![]() Parker (Jake Johnson) and his daughter, Mayday, find themselves a part of a dangerous chase in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation) Parker (Jake Johnson), who has passed on his abilities to his adorable baby daughter. Soon enough, he’s jumped through a multidimensional portal and quickly among a cluster of Spider-People, including Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), a highly capable, very pregnant Spider-Woman Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), an Indian Spider-Man who protects the metropolis of Mumbattan Hobart “Hobie” Brown (Daniel Kaluuya), a British Spider-Punk who’s anarchist leanings mix pleasantly with a laid-back attitude and Miles’ mentor, Peter B. Miles wants to enlist, as well, but she tells him it’s a very small group, clearly hiding something from him. Gwen, Miles learns, has joined the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People dedicated to preserving the existence of the multiverse. Heroes Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) share a moment in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation) This is punctuated by a gorgeous scene as they look out at the New York skyline, sitting upside-down together. Although both are spiderly gifted, each, ultimately, is a struggling teen wishing he or she could be closer to the other. However, The Spot has big, multidimensional plans for himself - and for Spidey - that should help him shed his “villain of the week” status.Ī grounded Miles soon is visited by Gwen, who has missed him as much as he has missed her - even if, unlike him, she doesn’t have a notebook full of drawings suggesting as much. Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) battles The Spot (Jason Schwartzman) in a scene from "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation) For instance, he’s late for a meeting with them and a school counselor as Spider-Man tangles with a seemingly low-threat villain, The Spot (Jason Schwartzman), who’s causing, lets say, a “holes” lot of problems in a neighborhood store. Miles has maintained good grades, but he has a way of consistently frustrating his parents (Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Velez). We are treated to an action-filled sequence culminating in a highly emotional moment between father and daughter before the film begins to tell its main story.įollowing a mind-blowing credits sequence, we are reintroduced to Miles, the 15-year-old half-Black, half-Puerto Rican friendly neighborhood Spider-Man patrolling the Brooklyn, New York, of his universe. ![]() ![]() George Stacy (Shea Whigham), who believes Spider-Woman murdered Gwen’s best friend, Peter Parker. The film’s prologue centers around Gwen, on her Earth, where she keeps her super identity secret from her dad, Capt. The two that matter most, however, are returnees Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), a Spider-Man and Spider-Woman, respectively, with much in common, most notably they’re high schoolers with cop fathers. Thompson, “Across the Spider-Verse” is a second film packed with Spider-People, each from a different universe. the Machines”), along with David Callaham, and helmed by the trio of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. It tells a compelling, emotionally rich story, one accentuated by terrific vocal performances from a star-studded cast and topnotch music and sound work.Ĭo-written by the prolific producing tandem of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“The Lego Movie,” “The Mitchells vs. ![]() It’s akin to a million lovingly create paintings being mashed together in the world’s greatest flipbook.Īnd it’s constantly changing its visual vibe - brilliant but somehow subtle color combinations giving way to striking black-and-white sequences without a moment’s notice.Īnd that’s just the tip of the animated iceberg, as this somehow manages to be an improvement on an already incredibly impressive visual formula.įortunately, this middle “Spider-Verse” chapter - it is to be followed by the trilogy-closing “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” in March - offers more than jaw-dropping eye-candy. Like 2018’s acclaimed “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the second chapter is more than a comic book come to life. Just as you did when its predecessor hit the big screen, you stare in wonder at the visual mastery on display in the new animated film, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
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