Spider man into the spider verse

A Multiverse Madness

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces viewers to Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a Brooklyn teenager - the son of Jefferson Davis (Brian Tyree Henry) and Rio Morales (Luna Lauren Velez) - who has recently switched to the competitive Visions Academy. However, it's clear that Miles is struggling to find his place not only at Visions, but within his family as well, sneaking out of school to hang out with his uncle Aaron Davis (Mahershala Ali). It's on one of these ventures outside of school that Miles and Aaron tag a tunnel off the NYC subway and Miles is bitten by a radioactive spider. In true Spider-Man origin story form, Miles begins to demonstrate the powers of the webhead and they make his school life even more difficult, causing an awkward incident with a new student.

Then, Miles stumbles upon his universe's version of Spider-Man, who's attempting to stop Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) from using the supercollider he built under Brooklyn because it could open a black hole. Miles promises Spider-Man he'll destroy Kingpin's supercollider and save the multiverse. However, when it becomes clear that Spider-People from other dimensions within the Spider-Verse have wound up on Miles' Earth - including Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) and Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) - Miles will need to send them home before shutting down the supercollider. But, considering how recently Miles acquired his powers, it remains to be seen if he's ready to take on Kingpin. Miles will have to learn to control his powers and decide what kind of hero he wants to be if he's to become Spider-Man and save the Spider-Verse.

Ultimately, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse offers nearly two-hours of stunning and altogether captivating animation that's beautifully rendered to bring the superhero origin story of Miles Morales - and the Spider-Verse - to life in a never-before-seen manner. Although the threads left hanging for a potential sequel may be somewhat more fascinating than the fairly by-the-numbers origin story of Miles, the multiverse does provide a unique twist on Miles' coming-of-age hero tale from awkward teenager to self-confident superhero.