20 Greatest Moments From Spider-Man Movies

4. "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" - Spider-Man

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Though Uncle Ben's proverb "With great power comes great responsibility" was first popularised in the Spider-Man comics, it became far more widely-known when it was featured in the first Spider-Man movie.

After Peter uses his newly-developed powers to thoroughly beat down Flash Thompson (Joe Manganiello), Uncle Ben decides to have a word with him, explaining that just because he can beat up Flash, and he might even deserve it, it doesn't mean Peter should do it.

Even though Peter shrugs off Ben's concerns and wisdom, it's an instantly iconic scene thanks to the sheer impactful power of the words, Robertson's fantastic delivery, and how this sentence continues to reverberate through Spider-Man movies almost two decades later.

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