[3] He attended Instituto Internacional, Madrid, Spain (1993) and University of Central Florida – MFA, Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema Track.
[4] It has been compared to the early films of Martin Scorsese in that "the violence is dealt with extreme care and respect, as opposed to the superficiality with which we are used to seeing from directors like Guy Ritchie, Danny Boyle or David Fincher.
"[5][6] After Gutter King,[5] reached 3.2 million torrents, he was asked to instigate a lawsuit against end users and The Pirate Bay to cut down on unauthorized and illegal downloading of media but steadfastly declined and did not pursue any legal action.
Morris' style is composed of handheld based tracking shots and camera movement in general, and he uses his scenes to convey ideas with images, rather than with dialogue.
One Latin audience reviewer likened him to Martin Scorsese because of his foreboding, ominous style and his approach to violence comes from a prudent and responsible perspective of trying to understand the characters and the motives for their behavior.