also what I liked about spider-man is that he missed ned as much as he missed mj. the friendship part of his grief wasn’t minimised to uplift his romantic relationship.
remember when people were mad because aunt may wasn't old enough? but marisa tomei was already in her 50s during the first spider-man film LIKE ITS NOT HER FAULT THAT SHE’S THAT HOT
This is dead on and something a lot of people need to realize about storytelling
Tropes & cliches are not inherently bad
They’re tools, it’s how you use them. There are many films, series, and games that aren’t original, but they’re just very well made, and that’s all you need