Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
William F.

Review by William F.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018
★★★★★ Liked

Watched 23 Dec 2018

If this film doesn't end up winning Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, there is something seriously wrong with the Academy. Hell, it should even get a Best Picture nom.
Into the Spider-Verse has a unique visual style that is stunningly detailed and beautifully animated. The TV spots and trailers don't do it justice. It was nothing short of amazing. I felt like my eyes were about to start bleeding at times.
The story was great and stayed true to the Spider-Man mythos. All of the characters were awesome and Miles is a great protagonist. The humor also worked and the film took its time when it came to serious moments.
The voice acting was superb, and I gotta give it to John Mulaney, Nicolas Cage, Hailee Steinfeld and Shameik Moore for being the best on-screen representations of their respective Spider-people; it isn't gonna get any better than their portrayals. While they're technically the same character, Chris Pine and Jake Johnson both made it unique and believable enough for their representations of Spider-Man himself. Also, Liev Schreiber was an AWESOME Kingpin, and Mahershala Ali is the friggin' champ.
The music was fantastic, and props to Chris Pine for recording a Christmas album.
The easter eggs and cameos were all really good and long-time web-heads can spot them without a doubt. The tribute to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko at the end was beautiful and meaningful. Plus, the post-credits scene...I can't even describe how amazing it was.
If I had any complaint, I'd say that besides the meaningful quotes/one-liners here and there, the group that consists of Spider-Gwen, Noir, SP//dr and Spider-Ham largely take a backseat in terms of supporting roles. Other than that, I really can't think of anything else wrong with it.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is hands down the best Spider-Man film since 2004. Whether or not it's better than Spider-Man 2 is debatable, but it's definitely up there. If you like Spider-Man, or Marvel, or just appreciate superheroes in general, definitely go see this, because it's too unique to be missed on the big screen. I can't recommend it enough; I loved the hell out of this movie and I cannot wait to see it again.

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