the way the M(U shoehorned Toenail into Sp*dey's story - effectively making it all about him as usual and in doing so, ruining what could have been a good movie is trash and we don't talk about it enough. totally erased A*nt M*y - unacceptable. seriously, their obsession with a character that no one gave a damn about before 2010 at the expense of literally every other character, including arguably their most iconic one is pitiful. that tunnel vision is to the detriment of their entire franchise.
Here is what makes P*ter’s story good:
He goes through a trauma (losing his uncle) and finds a way to pick up the pieces himself, and become the person his uncle wanted him to be. The last words from his uncle is what becomes P*ter’s entire tagline and character arc: with great power, comes great responsiblity. His story is a classic coming-of-age, but its turned into a superhero story. How does T*ny affect that? Let’s discuss. First, P*ter isn’t allowed to go through the character development he normally gets. He doesn’t figure out his powers on his own, he doesn’t work on his suit on his own (and with the help of his aunt). He doesn’t learn the fundamental lesson that his uncle teaches him: No matter what power you have, you are not infallible. The people are you will still die. It also lacks the emotional weight of P*ter’s original trauma. T*ny was someone that he knew for a short time. His uncle raised him. We only feel sadness because we are supposed to be connected to t*ny. We don’t feel sadness because of P*ter. Would B/tman's story be the same if he gained a mother figure later on in life? No. His story, like P*ter’s is about loss and loneliness. P*ter finds his power through kindness and selflessness. B/tman finds his in justice. P*ter cannot find his core values without the loss of his uncle, just as B/tman cannot find his core values without the loss of his mother