic view to this movie and I thought the diversity of the characters was exceptional. A very good job in showing the characters strengths and weaknesses. There are many emotional moments that build great value to the movie, with the father son relationship and the amount of loss that is experienced by all, creating great opportunities to show the better half of being human. There was just one thing that stuck out to me that seems to be the norm in Hollywood on any level of media, the constant need to portray overweight people as a joke and Into the Spider-verse makes no exception to this rule. There are many different versions of the Spider hero in this film, of coarse the main character is a black american teenager and I thought that was a really great way to go, they have an anime girl who is Japanese I assume, Spider-man like Dick Tracy, a pig whom is quite comical, a white american teenage girl and a 30 something white man that has a pizza belly. There are a few more but these are the main. I understand the character composition for these characters as together they make quite the impressive team. However fat joke after fat joke the 30 year old Spider-man takes the grunt of it. I didn't realize the effects of these jokes on the overweight Spider-man that my son would absorb, and I don't blame it on just this movie, as I said it is the norm. Hollywood it seems goes out of it's way for diversity and social justice equality in all aspects other than if you have a weight problem, even saying that sentence in that context which is a normal daily thing people say, directly puts the blame on people that it is their fault and that overweight or weight problem is the most negative thing to be. I'm just an average 30 something white man that can relate to the Spider-man that is joked about, as I have been through this my whole life and it is not easy in such a superficial society. Once the movie ended and we rolled past the credits, we were in the car, as I was bringing him home to his moms house, in fact we are a broken family like so many others. He said, 'I know what we can call the fat Spider-man.. Fatter-man', and my heart sunk to the bottom, here I was a 30 something white overweight man, like the aforementioned Spider-man who has struggled my whole life with weight, the whole of society focusing to me how very wrong it is to be so. Now to hear my five year old who is a pinnacle of fitness even at such a young age, making fat jokes and teasing Spider-man, his favorite comic hero just really set in the amount of bias that Hollywood and American media has. I struggled with the following conversation to him of how it is not nice to tease people about their weight and that people come in many shapes and sizes and sometimes it's not their fault or choice to be viewed negatively, that it's a persons character that really matters. I said you know that Spider-man is a lot like daddy and it hurts daddy's feeling when people make fun of him like that so we shouldn't do that to others. I told him being kind and nice to people is a choice and that he needed to choose the man he wanted to become. I dropped him off and hugged him, I said I love you and remember our conversation. I really wish that didn't hit me so hard but it did, I only hope Hollywood would make a better choice of who they are and what effects they have on everyone, it seems that fat jokes are their last safe haven to retreat in such a politically correct culture. I doubt those jokes would have flown on race or sex or intelligence these days. ...Just something to think about, enjoy the movie!
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What words can be said for this movie that haven’t already been said?!
Why are you even reading reviews for this movie?! Do I even need to say why this movie is awesome?! Just go watch it and see for yourself how incredible it is! But really, words cannot describe how great this movie is. And jeez, where to start... well I guess I’ll start by saying that mainstream animated superhero films are surprisingly rare, given how common live-action superhero films are nowadays. Asides from this movie, the only two animated superhero films I can think of that got a wide theatrical release in the last number of years are Big Hero 6 and Incredibles 2! The fact that this is an animated Spider-Man movie that got a wide theatrical release AND contains a wide variety of animation styles is already enough to make me want to see it since Spider-Man is my favorite superhero and I’m a big fan of animation, but this film couldn’t stop there; they went above and beyond the call of duty. The animation is just fantastic! The artistic combination of all art styles and colors was nothing short of a visual feast! Also as a comic book fan I appreciated the narration boxes and comic book panels and text that would appear on screen, those are definitely tiny details that went a long way! The story is surprisingly original by today’s standards, but that’s not to say it’s never been done before. Multi-Verse and/or alternate dimensions is one of my favorite sci-fi tropes and I’d say this movie does it perfectly! It’s a done before idea, but it has originality added in to the animation, atmosphere and details which make it feel like something you’ve never seen before! The characters aren’t quite as amazing though. Miles and Peter are the only well developed characters. The other versions of Spider-Man, the villains and the other characters in general are rather one dimensional and forgettable and may make someone disappointed if they were expecting a lot more from anyone other than Miles and Peter. I was also a little surprised to discover that all of the alternate versions of Spider-Man featured in this film are actually real alternate versions of Spider-Man that weren’t just made up for this movie. I had heard of Miles and Gwen before. But I had never heard of Peni, Noir and Ham. The content in this movie can be a little iffy, but it’s still technically PG material. Although this is basically a PG-13 Marvel superhero flick only animated, the fact that it’s animated does help temper some of the violence. Two major characters die, but there’s no blood. There’s no swearing, sex or drug references. Overall this is a must watch movie for fans of animation, Spider-Man or just superheroes in general! I’m not sure what younger kids would think of this movie. Some younger kids might find it amusing, especially if they like Spider-Man, but others would probably find it boring due to it’s lack of comedy. There’s a few jokes in this movie, but probably not as many as a kid might hope for. I’d recommend this movie to older kids, teenagers and adults, not so much younger kids, unless they are huge fans of Spider-Man. Oh and by the way, I also highly recommend you check out the Spider-Man Christmas album that was used to promote this film, it’s pretty hilarious!
