Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse story

movie: SpiderMan: Into the SpiderVerse (2018) · 2018-12-01

Miles Morales joins other Spider-Men from various dimensions who team up to save New York City from Kingpin. It is the first animated feature film in the Spider-Man franchise, and is set in a shared multiverse called the "Spider- Verse", which has alternate universes.

17 total · 7 major · 10 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
coping with the death of a spouse major Kingpin was obsessed with using the Big Collider gizmo to fetch replacements for his deceased wife and daughter from another universe.
father and son major Miles and his law abiding, police office father didn't always see eye to eye, but they came to respect each other by the end of the film.
heroism major Miles stepped up to the task and saved New York City from Kingpin.
invisibility ability major Miles could turn himself invisible. At first it only happened when he was under stress, but he ultimately learned to control it.
mentor and protégé major Peter B. Parker reluctantly took Miles under his wing and taught how to do Spider-Man stuff.
parallel universe major Kingpin was in control of a big machine that allowed him to access other universes that were similar enough to his own to contain other versions of Spider-Man.
super strength major Miles acquired the strength of a man-sized spider.
aunt and nephew minor Aunt May was united with Peter Parker from another dimension.
coping with being washed up minor Peter B. Parker was an aging, out of shape, not over his divorce, given up on being a hero man.
coping with the death of a family member minor Miles and his dad mourned the death of Miles' uncle Aaron (a.k.a the Prowler).