Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse


‘What are you some sort of cartoon or something’ Scorpion

Never have I been so upset to have missed a cinema release of a film than I have after seeing the rave reviews and striking animation for Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse.

Spider-Man, in my opinion, has always been best presented in cartoon form, from the original comic books to the now cancelled TV series of The Ultimate Spider-Man.

In the latest cartoon instalment, after getting bitten by radioactive spider, awkward teenager Miles Morales ends up in the middle of a battle between Spider-Man and Kingpin which ends in Spider-Man’s death. In Miles’ efforts to undo the damage that Kingpin has done he discovers that he isn’t the only Spider-Man left.

The film follows a formulaic structure as each different Spider-Man has pretty much the same origin story, but this still is entertaining to watch and see the slight differences in their stories. All of them use their different experiences to help Miles understand with his own more unique superhero beginnings.

The introduction of five different Spider-Men/Women not only is an interesting concept and well done in the film, it has opened Marvel to a multitude of films and TV shows around these characters. This alleviates the question of what is left for Marvel after the release of Avengers Endgame, which looked to be the end of the cinematic universe. I’m personally most interested in Peni Parker the youngest Spider-Man, from the anime universe, who shares a telepathic link with her spider.

The soundtrack curated by Daniel Pemberton is also a great body of work and accompanies the film well and continues to have replay value as it features popular artists such as Post Malone, Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign.

Upon learning that the main character, Miles Morales, is of African American and Puerto Rican descent I expected to see Logic’s Black Spider-Man in the track list of the film. However, based on the official soundtrack the song would’ve been out of place sonically and only seems appropriate to me because of the title.

 Even though right now the fate of Spider-Man is unclear, this blockbuster hit will be remembered as one of the best films for the character.


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