• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If you actually read the early comics, it takes Peter a good long while to learn that lesson and he still forgot it pretty frequently. Still, his journey toward learning that lesson was a core part of his character until the writers decided to just make him a flawless Mary-Sue.

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      5 months ago

      it takes Peter a good long while to learn that lesson

      That’s called a Character Arc. He’s a kid in the beginning.

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      5 months ago

      I don’t think the writers have made him perfect. His most recent movie, No Way Home, is about Peter trying to use superpowers to help his friends get out of trouble. Which backfires and causes a bunch of problems, and Aunt May dies saying “with great power there must also come great responsibility.” Seems like a pretty on-theme story.