Oh. Sony Pictures Animation. What the hell happened to you?
Seriously. This is the company behind three Hotel Transylvania movies, two Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs movies, Open Season, Peter Rabbit, Jack Black’s Goosebumps, Surf’s Up, three Smurfs movies, Arthur Christmas, The Pirates! Band of Misfits (which was actually very good but hey, it was really an Aardman movie, let’s not kid ourselves), and - for the grand finale - the fucking Emoji Movie.
For real. I just listed their whole filmography.
Oh, except for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Even when it comes to Sony’s very best movies (see Pirates or Cloudy), the quality difference between those and Into the Spider-Verse is so utterly huge that I’m left wondering what the hell happened, because something definitely went down. It only took Sony Animation twelve or so years to reach Pixar quality, but there’s a first time for everything, and I’m happy to welcome them to the big leagues. Especially if it means I get to watch a movie as visually stunning, emotionally resonant, funny, timely, and fucking invigorating as this. This is the reason I go to the movies. Films like this, and how you feel when you walk out of the theater.
I'm not even gonna describe the plot or anything else: it's a superhero origin story, you probably know the drill. Except you don't, and even if you're sick to death of hero films - and believe me, I'm in the same boat - please give this movie a chance. Into the Spider-Verse makes a very serious and compelling argument for all future hero movies to be animated. Forget the days of rubber stunt doubles and janky CGI greenscreen villains: this is certainly the most gorgeous hero movie I've ever seen, and one of the most visually beautiful movies, period. Visually, my best points of reference are Ang Lee's Hulk or 2016's Doctor Strange, except Into the Spider-Verse looks leagues better than either of those. It takes superhero action to new heights that live-action movies just couldn't reach, in my opinion. This film electrifies the genre. New life has been breathed.
The plot almost doesn't matter when the movie looks this good, and unfortunately, the plot is indeed where Into the Spider-Verse skimps a little - the main villain's motivations and master plot are barely explored, to the point where things can seem a little confusing at times. (This problem is amplified by the film's lightning-fast pace.) But with likable characters who feel real and relatable in a way that few live-action superheroes manage to do, the movie never, ever feels like a chore to watch, and the heroes never feel hard to care about. It's the heroes who matter here, and their journey is electrifying to watch.
Dear reader, I'm trying my best not to sound like a blithering shill, and sadly for my reputation I don't think it's working. But sometimes, you just gotta shill, man. I went into the theater with mild expectations - I didn't think we needed another Spider-Man origin story, not after six blockbuster versions of Spidey's tale have already been foisted unto us, with variable success. (Some viewers will be delighted, as I was, to learn that Into the Spider-Verse contains a direct reference to the dance scene from Spider-Man 3. Oh, those were dark days.) But I walked out of the theater confidently feeling that this might honest to god be the best superhero movie I've ever seen. Seriously.
In a genre this overdone and overcrowded, you'd think we'd all be sick to death of superheroes by now. Into the Spider-Verse, with all its youthful energy and joyous optimism, gives us a reason why we shouldn't be.
MCU, take notes.
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