Well… great ready for this to happen once again.
As the headline states, this sequel takes what the first movie set the standard for in art style and took it to the next level. This is easily the best animation art ever seen on the big screen. Sorry Pixar, sorry Illumination, and sorry to all other animation movies but this sequel is unbelievable beautiful and unique from start to finish.
Now if you’re looking for a recap of the story then this review isn’t for you because the story is too great to share and spoil. While it’s filled with all the same heart and emotion of the first, the action is taken to a much higher level, too. There’s much fun to be had by not knowing the plot and it’s truly exciting and best left this way for you to see it firsthand for yourself.
But the art is really the top performance here and bravo to all the animators and artists in the end credits who will never get enough credit for it. The score and soundtrack of the film are also standouts.
Each new character has their uniqueness in their art style no different than the first film and the new Spider character additions fits so well it never feels redundant and over-played. It's more of a feeling and thought of, "What's the next cool Spider character style gonna look like?" more than anything else and while all these Spider characters do not get much more than a quick moment of screen time, the new additions including Spider-Man 2099, Ben Reilly, Jessica Drew, Spider-Punk and others get to shine with enough screen time to satisfy fans, but you'll still want more because they all look so damn cool.
The voice performances are top tier and Spider-Gwen gets a larger role, however, it does not take away from Miles Morales’ story since it is still in fact his story. Even actor Jason Schwartzman is wonderfully goofy channeling his inner Ryan Reynolds with quips and humor as the villain The Spot.
In the end, this sequel is one that will require multiple viewings, especially at home, so you can catch all the various Spider-Man characters and Easter Eggs throughout. There’s so many it’s hard to see them all after only one view.
If you didn’t already know, SPIDER-MAN BEYOND THE SPIDER-VERSE is coming next year making the ending of this new movie both expected and unexpected. When you leave the theater you'll know why creators and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller split this movie into two parts because it is much needed. If it wasn't split there would have been complaints and because it wouldn't have been enough room to let this sequel breathe life into this visually amazing story.
Written by Daniel Wolf, Founder and Editor-in-Chief
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