Thoughts on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

I should be embarrassed to admit this but I found this flick to be one of the most emotionally satisfying superhero movies that I have seen in a while. I found it even more satisfying than Avengers: Infinity War -- though considering my mixed reaction to that flick, that probably isn't saying much.

I was a bit surprised to see actress Lake Bell playing such a small part. (She played Vanessa Fisk, late wife of the movie's villain, Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin.) For that matter, I was a bit surprised to hear actor Liev Schreiber's take on Wilson Fisk. (For some reason, I expected his character to have a deeper, more booming voice that had less of a New York accent.)

I did like the title character of Miles Morales, the first Afro-Latino version of Spider-Man to appear in the movies. For that matter, I also liked Spider-Gwen, whose popularity in fanboy circles does tend to undercut the notion that movie-goers just won't buy the idea of a superheroine who isn't either Supergirl, Wonder Woman or else a member of a group like the X-Men.

I suspect we'll see a sequel to this flick sooner or later but in the meantime, it's good to see proof that it is possible to make a good Spider-Man movie without Sam Raimi.