Morbius (2022)

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

2.0 / 5

INCLUVIE SCORE

1.0 / 5

POPSCORE

Representation

LGBTQ

Daleyna

June 7, 2022

2 / 5

INCLUVIE SCORE

1 / 5

POPSCORE

'Morbius' Uses Vampirism as a Queer Allegory

After two months of refusing to see this movie, I have decided that it’s finally Morbin’ time. In response to the recent onslaught of Morbius memes online, Sony made the hilarious mistake of re-releasing Morbius in theaters last weekend. As anyone with a sense of sarcasm could predict, it bombed at the box office. But this little stunt finally convinced me to watch the movie, if only to laugh at it. And I did laugh—at the terrible script, at the crazy VFX, and at Matt Smith’s quirky dance moves. But something else happened that I didn’t expect—I was surprised by the movie. I was surprised by the queer allegory. Now, if I had a nickel for each time a Sonyverse Spider-Man villain movie was turned into a queer allegory, I’d have two nickels. That’s not a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. I’m referring to Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Interestingly, the movie leans heavily into the queerness of Eddie and Venom’s relationship. Whether accidentally or not, Sony has done the same thing with Morbius, but between the protagonist Michael and antagonist Lucien/Milo.

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Movie Information

Rating:PG-13

Genre:Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Directed By:Daniel Espinosa

Written By:Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless

In Theaters:4/1/2022

Box Office:$167,635,712

Runtime:105 minutes

Studio:Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Arad Productions

Cast

Daniel Espinosa

Director

Jared Leto

Dr. Michael Morbius

Matt Smith

Milo

Adria Arjona

Martine Bancroft

Jared Harris

Dr. Emil Nicholas

Tyrese Gibson

Agent Simon Stroud

Al Madrigal

Agent Rodriguez

Michael Keaton

Adrian Toomes

Zaris-Angel Hator

Anna

Joe Ferrara

Bush Pilot

Charlie Shotwell

Young Michael

Joseph Esson

Young Milo

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