Hey everyone, I'm The Canadian Lad and today
I finally watched Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse at 0.25x Speed and found 25 incredible hidden
details that will blow your mind. Now I know many of you might be wondering
why am I making another video on Spider-Verse, well if you notice, I haven't done a 0.25x
speed breakdown on it yet. And most importantly, this time I directly
reached out to some of the animators of this movie and got to learn about some amazing
details from the film. This is gonna be a very different type of
breakdown than you normally see on my channel. Because in this one, I'm gonna take you into
the minds of some of the creators of this movie. Now, about 3 million people have already watched
my 3 part breakdown series on this movie, so I won't waste your time repeating any of
the details from these videos. If you catch me repeating a detail, please
unsubscribe me. But if you don't, then make sure you do subscribe
if you haven't already! Alright, let's begin the breakdown! Number 1: After Gwen failed to stop The Spot
in time, she asks Jessica Drew not to report anything to Miguel yet and to give her another
chance. Now although Jessica does agree not to reveal
anything to Miguel, but later in the movie, we discover that Miguel had been discreetly
watching over Gwen and Miles all along. Number 2: At exactly 1 hour and 2 minutes
Jessica Drew tells Gwen that she has 1 hour to fix everything. And exactly 1 hour later Miles and Gwen realize
that Miles is in the wrong universe. Talk about attention to detail eh! Number 3: Spencer Wan, one of the animators
for the film, used spam emails he received as background textures for Hobie Brown's animation
throughout the film. Number 4: Spencer Wan has also revealed that
the animation for Spider-Man India used to look a lot different in the initial stages. For example, he used to be a lot smaller and
used the wires in the city to get around instead of webs. It was a nice idea given the fact that India
has a lot of wires all over their cities and Pavitr could have used them for his benefit. But ultimately they focused on his unique
Martial-Art ability which lets him use his feet while navigating his webs. Number 5: In the scene where Miguel unmasks
himself and was about to literally eat Vulture alive with his venomous fangs, notice here
for less than a second we can see the classic Spider-Web pattern here. Number 6: When the Spot was about to steal
some money from the ATM, notice the face on the 100 dollar bill is not of Benjamin Franklin
but Alan Hawkins, the Sony animation supervisor. Number 7: When the Spot messes up and the
ATM gets stuck halfway between the street and this store, a pedestrian gets tripped
off by this ATM and we see Spot trying his best to push the ATM into the portal. Now this entire scene was created by Arran
Baker along with a few more talented artists, and here you can see that he performed the
"Falling Guy" act, as well as the Spot trying to push the ATM. I mean we must appreciate what the animators
put themselves through to get these amazing shots. Sometimes we think the animators just animate,
but that's not true. They're fully grown performers and you'll
see more of it in this video. Number 8: In the beginning when we see Gwen
and Peter saying grace along with their families, the time-lapse shows us that Gwen and Peter
have been friends for quite some time now. We see them celebrating Gwen's birthday, dressing
up for Halloween and then celebrating Christmas together. But their outfits aren't the only thing that
changes throughout the time-lapse. Notice this photo frame on the wall in the
background, which is probably a photo from Captain Stacy's wedding. This photo keeps changing its position and
we even see new photo frames on the wall. And I really appreciate this attention to
detail because you'd assume that within the passage of time, they would make some changes
in their interior design in the house and that's exactly what this is. Number 9: The color grading of this movie
has a different story on its own. For example here, notice Gwen is depicted
in Blue, while Captain Stacy is depicted in Orange. Meaning, the color blue represents sadness
and hopelessness while the color orange stands for the exact opposite. Now notice as soon as Gwen hugs her father,
the orange color starts to spread across Gwen's room. Implying how Captain Stacy's optimism is slowly
evaporating Gwen's sadness. Number 10: Before the animators completed
Spider-Punk's model, they actually used a model of Miles to run some mock up tests in
the graffiti room. There was so much experimenting here like
staples and tape holding the background together, ripped paper edges, jittering, costume swaps
and texture swaps. Number 11: Alright at this point we all know
Miles had to apologize for endorsing a baby powder. And one of the comments in that video reads
"I heard it was made from actual babies though" But notice in the digital version, the comment
