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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the newest addition to the Spider-Man franchise and was adapted from a story written by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichellie by Chris Lord and follows a very different story than most Spider-Man fans are used to. Miles Morales is a gifted teenager that is bitten by a mysterious spider in a secret underground lab. Wilson Fisk has developed a technology in order to get his family back by opening a portal to the multiverse. What happens next is chaos breaks loose as a variety of spider people come into Miles's life in order to help him stop Fisk and save New York and all of his loved ones.
I am very lucky that I now have an excuse to see kid friendly films in the cinema but, even if I didn't I think I would have seen this film in the cinema. I have to admit I don't have a great knowledge of Miles Morales or some of the other spider people involved in the story but, I don't think that took away from my enjoyment of the film. The story is well written and easy to follow which was of benefit to my 4 year old son. There is more than just the usual good versus evil story with a lot of heart and emotion involved especially with the relationship between Miles and his father. There is some great voice work by Shameik Moore who plays Miles as well as some great turns by Nicholas Cage, Jake Johnston and Kimiko Glenn but, it is Hailee Steinfeld and John Mulaney that are the real stand outs as Spider-Woman and Spider-Ham respectively. Steinfeld is great as a lead role in the film, making Gwen Stacey her own. John Mulaney is great as the slapstick Spider-Ham, sounding like Billy Crystal voicing a super hero cartoon.
The animation is absolutely dazzling from the get go. Whilst I saw the film in standard 2-D I can understand the draw of a film like this to be seen in 3-D. There is lots of bright and vivid colours to draw the eye and all of the character designs have their own unique look which I loved. There are a few action sequences that are a bit overwhelming at times but, it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the film.
The music used in the film was a little different from the usual superhero score. The film was deeply rooted in Brooklyn and has a really youthful feel, which I know makes me sound ancient but, there was a lot of music and artists that I haven't heard of. The music fit perfectly with the look and feel of the film and for the first time in a while I have actually made an effort to seek out the songs from the film so I can listen to them again.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. There isn't the need to have a great knowledge of any of the new spider characters and the story is really easy to follow. I was engrossed from the minute the title card appeared to the end credits and so was my hard to impress 4 year old. The story is more than a dazzling animation style with a story full of heart, emotion and most importantly fun.
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