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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Film

DirectorBob Persichetti

Meta takes2

Figures

Objects & symbols

The film's integration of comic book visual grammar (Ben-Day dots, panel layouts, onomatopoeic text).

Form & technique

The Leap of Faith sequence, focusing on the inverted cityscape and shattering glass visuals. → Haptic Visuality

Tropes

Miles Morales's character arc, specifically his relationship with his father and uncle.
The "glitching" visual effect applied to characters from other dimensions.
The film's diegetic soundtrack, particularly Miles Morales listening to "Sunflower." → Cultural Capital
The introduction of multiple, alternate-universe Spider-People (Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Peni Parker, etc.).
Miles Morales's graffiti art and tagging.

Films most connected to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Parasite (2019) — via Haptic Visuality, Cultural Capital
Sideways (2004) — via Cultural Capital
Juno (2007) — via Cultural Capital
Ratatouille (2007) — via Cultural Capital
(500) Days of Summer (2009) — via Cultural Capital
The Intouchables (2011) — via Cultural Capital
Pretty in Pink (1986) — via Cultural Capital
Trainspotting (1996) — via Cultural Capital