This is probably my favourite movie of 2023, not gonna lie.
I was 100% looking forward to seeing this movie. I’d seen and thoroughly enjoyed Into The Spider-Verse; it was so much fun and so different to anything I’d ever expected it to be. I’e actually seen it twice now!
One of the great things about this movie was being able to see more of Gwen and her history. I knew some details of her story from the comic books, but it was great to see her conflicts within her relationship and herself. I was really sad to see how, in the opening scene, she revealed her identity to her father and he couldn’t accept her.
I absolutely loved seeing Miles trying to juggle being Spider-Man along with dealing with his personal and school life. His interactions with the Spot were pretty amusing, and I loved the fact that he had interactions with his father as Spider-Man. It was actually really nice and wholesome to see a Spider-Man who had a good relationship with the police.
I also really loved being able to see the different versions of Spider-Man, although I’ve got to be honest that it did get a little ridiculous after a while. The Lego version of Spider-Man was cool to see, but a cat version? And a T-Rex? Very difficult to suspend my disbelief at those points. And speaking of suspending my disbelief…Gwen was with the group ‘for a few months’, in her own words. Yet Jessica Drew seems to have a noticeable baby bump still by the time she appears later in the film. So how long was she actually pregnant for?
Speaking of baby bumps…it was pretty awesome, if very irresponsible, to see Peter from the first movie with his own daughter. And while I did feel bad that he and Gwen (not to mention the others) left Miles alone for so long…I really liked how Peter mentioned that Miles was the reason he had his baby. Basically, I enjoyed his interactions with Miles – even though I felt that both him and Gwen did abandon Miles.
There was a lot of tension in this movie, along with the moments of humour. One of my favourite parts of this movie was right at the beginning, where Gwen and Miguel are fighting together against the Vulture. I loved the silent communication; the nod when Gwen rescued the officers from the helicopter and Miguel grabbed them. It was a scene that really showed how good the characters were, in my opinion.
On the whole, I loved this movie. I truly enjoyed seeing how Miles interacted with the different versions of Spider-Man. This movie was a lot of fun, while also dealing with some serious issues. I definitely intend to watch the third movie in this trilogy – I need to, since this one ended on a cliffhanger.
Ink of Blood 