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*Warning: spoilers ahead for The Crow!
What if we could come back?
It acts as Erics lifeline.
It grants him his temporary immortality.
It acts as his ears and eyes and points him in the direction of each villain.
In the comic, it talks.
It scolds Eric when he gets caught up in memories of Shelly.
Its so much more than just a bird.
In the new movie, however, its just a bird.
This makes sense on paper: love is the superpower.
But in his loss of love for Shelly, he briefly loses the will to avenge their deaths.
At its truest core, The Crow is a love story.
Its about Erics undying, unwavering love for Shelly.
Its the only thing in the story that remains unchanged.
Having him briefly fall out of love mid-revenge mission completely defeats the point of the story.
Yes, the film opens with a scene taken straight from the comic book.
Yes, the makeup montage honors the scene from the original movie right down to the broken mirror.
But its missing the bigger picture, misunderstanding the point.
It cant rain all the time.
The Crow is in theaters now.
The Crow (1994) is streaming now on Prime Video.
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