Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Gwen’s cold open
Picking up the Spider-Verse sequel with Gwen rather than Miles was a bold move, but it’s an important one that pays off as a way to bookend Across in this story’s middle chapter. It blends an efficient recap of the first movie with setting the stage for Gwen’s character arc across this film, cleverly framing it through her perspective; it’s also visually remarkable, to boot, and backed by that incredible, thrumming guitar of Gwen’s leitmotif that just keeps building and building her rage until she snaps back to reality mid-drum session.
