Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (SMISV) follows Miles Morales on his path to becoming the spiderman of his dimension. Miles is new transfer a higher-class school called Visions after winning a contest. Miles does not have positive feelings towards the school and actively tries to flunk out. One night Miles sneaks out to hang out with his Uncle Aaron. They go down a subway to put up a tag Miles had been working on. Before they leave Miles is bit by a mysterious spider, but he shrugs it off. The next day Miles’ clothes don’t fit him and his hands start sticking to everything. Miles runs off to search for answers. He returns to the subway tunnel to find the spider that but him only to find it was anything but normal.  He follows some noises deeper into the subway tunnels and finds Spider-Man(Peter Parker) fighting the Green Goblin in Kingpins interdimensional extractor. Miles gets pulled deeper into the fight and eventually has to be saved by Spider-Man. Their spidersenses sense each other and Peter Parker promises to train Miles once he is done. After an explosion caused by the premature firing of the extractor and Peter is injured and cannot move. Kingpin finds Peter and kills him. Before Peter entrusts Miles with a USB device that can shut down the extractor. Miles runs home to console in his parents. Miles visits Peter’s grave and meets Peter B. Parker, a spiderman from another dimension.

Plot: A

The film has a couple main themes. One of which has to do with how miles reacts to being thrust into the position of spiderman. Miles never backs down from the position and does everything in his power to become like Peter was. This theme is always present and is never abandoned throughout the movie. Another theme is attached to Peter B. Parker. The theme is salvation. Peter B. comes from a timeline where after being spiderman for 20 years he grows old of it and his life begins to fall apart. When he comes to Miles’ dimension the only thing he is concerned with is getting back to his dimension and attempts to keep miles at bay so he can do it himself. By the end of the film Peter B. becomes Miles’ mentor and friend.

Themes and Motifs: A-

Many people who have seen this movie leave amazed by the animation style. Now I must give credit where credit is due, the animation style is certainly original and interacts with the film better than any other. Although this is the first this animation style has been used in a feature film it is important to not be totally distracted by it. The comic-esque style allows for a suspension of belief even the most staunch movie-goers can fall into. That is what makes the movie great.

Animation: A

To sum it up:

SMISV is a classic superhero movie infused with its own personality and flair

Overall: A