Blade: Trinity's Alternate Ending Would Have Fixed Its Biggest Mistake
David S. Goyer's Blade: Trinity has an alternate ending that would have fixed the movie's biggest mistake. First released on September 8th, 2004, the third and final installment in the Blade trilogy sees Wesley Snipes' Blade attempt to end the vampire-human conflict once and for all by defeating his eternal enemy Dracula (Dominic Purcell). Yet despite an epic premise and $132 million box office haul, Blade: Trinity has unequivocally been deemed the worst movie in the Blade trilogy — a consensus owed in no small part to the movie's bizarre ending.
Blade: Trinity's coda delivers on the promise of a showdown between Blade and Dracula, the first vampire, with the pair clashing in formulaic fashion as the world's fate lies in the balance. Although bested by a vicious Dracula, Blade and his human cohorts Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel) and Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds in his first Marvel appearance) manage to release the Daystar virus and wither the vampires around them. As Dracula dies, he suddenly changes tune, congratulating Blade on winning an "honorable" fight before shapeshifting into a false version of Blade to let the FBI think Blade is dead. This random moment of kindness and humility from Dracula further mars what is an already bungled ending in Blade: Trinity, going against every previous narrative beat Dracula's character has established.
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Yet Blade: Trinity's alternate ending would have fixed the movie's biggest Dracula mistake. Blade: Trinity's DVD-exclusive unrated extended edition swaps the movie's original ending for a far more cohesive story that ties in Blade's heritage as a Dhampir and his ever-growing hatred for the FBI in two quick,
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