English 2100 x 90: Fall 2020

Review – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

This movie reviewer, Nikki Martyn, speaks upon one of the stronger messages which is emphasized within the story of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Resilience, whether it be the resilience of all the spider-man iterations or the premise itself, the character of Spider-Man is an archetype which continuously proves what it means to face adversity and fight with grit and resilience. Martyn using the impactful line of the first on screen iconic Spider-Man we see, “No matter how many hits I take, I always get back up,”  following his conscious of the responsibility which comes with his powers, allowing him to protect people, no matter how many times Peter has gets hit, he fights for others. Martyn also has a background in Early Childhood Studies, using the psychology of how younger kids like Miles navigate through the themes of this story, facing adversity and learning this resilience from the people he looks up to, whether it be his parents or his predecessor who last donned the Spider-Man mask. Miles faces so much adversity and initially runs from it, as it is too much. He learns from his own mistakes of losing his uncle, and from not being able to help Peter Parker, that he can’t keep running, and looks to his role models to face his struggles.

https://theconversation.com/what-into-the-spider-verse-can-teach-us-about-resilience-110752