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redrikkiI saw Into the Spiderverse yesterday and I have some thoughts
First off, the animation was just amazing. I loved how it pinged between straight up comic book and almost photo-realistic. The use of thought bubbles and visual sound effects (BAGEL!) was great. The scene where Miles jumps and the city flips so it looks like he’s falling up was the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a theater all year, if not ever. And don’t even get me started on the visual craziness that was the final battle.
Things I loved in no particular order:
I love Miles. I love the way he wanted to leave his mark on the world, but struggled under the pressure to be what his dad and his teachers wanted. I love his art and his science jokes and his very honest reaction to trauma. His relationships with his dad and his uncle and Peter were all wonderful and touching in entirely different ways. Heck, even his brief, thirty second relationship with his universe’s Peter was wonderful.
Speaking of Peter, we got canon confirmation that he (at least one version of him) is a nice Jewish boy. It’s not just subtext anymore, baby! You break that wedding glass, boy. I loved Peter’s dad bod and how comfortable he was with his powers and hero-ing while simultaneously failing at all other aspects of his life.
Actually, I loved all the Spider-people. I loved Gwen and how her friendship with Miles healed her lonely soul. I loved edgelord Peter Noir with his rain-scented wind and taste for egg creams and Nazi punching. I would have loved to see more of Spider-Ham and Peni, but they did both have some great moments. Peni just going to town with one of the broken off legs from her destroyed mecha said pretty much everything you needed to know about her.
I loved Aunt May who made gadgets to protect her boy, but lost him anyway. I loved that she knew Liv (only her friends call her that) and defended her home with a baseball bat. Her reaction to seeing Peter B., and his to her, were just deliciously painful.
I loved the little gasp from the woman sitting next to us when she realized Uncle Aaron was the Prowler.
I loved all the little details and shout outs to the Sam Rami films, not to mention all the comics. Peter gave Miles the same advice about disinfecting the mask as he did in the Spidermen crossover. How could I not love that?
I will own this movie when it comes out on DVD. I may even pay to see it in theaters again, something I have only done once. It was just that good. Seriously, if you have any feelings about Spider-Man, go see this movie.
First off, the animation was just amazing. I loved how it pinged between straight up comic book and almost photo-realistic. The use of thought bubbles and visual sound effects (BAGEL!) was great. The scene where Miles jumps and the city flips so it looks like he’s falling up was the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a theater all year, if not ever. And don’t even get me started on the visual craziness that was the final battle.
Things I loved in no particular order:
I love Miles. I love the way he wanted to leave his mark on the world, but struggled under the pressure to be what his dad and his teachers wanted. I love his art and his science jokes and his very honest reaction to trauma. His relationships with his dad and his uncle and Peter were all wonderful and touching in entirely different ways. Heck, even his brief, thirty second relationship with his universe’s Peter was wonderful.
Speaking of Peter, we got canon confirmation that he (at least one version of him) is a nice Jewish boy. It’s not just subtext anymore, baby! You break that wedding glass, boy. I loved Peter’s dad bod and how comfortable he was with his powers and hero-ing while simultaneously failing at all other aspects of his life.
Actually, I loved all the Spider-people. I loved Gwen and how her friendship with Miles healed her lonely soul. I loved edgelord Peter Noir with his rain-scented wind and taste for egg creams and Nazi punching. I would have loved to see more of Spider-Ham and Peni, but they did both have some great moments. Peni just going to town with one of the broken off legs from her destroyed mecha said pretty much everything you needed to know about her.
I loved Aunt May who made gadgets to protect her boy, but lost him anyway. I loved that she knew Liv (only her friends call her that) and defended her home with a baseball bat. Her reaction to seeing Peter B., and his to her, were just deliciously painful.
I loved the little gasp from the woman sitting next to us when she realized Uncle Aaron was the Prowler.
I loved all the little details and shout outs to the Sam Rami films, not to mention all the comics. Peter gave Miles the same advice about disinfecting the mask as he did in the Spidermen crossover. How could I not love that?
I will own this movie when it comes out on DVD. I may even pay to see it in theaters again, something I have only done once. It was just that good. Seriously, if you have any feelings about Spider-Man, go see this movie.
