Something That Soured My Interest In The New Morbius Movie

[Storyteller Hero]

The screenwriters for Morbius (Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless) also wrote Dracula Untold and Gods of Egypt.

If you enjoyed those movies, everyone is entitled to their personal preferences.

I predict however that there's going to be a ton of distancing from this movie for the Sony and Marvel Studio movies at large, and if we see Morbius in the MCU, it'll probably be a reboot for the character.

I hear not-so-good things about the direction and editing too.

I could be wrong since I haven't seen the movie, but my instincts as a writer and aspiring filmmaker tell me to avoid this movie unless it shows up on my streaming without extra charge.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I can't imagine having any interest in this movie, myself. I don't quite understand why Sony thinks it can just do half-baked Spider-Man spin-offs without Spider-Man. I get that Morbius, as a concept, doesn't really need to be a Spider-Man character, but then, without him, he's just another take on a modern Dracula mixed with Dr Jekyll.

 

[Storyteller Hero]

I can't imagine having any interest in this movie, myself. I don't quite understand why Sony thinks it can just do half-baked Spider-Man spin-offs without Spider-Man. I get that Morbius, as a concept, doesn't really need to be a Spider-Man character, but then, without him, he's just another take on a modern Dracula mixed with Dr Jekyll.

I think a good angle to approach Morbius would have been to explore science versus the supernatural, with supernatural enemies that force Morbius to use his skills as a scientist to thwart their plot while fighting them with his powers as a living vampire; this could have been a possible set up for his inclusion in a future MIDNIGHT SONS team up instead of a half-assed rendition of the Sinister Six in an ambiguously designated Spiderman universe.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah, Morbius is, in general, a fine character.

Unfortunately, Sony doesn't really know how to make a decent superhero movie.

 

[payn]

Yeah, Morbius is, in general, a fine character.

Unfortunately, Sony doesn't really know how to make a decent superhero movie.

I thought folks really liked the Venom movies?

 

[Umbran]

I thought folks really liked the Venom movies?

I am not convinced that is because they were good superhero movies.

 

[Ryujin]

Pretty much everything, from the star of the film on down, leaves me cold. I can't really say that I've enjoyed Leto's performance in anything.

 

[Morrus]

It's had some terrible reviews. Like, really really terrible.

 

[payn]

Pretty much everything, from the star of the film on down, leaves me cold. I can't really say that I've enjoyed Leto's performance in anything.

Thats too bad, I've loved Leto in everything. This looks mediocre tho.

 

[BRayne]

Yeah, Morbius is, in general, a fine character.

Unfortunately, Sony doesn't really know how to make a decent superhero movie.

Well they don't know how to make a decent live action superhero movie, Spiderverse is very well regarded