How Marvel Should Make The MCU Blade Movie
After being set up in the post-credits scene of Eternals, Blade is set to enter the MCU and its titular vampire-hunting hero carries a lot of potential for a change of pace in storytelling. Born as a Daywalker, half-vampire half-human, Blade is a character who can suit a story with a darker tone and more grey morality than most MCU heroes to date. To make the most of Blade's first movie appearance since Blade: Trinity in 2004, the story would do well to learn from the successes and failures of other recent movies and shows, both in the MCU and elsewhere.
MCU stories are no longer hesitant to explore the supernatural side of the Marvel mythos, with characters like Blade and Moon Knight being introduced to the canon. At the same time, with characters like Wanda Maximoff, MCU writers are dipping their toes into the different moralities Marvel protagonists can have. After arguably trying too hard to make characters like Thanos appear to have moral justification for villainous actions, Wandavision looked from the opposite angle, showing that heroes can be similarly villainous in some situations. Following these acts, Blade could introduce an interesting anti-heroic element to the MCU.
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Blade is a dhampir, born to a human and a vampire. This gives him many of the strengths which make vampires so formidable, like superhuman strength, speed, and healing. At the same time, he’s immune to vampire bites and hypnotic powers, while being able to walk freely in daylight. As a master of a variety of martial arts fighting styles, from jeet kune do to capoeira, Blade uses his abilities as a vampire hunter. With the introduction of Blade and the supernatural
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