'Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse' Is Taking an Oscars Victory Lap at IMAX

Lets start from the beginning one last time: #Spiderverse is getting a huge re-release this weekend including tons of IMAX screens! Check it out on the BIGGEST SCREEN YOU CAN FIND. And spread the word! - rodneyrothman (@rodneyrothman) February 27, 2019

If youve yet to see the movie, now is the perfect time to pay a visit to the Spider-Verse; it just won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Its a kaleidoscopic exploration of the sprawling Spidey mythology, told from the point of view of Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), an Afro Latino teenager from the comics who takes on the title of Spider-Man, as he encounters a panoply of Spider-Men (and Spider-Women) from across the multiverse.

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is available digitally today. You are hereby exempted from all responsibilities. Show this tweet to your supervisor/teacher/parent/parole officer/milk monitor as appopriate. - Glen Weldon (@ghweldon) February 26, 2019

The film has also been praised for successfully evoking the feeling of reading comics, when your eyes dart from panel to panel.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse represents some of the best superhero storytelling on the market, The Wraps William Bibbiani wrote in his review of the movie. The frenetic animation and freewheeling story offer audiences a sense of boundless dynamism." (Now imagine seeing that on a massive IMAX screen. Sold.)

Bibbiani added: "Watching Into the Spider-Verse evokes feelings of sitting cross-legged on the floor of your bedroom, eating cookies and immersing yourself in outrageous, mostly inviting new worlds.

Miles Morales, the Afro-Latine Spider-Man, is now an Oscar winning superhero. Representation and visibility matter and I am heartened to see the film industry is realizing that more and more, every day. #Oscars - (@DavidRP91) February 25, 2019

One of the reasons Spider-Verse received such positive reviews was its inclusion of Morales as the protagonist; for many young viewers, the first black Spider-Man will be their Spider-Man.

In a love letter to the character for the New York Times , African-American author Victor LaValle summed up why this kind of representation is so important: I spent 39 years without you, but youve been a part of my kids imagination for their whole lives, he said. They didnt get emotional because, for them, a brown-skinned Spider-Man with big, beautiful curly hair is a commonplace. NBD. Other people may take it for granted that they have a face like a superheros. Im happy my kids get to feel that way.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse will be swinging back into theaters this weekend.