Written by Phil Lord And Rodney Rothman
Directed by Bob Persichetti And Peter Ramsay And Rodney Rothman
Miles: "When will I know I'm ready?"
Peter: "You won't. It's a leap of faith. That's all it is Miles. A leap of faith."
With Peter Parker getting more than his fair share of live action and animation, it was time for the other most popular version of Spider-Man to get some love and this animated movie was the very thing to break Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) into the mainstream.
Initially starting off as a sleeper hit upon it's theatrical release, this movie's explosion on Netflix months later really shows that if you deliver the goods, audiences will come out and prove that more than one version of a beloved character can hit big time. This movie really did put Miles on the map.
Of course, it's not just Miles who really hit big here. While this movie definitely served as his origin story in a world where he's already encountered the original Spider-Man (Chris Pine) take on both the Green Goblin (Jorma Taccone) and the Prowler (Mahershala Ali), the biggest arc of the movie was his friendship with Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld).
Miles and Gwen have the strongest friendship throughout the movie, especially as the former eventually gained some powers of his own and then tried his level best to live up to the role of Spider-Man. All the while another version of the Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) came into Miles's dimension and served as a bit of a feckless mentor to Miles. He's a mess but fortunately gets better as the movie progressed.
As for the movie itself, its about the Multiverse and it was the one to do it before live action got in there. Along with Miles, Gwen and Peter, there was also Spider-Noir (Nicolas Cage), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) and Spider -Ham (John Mulaney) who also helped save the day from the main villains of the piece.
As for the villains, there was also Wilson Fisk (Liev Schreiber), Tombstone (Marvin "Krondon" Jones II), the Liv Octavius version of Doc Octopus (Kathryn Hahn) and Scorpion (Joaquin Cosio). Again it was a Multiverse and a team effort was needed from stopping Fisk from using it in order to reverse a previous pain of his own while the resolution of this plot will have consequences down the line in the sequel.
- There was some lovely scenes with Miles and his parents Jefferson (Brian Tyree Henry) and Rio (Luna Lauren Velez) throughout the movie.
- Peter B. Parker's relationship with Mary Jane Watson (Zoe Kravitz) had broken down while Aunt May (Lily Tomlin) had died in his world.
- Standout music: Post Malone's Sunflower.
- Chronology: Present day Brooklyn. Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac) also appeared in a post credit scene.
Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse was a terrific debut for Miles Morales with a pretty straightforward story for the character and some lovely moments that worked narratively well throughout.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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