One of the greatest Animated Films in recent years

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2018)

His name is Peter Parker. I'm pretty sure you know the rest. He saved the city, fell in love, then he saved the city again, and again, and again. Look, he's a comic book, a cereal, he did a Christmas album, and a so-so popsicle. But this isn't about him, not anymore.
I cannot recommend Into the Spider-Verse enough, it has quickly become my #1 film in 2018 (possibly one of my favourite films of all time) which I did not think was possible since I never thought anything could surpass Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, which I also highly suggest checking out, but the film-making duo and lovers, Phil Lord and Chris Miller along with directors Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti and a talented crew proved that I am indeed a soy boy virgin and created the most fun, entertaining and memorable movie this decade with a unique and stunning art style, groundbreaking animation as well as relatable great characters.
The animation is easily the best aspect of this film, surprisingly the studio behind the Emoji Movie gave us this gift none us deserved. Into the Spider-Verse combines many different art styles (e.g. Spider-Ham's cartoon rubberhose aesthetic, Peni Parker's anime aesthetic, etc.) as well as creative animation which creates the closest experience to a living comic book audiences have ever had. Characters look exactly like they have been pulled out of a comic and the use of text boxes in addition to other features in comics enhances this experience. The style perfectly fits the character of Spider-Man and the action scenes become the greatest scenes in the movie.
The writing is also of a very high standard, it provides a funny as well as serious tone which perfectly suits Spider-Man as well as the film, characters receive many great lines and have engaging dynamics which make them more three dimensional and easier to connect with. All the Spider-Men have unique personalities and quirks which separate them from each other, but it's not just them that are interesting because so are the other characters such as Kingpin and Aunt May. Personally, I wish characters like Noir, Kingpin and a few others had some more screen time and development since I enjoyed them so much but naturally and understandably that couldn't happen since the movie would be far too long and the more critical characters like Miles and Peter required greater attention. (Gwen is still the best character in the film tho)
The story whilst enjoyable with great execution is quite generic but still good nonetheless. I was initially quite surprised about how dark the movie was willing to go, whilst deaths like RIPeter (Blonde Peter. RIPeter was a nickname used by the film artists, thanks Spider-Verse artbook :) ) and Aaron were obvious, the realism was what shocked me, it doesn't go insanely dark, no blood, but still darker than most family friendly films go. The characters and animation is what you will be really coming for.