Movie Review: 'Spider-Man: Into Spider-Verse' (2018)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse info

Release: December 14, 2018

Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey

Writer: Phil Lord

Voice: 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

It's only been almost two decades, but it feels like we've watched too many versions of Spider-Man. I don't know about you, but I'm getting bored. The solution provided by Hollywood? Another Spider-Man movie with more Spider-Man. Okesiyap.

Usually, I will get inflamed, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse turned out to make me excited while watching. This film was successful in presenting something new in the era of cinema that had become crowded with superhero films. It's nice to watch a movie that is bold and fun playing with formulas, instead of presenting something so-so. He utilizes the medium to the fullest, thus providing a viewing experience that we don't get from Spider-Man's previous films.

This film is an animated film, which makes many creative choices wide open. Anything can happen. And indeed that is the end; Spider-Verse pushed himself out of bounds. The action sequence comes with interesting choreography, hyperactive camera motion, and unique shooting angles that might only be possible through animated films.

I inevitably have to use the term "comic book movie". Not only because the film is an adaptation of comic books, but also because the sensation feels like watching a comic book.

In this case, Sony Animation pass attainment The Peanuts Movie his BlueSky and Captain Underpants is Dreamworks. Visual aesthetics are a combination of 2D and 3D animation. The character's movements are made somewhat broken, and the coloring uses a bright solid color scheme. When our main Spider-Man gets its strength, it should become a real comic. Panels and dialog boxes appear; sound effects present in the background between action scenes. And what brings this to life is none other than the creator of The Lego Movie, the duo of Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, in this case, assisted by directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman.

But they did not stop there. Lord, who also wrote scripts with Rothman, was also determined to take their story to an angle that was probably too crazy to be adapted in the live-action format. Who tries now who dares to explore the interconnectivity of various alternative superheroes from different dimensions? To my amazement, I was initially not very familiar with these various characters (as you know, I am a socialized hedon hangout rather than reading comics, so certainly not a Spider-Man expert), but I was carried away in the excitement of their adventure.

The first and foremost is Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), a responsible teenager who is awkwardly living his teenage life. The father ( Brian Tyree Henry) who is a police officer, hopes for Miles a lot by including him in a private school. However, he seemed to enjoy a hangout with his uncle ( Mahershala Ali ) which was more subtle.

When he was crossing walls with graffiti with his uncle, Miles was suddenly bitten by a radioactive spider. What a result, we all know. But Miles still hesitated; Is it true that he now has the same superpowers as the hero of the city? Before Miles knew the answer, the original Spider-Man aka Peter Parker died before his eyes due to Kingpin ( Liev Schreiber ).

But is that right? While adapting to his new strength, Miles then meets ... uhm, Spider-Man? He is Peter Parker inside (voiced byJake Johnson ), it's just that he is middle-aged, more cynical, very rotten, and has an oom-oom belly. What happened.

Apparently, this is because Kingpin uses a quantum engine. As a result, different dimensions collide with each other and various kinds of Spider-Man gather in one place. They include the Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy ( Hailee Steinfeld ); the hero of the anime Peni Parker ( Kimiko Glenn ) with the robot SP // dr; the Spidey detective is black and white, Spider-Noir ( Nicolas Cage ); and Spider-Ham ( John Mulaney ), which, according to their name and appearance, are Spidey pigs that seem to originate from the Looney Tunes cartoon.

Yes, there are too many Spider-Man in one movie. HoweverSpider-Verse doesn't make it feel that way. It's fun to see them all, and how they tell their origin (which is cliched, yes, and they know this) is its own humor. These Spidey get their respective moments. The filmmakers are smart enough to use this to present meta jokes, self-reference, and inside jokes. There are more familiar characters, including Mary Jane ( Zoe Kravitz ), Aunt May ( Lily Tomlin ), and Doc Oc ( Kathryn Hahn )

Despite the many ambitious characters and concepts that will later become more complicated, the film is still able to find focus. The film is still loyal to Spider-Man's basic philosophy: "with great power comes great responsibility". Especially through the dynamics of the relationship between Miles and Peter middle-aged, he successfully underlined what made Spider-Man special, namely that everyone can be like Spider-Man. You can too. I don't remember the last time a superhero film could make me be moved by relatable heroism like this.

Into the Spider-Verse is really fun to watch. The film is fun, fun, and intimate. The joke is clever. The sequence of action is inventive. Innovation is innovative. The soundtrack's nice to hear and really stick with the film. The film can do what the live-action version of the film cannot imagine. A Spider-Man film with a complete package.

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