@@runningfromabear8354 because she was there. Darla was in the immediate vicinity and Funboy wasn't her father. Her father was nowhere. So, why hold a dead or non-existent character accountable for anything? That's like meeting someone for coffee, showing up 15 minutes late at another shop that was never agreed upon, and talking to a group of nuns about how euthanasia affects shipping lanes in the pacific. Meanwhile, the person you were supposed to meet for coffee gets hit by a stampede of BMX racers being chased by the children of cartel members who can only speak braille.
The Cure wrote "Burn" for "The Crow." That's why there are lyrics like "Just paint your face" the shadows smile, slipping me away from you" and "Every night I burn, Scream the animal scream, Every night I burn, Dream the crow black dream."
It was also based on "The Hanging Garden" in rhythm because, The Cure's lyrics to "The Hanging Garden" were in the comic. The intro to the song is the same with those drums are just a slowed down intro to "The Hanging Garden".
The Crow will live on. Brandon Lee. Will always be remembered. Every decade has it's movies. It had likes and dislikes. Things that is known for. I don't know! What the remake will be like. It will bring the original back out. Yes! Brandon Lee will be missed by many.
I always thought (and still do) that it's "Just paint your face: The Shadow's Smile." Meaning that's what the name of the design is called. That's why to this day I still call it that.
It was this soundtrack where I went from Tag Team’s Whoop there it is type hip hop dance music to straight alternative, metal, goth and nu-metal music. That soundtrack changed my life literally.
As an alt teen growing up in the early 2000s. The crow's influence was felt everywhere. Even a decade after its release people were still emulating the lessons learned from this movie.
That's a great point. Every time I watch The Crow, I become a bigger fan of Brandon Lee. And when you watch interviews with him, he was so switched on and understood the material. I feel like he would have totally understood The Matrix. I wouldn't want to change The Matrix in any way, but in an alternate universe I'm curious what he would have brought to the table. He would have been the face of 90s Cool.
@@BWall-h4d Same with his dad. Enter the Dragon put Bruce into the mainstream but unfortunately too late. 😢 Both of them would have been huge stars had they lived. R.I.P. To both. The Crow and The Little Dragon
@@LifeofSlicey1 Can you ever explain how lame, sanitized, dull and politically correct manage to gaslight being edgy into a stigma or a term of mockery? Is it a "psyop thing" online like everything mainstream today where they want us to believe that 1+1 is 3 everywhere at at anytime they can?
I was thirteen in 1994, I didn't have the Crow soundtrack, never watched the movie. I was poor. Other kids were weirdly trying for grunge, I was trying not to look grungy. I really didn't understand the culture around me.
The crow ABSOLUTELY did set the stage for new millennium gritty and dark action to a degree on par with blade and the matrix. and speaking of blade even movies beyond the 90's still had that vibe like constantine, priest, and in my personal opinion the first 2 resident evil movies.
Oh, what about The Chronicles of Riddick universe? No trenchcoats, but the adventures of the galaxy's most wanted fugitive does have a lot of that comic book grunginess; like Aliens meets Warhammer 40,000 a la Heavy Metal Magazine.
@@thalia9789Thank you! I liked Stuart Townsend as Lestat yet his interpretation was a little too inspired by Brandon Lee's Eric Draven. The posturing. His vibe. His fashion sense. Pretty much the whole aesthetic. The ONLY difference was that Stuart was a vampire who didn't wear hellish mime makeup. Otherwise, almost a carbon copy. Queen of the Damned failed, because it didn't live up to the source material. Aaliyah (Queen Akasha) and Anne Rice DESERVED better. The QOTD soundtrack is 🔥 though!
It's not everyday that you see someone finally giving the RE films some respect. The video game fandom are annoying pretentious fawks. From what I recall, there was some talks about a cross over between the Resident evil movies & Blade, or maybe that was Underworld. I forget.
What stuck with me about the Crow two decades later is the poetic redemption story of the Draven character, the changes he makes to each one of the villains upon their demise is written so well especially T Bird when he says “Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is” before he drives himself off the peer the same quote he said to Shelly before her murder. It’s the same quote but taken in two different context. One from the point of the devil and once again from the point of goodness. Such a great film.
