<em>'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'</em> surpasses the original for me, though there's more to that statement than meets the eye. I watched the first film four years ago (almost to the day, weirdly) and remember enjoying but feeling a little nonplussed by it. I think the main reason for that is that I don't have any connection or knowledge to the comics and/or the general world of these characters, therefore last time out it was a barrage of information and characters; not much of which stuck. So it makes sense why I only mildly like it. This time, however, I did have a fair amount of fun. I had more of an interest in the characters that carried over from the 2018 flick, while the new additions worked for me too. The story does feel more conventional than previously, which is a plus to me given the aforementioned. Other prior drawbacks were the characters of Kingpin, Green Goblin and Prowler; their designs and voices failed to hook me. Here, I did appreciate the characters away from the leads. The Spot, Hobie and Miguel are onscreen peeps that I will remember with fine fondness. Speaking of Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld, I enjoyed both. Another aspect I enjoyed was the music and, of course, the animation. I actually found myself feeling kinda hyped by the ending too, which is a positive sign for <em>'Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'</em>.

“It’s like if The Raid met Into The Spiderverse”

Incredible non stop action movie