Miles Morales is the Spider-Man for a New Generation

Rating: Null/10 (28 December 2018)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was an excellent film in every way. From the realistic depiction of Miles Morales (a character that I have been virtually uninterested in up until now), the really unique visuals, the phenomenal action, the amazing soundtrack, and the other versions of Spider-Man, this was such a pleasant surprise.
I was a little thrown off with this film when I first saw the trailer because of the weird visuals, but I actually really loved how it looked. It was a comic book put to life, and that was well done.
The story was fantastic all the way through, and I love how the film played off the trope that origin stories are getting old and actually gives us a brand new, fresh narrative. When Kingpin shatters the dimensions, new incarnations of Spider-Man are thrown into New York with Miles, including Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Pig, and an anime version. We even get introduced to a Peter Parker from another dimension that is a late-thirties, chubby and lazy superhero, who has pretty much given up on the whole thing. All of it is so intriguing and interesting.
The only thing I didn't like was Kingpin, because with me not knowing much about him, I found his character motivations here to be pretty lackluster to have him wanting to shatter all of these dimensions. Also, the final fight sequence didn't make sense logistically because the intertwining of the dimensions opened up a portal only within the skyscraper building, but not throughout the rest of New York? And only Kingpin and all of the Spider-Man versions were within the building, and nobody else? Where was everybody?
Regardless, this is definitely the best super hero film I have ever seen. It is so hip and so unique, and I loved it! With surprising amounts of emotion, fun dialogue, and an overall great story, I am looking forward to what Sony will do with future incarnations of Spider Man.