5. Uncle Ben Flashbacks/Force Ghosts Are Expected
In every Spider-Man movie, there's going to be certain known quantities present. One such known quantity is that there's always going to be an Uncle Ben flashback or a scene where Uncle Ben's Force Ghost comes back to visit Peter and guide him on his heroic journey. It's something that's not only expected, it's something that's welcome, as Peter's connection to his Aunt and Uncle is the most grounded relationships he has in his life. Uncle Ben is his guide through the perils of life, and we see that much in the first film's finale when he finally listens to his uncle's voicemail. So naturally, we're going to see more of this character, despite his lack of a corporeal being. That said, there's one thing the audience could do without in this new franchise's version of that same phenomenon. Yes, I'm talking about "the glow" - the ethereal white glow that Sam Raimi had filling in his Uncle Ben visions throughout the whole trilogy. Now Sam Raimi has always been a more fantastical filmmaker, so it was natural for him to use the glow. Marc Webb, on the other hand, has shown us that he's more grounded in reality. Case in point: Peter Parker built his web-slingers, he's still a witty/sarcastic teenager, and he's not immune to bullets. If Webb can bring a compromise between grounded realism and comic book fancy in those elements, he can give us a (500) Days of Summer-esque* meeting between Peter and Uncle Ben.
* The bench scene didn't happen, and you know it.