I love both movies, but I also think the first one is better. The second movie is bigger with a lot more beautiful art styles and animation. But it’s standing on the shoulders of a giant. Into the Spiderverse is so incredible on its own. I can and have rewatched it multiple times. Anyone can watch it have a good time. The story is so well told that it’s great for Spider-man fans and those who aren’t. It’s inspiring animation films to utilize a similar comic book at style. For me, the first film edges out the second one.
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angrystego@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Perhaps an unpoppular opinion: I prefer the first one. It was such a tight and impactful story. The second one was full of marvelous animation, but to me it felt like the story was sometimes downing in the beautiful pictures.
TheRTV@lemmy.film 1 year ago
calabast@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah, the first one was a masterpiece in timing, and balance between story/action/comedy. This second one was great, I really enjoyed it, but the action scenes and the story development scenes both dragged on a little too long. Like why did they have the meeting with the school councilor and his Dad’s party? I feel like they both did a lot of the same thing, and probably could have been combined.
There were a lot of laughs, but the laugh-per-minute ratio was lower just because I think there were less jokes, and the movie was longer.
Anyways, still very very enjoyable, but yeah I totally agree the first one is superior
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I suspect the second will feel improved when the third comes out to finish the conclusion. It’s hard to end a movie on a cliffhanger like that.
I do agree with you, though. I like the first one better and it does feel like a tighter story. Also an amazing opening sequence that just pulls you right into the world (and is a great home audio test).
But I have no doubt that when I see the third film I’ll likely appreciate the second more.