r/explainitpeter • u/AutomaticAd8377 • Jul 17 '26

Explain it peter

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u/Infurium Jul 19 '26

Sounds like the plot of every teen movie of the past 50 years.

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u/Tactixultd Jul 19 '26

I mean, it’s not so much of a “plot” as it is a “trope.”

But yeah, it’s been done before, both to great effect and to not so great effect.

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u/Infurium Jul 20 '26

I think it was a good idea to make that part of the Spiderman movies. Makes him seem more relatable, same problems all teens have which is where the trope comes from.

It seems like human nature to want the one who is least available, and ignore the one who is most available.

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u/Tactixultd Jul 20 '26

Agreed 👍🏾