Captain America: Civil War - 30 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

20. With Great Power...

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Just as Sharon Carter's "plant yourself' speech reattributes a key speech to another character, Spider-Man gets to give a version of his own Uncle Ben's "with great power comes great responsibility..." speech.

In the film Spider-Man actually mentions that if people with great power don't take responsibility, then people get hurt, turning his uncle's advice on Stark. It's a brave move to make that basically the only allusion to his origin story - as well as his short "it's a long story..." dismissal when Stark asks how he's able to climb walls

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