The movie is rooted in a vividly specific, recognizable New York as
it is, and as closely as it hews to comic-book imagery and structure
within its animated format as it does, “Spider-Verse” has a wonderfully
trippy, dreamlike quality about it. It is multiple technique animation that will blow you away.
Maybe that is because it is after something different, both in its storytelling and in its stakes. It has a different from the usual Marvel feel about it. It features plenty of fourth-wall breaking and self-aware narration, both of which might seem like trite crutches in less clever hands. These are comic-book characters that know they’re comic-book characters, which in no way diminishes the excitement of their adventures. On the contrary, this device welcomes us even more powerfully into their world.
So do not miss this, it just has to be nominated in the Best Animation category next week, and while I love Isle of Dogs, if this beat it out I would not be disappointed.
Maybe that is because it is after something different, both in its storytelling and in its stakes. It has a different from the usual Marvel feel about it. It features plenty of fourth-wall breaking and self-aware narration, both of which might seem like trite crutches in less clever hands. These are comic-book characters that know they’re comic-book characters, which in no way diminishes the excitement of their adventures. On the contrary, this device welcomes us even more powerfully into their world.
So do not miss this, it just has to be nominated in the Best Animation category next week, and while I love Isle of Dogs, if this beat it out I would not be disappointed.
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