So does nobody remember Blade?

We do.


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what you are seeing in the media is nothing more but marvel-disney propaganda.

The MCU crow doesn't remember Blade, because they were too young or aren't born during the time.

You are making stuff up to muddy the waters again.

No critic ever claimed WW was the first female led CBM - now show me one review.

It was the first female directed one with a female in the lead that became a huge success and historic milestone. Also the first one that won prices, such as the Critic's choice award. 

Blade Trilogy are not the only ones. What about Hancock, or Spawn, what about Meteor Man, what about Steel, or Blankman...? Or even Catwoman or Suicide Squad? 

The BP narrative is just for marketing to boost importance and - following the shining example of Wonder Woman - finally deliver a socially relevant film that is more than entertainment junk food for children.

Let's see if it holds up to that promise - remember Black Lightning is on 100 % critics ratings.

Show me a review where they acknowledge Catwoman and Supergirl as prior CBMs. If they aren't, they they're not acknowledging their existence as prior female CBMs. Anywho, BP's social message is more important and relevant than anything about WW's Naive-Woman child who stayed a child despite being thousands of years old (idiocy).

So they won't acknowledge their past failings. Typical.

And are there any BP reviews that specifically say it's the first Black Superhero film ever? No? Then you've got no stance.

They talk about how he's Marvel's first black hero. And they're right, he was the first in the comics. None of the reviews say his movie is the first Black Superhero Movie.

Blankman and The Meteor Man, although conceived and financed by black talent, were not credible superhero films. They were comedies. Steel is embarrassing enough as to be removed from the debate entirely. Hancock is described as a superhero action-comedy and, while it is indeed more credible than the previously mentioned entries, the Africa-American protagonist is portrayed as an alcoholic screw-up who requires the services of white people to help him discover his full potential as a superhero.

It's worth noting that Black Panther currently has an RT score that is higher than all four of the films above combined.

That leaves us with Blade.

Blade was and still is an innovative combination of multiple genres including superhero, action, and horror. While never a critical darling, it rose to cult status as a "ghetto classic" because snipes insisted on the character having overtly black sensibilities.

That said, Blade has three black people in a lead cast of twelve (one dies near the end of the film), and the film was written and directed by two white men. Blade was rated R by the MPAA for strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality - this effectively cut the character off from younger audiences (until it reached home video).

Black Panther has a predominantly Black cast, it was written, directed and co-produced by black people. People of color also hold several department-head level positions on the production. The story itself depicts a black monarch/superhero engaged in a multifacet struggle with global ramifications.

So, if you're wondering why Black Panther is getting so much political ink, there are two reasons. 1). The media loves hyperbole. 2). Black Panther signifies higher (positive) representation for African and African-American audiences both behind and in front of the camera within the Superhero genre. The sociopolitical arithmetic is reasonably straightforward to calculate in this instance. Black people are seeing positive representations of themselves, and they are responding to it.

I was 9 and it was my favorite movie.

Also Shaq in Steel.