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  • ‘The Crow’ is a dark and fascinating adaptation

    ‘The Crow’ is a dark and fascinating adaptation

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    I am someone who has never seen The Crow (1994), and now, thirty years later, a new take on the comic book story is coming to life from director Rupert Sanders. Bill Skarsgård stars as Eric (a.k.a. the Crow) and what we see in the film is an ill-fated love story come to life.

    Shelly (FKA Twigs) and Eric meet in a rehab facility and their whirlwind romance ends in tragedy when Shelly’s past catches up to her. The entire first act of the movie is setting up Eric’s love of Shelly. From what I know of the original movie, that was the part that they could not film after the tragedy with Brandon Lee happened on set. It felt, in a lot of ways, like this take on The Crow wanted to give audiences that time to really live with Eric and Shelly.

    The Crow is something that feels like your emo phase never left. You know, that time in your life when Hot Topic consumed your every waking moment. And while you might think that makes this movie just an aesthetic choice, what I will say is that the heart of the story and Skarsgård’s approach to Eric really is captivating to watch. So you get to live that emo fantasy that is synonymous with a property like The Crow while still enjoying what you’re watching.

    Spoilers ahead, if you don’t already know the story!

    A story worth telling

    On the one hand, I don’t love the concept of a woman being fridged for a man’s benefit. Without Shelly (and Eric’s) death, you don’t have the story of the Crow. But it is given to Eric. He’s the one who has the power and uses his love of Shelly to push himself forward in the world. He has to use his revenge to get Shelly back. That’s his entire motivation.

    It’s beautiful; I am not discounting that. But it is a classic case of fridging a woman. I do like what Sanders did with his take on The Crow because it allowed me to spend time with Shelly and understand her relationship to Eric. But still, I wish this wasn’t a necessary part of Eric’s origin as the Crow.

    But this story of love and the desperation one feels to get it back makes The Crow a worthwhile movie to see. I think Skarsgård taking people out wearing a black leather jacket is cool all on its own, but when he is doing it motivated by his own love? It makes those “cool” moments even better.

    There were so many moments later in this film that had me cheering. They still have those really iconic shots, the darkness that makes a story like The Crow interesting to an audience. That being said, it isn’t only those images without any substance. We get to see a real love story happening along with an aesthetic that people love.

    I don’t think this take on The Crow is going to make or break anyone’s opinion on the story. It did make me really interested in this viewing gap of mine, and I want to go and explore other stories in this universe, and I think that’s where this is going to really shine.

    It’s worth it to see in theaters, and honestly, Twigs and Skarsgård are so perfect.

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    Rachel Leishman

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  • ‘The Crow’ Remake Finally Takes Flight

    ‘The Crow’ Remake Finally Takes Flight

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    Since before there was ever a ScreenCrush (which means at least 10 years now) there has been talk of a remake/reboot of The Crow. A stroll through the ScreenCrush archives will reveal articles about Tom Hiddleston possibly playing the title role, or Luke Evans becoming the Crow, or a period where Corin Hardy became the director, or Jason Momoa looking into the project pre-Aquaman, or a moment where the whole project got resurrected at Sony after falling apart at Relativity Media, and then the moment a little while later when that project collapsed too.

    So keep all that in mind when I say this: Someone is making a new version of The Crow. Like, I am sure they absolutely intend to. Maybe they will! But there’s also lots of reason to be a little skeptical about ever actually seeing it.

    If you do see it, this version of The Crow, released by Lionsgate, is set to be directed by Rupert Sanders and star Bill Skarsgard as the newest version of the title character. In the 1994 film, based on the comics by James O’Barr, the Crow — AKA Eric Draven — was played by the late Brandon Lee. Draven is a musicians who is brought back to life to avenge his own murder, and the murder of his fiancée. (In the remake, FKA Twigs plays Draven’s fiancée.)

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    Lee was tragically killed on the set of The Crow when a prop gun fired a dummy cartridge that had been placed into the weapon in an early scene, and then became lodged inside the gun without anyone noticing. The Crow was then completed with his stand-in (Chad Stahelski, who went on to become the director of the John Wick series) subbing in for Lee in the remaining handful sequences to be shot. The Crow went on to become a significant hit in theaters and on home video, and launched a whole film franchise, although none of the sequels came close to eclipsing the original.

    Lionsgate’s Charlotte Koh had this to say about the new project:

    We appreciate what The Crow character and original movie mean to legions of fans and believe this new film will offer audiences an authentic and visceral reinterpretation of its emotional power and mythology … To work with a creative team led by Rupert’s unparalleled visual style and storytelling and with a producing team who have made some of the most popular and impactful films of the last several decades is a true privilege.

    The project cannot get underway until the resolution of the writers and actors strikes in Hollywood. And even after that, you’ll forgive me for taking a wait-and-see approach to this movie. The creative team and cast seems good! But I could have said that before about a bunch of different versions of The Crow that never made it to the screen.

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