"Blade" is a horror film with action movie elements that was released in 1998. Director - Stephen Norrington. The film was created based on a comic book series from Marvel Comics. The article presents the plot, as well as heroes, actors, the roles of "Blade".
Movie content
The main character is a half-human half-vampire. His name is Blade. The actor who played this character played many roles in films of different genres: action films, melodramas, horror films. Blade is thirsty for revenge. He wants to get even with the "bloodsuckers" who killed his mother. Among the tools available to the protagonist are a sword made of titanium alloy and a machine gun loaded with silver bullets. In addition, Blade has superhuman strength. He is adroit, surprisingly tenacious. Unlike ordinary vampires, it is not afraid of the light and smell of garlic. Blade copes with a thirst for blood successfully.
What prevents Blade from becoming a full-fledged vampire? The hero of the film periodically injects himself with synthetic serum injections. The Bloodthirsters call him contemptuously the Daytime Stroller. The enemy of the protagonist - Deacon Frost - a young narcissistic vampire. One of the few positive characters in the film is Abraham Whistler. It was he who directed Blade to fight vampires. Another assistant to the hero is Dr. Karen Johnson. Who played the main character - Blade?
Actors
The main role was played by Wesley Snipes. Stephen Dorff played the role of Frost in the movie Blade. Actors Chris Kristofferson and N'Bush Wright also played in this film. The first played the role of Abraham Whistler. Wright played Karen Johnson - Blade's assistant. Other actors in the movie Blade are Donal Log, Udo Kir, Kevin Patrick Walls, Sena Latan, Tim Gini. Tracy Lords appeared on the screen in the image of Raquel - the only female character (not counting Karen). The following is a short biography of the performer of the role of Blade.
Actor Wesley Snipes
He was born in 1962. Father was an engineer. Mother is a teacher. After the parents divorced, Wesley stayed with his mother. Snipes childhood and youth passed in one of the unreliable areas of New York, populated mainly by criminal elements and antisocial personalities. In order to protect Wales from the evil influence of the street, his mother assigned him to a sports school. Snipes also studied dancing, vocals, and graduated from stage speech courses. After receiving a bachelor's degree, the actor played on the stage, starred in commercials.
Wesley Snipes made his film debut in 1980. In the 90s he starred in the films "Dance on the Water", "The Rising Sun," The Destroyer "," Fanta "," Train with the Children "and many others. In 1997, he received a prize at the Venice Festival for his role in the melodramatic film" One night date. "
Stephen Dorff
The actor made his film debut at the age of nine. In 1987 he played his first role. He became famous in the beginning of the 90s, after the release of the movie "Backbit". Stephen Dorff has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the MTV Movie Awards. He received this award precisely for his role in the film "Blade". The role of Frost brought Steven Dorff the title of "best villain."
In 2007, the film "Thirteenth Floor" was released. In the film, one of the heroes was played by Dorff. This work was praised by film critics. Stephen Dorff starred in films such as Exemplary Male, Devil's Mansion, Twin Towers, Born to Be a Star.