{"id":8807,"date":"2022-04-01T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=8807"},"modified":"2022-04-02T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:42:19","slug":"morbius-fantastic-graphics-lots-of-action-very-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2022\/morbius-fantastic-graphics-lots-of-action-very-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Morbius * Fantastic Graphics, Lots of Action, Very Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.poster.jpg?resize=102%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8812\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.poster.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.poster.jpg?w=495&amp;ssl=1 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar\u00ae winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil \u2013 or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ethan P. comments, \u201cThe new Marvel film Morbius has a lot of action, which I liked a lot, though I did expect more from this movie. The graphics are fantastic, especially the way they make Morbius \u201cpoof\u201d in and out as he moves to show his super speed. Not only do the graphics and lighting look good, but also the costumes fit each scene perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morbius<br>By Ethan P., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QCxGMLBBM1s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.a.jpg?resize=225%2C184&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8811\" width=\"225\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.a.jpg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.a.jpg?resize=1024%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.a.jpg?resize=768%2C627&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.a.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Marvel film <em>Morbius <\/em>has a lot of action, which I liked a lot, though I did expect more from this movie.<br><br><em>Morbius<\/em>\u00a0is about a biochemist named Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) who suffers from a sickness that doesn&#8217;t\u00a0let him walk and limits his\u00a0life span. Dr. Morbius uses bats to make a cure for him and for his lifelong friend from\u00a0the orphanage they\u00a0grew up in, Loxias Crown (Matt Smith), who also suffers from the same illness. When injecting himself with the serum it only makes matters worse \u2014this serum makes the infamous Morbius come to life as an ugly bat-like creature that feeds on blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.c.jpg?resize=225%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8809\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.c.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.c.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/morbius.c.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The graphics are fantastic, especially the\u00a0way they make\u00a0Morbius \u201cpoof\u201d in and out as he moves to show his super speed. Not only do the graphics and lighting look good, but also the costumes fit each scene perfectly. This movie\u2014one of Marvel\u2019s darkest\u2014 can be classified\u00a0as a horror film due\u00a0to the violence and blood-thirsty\u00a0vampires..\u00a0My favorite part is when Morbius says, &#8220;I am Venom&#8221; since this is a reference to the movie\u00a0<em>Venom<\/em>\u00a0which was funny. Another favorite part is a funny scene where Morbius says, &#8220;You won\u2019t like me when I&#8217;m angry&#8221; which is a reference to The Hulk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Morbius.d.jpg?resize=250%2C105&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8808\" width=\"250\" height=\"105\"\/><figcaption>Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures&#8217; MORBIUS.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The moral of<em> Morbius<\/em>\u00a0is you don&#8217;t have to change yourself\u2014you are perfect for who you are. Morbius learned this when he started killing people. He realized he became something that was not him at all and regrets it.<br><br>I&#8217;d give <em>Morbius<\/em>\u00a04 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 13 to 18, plus adults.\u00a0<em>Morbius<\/em>\u00a0comes out in theaters April 1, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar\u00ae winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil \u2013 or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?<\/p>\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ethan P. comments, \u201cThe new Marvel film Morbius has a lot of action, which I liked a lot, though I did expect more from this movie. The graphics are fantastic, especially the way they make Morbius \u201cpoof\u201d in and out as he moves to show his super speed. Not only do the graphics and lighting look good, but also the costumes fit each scene perfectly.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[4802,4799,4066,4792,4793,4800,4803,4801,4797,4798,1824,2278,4794,4796,4795,2483],"class_list":["post-8807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature-film-reviews","tag-adria-arjona","tag-al-madrigal","tag-avi-arad","tag-burk-sharpless","tag-daniel-espinosa","tag-emma-ludbrook","tag-jared-harris","tag-jared-leto","tag-louise-rosner","tag-lucas-foster","tag-mark-wahlberg","tag-marvel-comics","tag-matt-sazama","tag-matt-smith","tag-matt-tolmach","tag-tyrese-gibson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paS5I2-2i3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8814,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8807\/revisions\/8814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}