Four Reasons to Recommend "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

Recently, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been popular, and the comments are almost “burst”. So I couldn’t help but check online out of curiosity: it has received 8.8 points on IMDB, and 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and the must see (must see) logo; "Best Animation", "Best Superhero Movie", nominated for Best Animation at the Golden Globe Awards and Annie Awards, and also shortlisted for the Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film... Now I can't sit still, Without hesitation, I chose to go to the cinema to find out.

Sure enough, after watching "Spider-Man: Parallel Universe", I once had the urge to give it five stars. At first, I wondered, after the indiscriminate bombardment of various superhero-themed movies in recent years, everyone should have been a little tired of it; plus the five live-action movies in the Spider-Man series, the image of "Peter Parker" has long been deeply rooted in public, why are there so many people shouting for a cartoon this time? Now I understand: colorful frame, funny and moving plots, unrestrained imagination, amazing action design, and rhythmic soundtrack...I really didn't expect to see such a movie in theaters near the end of the year. This is an amazing animation, this kind of mood can be described by a popular word recently: "I feel that my life has reached a climax, So shocking, so eye-catching, so colorful.”

The Frame

The screen presentation of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is the most prominent part of the movie. Let's put it this way, when watching a movie, I feel that I am not watching a cartoon, but "walking into a comic", enjoying a "moving comic" . Many things that I saw in comics before are actually seen in movies now: various comic storyboards; "BOOM" will appear with the fire when it explodes; c "AHHHH" will appear when someone falling down, onomatopoeia will appear when shooting spider silk, and various internal OS dialog boxes will appear when running; the lines that express the unique "spider sense" between the six Spidermen; illustration-style fixed frames appearing in slow-motion shots... This comic narrative technique not only highlights the visual effects of the movie, refreshing the audience, but also changes the narrative rhythm of the movie, making the movie lively.

In addition to the strong sense of comics, the painting style of "Spider-Man: Into the Parallel Universe" is arbitrary Yes, the elements are also rich and colorful, and the action design is even more imaginative. Needless to say, all kinds of dazzling colors are extremely impactful and properly eye-catching; in terms of specific technical processing, 12 frames are used to increase the strength of the characters, and the color shift and motion blur are used to highlight the main body of the picture. The array printing style strengthens the background; although each picture is filled with various elements, it does not make people feel cluttered, whether it is life scenes or action bridges, it is impeccable; The scheduling is orderly, 2D and 3D are seamlessly connected, and the lens performance and visual spectacle that live-action movies cannot match, especially the final war of different dimensions, is simply dizzying.

To tell you the truth, this is the most perfect form of a manga movie I can imagine. All of these not only make the Spider-Man who broke the dimensional wall come together without any sense of disobedience, but each one is full of flesh and blood, with distinctive characteristics, and finally integrates and reacts to become an indispensable part of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse".

The Narrative

It seems that "Spider-Man: Into the Parallel Universe" dug a hole for itself at the beginning, because it chose the most well-regulated narrative theme: a little boy becomes a superhero, and he experiences all kinds of timidity and hesitation during the period, but he is finally growing up and save the world. However, if this setting is a routine, then the introduction of "Six Spider-Man" has changed this routine.

First of all, this is the first time that a superhero with the concept of a parallel universe appears in comics. The six Spider-Man teams fight against the strongest villains in the Spider-Man universe. Secondly, the setting of "Six Spider-Man" also expands the breadth and depth of the film. Each Spider-Man has its own characteristics, and it does not overwhelm the main character by overwhelming the protagonist. It also adds countless Easter eggs to the film, motivating the audience to understand their original interest in the story. Again, different Spider-Man has different characteristics, points of view and audiences, whether it is a decadent middle-aged Spider-Man, or a confused young Spider-Man, or a black-and-white Spider-Man, a Japanese loli Spider-Man, and a girl with a rock temperament Spider-Man, the funny young Spider-Ham, there is always one suitable for you.

In terms of narrative style, "Spider-Man: Parallel Universe" is even more interesting and full of laughs. For example, "Dad, I love you", "My heart is so tired", "It makes your conscience uneasy", such small paragraphs emerge in endlessly, which not only makes the whole plot easy and interesting, but also makes the rhythm of the movie lighten up,It also further shaped the image of the characters.

In addition, there are Stan Lee and other rich Easter eggs in “Spider-Man: Parallel Universe”. In addition, the choice of content and form of animation is more free than that of live-action movies, and there is more space to play. The scenes that are difficult to achieve in live-action movies, animation has all been done now, and it has the blessing of "comic sense". It makes an old-fashioned topic of superhero growth finally unconventional.

Original Sound

Spider Man: Parallel Universe has a plot that makes people laugh. The protagonist Miles hums "Sunflower" to relax himself, and then falls down. In fact, this song by Post Malone and Swae Lee is also the main track of the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, and it appears from time to time in the movie. It is said that Post Malone himself also has a guest voice in the movie, I don't know if you have heard it.

I came back and searched the OST list again, and found that in addition to "Sunflower", there are also "Home" sung by Vince Staples that appeared in the lead trailer; and "Scared of the Dark", featuring Lil'Wayne, Ty Dolla $ign and XXXTENTACION ; plus What's Up Danger, Way Up, Familia" and so on, the addition of these rhythmic hip-hop music, combined with the screen editing of "Spider-Man: Into the Parallel Universe", makes people want to follow the rhythm while watching the movie.

Elements

Trend cultural elements is also worth mentioning. In addition to the "manga style" that makes the whole movie unique,There are also pop-style Ben Dai Dot, as well as AJ, graffiti culture, hip-hop music, etc. These elements are in line with the background city of "Brooklyn" in the movie The setting can attract young audiences who pursue fashion, making this movie look cool.