Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse REVIEW - Better Than the MCU?
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Published 2023-06-06
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Spider-Man: Across the Spdier-verse is yet another new superhero multiverse story that use the multiverse concept to tell a character-central story. In this talkback, we ask if it's doing a better job than the Marvel Cinematic Universes Multiverse Saga.
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Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey (twitter.com/ryanarey)
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, Lee Mazzio, and Brianna McLarty
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And even though art is not a competition, I think it’s the best marvel movie of the decade. In fact, I think this movie does a great job of highlighting what’s been bad about the MCU over the past few years–especially a movie like Multievre of madness. And a little later I’m going to be joined by Screencrush editor in chief and spider-man book author Matt Singer, and Screencrush’s Colton ogburn–who, by the way, has seen the Flash. And he’s going to tell us how spider-verse and flash compare to each other.
[apply cream] First, here’s my take. So every time I watch the first spider-verse movie, I am still surprised at how awesome it is. It’s a movie that’s easy to forget about, but for my money it is still the best spider-man movie ever made. And this movie doens;t fall far behind it.
The visuals of this movie are so inventive–it is so rare that you can sit in a movie–especially a superhero movie–and think, “wow I have never seen that before. And yet, this movie’s animation even surpasses the first movie. Spider-Verse 1 was a comic book brought to life, using ben-day dots, sound effects comic panels–I mean ang lee tried to use comic panels in the Hulk, but these movies actually make it work.
But in this movie, they took the concept of the multiverse and used to ask, “what does each universe feel like.” Every earth we visit has its own animation style that is unique to that world’s spider-person. So for Gwen’s, they took the comic covers by her co-creator Robbi-Rodriguez, and reimagined them into a whole world of watercolors and pastels. The softer lines give the universe a more feminine feel–and I love how the visuals are always reflecting Gwen’s emotions.
The environment brightens or darkens depending on Gwen’s mood–after all, this is her world. And just that sequence where the helicopter is going to crush her dad, and she focuses, hearing the drumbeat in her mind. It’s a great way to show the teen angst of a girl using drums to beat out her emotions–and then how she harnesses that emotion to focus and save people’s lives.
Even the brief glimpse of Renaissance Vulture made you want to visit his universe. And spider-man india is such a fun break from the other spider-heroes we;ve seen for years. We're used to seeing these people haunted by tragedy. They joke, but they’re always making a swirling pool of emotions. People say the raimi films were camp, but there's a lot of crying in those [montages, set to music].
Whereas spider-man india hasn;t had a tragedy occur in his life yet he think s being spider-man is easy, he’s handsome–and his sequence is a breath of fresh air in a pretty heavy movie. And the visuals in his world are stunning. Every frame is showing off.
The movie’s real success is that these spider-heroes never feel redundant. It’s crazy how there are so many spider-people in this movie, but they all seem to have the same core–the essence of what it means to be a spider-hero. They always get to the heart of spider-man’s story–that he is a hero who can never have his cake and eat it too.
Spider-man or woman is always defined by this push and pull between what they want and sacrifice. A life of happiness or the life of a hero. Peter 2 tries to make money wrestling, so his uncle gets shot. Peter 3 has to promise to stay away from gwen. Peter 1 has to give u p being with his friends to keep them safe.
And in this movie, Miles is struggling to balance his civilian life with his hero's lie. He can;t save New York and be a good son to his parents. His greatest fear is that his parents will reject him if he tells them the truth. Actually there’s quite a lot of queer subtext in that, now that I think about it.
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As a person of color, I disagree that the multiverse story outshined the Miles Morales story. Nothing stuck with me more thn the conversation he had with his mom on the rooftop about how he’s going to go into the world and he might not be accepted and protected but remember who you are. I literally shed a tear. That conversation outshined every joke, multiverse, etc.
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I think Miles being sent to universe 42 was a “blink and you’ll miss it” moment. I didn’t notice it the first time, and on second viewing, I did but it was really quick. And I think Ryan didn’t notice that 2099’s universe was actually very dystopian. The surface level is like the Jetsons but underneath looks like Blade Runner. Also 2099 is antagonist to Miles, but he’s not a “villain.” If anything, he’s an antihero. He’s trying to stop universes from collapsing
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The fact that they believe Mile's and Gwen's familial bonds are ignored or overshadowed during the Spider Society sequence is baffling to me when it's the impetus for the central conflict between Miles and Miguel and ultimately the reason why Gwen decides to help Miles. We know how important Miles' parents are to him, and I think it was a very deliberate choice that the movie made when it didn't physically show or cut back to them during the lead up to, and during the spider chase sequence. Their absence helps to push Miles' isolation and reinforces the emotion of Rio's speech to Miles about looking after the "little boy" for her. It really feels like the criticisms delivered here boil down to the movie not lining up with expectations.
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I think critics can’t help but feel like they always have to say something negative, that’s proven when you say “it’s too long, but they cut out all the fat so I don’t know what else they could’ve cut. But yea it’s too long” 🤨🤨
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I feel that this movie is a breath of fresh air and much needed. Considering all the abuse Peter Parker has went through, especially with what writers have done to him now. For a character like Miles, who can break canon and find a better outcome. I just find it exceedingly hopeful. Spiderman just lost MJ again, and it's pretty ridiculous how much trauma he gets. There is a reason I love the character of May Parker, she is a triumph.
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Miles makes me love being black and speaking Spanish so much !Hes such good representation for black and Latino people. His Jordan’s , where’s he’s from, his family , everything. I got chills from every part of the movie. And the end when he met himself ( with a Puerto Rican accent jaja) it was so fire. Love him so much ! Best multiverse movie and I love Wanda lol.
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This movie was so good these "experts" are literally grasping at straws trying to find something negative about this movie in order to create content for their respective channels
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This movie was 65% - 75% Setup, but it still managed to handle multiverse better than all of the MCU, and only in 2 hours and 30 minutes, I’m serious, if they manage to seal the deal with Beyond the Spiderverse we are looking at the best superhero Trilogy of All Time.
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I think the biggest up over the current MCU I can give Across the Spider-Verse is that it doesn't have the tonal whiplash that the MCU has developed. It has humor, with plenty of fun & quippy scenes. And it has serious scenes, and they don't really cross pollinate like the MCU has developed such a bad habit of recently.
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As someone that likes this channel but hates anytime these “experts” come on, I am so happy to see mostly if not all comments of people not agreeing with their criticism. I am happy fans and hopefully real experts do like this beautiful movie.
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This may be the greatest superhero film ever made. The banter is unmatched, the story is engaging in so many ways, and the attention to detail and artistic style just blows me away! 10/10 movie!
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The story actually is complete from Gwen’s perspective. She is in a different place with herself/her family at the end of the movie compared to the start.
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If the third movie sticks the landing, I'll be comfortable calling it the best superhero trilogy ever. Up there with the Nolan Batman and Raimi movies (my favorites).
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It’s was soo good I didnt even notice it was long lol I also loved the fact they had Donald Glover in it as a human.. get me excited for the future of the MCU!
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So glad I’m not a critic. You could nitpick anything to death and back. This movie was amazing.
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I love that they had a 14 year old animate the Daily Bugle scene with LEGO Spiderman!
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This might be the first time where I think the sequel was better in the original
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Why do people complain about the length of a movie when most binge watch shows? All the best movies are 140+ mins
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It must suck to have to work so hard to find something negative about a masterpiece just to sound respectable. I understand opinions are subjective but it’s clear how hard they are tying to find something bad to criticize.
