Morbius: 21 WTF Moments

21. The Painfully Boring Opening Flashback

Morbius' opening scene is followed up by a dreadfully dull flashback that well and truly lets audiences know what kind of movie they're in for.

Set in Greece 25 years ago, the scene introduces us to a young Michael Morbius (Charlie Shotwell) and a new fellow patient, Lucien (Joseph Esson), who suffers from the same rare blood disorder. The pair are cared for by their surrogate father, Dr. Nicholas (Jared Harris).

It's a painfully clumsy, generic flashback that sets up the rest of the film, drowning the audience in sentimental expository dialogue while showing the physical torment Michael suffers from bullies.

We also get to observe his young genius when he manages to fix Milo's broken blood pump, in turn saving his life.

And as if to somehow justify the Greek setting, the pair refer to themselves as Spartans, which gets a goofy callback later in the film.