At the Bottom of Both Worlds: Hierarchy of Speeches in “Blade” (1998)
At the Bottom of Both Worlds: Hierarchy of Speeches in “Blade” (1998)

Summary/Abstract: The present work seeks to observe the hierarchy of speeches in the first Blade (1998) movie.Since the black vampire hunter is half human and half vampire, we must analyze its complexexistence in both groups. Due to the fact he is a black man, it is possible to see parallelsbetween the existing racial prejudice in the off-screen world and the separation shown in thefilm. Besides, as a half vampire, he is also considered at the bottom of the vampire worldhierarchy. Although he is portrayed as an outcast, living outside the margins of society, Bladeis placed at the center of a myth as the one with the power to awaken an ancient vampiregod. To understand the paradoxes of Blade’s identity, we intend to focus on the powerdynamics presented in the movie through the lens of the decolonial studies framework,considering authors such as Achille Mbembe, Denise Ferreira da Silva and Homi Bhabha.

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