Shelly wrote that quote, T-bird was reading it out of her notebook to her. He calls her writing pornography. I always thought that's why he made his last words to Eric be Shelly's words cause he sees the quote differently in his last moments. A like acceptance in his fate cause he is the devil.
The ''94 film 'The Crow' and the '95 anime film 'The Ghost in the Shell' got married and gave birth to 'The Matrix'😎...Rest In Peace Brandon! --Love Major💔
Growing up during the era of “turtlemania,” and having seen and LOVED that original 1990 TMNT movie (which was also very much a “grungy” film), I was 16 when I saw The Crow in the theater. By then I had put down my action figures and picked up comic books. I was a broody visual arts student with long hair then, read alternative comics, listened to most of (if not all) the bands on the soundtrack, and I even dressed as Eric for Halloween that year. To say this movie had a huge impact on me then, and now, is indeed an understatement. To this day it’s one of my top 10 favorite films, and I watch it regularly. It was a great time to come of age, and I look back on those days fondly. Now this reminds me… I need to go schedule an appointment to get my prostate checked. 😅
It Crashed and Burned lol , as it should , Dont F With Brandon's Legacy , Make a decent Crow Movie , not a Reboot and yes its as easy as that , these Idiots need to use the source material = 😉👍
@@ROIDEDCAPS7868 I don't think reusing sets, props, and costumes in movies and shows is anything new. How many times did they use the Universal Studios Backlot, besides Back to the Future?
The Crow created my favorite wrestler. Years later I was watching The Crow for the first time and saw how much he looked like Sting. But really Sting looks like The Crow.
Nah, Sting existed long before the Crow. He started wrestling in 1985. He had always painted his face, where at first he used a red and black motif as 1/2 of the Road Warriors and then switched to bright colors when he went solo. It wasn’t until later, at the suggestion of Scott Hall, where he adopted his Crow like persona and ditched the bleached blonde flat top and bright colors for the look and persona you remember. I love Sting. Those were good times.
It's important to also acknowledge what inspired the look of The Crow movie, such as silent German Expressionism movies, particularly THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, the film noir movies of the 30s and 40s and the groundbreaking Batman graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS by Frank Miller.
I have no doubts Tim Burton is a fan of old German Expressionist films from the 1920's and '30's, and showed it in all his movies. Also, horror movies from Hammer Studios.
@@karalafleur804 Also Batman 1989? You can't seriously act like The Crow is the biggest pioneer of that style lol... That's like saying The Smashing Pumpkins invented grunge.
Remove Blade and Neo and add The Mask, Judge Dredd, Phantom, Jules Winfield, Hannibal Lecter, Leon and Spawn. In the 2000's it was Blade, Neo, Punisher, V, Jack Sparrow, Riddick, Hellboy and Chev Chellios. In the 2010's it was John Wick, Sherlock Holmes, Deadpool, The Driver and Django. In the 2020's its only Joker.
@TheMasterofDisaster48 The Phantom is most definitely not an anti-hero. The same goes for Joker. Neither would I consider Hannibal Lecter; nor Sherlock Holmes as being one.
Well superunknown had came out in June of 94 just only a few months after this movie had come out a month after the Crow had came out by the time they release the soundtrack for the film superunknown had already come out but the song would have been a nice addition to the soundtrack came out the song definitely fits the mood of the movie
Another nice addition would've been a song or two from Depeche Mode's 1993 hit album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Walking in My Shoes and/or Higher Love. Great soundtrack nonetheless. The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Jane Siberry, Medicine featuring Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), etc. 🖤
The Crow definitely influenced the edgy nu cinematic era (Daredevil, Underworld, Freddy Vs. Jason etc). The Crow: City Of Angels might have been the first film to start easing nu music into its soundtrack (Korn and Deftones), before The Scorpion King went full on nu metal.
