“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the second Spider-Man movie about Miles Morales to have dropped. The first movie, “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse,” came out in 2018 and it centered around Miles’ journey from being bit by the spider to fighting Kingpin with his fellow spider people.

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” started with an opening sequence all about Gwen Stacy’s back story. It focused on what happened with the Peter Parker in her universe, how she’s been dealing with it and how she’s been dealing with being away from Miles.

We are brought back into Miles’ perspective as he continues to juggle being a superhero while still being a student. Miles’ parents, Rio and Jeff, are starting to catch on to the fact that something is going on with their son. They are trying to understand their son but Miles is too scared to tell his parents the truth.

This brings us to the villain Miles is fighting, Spot. Spot is working for Kingpin in the first Spider-Man movie and he was created from the destruction of the particle accelerator. The accident caused him to develop spots all over his body that form entrances to other locations and dimensions. The accident ruined his life and now his mission is to ruin Miles’ life.

What I really enjoyed about the movie was the fact that it was just like the first movie. It had the perfect amount of comedy, and it made us want more — it kept us entertained. My theater was filled with laughter and applause all throughout the movie. I also liked the fact that it felt like a comic book. It had that comic book texture look, it had those little bubbles on the bottom right corner to explain stuff to the viewers and certain scenes were panned together to look exactly like a comic book.

One of the best parts of the movie was the soundtrack. The first movie’s soundtrack impressed everyone, which meant this movie’s soundtrack had competition. The soundtrack was produced by rapper Metro Boomin. It consists of 13 songs and features many artists. My favorite song from the soundtrack has to be “Givin’ Up (Not The One)” by Don Toliver, 21 Savage and 2 Chainz. 

I rate “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” a 5 out of 5 stars. My reasoning being it kept me on the edge of my seat all throughout the movie. I felt the emotions of all the characters and I understood every single one of them. This movie made my love for the Spider-Verse even stronger and has me wanting more.

“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse:” ★★★★★