‘Morbius’ Review: Spider-Man Spinoff Starring Jared Leto Has More In Common With DC’s Batman Than Marvel’s Web Slinger
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deadline.comSony’s Morbius is ostensibly a Spider-Man spin-off, but in many ways the Marvel movie has more in common with DC’s solemn The Batman.
Michael Morbius is a moody, Byronic scientist living in New York, with rich sponsors to fund his research into the rare blood disorder he suffers from.
The answer could possibly lurk in the DNA from which animal? You guessed it, the bat. After mixing bat DNA with human DNA, Morbius becomes essentially a man-made vampire, and must wrestle with his new lust for blood while protecting those he loves.
It’s a pretty simple set up, pulled from the pages of the comic books, which in turn were clearly influenced by everything from Dracula to Jekyll and Hyde, with the usual references to addiction thrown in.
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