No Uncle Ben - No Spider-Man


The problem people are having with this new iteration of Spider-Man isn't limited to them simply being loyal to the previous iterations. The problem people are having is related to the fact that this version of Spider-Man betrays everything that Spider-Man stands for. In this version, Tony Stark have replaced Uncle Ben as the beloved mentor figure to Peter. What made Uncle Ben's character important to Peter was the simple fact that he was a good man who raised a good nephew. Uncle Ben wasn't rich, he meant nothing to the rest of the world, but to Peter he was the best man of all men. That's the important lesson of "great power, great responsibility". All Uncle Ben had to do to inspire Peter to become a hero is to be a good man. Not a superhero of his own, not a guy who is smarter than Peter, not a guy who is loved by millions around the world, but just an old man who loves his nephew. That's the point of Peter Parker being an ordinary kid. Tony Stark is one of the smartest, one of the most beloved people in the MCU. So there is nothing complex in Peter looking up to him.

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I whole-heartedly agree with the OP, but I don't think that's the main problem with new Spider-Man - at least it's not for me.

I feel like the whole idea of Ben just being a good man is what drives Peter Parker to become Spider-Man. I just don't think that there's any Peter Parker in the films, so we don't see him in the process of becoming Spider-Man in any way. He's good at being Spider-Man, but he's barely Peter Parker, so there's no real transition from one persona to another and no motivation to do so.

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No Way Home Finally Confirmed Uncle Ben Never Mattered In The MCU

https://screenrant.com/spiderman-no-way-home-uncle-ben-not-important/

Spider-Man: No Way Home finally confirms that its version of Uncle Ben never mattered, as his role is almost entirely taken over by Aunt May.

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