The worst part of being a fan of The Crow? Noone gives a fuck about the comics and it's all "the movie, the movie, the movie, Brandon Lee, Brandon Lee" and like...i really like the movie and Brandon, he acted the fuck outta the role, and the movie is really good....BUT the movie is an adaptation of a comic book.
If we all shit our pants when a new adaptation came because "it's disrespectful of the original" or everytime we got a new Superman or Joker because it's "disrespectful to George Reeves/Heath Ledger" everyone would hate us.
I would be angry/dissapointed that noone reads the original Crow comics but basicly no fans of superheroes and the CBM genre reads the comics these days so that's just a general issue.
So seeing most peoples reaction to the new Crow trailer being "but the original, the original, it's disrespectful to the original and to Brandon" makes me feel like i am listening to a group of 5-year olds whine.
Idc what yall chronically online debate film bros have to say, I'm gonna enjoy the living fuck out of the new crow movie. Why? Because I eat up ANYTHING Bill Skarsgard is in. Because why? Because that man acts like his rent is due everytime. By that fact alone I know this movie will be significantly better than all of the sequels combined. Idc if it's not like original, if I wanted to see the original I'd re-watch it, and I do! Don't get me wrong, Brandon Lee could NEVER be replaced, his Eric Draven cannot be remade or matched. But knowing what I know about Bill as a performer, I know he gave it his all and made the character his. If I wanted a perfect movie I'd watch the original. I'm not expecting a perfect movie, no remake is, but at least this one looks cool as hell and has an amazing lead who kills it every time. And that's all that matters to me.
I'm genuinely excited to see what Bill has to give us. Whether it lives up to the original or not is irrelevant to me. You're allowed to have multiple versions of one character. If you dont believe me, ask batman, hell ask Superman. This is no different. Let's stop the premature hate train and at least watch it first, yeah?
The director really fucked up by deciding to retell the story of Shelly and Eric. Fans know that the Crow is a legacy character so just tell a different story with different characters while still having the Crow be resurrected. EVERYTHING about this new movie is completely different from the 90s version but some studio exec was like "ayo, you still gotta call the leads Eric & Shelly so the fans recognize them." No, I don't recognize these characters! You shoulda just called them Alice and Brian or something cuz that's not my Eric & Shelly. I hate when writers wanna tell original stories but they gotta use recognizable characters to do it, which leaves a bad taste.
Flight of the Fallen: An Eric Draven inspired playlist
"If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever."
- A Grave Mistake (Ice Nine Kills)
("You can't save yourself or save your soul, when you meet the man whose life you stole")
- The Vengeful One (Disturbed)
("So sleep soundly in your beds tonight, for judgement falls upon you at first light")
- Eternally Yours (Motionless in White)
("So tell me your secrets, and join me in pieces, to rot in this garden made of stones, eternally yours")
- Life Eternal (Ghost)
("Can you hear me say your name forever? Can you see me longing for you forever? Would you let me touch your soul forever?")
- Dance with the Devil (Breaking Benjamin)
("Say goodbye, as we dance with the devil tonight, don't you dare look at him in the eye")
& more!
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I've got some new cosplay stuff coming soon I promise but in the meantime here's an attempt at a character playlist for another one of my 2024 planned cosplans!
Soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are brutally murdered. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek revenge, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.