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Perfectly done superhero movie has plenty of action despite PG rating
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse is a really well done superhero film with a great story and characters. The animation really impressed me. There was a great sense of humor along with the action forward story line. I thought it was just as violent as most other Marvel films, and even darker than some. Despite being animated, it is really not a young kids movie. Characters are killed. People are shot. Someone is crushed. There are lots of large scale action sequences throughout. Lots of talk about death. There is a little bit of mild language, but the real issue is violence. I thought it was a terrific movie, just be careful bringing kids.
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CommonSense missed something
The film includes a couple dinner party scenes near the end where women are seen wearing low cut and/or shoulderless dresses.Apart from that, the movie was excellent, though definitely too intense for younger kids.
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Great film for anyone.
Spider-Verse is one of the greatest movies of 2018, with excellent storytelling, visual effects, animation, and great representation of racial characters.However, I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone under the age of 10. There are multiple scenes in the film where I don't think an 8 year old kid could handle. Several of the deaths in the film (Something in Kingpin's backstory, one of the Spider-Men dies and an important family member of Miles' dies) are really tragic even for a PG film.I think it's a great family movie however, even with the violence added. There's a lot of funny, heartwarming, and excellently epic moments that both kids and adults can enjoy.
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Innovative & Thoughtful Animation Twist on Spiderman. Extraordinary addition to the Marvel universe.
SPIDER-MAN - INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE ( YT trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg52up16eq0 ). Saw this super-creative film extravaganza on day 2 of opening weekend w/ my 9 year old son. I think younger children will be fine with the film if they've seen any of the other MARVEL / DC Comics films of recent years (Avengers, Ultron, Infinity War, Incredible Hulf, etc.). The violence is cartoonish and 'contained' (tastefully done). Most kids will find it relatively tame. My son did. As for the film itself, Luke LOVED the cutting edge & truly innovative animation renderings of one of Spiderman, his favorite comic book super heroes. It was real ART. Transcendant even. Wow. What a beautifully rendered and progressive/far-sighted and imaginative take on the Spiderman universe. Couldn't help but thinking of the creative forces and the world wide web that helped this film come together. A true work of art that might be deserving of an academy award for several categories.Hats off to Sony and Amy Pascal -- beautifully executed and tastefully done. Terrific role model messages w/ classic but modern twists on archetypal characters ( kudos to the Mr. Kingpen and Miles Morales animation teams!!).I highly recommend the film for mature youngsters and parents who enjoyed the classic Spiderman and various reboots. They will not be disappointed (Btw, don't forget to stay to the end of the credits!).
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Must-see
It is a whimsical, fun, exciting, entertaining action-packed thrill ride for the entire family with heart, cool visuals, humor, and the spirit of what made and still makes, Spider-Man one of the best superheroes out there.
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A little exhausting but great story!
As a father of an 8 year old boy with high-functioning autism, I can say that my son loved the movie. However, beware that the fast moving and jarring animation style could be disturbing to anyone with autism. When we left the movie my son seemed extremely tired and a bit irritated. We had dinner just after the movie and he never said a word, he stared off into the distance and repeated blinked his eyes unnaturally (which is very out of the usual for him). He later said that the movie was exhausting and he wouldn't want to see it again (although he did enjoy the story). Just a note to anyone who suffers from visually stimulating situations or media.
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PG is not G
My daughter's elementary school played this movie for the whole student body. I was surprised and disappointed by this since she was only six years old. I watched the movie myself on Netflix and thought that the language, rapid animation style, and fight sequences were all too intense for children younger than third grade. She came home saying that she really liked the movie and wanted to re-watch it on Netflix. She didn't have any anxiety over it, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't too mature for her. The music is excellent, and if she was a bit older I'd be happy to enjoy it with her. Thanks to seeing the movie, these songs are popular with little kids who use them to play at acting tough.
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Fun movie with a great story. The animations and art style is amazing! But for older kids due to mature themes such as alternate realities, teenage jokes, death and mortality, suspense, lots of violence, and a very fast-paced plot (exhausting).
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Super freshest comic book themed flick!
Its wonderful to see these diverse superheroes working together. The main character is phenomenal!
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I love this movie!
I'm a little harsh when it comes to movies, since I'm an aspiring filmmaker, but I can wholeheartedly say that this was my favorite movie of 2018 and my second favorite movie of all time, behind Madoka Magica: Rebellion. The art style was thrilling and unconventional, as well as all the different spider characters are so different- everyone can have a favorite! My personal favorite is Peni Parker, but I'm a Spider-Gwen fan too. This movie has positive messages of being yourself and having faith in yourself, as well as respecting your elders and family. Miles is a good role model for younger children as he never gives up on saving the universe for everyone. There's more violence than a normal movie, but that's to be expected- it's Marvel! There's talk of heterosexual relationships and some kissing, but nothing too over the top. I don't recall a lot of language- stupid was probably the harshest it went. There's a lot of references to real life products, some Sony product placement and Spider-Man references, but it wouldn't drive consumerism a lot. There's some drinking at a party near the end. Overall, this is a phenomenal movie pick for those ages 9 and up!
