Spider-Verse is a worthy inclusion to the Spider-Man film franchise

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2019)

Spider-Verse is the comic Spider-Man brought to the big screen. Wonderfully animated beaming with psychedelic colors and a story with heart and emotion, Spider-Verse is a worthy inclusion to the Spider-Man film franchise and will be highly remembered for its originality, humor, layered characters and as a enjoyable fan-service.
Since Raimi's Spider-Man in 2002, we have been flooded with a torrent of films from the same character. One would be inclined to believe that the character has over time lost its luster because the same plot points and story has been rehashed. Sony has rebooted the franchise twice, giving the character three interpretations since then. Everybody knows the origin, Peter Parker gets bit by a radioactive spider that gives him superpowers such as augmented strength, agility, speed and wall crawling. The studio giving us these films have managed to deliver a different take that is better than most of its live-action catalog while retaining the aspects that make the character tick.
The story is about Miles Morales, a Afro-Hispanic kid who is accidentally gifted with the same powers of the original Spider-Man. When the villain Kingpin opens a hole in space that sucks in the same character from other parallel universes the heroes have to unite in order to return to their respective universes.
Despite the number of protagonists, Spider-Verse manages to balance character development and action. Miles Morales is an average kid who encounters the same problems that any kids face at his age; father-son relationship and sense of belonging. As the story progresses Morales is shown to have a different opinion on Spider-Man against his father. Because of his strained relationship with his father he seeks confirmation and guidance from his uncle whose realtionship with his brother is also strained. Morales gradually finds purpose in the Spider-Man persona, but these comes into conflict when it is revealed that his uncle is the killer who is chasing him. The other protagonists from the other dimensions are there to inject back stories that makes Morales accept his powers. The villain is also properly motivated instead of being a cardboard character who only serves to further the action without character growth.
The technical qualities of the film is not to be understated. With a soundtrack that matches the tone and visuals that directly borrow from the comic books Spider-Verse is a exhilarating ride from start to finish.
8/10