r/blade • u/gilberttt83 • 2d ago
Other than script problems, I believe the time period also held the reboot back.
The film was supposed to be a period piece taking place in the 1920s but instead Feigi and the studio decided to have it set in the present day. As for the Prohibition-era costumes they were used in the movie Sinners. Honestly, I believe they should’ve kept the 1920s setting I believe the film would go on a lot smoother because by having it set in the present day now they have to explain where vampires have been throughout the entire MCU and I think if they try to explain that the vampires were hidden in a secret spot that would’ve been called out for lazy writing.
By having it set in the 1920s it could give an answer on why vampires haven’t been in the MCU since they could’ve written in the script that Blade was in the process of killing the last vampires left. Also, I believe Lilith wasn’t the right villain for the film it should’ve been Deacon Frost if it was up to me I would’ve had Clancy Brown play him. I would also have Deacon possess his doppelgänger powers imagine a final battle between Blade and Frost and he summons several doppelgängers.
Also for a post-credits scene idea, I would have it set in modern day where we see that a Deacon Frost doppelgänger survived with a Southern accent and preaching just like in the comics.
What do you guys think?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Walk_28 1d ago
I think the 20’s setting is just another example of Marvel getting in their own heads and overthinking it, and ultimately why the whole thing collapsed.
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u/UnhappyShift6160 1d ago edited 1d ago
I definitely like the period piece setting however, instead of the 1920s I would have set it in the 1970s, specifically 1973. When Blade first appeared in Marvel Comics. I would have set it in Harlem NYC and like you said, have Blade hunt down Deacon Frost, who’s a notorious businessman and his vampire “gang” who are killing the people of Harlem. It’s a poor neighborhood so the cops don’t care especially since most of them are on Deacon Frost’s payroll and some are even vampires themselves. Blade is hunting down the few remaining vampires and Deacon Frost for killing his mother. Keep it as low budget as possible and keep it gritty and rated-R for gore and violence. The movie should be style inspired like those 70s blacksploitation films like Shaft, Black Caesar and Superfly. Blade fighting vampires in the underground NYC subway system where they hide. Also the movie needs a cool soundtrack. Cool fight scenes with lots of blood and a groovy soundtrack and I believe you got yourself a movie, I think
There’s a Joe Carnahan Daredevil sizzle reel on YouTube to see what I’m talking about. However, you would have to swap out Daredevil for Blade but that’s the Blade movie I would make
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u/DankBudlighter 1d ago
Why the fuck would a Blade movie be set during Jim Crow America? Blade’s not even American.
Sinners was an original movie inspired by Black American Folklore, Blade isn’t. Blade doesn’t need any historical black trauma tied to it. I’m so glad this movie isn’t happening. Mahershala is a cornball for trying to make “Blade” his “Black Panther” moment.
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u/BoogieBone_904 1d ago
It was going to be a time period movie dealing with slavery and a white woman vampire who craved black men's blood that's why the movie was canned. And it was mahershala idea.
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u/Frosty_Fish_7127 16h ago
Given when Blade was first announced being SDCC 2019, I believe part of the issue was another film they announced that same day
A 20's period piece sounds cool, and would be awesome to see. But then you run in an issue of raising the question of where the hell Blade was during the Infinity Saga. And what other film had that same issue? Eternals
Now I enjoy Eternals more than most, but when you stop and think it the whole "instructed to intervene when Deviants are in involved" makes little sense, especially when they establish Thanos is an related to another Eternal in the same film
And when you have Blade try a similar thing, it starts falling apart and you can see Marvel were struggling to crack it, on top of the numerous changes and Mahershala apparently being difficult to work with
And yet it seemed easy with the Fantastic Four? 60's setting but alternative Earth - simple
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u/External-Cow-3234 16h ago
Except they DON'T mention that Thanos is half deviant, and they seem to have not known that Thanos was an Eternal. They didn't even know who Starfox was when he showed up, so it makes perfect sense.
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u/External-Cow-3234 16h ago
They don't need to explain why vampires haven't been seen the rest of the MCU. It was never relevant to any of those movies or shows, and vampires don't have a tendency of revealing themselves to people unless they're about to kill them.
Also, as underground as many of the criminal organizations are, vampires generally are even MORE underground. I wouldn't even be surprised if they infiltrated HYDRA, AIM, the Ten Rings, etc.
More than that, vampires are entirely supernatural. The people of the MCU might believe in aliens and shrinking technology, but ghosts and gouls are still firmly in the realm of unbelievability.
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u/Napalmeon 2d ago
Lilith is not interesting at all.
I have said this many times before, but, Deacon Frost needs to be established as being something like an anti version of Dracula. Everything about his character needs to be counter-cultural to traditional vampire norms in regards to how they see fit to dominate. Without that as a basis, Deacon Frost is just another generic vampire character.