The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

"The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story" (2024) was a take on what Miles Morales has to take on in his life, with that I am talking about pressure.

The animation in this short film is different than both Spider-verse movies, of course this is because the vast difference in budget. You can see this in the style that they move and pick up things, it feels more like stop-motion.

I was hoping for a release date for "Spider-man: Beyond The Spider-verse" but this sadly did not happen.

More about the short film itself is that of course the two people casted were the same as the movies, this made this part of the whole Spider-verse franchise.

I think it was lacking in some parts so it definitely doesn't rank the same as the movies do in my opinion.

This short film was an interesting additional story, to add the ever-growing movies for Miles Morales, As the newest Spider-Man superhero this film makes a lot of sense, having to balance being a superhero and his normal life also, the fear and anxiety he was going through is normal because of the dangers of being a superhero involves. This felt like a spinoff horror movie with some of the scenes in this short film.

I like how Miles Morales can still feel relatable as a normal teenager to many people even as a superhero. The animation was great and as a Miles Morales Spider-Man fan it was great seeing new content with Miles Morales. I recommend this to anyone who watched the previous movies and is a fan of Spider-Man, Miles Morales and superhero media in general.

Not bad, but what was the point? What is said is fine, but the animation is unnecessary. I enjoyed watching it, and the horror scenes were particularly good. I did not like the song at the end of the film. The animation style was excellent, as always. It seems like it was rushed. Miles Morales suffers from anxiety disorder. I am not sure if what he is experiencing is sleep paralysis. If so, I believe it was a fine. As someone who has experienced sleep paralysis, I found his narrative style appealing. But I still believe it is an unnecessary subject for a 7-minute short film. Maybe if it was a 15-20 minute short film, but it seemed unnecessary for a 7-minute short film. Even though it was not bad and was enjoyable to watch, I thought it was unnecessary. Sorry.

A great little heart felt short film about Anxiety & Depression which looks great while also handling its subject matter with the sensitivity and care it both needs and deserves.

It's not all perfect though. While it doesn't patronise the audience, it maybe does over-simplifies such an important and complicated subject matter. That being said, it is aimed at a younger audience, who may need it to be simplified. So this definitely stands as a way to start and normalise conversations on mental health, especially in men, both young and old. Either way, as a whole, it was a nice little addition to the brilliant Spider-Verse franchise.

7.5/10.

If any of us in our daily lives with normal problems face fears, stress, anxiety, etc. I can only imagine what Miles, being so young and inexperienced, may be facing, but, although Miles does not always remember or keep it in mind, he counts on his dad who always, despite everything, has time for whatever his son needs.

In this universe the animation is fabulous and on this occasion the way in which they occupy it in the protagonist's environment to make you feel his emotions is brutal and scary. Besides that, I don't have much to add, being such a fan, having any extra of the spider-verse is always appreciated, but unfortunately the short film is so short that I don't even have time to enjoy it.