The Sane Lunatic

Another Spider-Man movie? Did they change the lead actor again? Nope. This a totally different kind of Spider-Man movie and it's as true to a comic art as it can get. It's animated, but the art-style is old-school like the comics are and the storyline? Well, it's probably the best one yet. This time, the central character isn't your friendly neighbourhood Peter Parker, it's young teen Miles Morales. Yes, he is an African-American character who lives in the not-so-nice part of New York and while not poor, he isn't living a life of comfort either. So when he happens to be a smart kid and gets a scholarship to get into a high-society school for prodigious minds, his parents are very much on board with this opportunity. But Miles is not. He's smart but he doesn't want to be part of the snobs. And he wants to work on what really makes him happy: art. Also, his dad is a police officer and his uncle is a cool-but-shady guy who believes in his art. But t...