r/SUMC • • 18h ago

SSU What could The Amazing Spiderman 3 have been like for Peter ?

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TASM 2 left us with a deeply grieving era, I know many people can relate to the nostalgia and emotional depth of TASM , well I saw the movie when I was 9 . I just rewatched both TASM movies and the depth in emotions and romance between Gwen and Andrews Peter is something I really cant get over.

Now being 21 I notice that I get anxious and blame myself for my shortcomings a lot. TASM 2 specifically hit very deep for me because Spiderman in that movie always constantly remembered what Gwen's father said, how Peter will make enemies and how in his dying wish he asked Peter to protect Gwen ( Leave her out of it ), Peter feared this constantly to the point that they were breaking up and getting back together several times and inevitably she did die and he couldn't do anything about it.

This type of grief where you can go to a very dark place if you've got a habit of blaming yourself would really destroy most people like me, It would have been enriching to see how Andrews Spiderman story would go on with the same level of depth to a new and better chapter.

In Spider man No Way Home we learn that he actually got bitter and angry , the guilt and regret did overwhelm him and that actually broke my heart to see. Would we have seen him get past Gwen's death and this difficult time in a better way in TASM 3 ?, well he would face up against 6 enemies so he would have needed to get on his feet quick.

There is that one speech from Gwen in her Graduation that really hang on to me from my rewatch.

Time is luck , so don't spend it living someone else's life, FIGHT for what matters most , even if you fall short , what better way is there to live ?
"Gwen Stacy"

I hang on to this speech because in a way it counteracts the idea of blaming your shortcomings , as long as you fight and live for what matters most to you , what better way could you have lived ?
The answer in my case in none.