"He is not finding the answers" vs "He has not found the answers"
Example (1) is a line from a TV show/movie. I’d like to know what the difference in meaning is between (1) and (2):
(1) [It (i.e. Peter’s attic workroom) is filled with electronic equipment. Camera pans to Peter at a desk which is piled high with books. Camera moves in close to show they are books on physiology and biology. Peter is intent on them but] he [b]is not finding[/b] the answers to his strange, new prowess. (Scenario in [i]Spider-Man: The Mind Stealers[/i])
(2) ...but he [b]has not found[/b] the answers to his strange, new prowess.
(1) [It (i.e. Peter’s attic workroom) is filled with electronic equipment. Camera pans to Peter at a desk which is piled high with books. Camera moves in close to show they are books on physiology and biology. Peter is intent on them but] he [b]is not finding[/b] the answers to his strange, new prowess. (Scenario in [i]Spider-Man: The Mind Stealers[/i])
(2) ...but he [b]has not found[/b] the answers to his strange, new prowess.
