To say that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was great would be a major understatement, as it greatly impacted how major studios perceived 3D animation. Following its impeccable quality, accompanied by a great story, arguably the best of all Spider-Man features. the Shameik Moore-led film was deservedly awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
And with its sequel, Across the Spider-Verse, being on par with the first one, it seemed like another Academy win awaited the IP, but it fell inches short of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. Reacting to this loss, lead star Moore took to social media to share a one-word response “Robbed”, which landed him in hot waters, and the actor has finally broken his silence amidst the backlash.
Shameik Moore Asks for Forgiveness for His Initial Reaction to the Oscar Loss
Considering The Boy and Heron was deemed by many Miyazaki’s best since Spirited Away, it wasn’t surprising to see why the Academy chose Miyazaki’s masterpiece over Across the Spider-Verse. However, this reasonably caused some to be upset, and among them was the film’s lead star Shameik Moore, who stressed the sequel was robbed, and fans were quick to criticize him for it.
Finally breaking his silence, Moore apologized to the fans for his statement, as he congratulated the winners. The actor further stressed that the Spider-Verse didn’t lose, as it has impacted a lot of lives, but he did ask forgiveness for his initial response, stating “I’m young, and a fighter, so forgive my nature”.
Respect to the winners. It’s true, I’m definitely a sore loser, but we didn’t lose, Spiderverse has impacted ALOT of lives, we may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND….. yea get ready 😤
— Shameik Moore (@shameikmoore) March 11, 2024
While it’s reasonable to see why fans weren’t thrilled by Moore’s initial response, a loss doesn’t reflect its quality, as like its predecessor, Across the Spider-Verse pushed the boundaries of 3D.
Spider-Verse Writer Christopher Miller Has No Regrets About Losing to Hayao Miyazaki
Unlike the Dope Star, who was a bit perturbed following the Oscar loss, the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse writer wasn’t upset by the loss. Taking to X, Christopher Miller, who previously penned the likes of The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, and the first Spider-Verse film, deemed Hayako Miyazaki the greatest of all time, stressing “If you’re gonna lose, might as well lose to the GOAT”.
Well, if you’re gonna lose, might as well lose to the GOAT
— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) March 10, 2024
Miller isn’t wrong in calling the Studio Ghibli cofounder the GOAT, as Miyazaki, who previously scored a win for Spirited Away, is responsible for some of the greatest animated films of all time. But with one movie still to go in the Spider-verse series, if the threequel retains the quality of the two released so far, it can go down in history as one of the greatest trilogies in the realm of cinema.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is available to stream on Netflix.