Wow thanks for this analysis. I think you're spot on. I was deeply emotionally impacted when I saw The Crow in theaters. So much so that later that summer I bought a bootleg VHS of it & watched it over and over again. Too many times to count. I also bought the James O'Barr comic book to find out more about the movie's origins, and finding out O'Barr wrote it to come to terms with his grief upon losing his girlfriend to a drunk driver, I was even more deeply moved. The movie captured the feelings of deep sadness over tremendous loss in such a unique and raw way. It's atmosphere perfectly captured the times, & yes, the soundtrack is awesome. Brandon Lee was such a talented actor and his loss is a tragedy. Finishing this film was a great tribute to him, yet adds additional weight to the sadness this film portrays. I agree that The Crow set the stage for all those movies and cultural points you mentioned, especially The Matrix. I remember watching that movie, which also blew my mind, & thinking, wow, there's definitely a hint of The Crow here...
Just saw it again for the 1000 times and I love it like the first I saw it as a 13 year old girl in 1994 who loved dark films, Hr GIGER and Alien (the first one). The Soundtrack, the actors and the art of this film will NEVER be remade and especially the feeling of the time of the early 90`s is sooo huge and takes me back in time EVERY time I see it! And the there is Brandon Lee………. I really have No words of how tragic of a lost it was when he died.. he is AMAZING as The Crow, as Eric Draven ( ..get it “Draven” D for dead and Raven The Crow👍😉) and there will never be another The Crow and I don’t get it why they keep trying because we all know that Brandon gave The Crow what it is today -a Masterpiece! R.I.P Dear Brandon Lee I Will always remember you🥲👍
I dressed up as The Crow or Eric when I was a teenager the Halloween after I saw it, I was 14. The soundtrack was my introduction to rock, goth, nu-metal and metal. I haven’t been the same since. I still can’t believe it’s been 30 years.
So glad you mentioned The Shadow! An underrated gem. The more I see it, the more I believe David S. Goyer & Nolan were inspired by this film to make Batman Begins. I'll also throw in The Rocketeer & The Phantom. I was blessed to see these as a kid in the 90's at the cinema.
Hey that was an awesome video! Instead of Hollywood trying to make more Crow movies to match Brandon Lee’s legendary performance, I think The Crow could be better served adapted as an adult animated anthology series whether episodically different or seasonally different. Basically think of it as their own AniMatrix. Different stories being uniquely told without trying to mimic the original story that most people are familiar with. Influences from Spawn's HBO animated series, Batman The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and Cybersix could be implemented. To me this would be a better way to do something a bit different with The Crow franchise without Hollywood producers trying to mimic what Brandon Lee accomplished in the 1994 live action classic film. They could have storylines where resurrected protagonists are seeking justice from different time periods like Mesopotamia, The Wild West, Slave Trade Eras, The Civil Rights Era, Ancient Rome, Indigenous/Native Americans During The Manifest Destiny Era, The Crack Epidemic Era, a Geisha In Feudal Japan, The Vietnam War, a futuristic Miami in the year 3099, and any year basically where transmisia and queermisia made (some corrupt and insensitive) cops largely ignore the injustices of LGBQTIA+ (mostly victimized trans people of color impacted by) hate crimes/cold cases, etc. Remember we don't know technically how long the actual Crow bird that brings people back to life to seek revenge has actually been flying around on Earth so any time period can apply. Also the Crow can select anyone of any social status/background so it's not "woke" if the Crow bird chooses someone to seek justice in an unjust society that has negatively impacted some more so than others unfortunately.
Keep on uploading, you're not just making excellent videos, youre sort of a cultural anthropologist. You record videos analyzing iconic culture from before the 2008 shift. The artistic before this cutoff was great; thereafter stagnant. Thank you for documenting it all.
@@LifeofSlicey1man how did Alex Proyas fall so hard? He made this absolute banger and Dark City, both total GOATs, what happened to him, man? Dead career plus trash like Gods of Egypt Honestly I think videos like this show how a tight/narrow/limited meta is good. We have too much openness which leads to uniformity of appeal rather than the centrality of unique cultural touchstones
It happens to so many artists. Your first album/movie or two are amazing, then you just lose some of that spark. Same with the Wachowskis. In the case of Proyas, I don't think he had the pull to make exactly what he wanted with his later career movies. Gods of Egypt feels like a "hired gun" situation rather than a passion project of any kind.
@@LifeofSlicey1 ahhh interesting. I can sort of empathize, I feel as if the tight constraints can focus the mind and allow you to make something excellent
I'm glad this video came across my feed, great video. The Crow is one of my favorite movies. I remember getting the one Dimension 2 pack DVD the day I was taking my five hour course for my license at 15.
i clicked on this because blade is my favorite movie. i haven't seen the crow in a long time and the only thing i remember about it is being annoyed that he never laced up his boots. i'm going to have to watch it again and see how it looks through older eyes.
