Morbius Memes Are The Internet At Its Most Wholesome

thegamer.com:

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s Morbin’ time. This is a Morbhead’s world and we’re all just living in it. Eat, sleep, Morb, repeat. We all live to worship the sex god that is Michael Morbius. He’s a genius, and the protagonist of the greatest comic book film in existence. I’m sorry but it’s the truth, and you're a fool for failing to see it.

To be honest, I haven’t even seen the film, but I know more about it than I ever could have expected because the surrounding community is so ridiculous. Morbius isn’t just a forgettable Marvel film thrown together by Sony in order to capitalise on its failing cinematic universe, it’s a cultural force of unknown magnitude that has brought the internet together in a strange, ironic celebration of all things Michael Morbius.

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I think this all began because Morbius was a disaster so magnificent that none of us could have expected it. That Jared Leto was set to play a vampire scientist was funny in itself because he’s a bit of a weird dude with an even weirder reputation. Doctor Who was also there, along with the comic relief from the Fast franchise. Surely it couldn’t be that bad, right? Turns out it was, and this mediocrity helped develop a massive viral fascination.

Social media trends such as #MomsForMorbius and hilarious TikToks that combined a robotic voice describing Michael Morbius, his extreme attraction, and love of pilates were so absurd that you couldn't help but laugh at them. Normally this would stop at a few innocent jabs at Sony’s expense, but fans took it one step further and turned Morbius into a phenomenon. Was Sony in on the joke? Do they know this movie sucks ass? Are they also Morbheads? So