Review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) by Kurtis C — 12 Jan 2019

*Spoiler Free*.

This movie to me was absolutely perfect. The best of everything media has to offer with the reflection of our inner journeys ("the Hero's Journey" pretty much all movies are based on) in current culture.

It took the best of everything available now and there was nothing "unnecessary" in it in my opinion. Most movies have scenes that ruin the momentum, or aspects. Kind of like if a movie was a puzzle and they added pieces of other puzzles that didn't fit and take you out of the film.

The emotions, story and animation were all perfectly done. The scary moments were scary, the sad moments tugged on my heart and the funny moments made me laugh selflessly. The navigation of emotions are perfectly balanced. Which is brilliant considering how short the scenes are and how fast paced the movie is. The pacing is perfect, giving just enough time to enjoy pieces of the story with absolutely no fluff.

It has a full identity. The animation is absolutely unique among all other animation films to me. Staying true to the comic book origins while also bringing life through gorgeous animation.

I really feel like the culture this movie was based on was also well represented and authentic. The soundtrack is amazing. Bringing the best of big theatric sound and raw hiphop/rap artists. Some movies that are based on African American culture it feels like a white guy tried his best to give his view on it...and it's cringy. Although I am white so I don't even have a great opinion on this hah.

Great casting.The characters and voice acting communicate the story seamlessly and hold the balance of the film's messages. Which almost never happens in movies in my opinion. Shows like True Detective, Avatar, The Wire and others where the world is so full that it's so easy to become immersed I think have a similar quality (immersion) that the creators of this movie also created.

It really felt like the detail of each scene was as "full" as a full half of other animation movies of today.

I believe this to be the greatest animated achievement of it's time congratulations to all who worked on this film I hope you are proud of your work :) Thank you.