Trans Allegories in Film: 'Nimona' (2023)
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.
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Morbius (2022)
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
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Daleyna
June 7, 2022
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'Morbius' Uses Vampirism as a Queer Allegory
After two months of refusing to see this movie, I have decided that it’s finally Morbin’ time.
In response to the recent onslaught of Morbius memes online, Sony made the hilarious mistake of re-releasing Morbius in theaters last weekend. As anyone with a sense of sarcasm could predict, it bombed at the box office. But this little stunt finally convinced me to watch the movie, if only to laugh at it. And I did laugh—at the terrible script, at the crazy VFX, and at Matt Smith’s quirky dance moves. But something else happened that I didn’t expect—I was surprised by the movie. I was surprised by the queer allegory.
Now, if I had a nickel for each time a Sonyverse Spider-Man villain movie was turned into a queer allegory, I’d have two nickels. That’s not a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. I’m referring to Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Interestingly, the movie leans heavily into the queerness of Eddie and Venom’s relationship. Whether accidentally or not, Sony has done the same thing with Morbius, but between the protagonist Michael and antagonist Lucien/Milo.
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Movie Information
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Directed By:Daniel Espinosa
Written By:Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
In Theaters:4/1/2022
Box Office:$167,635,712
Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Arad Productions
Cast
Daniel Espinosa
Director
Daniel Espinosa
Director
Jared Leto
Dr. Michael Morbius
Matt Smith
Milo
Adria Arjona
Martine Bancroft
Jared Harris
Dr. Emil Nicholas
Tyrese Gibson
Agent Simon Stroud
Al Madrigal
Agent Rodriguez
Michael Keaton
Adrian Toomes
Zaris-Angel Hator
Anna
Joe Ferrara
Bush Pilot
Charlie Shotwell
Young Michael
Joseph Esson
Young Milo