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🕑 Added 2025-10-16 16:00:09 +0000 UTCHeyoooo! It's Comic Book movie time!
We figured the Blade movies would be perfect to watch during October! I'm so excited to get to know this character. As it stands I don't know anything other than the fact that his movies are vampire themed! Which sounds so fricken fun!
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Darian Harman
That was a great re-watch! This film is such a specific tone/vibe. Yes, there is some cheese here and there, but as far as ushering in the new era of superhero storytelling, this movie did a lot of heavy lifting, in my opinion. Also, I just noticed: "Spare me the Uncle Tom routine" is a ridiculously loaded line that I had forgotten about. While I cannot say that the movie really "earns" the points for including that kind of theming, it definitely hints at it in a way that isn't intrusive/distracting. He's a "child of two worlds", like Spock, a deaf person with a cochlear implant, or any biracial character/human being. The potential for telling interesting stories about those kinds of characters will always be there. The so-called "strengths" and "weaknesses" are open for endless speculation and introspection. Thanks for the awesome video!
Gary Leyh
Thank you! That was great fun, I haven't seen it in years! Good choice for spooky season!
