Pros:
1.) The film has an interesting take on Miles Morales’s origin and his growth. Miles just started becoming Spider-Man, and when he meets the other Spider-Men, he feels inferior and unready compared to the other experienced Spider superheroes. How he grows from that (along with his family issues) is well done, and it gives good reason why he is worthy to be the next Spider-Man, something I believe that newcomers will like.
2.) There are so many great tributes to Spider-Man as an icon and as a character. Here are a few Easter eggs I noticed: Insomiac’s Spider-Man suit can be seen, a few references to Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, some of Spider-Man’s vehicles from the comics, etc. There might be a few more that I missed, but it goes to show that the creators of this film love Spider-Man. Add with the other Spider-Men like Spider-Noir and Spider-Ham appearing in this film, and this is a good film to pay tribute to Spider-Man.
3.) The animation is certainly unique. It does a great job trying to make this look like a literal comic book film. The film occasionally shows off panels of certain events/characters as an example of comic book animation. Plenty of things happen, and the animation shows it off with so much creativity. Also, the other Spider-Men (particularly Spider-Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker’s SP//dr) have unique animation. Spider-Noir has a black-and-white old-time animation, Spider-Ham has a cartoon animation, and Peni Parker has Japanese animation. It makes these characters look unique, and it fits in with these characters that belong in alternate dimensions. I enjoy the animation so much…
Cons:
1.) …However, I get the feeling that some people will not like the animation as much as I do. One big thing that bothered me is that the background is blurry at times. I think I understand why: the focus is on the characters, and the comic books did have slightly blurry backgrounds, though not to the extent that is shown in the film. Another one that might be problem is that the fast cuts can make it hard to see the action (especially with so much happening on-screen). It is probably not that big of problem on repeated viewings, but initial viewings can be hard to follow. Blurry backgrounds and quick cuts with overwhelming action may not be that bad, but can be slightly distracting.
2.) The film spends so much time with three of the Spider-Men: Miles Morales, Peter Parker, and Gwen Stacy. However, the other three Spider-Men: Spider-Noir, Spider-Ham, and SP//dr barely get enough screen-time. These characters are interesting in their own right, but the film concentrates on the other three, especially Miles Morales. I would not mind that much, but there is an emotional moment that happens with SP//dr. It is brief, but it is a moment that hurts Peni Parker. It would have worked if the film spends more time exploring who she is. There is a brief character synopsis for all three of these characters, but it goes by so fast and ends so quickly that it is not really a good exploration for them. While these characters are cool, I wish we get to know them better.
3.) The villains are underwhelming. The main henchmen are just some typical cliched villains that you have seen before. Kingpin has a reason why he is making a particle accelerator, but since the film spends more time with the other Spider-Men, he can easily be seen as two-dimensional villain with a somewhat good motivation. The Prowler has better depth to him to the point I wish that he was the main villain. Overall, if you want a better version of the Kingpin, just watch the Daredevil Netflix series.
Overall:
Spider-Man has been through some interesting things when it comes to his film adaptations. We got Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Trilogy, Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Duology, and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU. Now, we suddenly get an animated Spider-Man film with Miles Morales as the main character alongside other Spider-Men. I have been hearing so many people saying that this is by far the best Spider-Man film to date. Are they right? To be honest, I am not so sure yet. I have heard fans say that Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man is the best, then Andrew Garfield, then Tom Holland, and even Insomniac’s Spider-Man is considered the best (which by the way, the video game is awesome and I recommend you play it), so I am going to reserve my judgement some other time. I will say that this is an amazing film. The animation is unique and exceptional, Miles’s growth to becoming Spider-Man is great, and it is clear that the filmmakers love Spider-Man right to the core. For Spider-Man fans like me, it is a love letter to the character. For regular film viewers, there is plenty to enjoy in this film (if they do not mind some animation problems I have mentioned).
8/10
Now that I think about it, considering that this film introduces alternate Spider-Men, is it possible that Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland’s Spider-Men will end up crossing over in the future?
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