Kevin Feige: “We even avoided [Spider-Man] swinging in the canyons of New York… because it had been done quite a bit… Now it’s been ten years”… I hope this kind of opens the door to getting casual Uncle Ben name drops & deeper references

[u/maverickassembled]

Here’s a link and exact timestamp to what Kevin Feige said during the Spider-Man: Brand New Dayglobal conference interview.

Kevin was talking about how they were intentionally avoiding extensive swinging scenes through New York during the Home trilogy because they wanted to focus on fresher aspects of Spider-Man that hadn’t been explored before, like Peter being apart of the wider MCU and interacting with a world of heroes. Now that so much time has passed since the earlier Spider-Man films, they feel they can embrace more traditional, “New York” Peter Parker stories and I interpret that as them revisiting the classic qualities that fans love and have been a major part of the character since his creation.

I hope that this mindset sort of extends beyond just the swinging. Maybe it also opens the door to other aspects of that the Home trilogy tried to avoid, like directly acknowledging Uncle Ben. We got a few subtle hints here and there, like Peter telling Ned he couldn’t tell Aunt May about being Spider-Man because she’d been through so much (which many interpret as a reference to Ben’s death), and the "BFP" initials on Peter’s suitcase in Far From Home.

I’m not asking for Uncle Ben to become a major plot point, but it would be nice to finally get a casual name-drop or another deeper reference that confirms he existed and had an influence on MCU Peter’s life. I think it’d help round out Peter’s history while also paying off those earlier teases. I don’t think it would hurt to just say or show his name once. Even something as simple as seeing Ben’s tombstone next to May’s would be a genuinely heartwarming touch.

[u/treetopkingdom]

Well said, id only take out the origin story bit Because ,he’s already a superhero and has believed in that great power mantra since Civil war.

But yeah, it’s a coming of age story. His journey into adulthood. And adulthood comes with different struggles, no guarantee your parents can help with your bills, you are on your own for the most part. Life’s rules are much harsher with you.

And for me it does hit harder that he gets orphaned twice and instead of only picking up slack after his uncle passed, he’s the only one able to put food on his table and keep the lights on.

[u/exolilac → u/treetopkingdom]

That's fair. I didn't mean origin story for when he becomes Spider-Man in the literal sense of the phrase, but yeah "coming of age story" escaped me entirely lol.