#MorbiusSweep

03 APR 2022

Film

This video features in a responsive display in the museum that presents the moments, stories and memes capturing the zeitgeist by going viral on the internet.

MorbiusSweep refers to a series of parody memes celebrating the 2022 superhero film Morbius as a massive commercial and critical success, despite the tepid response from the public. This tweet mixes well-known memes full of faked references to fan and critical touchpoints, such as director Martin Scorsese’s much publicised view that “Superhero films are not cinema”, and satirically highlights how fandoms attempt to hijack critical responses by flooding Rotten Tomatoes with disingenuous reviews, laying bare the intersection between internet hype and movie success.

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Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

creator

@Rick42069

Production dates
03 APR 2022

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Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-09. Catch of the Day

Measurements

27 seconds

Object Types

Moving image file/Digital

Materials

Digital Screen Recording of @@Rick42069's twitter feed

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