This is the best Spider-Man movie ever.
Movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Liev Schrieber, Kathryn Hahn, Brian Tyree Henry, Zoë Kravitz, Chris Pine, and Mahershala Ali.
Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
Genre: Animation, adventure
Duration: 1hr 57min
Story:
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is a genius teenager in New York's Brooklyn, struggling with what his identity should be. He wants to be a regular joe from his neighbourhood, be a graffiti artist, but on the other hand, he is a top class student studying at a school for geniuses. Son of a cop Jefferson Davis (Brian Tyree Henry), Miles likes to spend his time with his cool uncle Aaron (Mahershala Ali). During one such escapade to paint the walls of Brooklyn Subway, Miles gets bitten by a radioactive spider. The next day, the boy thinks that his powers are similar to that of Spider-Man. To find answers to his questions about these new abilities, Morales ends up at Kingpin's (Lieve Schriber) lair where the criminal mastermind is tinkering with time-space continuum to retract something from another dimension. The mission fails thanks to Spider-Man, but not before throwing up five different Spider-People from different dimensions. These Spider-People -- Older Spider-Man (Jake Johnson), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Noir (Nicolas Cage), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), and Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) -- have to come together to put an end to Kingpin's attempts and return to where they came from. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the story of how Miles Morales becomes the superhero world needs the most.
Review:
Spider-Man: Into the Spide-Verse is a treat for everyone. People well-versed with the characters because of animation series or comic books will enjoy it more than others, but it does not mean that the layman will be fumbling to untangle the story. The multi-cultural, multi-verse story, written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, makes sure there is something for everyone.
The best part of the movie is it's stunning, stupefying animation. You are always watching comic book pages. Miles, Gwen, and old Peter are animated in contemporary comic book style, while Spider-Ham gets old-school, Chuck Jones-style treatment. Spider-Noir is rendered in black and white graphic novel animation and for Peni Parker is conjured in anime. Yet, filmmakers combine it all like a solitaire on a gold ring -- every individual cut shines to add to the beauty. The final few minutes of the movie are trippier than anything you might have seen before. This mixed style gives the animators a whole new playground to show off the powers of all these superheroes and supervillains, including the giant block of black and a head ie Kingpin.
Watching Miles Morales, a 13-year-old kid, under the pressure of learning the ropes to save the world within two days, and all the other Spideys is an amusing experience. Old Peter Parker talks about taking the 'leap of faith' when it comes to relying on instincts and learning how to control superpowers. But he forgets that all versions of Spider-Man had time to unlearn their human instincts, rely on Spider-Senses before the world posed challenges. They also never had to deal with so many Spider-People in one place! The story makes fun of all the comic book tropes, of the line 'with great power...' and hell, they also take a jibe at Tobey Maguire's dancing item in 2007's Spider-Man 3. But it also makes sure it remains a coming-of-age origin story that took the comic book world by storm when it came out in 2011. The uncertainty about his actions but the excitement about understanding his newly-found powers makes Miles utterly relatable.
Stan Lee's funny cameo feels emotional since the hollow his death created is still fresh. Aunt May is the one-woman force that keeps these Spider-folks from different universes grounded. It feels like Lily Tomlin's voice was animated than Tomlin voicing the animation. The feisty Tomlin grabs your attention with the attitude in that tone. Marvellous! Jake Johnson, Shamiek Moore, and Kathryn Hahn (as villain Doc Ock) belt out unforgettable performances. John Mulaney and Nicholas Cage's allegiance to their characters is simply spot on.
Comparing computer animation with a live-action one is unfair. There are things that can be easily achieved when a whole lot of humans are not involved in filmmaking. The kind of visuals can be produced on the computer are simply not available for live-action. Yet, I cannot stop myself from saying that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best Spidey movie ever.
Verdict:
Geek or not, a great movie experience should not be missed. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is one such experience.
Critic's ratings: 5/5
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