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OMG SEE THIS MOVIE!
This movie is one of the best spiderman movies I have seen in a long time and im not joking! I love how they did a comic book style I dont care what anyone say's. 5 STARS HANDS DOWN!
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Masterpiece
Everything is perfect the animation the charcters the action are ALLSO GGOODmust see for everyone 7 and up
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Wow! Lives up to the hype!
My family wanted to watch this one and I went along with it begrudgingly but I am so glad I did. The animation was creative and beautiful. The story was unexpected and fun. We laughed and loved this story about a teen coming of age while coping with his Spider-man abilities. I appreciated that the story never got too dark although there are deaths and losses that the characters experience.
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Best Spiderman movie
This is a really good movie. A little humor, great action, strong plot. One of the characters says h*ll, but it's said subtly and you might even miss it. The whole family enjoyed this movie.
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A Must-See Comic-Book!
Every single trailer that was released for this movie stunned me, largely due to the staggering comics-inspired visuals. But I was trying as hard as I could to lower my expectations for the movie, as I was quite possibly sure that a movie with many 'spider people' in it like this would be a total mess. The reviews came out calling the movie one of, if not the greatest Spider-Man movie ever made! I was still has my same worries; but I was so glad it gained such awesome reviews, for I really had thought the movie would be a critical failure. (I mean, It's produced by Sony Pictures Animation after all!)First things first, the eye-popping visuals I've seen a glimpse of from the trailers didn't disappoint. As a matter of fact, the animation looks even better than I expected it to be. The insanely inventive visual style of this movie is unlike any other film ever made; It's simply groundbreaking! Plus, the movie could have easily felt more self-indulgent than clever due to the eye-poppingly opulent visual style that embraces the aesthetics of its comic-book roots; but the movie's substance is as much as it's style. The action set-pieces are quite staggering and innovatively designed; those of Incredibles 2 really pale in comparison to what I found in this movie! But the quick-frame animation also does something spectacular for the action sequences. It made the action looks pretty fast and uniquely slick.While the movie's unique aesthetic was the thing that made me interested in watching the movie in the first place; the thing that amazed me is the unorthodox and unprecedented way the movie captured the anxiety and panic of gaining superpowers and becoming a superhero. I know it seems weird and quite silly when I say that I felt that I was feeling what Miles Morales felt when he discovered that he became a superhero for the first time! The movie shows us how 'With great power comes great responsibility' instead of making us hear it over and over. Of course, the visuals added a lot to this point in particular; but it's Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman's astute and extremely clever script that made Morales a fully-fledged, and quite relatable character by putting him in both internal and external conflict. Nothing feels exceptional or new in the character's arc, and you could easily sense the familiarity of the phases our protagonist go through; but the innovative storytelling that enriches the plot as well as the main character made up for that. Although they are not fully-developed and fleshed-out as much as I hoped; The other 'spider people', are utilized quite well, they fit perfectly in the story, and every single one of them has their own personality, its own character, and that made each one of them adds something different to the humor of the movie, which is, by the way, quite brilliant! That's more than enough for me, especially since the overabundant storylines and characters were my biggest concerns about this movie before watching it. They could have hampered the narrative and made the movie a complete mess like I had expected; but they didn't, and everything was surprisingly cohesive.There is no doubt that the subtle humor played an important in making the storylines feel coherent; but the unparalleled realization of the idea of... well, the parallel worlds and the multiverse is really the thing that glued all the different sub-plots and storylines together, and made what seems implausible on paper quite compelling and cogent.The villain, Kingpin is, sadly, the worst thing in this movie. His character is underutilized, underdeveloped, and kinda dumb and stupid! It's really disappointing, as Netflix's Daredevil's Kingpin is one of my favorite comic-book villains I've ever seen being depicted on screen. Besides that I already knew his background very well, the movie did nothing but giving us every once in a while a glimpse or a peak of Kingpin's back-story, and hence his motivations, and this was very perfunctory, especially for those who introduced to this character for the first time. Adding insult to injury, the short scenes that concern Kingpin are scattered and annoyingly intrusive. The fact that Kingpin is quite brainless is totally out-of-place. I mean, the movie is way too smart and clever to have a villain like this that kept giving the protagonist enough time to defeat him until the very end!Overall, Miles Morales has an unforgettable big-screen debut thanks to a compelling adventure story with innovative and clever storytelling, ground-breaking (and hopefully revolutionary) striking visuals and risk-taking animation style, and strong vocal performances from the entire cast. The well-deserved Oscar winner, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is hands down the best animated movie of 2018!(8.5/10)
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Loved it!
Simply perfect, not too dark, not too childish. Some speach about death, some blood, a couple deaths and some flirting.And the cameo Miguel O'Hara at the end of it is awesome.
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