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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

PG

Director

Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos

Runtime

140 minutes

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Synopsis

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

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Overall Score

8.7/10

Excellent


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Excellent

Gender Representation

Excellent

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Excellent

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Excellent

Disability Representation

Good

Strengths

  • Exceptional commitment to non-Anglo-Saxon centric storytelling through Miles Morales and global variants.
  • Powerful female characters like Gwen Stacy and Jessica Drew who drive the plot with significant agency.
  • Organic integration of queer identity and non-conforming aesthetics through characters like Hobie Brown.
  • Sophisticated critique of systemic authority and deterministic structures via the 'Canon' concept.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of explicitly defined physical or chronic disabilities within the primary character arcs.
  • Neurodivergent representation remains largely metaphorical rather than through specific, defined character traits.

AI Analysis

The film succeeds by making intersectional identities a core component of its cosmology rather than a peripheral addition. By centering an Afro-Latino protagonist and diverse global variants, it effectively deconstructs the historically white superhero archetype. Strong characterization of female leaders and queer-coded figures like Spider-Punk ensures that representation feels purposeful. The multiverse serves as a powerful metaphor for global intersectionality and the struggle against systemic authority. While the film excels in racial and gendered representation, it offers less explicit focus on physical or chronic disabilities. The exploration of neurodivergence remains largely metaphorical through its unique visual language.

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Featured in

  • Best LGBTQ+ Representation in Film
  • Best LGBTQ+ Representation of the 2020s
  • Best Gender Representation in Film
  • Women Leading the Action
  • Best Gender Representation of the 2020s
  • Best Racial & Ethnic Representation in Film
  • Diverse Voices in Animation
  • Best Racial & Ethnic Representation of the 2020s
  • Best Religious & Cultural Representation in Film

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