Quote Originally Posted by Zeeguy91 View Post
The MCU Spider-Man, however, seems entirely motivated by the prospect of impressing Tony Stark and, later, living up to his legacy. Not only that, but Peter's suit and tech, his connections to the superhero world, and even his villains all come through his connection to Iron Man. He is literally a character living in the shadow of Tony Stark. And, as enjoyable as those movies are, that's antithetical to who Spider-Man has traditionally been.
Isn't the whole point of Homecoming and then doubled-down on in Far From Home that Peter isn't meant to be the next Stark, but that he should forge his own path? The point of said villains is to show that the way Stark did things had a lot of faults and that he wasn't always necessarily the best guy, and that while he was a positive influence in Peter's life, he's definitely wasn't someone to model yourself off of.