is now changed and it says "old spider-man didn't need baby powder"
Referring to Peter Parker who died in this universe. Also notice they changed the username of the
comment from "chrisokay" to "spider-man-fan743921". Number 12: Miles posted another apology video
for his weird mustache, and here we see the comment from "chrisokay" but notice it is
also changed from the theatrical version. The theatrical version said "I heard it was
made from actual babies though" but the digital version says "I heard it was made from actual
spider legs though" Now I've asked the animation team as to why
make these subtle changes between the theatrical cut and the digital cut,
and the only answer I got was it's pretty much up to the producers of this movie Phil
Lord and Chris Miller, who basically makes these changes and the animation team are never
in those meetings. So it's like different animators animate the
same scene but then it's upto Phil and Chris to decide which one will make the theatrical
cut and which one in digital. Number 13: As I mentioned how the color coordination
in this film tells a story of its own, notice in the scene where Gwen was about to take
her mask off and reveal her true identity to her father,
All of these colors were raining down in the background! Indicating how Gwen is going through all sorts
of emotions while revealing herself to her father. In fact, a few seconds later when she seems
to get frustrated at her father, notice the background now changes to a darker shade. Again, painting a picture of what she's feeling
inside. So yes, the background colors are a great
indicator as to how a character is feeling in a particular moment. Number 14: Arran Baker who I mentioned already
in the video has also performed references for the whole parents meeting at school. Now what's interesting is that he has performed
references for all 4 characters in this scene. You must follow him on Twitter where he shares
behind the scenes like these and gives us valuable insights into how these movies are
made. Number 15: When Miles was sitting on top of
the Clock Tower in Brooklyn and drawing something on his sketchbook, notice a very clever detail
here: Do you see it? Well, notice how the background gradually
takes form as Miles sketches in his notebook. It's as if Miles is crafting his own environment
through his drawings. The animation team's choice here, synchronizing
the background seamlessly with Miles' artwork, rather than using already-rendered backgrounds,
is something I find truly unique! Number 16: in Miles’ dimension aka Earth-1610,
Michelle Obama is running for President in 2024. But in Evil Miles' dimension aka Earth-42,
AOC is running for the office instead. Now I don't know how to feel about this because
Earth-42 is not exactly run by good people. So I don't know what it implies, I'll leave
it up to you. Number 17: In Mumbattan when everything starts
falling apart, Miles takes the lead and asks the team to do this:
Now notice Spider-Man India literally lifts up an entire vehicle carrying passengers. This is called an "Auto Rickshaw" in India
and we can see many of them standing over the bridge as well. Number 18: Towards the end of the movie, Spider-Punk
sends a device to Gwen that would allow her to travel through the multiverse. And we're given the idea very early in the
film that Spider-Punk is essentially stealing a lot of items from the Spider-Society HQ,
which he later assembles into a device for interdimensional travel. Now notice one of the items that he stole
right in front of Miles is this purple battery-like thing. And this exact battery is attached right on
the face of the device that Spider-Punk sent Gwen. This small attention to detail paints us the
whole picture without having to write a separate scene for it. Just by looking at this purple battery on
top of this device, we can deduce that Spider-Punk must have made this device with the items
that he stole. Attention to details like these allow writers
to write more freely where they don't have to write an explanation for every single thing
that's happening. Number 19: When Miguel sends Gwen back home
using the "Go-Home" machine, there are couple of hidden details here. First, notice that Miguel didn't say a word
and still the Spider-Robot from the Go-Home machine was already gearing up to capture
Gwen. Lemme play it out for you so you understand
it better This implies that Miguel can manipulate his
surroundings inside the HQ with his telekinesis ability. Now, in the comics his abilities are telepathic
rather than telekinetic but the fact that Miguel moved certain objects with his mind,
leads me to believe he has both abilities in the movie. Number 20: Now this detail is directly taken
from Michael Lasker, the Visual Effects Supervisor for Across The Spider-Verse. Take a closer look at this Spider-Robot from
the Go-Home machine. It seems to be walking on a physical surface
