Morris is one of the strangest additions to the history of Smile 2And here’s everything we know about him, including his backstory, his plan in the sequel, and more. most of Smile 2 Centers on pop sensation Skye Riley, with a complicated series of events that took place after the end of the original smile Which leads to her becoming possessed by the smile curse. However, Skye Riley is not alone in her fight against the demonic entity, as she manages to meet Maurice during the events of Smile 2Although his motivations and true nature are questionable.
Smile 2 takes The history and horror of the original smile And puts it on a much bigger scaleWith it haunting one of the world’s biggest pop stars rather than a single doctor. Over the events of Smile 2Knowledge of the smile entity becomes more widespread, with Skye Riley desperately looking for help as she tries to free herself from the monster. Although Sky believes she is being stalked by someone due to her involvement in Louis’ death, the man tracking her turns out to be Morris, something that almost helps Sky at the end of Smile 2.
Morris is the brother of a previous Smile victim
From before the events of the first film
Although he may be mistaken for a returning character from the original cast of smileMaurice is a character who is first introduced in Smile 2With him a massive impact on the story. Maurice had been hunting the Smile Entity since long before Skye Riley was infected by it, with him just happening to catch up to it during the events of Smile 2.
As Morris explains to Skye when she meets her in a bar, He is actually the brother of someone who was previously a victim of the Smile Entity. Morris explains that his brother was eight victims before Skye, and he’s been tracking it ever since. Maurice’s brother tried to explain what was happening, but Maurice eventually did not believe him. However, Morris eventually ripped off his own jaw with a crowbar when the smiling entity killed him, with the police ruling the death a suicide.
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The death of Morris’ brother made him believe that the entity is real, although he still has a lot of questions about it. Morris explains to Skye that he is not sure if the entity is a cosmic being, a demon, or a supernatural figure, but that he has seen the effect it has on people. Morris has been tracking the entity since before the events of the first smileWith him only catching up to it when Skye Riley becomes infected.
As Maurice knew the smile entity was still Skye
He found her number in Lois’ phone
Although Morris was chasing the smile demon before the original smile Taking place, he managed to figure out that it is haunting Skye during the events of Smile 2. According to Morris’ story, he has been tracking the entity since his brother died. Morris says that Riley is the eighth victim after his brother, meaning that he traces it to every victim seen in the smile Franchise so far, including Laura, Rose and Joel. Unfortunately, he was too late each time, with Skye being the first person Joel was able to reach before the smile victim was able to kill her.
Morris explains that he was tracking Joel, but he was unable to reach him before Joel was killed Smile 2s opening scene. Morris then began tracking Lois, although Lois’ death in front of Skye meant that she became possessed. Skye ran away before Morris learned that the demon had been handed over to her, leading him on another chase. However, Morris manages to find Lois’ phone and pass it. He tells Skye that since she was the last person Louis texted before his death, he thought she might have been the one who watched him die.
throughout Smile 2, Skye receives text messages from an unknown number Which implies that the sender knows about her involvement in Lois’ death. While this leads Skye to believe that someone dangerous is after her, it turns out that it was Morris all along. Morris got her phone number from Lois’ phone and reached out in hopes of getting to her before the smiley entity did, something he successfully does in Smile 2.
Morris’ plan to kill the smile entity explained
He had to kill Skye to kill the entity
When he reaches Skye, Morris explains that he has a complicated plan to kill the Smile Entity for good, although it won’t be easy for Skye. Maurice tells Skye that He believes that the smile entity will die if its host dies before the entity kills them. Then, if there is no other living host for the smile entity to move to, it should disappear. Thus, Morris wants to temporarily stop Skye’s heart, wait for the smile entity to leave, and then revive her once the demon is gone.
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Skye learns more about Maurice’s plan at the end of the film. In the climax of Smile 2Skye and Maurice arrive at an abandoned Pizza Hut. Maurice takes Skye into a freezer where she sees various pieces of medical equipment. According to Morris, he wants her to inject herself with a shot that will slow her heart rate until it stops. The freezer will allow her brain to last longer without brain damage, with Maurice waiting for the smile entity to leave before he runs in and revives her. While Skye initially goes along with the plan, the Smile Entity ends up with different plans.
Was Morris a real person or part of the curse?
The ending leaves things vague
Just before Maurice and Skye’s plan comes to fruition, Maurice randomly leaves the freezer, Give the smile entity time to appear and attack Skye. This implies that Morris may be part of the curse, as it was previously established that the Smile Entity can create illusions of people for its victims. It is possible that the smile entity used Morris to give Skye hope, to lure her to a place where she could be attacked, only for her to be completely overwhelmed so that she could die in front of the crowd at the end of Smile 2.