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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 333478" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse</strong></span> (2018)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fzbhryqqfx6r5vcjqkp7m.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 548px" /></p><p></p><p>I've been meaning to watch this film for some time. It was a spontaneous watch and I loved it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This says exactly how I felt about it.</p><p></p><p>I loved the way the different universes were shown and explained. It felt non-linear and unexpected. I was a little thrown by Peter Parker being blonde and blue eyed, but the reason for this only became apparent as it went along.</p><p></p><p>In addition, I enjoyed all the little nods and references to <em>Spider-Man</em> creative team from different eras. Steve Ditko was one of the contacts in Miles's phone address book. A diner that he walked past included Romita in its name. Miles Morales create Brian Michael Bendis's name appeared in both phone log <em>and</em> street furniture. Then there was Stan Lee's cameo.</p><p></p><p>Even as a kid, I thought <em>Spider-Ham </em>was the stupidest thing, but even that kind of worked here as a taste of the surreal.</p><p></p><p>There were some familiar names, including some from other Marvel projects. A post-Sabretooth Liev Schreiber plays Kingpin. A pre-<em>WandaVision</em> Kathryn Hahn makes a terrific alternative Doctor Octopus. Nicholas Cage and Chris Pine play alternative versions of Spider-Man (respectively, Spider-Man Noir and blonde Peter Parker). While Lily Tomlin is great as a slightly edgier Aunt May (edgier than the traditional 616 version, but still very recognisable compared with the hot younger MCU version, this is a very acceptable rendition of a more contemporary May. For me, this is far preferable to the Marisa Tomei interpretation).</p><p></p><p>I was most intrigued by Spider-Gwen. It could have gone either way with me. When I first heard about the character some years ago, I thought both the name and concept was plain daft. Gwen is a character who died decades earlier and needed to stay dead if that story was to retain its impact and value. Plus I'm incredibly fond of the original 616 Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew.</p><p></p><p>However, in the context of an alternative universe version of Spider-Man, I like this one a lot. The costume is certainly very visually appealing (something that was undeniable to me even when I struggled with the concept of the character).</p><p></p><p>The whole multiverse thing is now being overdone by the main MCU, and I don't find that very appealing as a base for the entire main series. However, the concept works much better in isolation where it doesn't detract from the reality of the main series. And this ticks that box nicely. </p><p></p><p>The sequel is due next year, and I'm already mildly looking forward to that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 333478, member: 23"] [CENTER][SIZE=6][B]Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse[/B][/SIZE] (2018) [IMG width="548px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fzbhryqqfx6r5vcjqkp7m.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG][/CENTER] I've been meaning to watch this film for some time. It was a spontaneous watch and I loved it. This says exactly how I felt about it. I loved the way the different universes were shown and explained. It felt non-linear and unexpected. I was a little thrown by Peter Parker being blonde and blue eyed, but the reason for this only became apparent as it went along. In addition, I enjoyed all the little nods and references to [I]Spider-Man[/I] creative team from different eras. Steve Ditko was one of the contacts in Miles's phone address book. A diner that he walked past included Romita in its name. Miles Morales create Brian Michael Bendis's name appeared in both phone log [I]and[/I] street furniture. Then there was Stan Lee's cameo. Even as a kid, I thought [I]Spider-Ham [/I]was the stupidest thing, but even that kind of worked here as a taste of the surreal. There were some familiar names, including some from other Marvel projects. A post-Sabretooth Liev Schreiber plays Kingpin. A pre-[I]WandaVision[/I] Kathryn Hahn makes a terrific alternative Doctor Octopus. Nicholas Cage and Chris Pine play alternative versions of Spider-Man (respectively, Spider-Man Noir and blonde Peter Parker). While Lily Tomlin is great as a slightly edgier Aunt May (edgier than the traditional 616 version, but still very recognisable compared with the hot younger MCU version, this is a very acceptable rendition of a more contemporary May. For me, this is far preferable to the Marisa Tomei interpretation). I was most intrigued by Spider-Gwen. It could have gone either way with me. When I first heard about the character some years ago, I thought both the name and concept was plain daft. Gwen is a character who died decades earlier and needed to stay dead if that story was to retain its impact and value. Plus I'm incredibly fond of the original 616 Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew. However, in the context of an alternative universe version of Spider-Man, I like this one a lot. The costume is certainly very visually appealing (something that was undeniable to me even when I struggled with the concept of the character). The whole multiverse thing is now being overdone by the main MCU, and I don't find that very appealing as a base for the entire main series. However, the concept works much better in isolation where it doesn't detract from the reality of the main series. And this ticks that box nicely. The sequel is due next year, and I'm already mildly looking forward to that. [/QUOTE]
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