After six solo live-action Spider-Man films with three different continuities in the span of 16 years and a seventh film coming next year, a big-budget feature-length animated Spider-Man film may seem completely redundant.
Amazingly and spectacularly, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse” is more than just a shameless cash grab. It is a visually stunning, hilarious and surprisingly resonant superhero tale.
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