2018 has been a milestone year for Marvel’s friendly, neighborhood, resident boy-hero-spider. After being the one to break hearts in Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel (with the help of game developer Insomniac) later released Spider-Man‘s first video game for the PS4 – received with roaring praise. And now it was Sony’s turn to try.
Sony hasn’t had the favor of making a truly good Spider-Man movie for quite some time. Despite how well crafted last year’s Spider-man: Homecoming was, Kevin Feige had his hand in producing and all of the creative side was handled by Marvel. Sony’s most recent Spider-man outings were the disastrous The Amazing Spider-Man 1&2 and emo Peter Parker dancing in the street.
However, Spider-Man fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse is a triumph. As a comic book movie, its almost flawless. Spinning its own unique webs on the template of ‘Origin Stories’ – something the Spider-Man films haven’t been great at recently – with the creative team clearly understanding what Spider-Fans actually want to see in it.
But the film’s true uniqueness comes from its animation. An astonishing achievement is made for all involved when it comes to how it looks visually. In a world of Illumination or Pixar animation looking somewhat basic, Into the Spiderverse is a refreshing palette cleanser and reminder that animation is a medium where anything is possible. The attention to detail is unmatched, from the iconic Ben-Day dots to the design of the city.
With colours flying all over the place and with enough heart to match up to Pixar, Into the Spiderverse manages to be the best in 2 categories: one of the best animation styles in the past 10 years and arguably the most comic-book accurate film ever.
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