Review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) by Martian_Warlord — 30 Dec 2018

Best Comic Book Movie of All Time! This is not a summer blockbuster action movie. This is a comic book movie. It makes use of unique comic book innovations in its graphic design and layouts. It almost like they let Marvels world class comic artists go to work and make their movie.

The quality of the action sequences is unmatched. The use of layers of text and animation is brilliant. If you are a true comic book fan, you must see this film while its still in theaters. You probably cant see this in IMAX, but check it in Real 3D and sit in the front five rows to get an immersive VR like experience.

The use of animation layers is ground breaking. If you think the animation was scribble... Then you don't know the work of one of top two greatest comic book artists of all time, Bill Sienkiewicz. Expressive energetic use of lines and and textures give this film an extra edge beyond any animated movie you have seen.

The story walks the line between formulaic Hollywood sentimentality and over the top comic book bombast and delivers something both familiar and groundbreaking. The character animation and voice performances are charismatic and believable.

The new Spiderman feels real. He feels modern and relevant. There is no comic book franchise reboot that is this daring and successful. It makes Thor: Ragnaraok seem tame and conservative. This is the new bar that all super hero movies will be judged.

It makes every super hero movie before it seem dated and obsolete and It raises the bar for all animated movies.