bispiders:

BIG spider-verse theme: the theme of choice

jeff and aaron drifted apart because he didn’t approve of aaron’s choices, so he pushes miles to attend this private school because he knows miles is capable of it and doesn’t want him to “end up like [his] uncle”. later, after aaron dies, jeff realizes that he doesn’t want him and miles to drift apart too so he comes by to tell miles that though he may push him, he respects/supports whatever miles chooses to do because he knows he’ll be great at it

once you get bitten by that spider you can never go back, no matter how much you want to. you may not get a choice in having those powers, but it’s up to you to choose how you want to use them. peter chose to become spiderman. miles chooses to become spiderman.

miles’ untied shoelaces are initially just a way of rebelling against his father but become a character feature throughout the movie. even in his most iconic scene, when he leaps from the building and “becomes spiderman”, his shoelaces are still visibly untied. they become a signifier of his individuality and how he chooses to be spiderman his own way