'Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse' Review
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When Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse came out it was an instant hit. It had beautiful animation, a great story, loveable characters, and the perfect soundtrack to match. It seems like it would be hard to top such an amazing film, but Sony has done just that. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse continues the story of Miles Morales, and is accompanied by the comic book feeling animation we all loved in the first film. It's safe to say, that this sequel is better than the first film.
The sequel, which is appropriately titled Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is not just a continuation of Miles’s story, it’s also Gwen Stacy’s story. The film both starts and ends with her, with Miles's story being somewhere in the middle. We are introduced to Miles’s nemesis, the Spot, who will ruin Miles’s life if he gets too powerful. Miles and Gwen reunite, and he follows her on a mission, where he gets transported through various universes. Eventually, he is pursued by Miguel O’Hara and hundreds of Spider-People. He leaves to go “home” where he is captured by some familiar faces. So it’s up to Gwen Stacy, and her band of familiar Spider-People to go and rescue Miles.
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Every Spider-Person you know, even those you don’t know, is in this movie. Spider-People from every single Spider-Man universe make an appearance in this movie, including new ones. There are ones you don’t expect, including some fun, and brief cameos, and ones even the most basic fans will be familiar with. Every single Spider-Person had their own style and aesthetic, that made them who they are. While it was cool to see so many different Spider-People, some were not as loveable as they were in the first film.
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Somehow the animation in this movie was even better than that of the first film. Each universe had its own animation style and even color scheme. Gwen Stacy’s universe was mainly done in pink and blue, and you could see the flat brush strokes. Spider-Punk, while we never see his universe, was a flat 2D animation, that would change from black and white to color. Earth-42, where Miles is transported, is dark and gloomy, but the animation style is similar to his world. Mumbattan, where we’re introduced to Pavitr Prabhakar, was colorful and reminiscent of India. When the Spot was telling his story, it was done in a simple line-drawn, animation, void of color, which was perfect for the story being told. The animation still kept that comic book style that we were used to in the first film, and built upon it to make it even better.
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The characters in this film, have grown so much since we first saw them. Both Gwen and Miles are older and are dealing with their teenage years while trying to help out their cities. Miles and Gwen have both grown into their powers and are much more comfortable with them. We got to see Miles interact with his parents more, especially his mom. It was nice to see those moments, considering he is one of the luckier Spider-People who has both his parents alive. The voice acting was incredible, just like it was in the first film. However, the standout to me was Oscar Issac as Miguel O’Hara. He was absolutely incredible in the role.
Somehow Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is even better than its predecessor. It takes all the elements that made the first film special and added to that. The animation was my favorite part, but the story had heart, just like the first one did. The characters, while there were three times as many as there were in the first film, were still loveable, especially Miles and Gwen. The humor was there, and the movie was accompanied by a great soundtrack, just like the first one was. Animation is an important film genre, and movies like this prove that the medium is more alive than ever. In a day and age where there are so many superhero films, this one definitely refreshes the genre and is a must-see.
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is now playing in theaters everywhere.
Rating: 10/10
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