whereas in reality its a void space. And this was a deliberate choice from the
VFX team here. They created these floating red laser webs
thats only visible when the giant Spider-Robot stepped on it. This allowed the Spider-Robot to walk freely
even in this void in order to grab Gwen. So rather than animating a flying machine,
we now have a more sophisticated version of it. Number 21: So far there are many obvious clues
that gives it away that Miles is in a wrong universe, like Miles' jacket which is purple
and green instead of blue and Rio's eyes which is green instead of brown! But lemme now give you a detail that only
someone like Michael Lasker can tell us about. Apart from the obvious differences, Earth-42
is made with colors that recede into blocked up shadows, and the inking style is heavy
and gritty. Lemme explain what it means;
Pay attention to the inking style on Rio's face compared to Miles'. You'll notice that heavier ink lines are added
to Rio, but not Miles since it's her universe, not his. Thanks again to Michael Lasker for giving
us insights into this scene that we wouldn't have known otherwise. Number 22: Spider-Punk's shoe laces are colored
blue. This is potentially a reference to punk communities
and their use of "lace code". In this case, blue means that someone has
killed a police officer, a possible reference to Spider-Punk's canon event involving his
Captain Stacy. Number 23: Initially, Miguel O'Hara's facial
expression wasn't as evil or menacing. Therefore, animator and character designer
Ami Thompson added additional brush lines to emphasize his facial features. And then the animation team extended this
approach to Miguel's shoulders by crossing these lines on the edges. The lines on his shoulders would always cross
each other like a rough sketch, and this approach fundamentally created the concept behind Miguel's
unique animation style. Number 24: A lot of people seem to think that
Miguel O'Hara would always watch old recordings of his daughter to relive the cherished moments. But if you notice very carefully, the Miguel
in the footage possesses brown eyes, while our Miguel has red eyes, even when exposed
to sunlight. This implies that Miguel O'Hara was actually
watching recordings of an alternate version of himself, who had lived happily with his
daughter before he was killed. And this makes it even sad if you think about
it. Because although he did replace his alternate
version but he never got to live any of the happy moments with his daughter that he thought
he would. That was only meant for the alternate Miguel
who died. Number 25: Now you probably remember this
iconic scene where Miles traps Miguel with his Venom Blast. And I have given you plenty of hidden details
from this scene already but this time lemme dig deeper and give you another layer of attention
to detail. Here's footage of the animation when it was
still being processed and tested. And here we get to see this whole explosion
from a different angle. Now notice in slow-motion we can see that
the blast animation is shaped like a "spider" Precisely a spider that is biting Miguel O'Hara. Not only that, even the lightning that comes
afterwards is shaped like a Spider-Web. Now of course the scene doesn't look exactly
like this in the final product but I just wanted to tell you the thoughts that go into
animating all these scenes that sometimes last on screen for 1 or 2 seconds. Number 26: At the end of the movie, when Miles
is tied to the punching bag, we can see that Uncle Aaron had put rubber gloves on Miles
to prevent him from using his venom powers. Meaning when Evil Miles knocked out our Miles,
his venom powers were still surging electricity from his hands to protect himself from any
imminent danger. Indicating Miles' venom powers still work
even when he's unconcious. And that's why Evil Miles and Uncle Aaron
have put on gloves on Miles to prevent him from using his electric powers. And when Miles comes back to his senses, we
can see him struggling trying to use his powers and realizing it wont work with the gloves
on. So right at the end Miles tears the glove
with his index finger, which then allows him to directly venom strike these chains. Therefore perfectly setting up Beyond The
Spider-Verse. Thanks to Badger for sending me this detail
which a lot of people are overlooking. And that's it, this would be my breakdown
of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse at 0.25x speed. With this video, I now conclude my breakdown
of this amazing movie. Thanks once again to all the Animators and
Visual Effects Supervisors who have responded to my requests and answered all my questions
with extreme patience! Please make sure to follow them on Twitter
as I have linked their profiles in the description. My next video is gonna be another unique one
where I'll talk about an Indian movie for the first time on the channel called Jawan! Because that is a movie I think we all can
learn from. I'll see you lads in the next one!
