Miles (Shameik Moore) travels the multiverse.įollowing the events of the first film, both Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) seek connection to other Spider-people in their respective worlds. How could you make something that reaches the highs of such an influential and unique predecessor? Moreover, since the first movie changed how we look at movies, how could a second part do the same and smash the glass ceiling even further? I am delighted to say Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is an absolute triumph and accomplishes the impossible by going toe-to-toe with its previous installment.
So, a direct sequel (specifically part one of a two-part arc) had an almost impossible task. And, quite honestly, nothing in either of those genres came close to the mastery of the eventual winner of the 2019 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Any follow-up to this movie-whether animated or a superhero movie-had big shoes to fill. Its dazzling animation, fantastic soundtrack, and tremendous voice cast propelled it to become one of the best comic book movies, animated movies, and overall movies I have ever seen. In 2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse reinvigorated the superhero and animated genres simultaneously.