"Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Review - People Get Up and Go

It’s hard to express into words what just came out into the world. We are unworthy of this kind of creation from Lord and Miller. For a whole decade, these two have given us godly creations ranging from LEGOS to hilarious police academies, but I don’t think any of us were prepared for what groundbreaking achievements this Spider Man movie would accomplish.

It’s the best Spidey movie ever. Game over. The end. Will any other Spider Man movie top it? I seriously doubt it.

I haven’t felt more alive and energized walking out of a theatre in a truly long while. Maybe because this I don’t know…one thousandth adaption of the web slinger is animated as if it were a real life comic book. We make fun of how the old Batman cartoons looked like TV trash because of how silly they were. Well they were only silly because it was the 60s. LOL, just kidding. But in all seriousness, combining a cartoony genre with live action simply doesn’t work. When you animate it, the story soars beyond all measurements. The animation not only feels like a comic book, but it looks groundbreaking. The speed of the frames, combined with the brilliant angles and bright and varied colors makes this type of cartoon an endless trip of wonder.

Along with that, you got a brilliant story to combine with that animation. It’s a story that’s like if Spider Man, Kingdom Hearts, and Gravity Falls had a three-way. If picturing that in your head turns you on, then you may or may not be ready to witness this. Probably not if you’re seeing it on a massive screen like I did. Every little piece of the plot is unique, funny, relatable, and filled with epic battles beyond your creativity. While some directorial moves may be there for eye candy, most of the moves do more than provide your eye with sweet goodness.

The final element that makes this movie near perfect is the voice casting. You have regular humans voiced by sincere and lovable actors like Lily Tomlin and Brian Tyree Henrey, and then you got basically Shameik Moore and the Spider Man Avengers. Whether you’re gushing over an adorable anime Spider girl voiced by Broadway star, Kimiko Glenn, getting a Citizen Kane vibe over Nicholas Cage as a 1930s hero, or just rolling on the floor laughing listening to John Mulaney voice Peter Porker, I could go on for paragraphs. My point is the voice talent is filled with bottomless talent that make this story feel so much more alive and fun than it really deserves to be.

If I had to draw straws on one thing I didn’t like, it’s how Sony shoved the awful music from the soundtrack down our throats. I don’t mind soundtrack music, but I’m a bigger fan of scores, and if you’re going to use a soundtrack, at least don’t do it in a way that’s blatantly full of sponsorship. It’s almost like Sony said, “Okay Phil, you can have the budget for this movie, but you HAVE to write in your script Peter listening to Post Malone 3 times. Deal?” And he just caved. LOL.

Anyways, back to my gushing. This movie is mandatory. Animation is not a genre, it’s a medium, and this 100% proves it. You are in for an experience like no other. I know we have a lot of Spider Man films being made now. It’s getting exhausting even for me. But I promise, once you see this, you won’t have to see another Spider Man ever again.

Two Nebs Up!