Barry Convex posted:

yeah, it's pretty baffling that the Parker family is so prominent in the film, given that not only is baby Peter left unnamed, but that Ben and Mary's connection to the future Spider-Man plays no role to speak of in the actual plot (there's no indication at all that either Madame Web or Ezekiel have any awareness of his future). There were alleged plot leaks last year that had a much more significant role for the unborn Spider-Man, sort of akin to John Connor's role in the plot of the original Terminator, and it wouldn't surprise me if that was one of the biggest things to change in rewrites and reshoots; that version still probably would have sucked, but at least some of the narrative choices here would have made more sense. It also might at least partially explain why so much of Tahar Rahim's dialogue is ADRed in, since excising that plot point would have significantly changed his motivation.

also, the flash-forwards take place, what, ten years in the future? so in this universe, there are already going to be four Spider-heroines running around with costumes and powers derivative of Spider-Man while Peter Parker is still in elementary school? And why were the three Spider-Women even going to kill Ezekiel in the first place?