Spider-Man into Spider-Verse (2018): The Superhero Movie we Need

Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman | Screenplay: Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman | Produced by: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg | Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyler Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber | Music by: Daniel Pemberton | Edited by: Robert Fisher Jr. | Production Companies: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Pascal Pictures, Lord Miller Pictures | Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing | Official Website

8.9/10

How to make all the superheroes that share the same name but live in different universe unite in one delivered movie? Well, as impossible as it sounds, Spider-Man into Spider-Verse has the answer.

When the world has bloated with superheroes movies and just when you think that you can’t take any more, there’s always a movie that becomes an ease to all of our boredom. The idea of merging together all versions of Spider-Man into one stories back into its comic book roots were insane and turns out to be a wonderful way. We might have lots of Spidey since Tobey Maguire stepped onto the role of Peter Parker, and since people starts comparing one iteration to another, the idea of merging them all into one movie is brilliant.

Spider-Man into Spider-Verse surely expands the option on how a superhero should be adapted to the big screen. Although we also have watched too many animated superhero movies, Spider-Man into Spider-Verse is the first superhero movie that’s been treated like a professional animation movie. There’s an irony to the battle of live-action superheroes movies therefore, on how Disney and Warner Bros compete to one another on their beloved superheroes universe, the universe of Marvel and DC are actually expanding to the other side.

The expanding moves were blast, consider Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), and considering Spider-Man into Spider-Verse only, the use of term “parallel universe” is interesting since it usually used in fac-fiction forum. Spider-Man into Spider-Verse is an animation movie that your kids will think of before they go to sleep, while adults will enjoy the comic book inserts within its animated format. The animation itself is close to Disney/Pixar release, and I barely can’t tell the differences.

The plotline is simple, and mostly centers around the origin story of Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), one Spider-Man other than Peter Parker (Chris Pine). Being bitten by radioactive spider, Miles watched Peter Parker killed by the gigantic Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) and the gender-swap Doctor Octopus (Kathryn Hahn). His visit to Parker’s grave twists his fate with Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), the other version of Peter Parker in parallel universe where he is devastated since his divorcement with Mary J. Watson. Kingpin’s machine also makes all the parallel universe entwined with each other, causing the appearances of other Spider-people: Spiderwoman aka Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), Noir Spider-Man (Nicolas Cage, talking in Humphrey Bogart-style), and Peter Porker (John Mulaney). They are not only share the same background and the same cause of being Spider-people, they also have to stop Kingpin from operating his machine, that can make a mess with time and other parallel universes.

Spider-Man into Spider-Verse adapts sort of strong and unconventional comedies, and thanks to the release of Deadpool, the unconventional comedies become less bizarre although it’s far from any common methodic comedy. I usually think that too much comedies will ruin superhero movies, but it works here. The comedies, along with the strong voice casts, mixed together beautifully as the storyline goes. Although the color theme might give you some dizziness, it’s part of the fun. The strongest point of Spider-Man into Spider-Verse is clear: every one can be a hero, no matter what you are or who you are, you can be a hero. A strong message that related tightly with current situation

This movie is being a Marvel movie, so it has two after-credit scenes. Don’t leave your seat so soon.