Move one:

In Across the Spider-Verse, we watch the interesting story of Miles Morales, who undergoes the moral dilemma in regards to being a hero. We watch him thorough the film face consequences of his actions. His treatment of the Spot, to his reaction about finding out that he may have to watch his dad die. We watch him face the challenge of whether or not he can keep the world safe while he protects those he loves. In many other Spider-men series’s, spider-people often lose someone close to them. Miles undergoes the challenge of trying to convince a spider-society that he can save his father, but the leader of this society argues with Miles, explaining that the death of his father is inevitable, and bound to happen, and that there is too high of a risk if Miles tries to save him.

Move two:

The creation of the Spot and the the origins of Miles powers show an interesting relationship, as they were directly related to each other. Both getting their powers through a Super Collider. This direct relationship is made more impactful, as the Spot blames Spider-man for indirectly creating him when he destroyed this Super Collider and Spider-man gaining his powers as the Spot was the one who brought the spider that bit Miles into their universe. Additionally, their relationship with one another is highlighted as we find out that the Spot is supposedly going to kill Miles’ father due to his powers (again created directly because of Miles’ actions)

Move three:

As many of the characters go through a similar experience of loss and acceptance, we are given a new point of view in this story, as Miles doesn’t want to just sit around and allow for his father to die. We are shown how another Spider-man, Miguel O’Hara, went through a similar experience, where he lost his daughter. He, similarly to Miles couldn’t accept her death, and as a result he went through the multiverse to find a world where he could once again live with his daughter. We learn however, that Miguel staying in another universe, created an anomaly that destroyed this world, killing another version of his daughter right before his eyes. 

Move four:

The parallel shown between these two characters puts us in our own dilemma, wondering if Miles will be able to succeed, as we are shown what happened to Miguel and how we know what many Spider-people go through. It leaves us at end of the film wondering what’s the end results going to be, as the movie ends off with a cliffhanger. It also leaves us wondering, who’s in the right? Miles for wanting to save his father, or Miguel, wanting to stop Miles as his actions can lead to the destruction of a whole universe, and possible instability in the multiverse.

Move five:

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse gives us a unique and special Spider-Man story, unlike any we have seen before. Watching our character’s ideologies clash against each other, make us as an audience wonder, who is actually right? It creates a divide in the audience as people too can try and debate what would be the right thing to do; Be morally correct and save others but let someone close to you die, or save the person close to you but risk the lives of countless people.