Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse , which was released on Jan. 7,  2019, made big money in the box office, accumulating  roughly 136 million dollars. On Rotten Tomatoes, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse has a rating of 4.6/5, and the critics give it 8.8/10 with certified, fresh tomatoes.

In the movie, Miles Morales, the main character, has found his way into the subway and gets bitten radioactive spider. He somehow finds himself in the presence of a strange machine and is greeted by his universe’s Peter Parker. Peter then agrees to teach Miles how to be a hero and  to stop the main villain, Kingpin. Next, other characters are introduced: Miles Morales, Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Spider-man Noir, Spider-ham, and Peni Parker, who are spidermen/women from other universes.

This movie offers a unique animation style similar to that of a comic book. Animators used textboxes and comic -style art for explosions. This creative movie also inspired the instagram art community to create their own “spidersonas”, or a version of spiderman that varies based on an individual character’s powers, color palette, and personality.

Into the Spider-verse is listed under Comedic Action Animation: with light hearted humor, there are also heartfelt messages intended to draw the viewer into the story. The characters are balanced out with their own problems/flaws as well as their strengths, leading the way to amazing character development throughout the movie. The movie has a very good flow with no plot holes–every question I had throughout this movie was answered. Overall, I would give this movie a 5/5: it is a must watch movie.