Watched the USA's 2022 Morbius (1:43:02), the Marvel movie about Dr. Michael Morbius, world's leading authority on blood-borne diseases, who develops artificial blood from the blood of vampire bats in a first and foremost attempt to cure himself. His final experimentation goes wrong and he morphs into a bloodsucking creature, endangering not only himself but also his best friend Milo/Lucian and his partner, Dr, Martine Bancroft.
This movie garnered bad reviews, most of them pinpointing loopholes in the story and screenplay. I find, however, that all superhero stories do have loopholes. I attribute the panning to Morbius's being an anti-hero, treading the thin line between morality and amorality, plus the refusal of Jared Leto's fans to see him showcased in such a dark role. Indeed, despite everything, Jared Leto is the saving grace of this movie. His expressive eyes, even when they turn into a vampire bat's, dominate the screen, and you could even see him playing the role of Jesus Crist and outshining all of the other actors who played Jesus Christ.
Michael Morbius is what Batman (DC Comics) could have been but fortunately did not become.
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