@strangerquest Underworld definitely has a Gothic feel to it but just set within a fictional vampire/werewolf universe. Of course, it became a cash-grab later on but the first 3 are still some of my actual favorites. Then again, most classic vampire and werewolf stories came from the 18th century and 19th century Gothic romance.
I remember having a cassette back in the day with the Crow soundtrack that I used to listen whenever I was in a bad mood as it would lift my spirits on the spot for some reason. I still listen to it to this day.
The 1994 film definitely left a huge impact on not just movies but just pop culture in general if it wasn't for this movie we definitely wouldn't have never gotten crow sting in WCW
Great video. I think I'm a little older than you and can confirm that this movie had a major influence on teenagers for years, sort of fleshing out the goth scene and making that niche broadly acceptable and less of a thing for outcasts. Hot Topic was built on that film. My best friend went full-out on the aesthetic, including a black trench coat which would become a bit of a problem the day after Columbine during his senior year. And since I split time between two high schools, I saw a lot of other guys from both places wearing crow facepaint on halloween for several years, and I heard that soundtrack from stereos in all the parking lots. I think it was a sort of an alternative interpretation of grunge with an upside of not having to act like a disconnected, cynical burnout. Brandon's death helped turn it into something more than a movie, something you could unironically love without being a sellout, even if you spent money to get that look. There was a kindness at its core, in the face of an unkind environment which lots of people liked, including me. It still resonates.
Couple things: 1: There's no need to call it "The Crow '94" Since there's only one movie called The Crow. 2: (I bring this up only because of the picture for this video) Brandon Lee was the original choice to play the role of Neo, and was signed on to appear in the first 3 movies. He was scouted on the set of The Crow during filming, and upon seeing him in costume, the directors agreed he looked awesome in a trenchcoat, he could easily do all his own stunts and fight choreography, and he was a phenomenal actor! Needless to say, they were sold. And I might have actually enjoyed The Matrix series if Brandon had survived and never needed to be replaced... 3: The Crow changed cinema because it's perfect. Period.
You should have given a brief mention to Graeme Revell's haunting Score Sound Track for the Crow. It really helped give that haunting mood to the movie.
I worked on a video store from 2005 to 2008...one thing abbout the, is that we dont know were to put that movie...Horror?action?Thriller? Everyone had a different opnion
This made me laugh. That's an interesting perspective that I never would have thought of. I would choose action I guess, but Thriller could work too. Horror is a little extreme. We need a section for dark revenge movies with The Crow, Berserk, and Kill Bill as the centerpieces.
I dont remember where I read it, but IIRC, the 1994 Crow director actually wanted the movie to be in black and white. The studio wouldn't let him, so he make it incredibly dark and grungy to get as close to black and white as possible. Any scene with real color in it (mostly red or yellow/orange light from fire) is very purposeful
That it might've been mentioned on one of the DVD special features, I can't remember. I know for sure that Brandon Lee had stated in the behind the scenes interviews that he would've preferred the film in Black & White, like the comic book.
Man, I am Greek and I live in Greece... I am in my 40s and honestly I think that you really nail most (if not all) of the things that you mention in this video. Great video. Thanks for sharing...
"Dark City" is another cool and critically praised gothic noir sci-fi thriller from the 90s worth checking out. I'd put that one right up there with "The Crow" and "The Matrix"
I was such a The Crow fanboy back in the day. I had the CD soundtrack and played the shit out of it. I watched the movie a lot too. It was simultaneously an escape from a bad home life and outlet for my feelings about it.
I love the fact that for your background music from 3:50 you used the soundtrack from the PS1 classic Die Hard Trilogy, in particular the the Dulles Airport level from Die Hard 2!
Capturing the gen z zeitgeist is an interesting proposition. The thing is that gen z has always had easy access to online content and remix culture, so it's not surprising that so far gen z touchstones have been alternate takes or even spoofs of films, rather than films themselves. Take the 'literally me' characters, be they from the recent Blade Runner 2049 or the older American Psycho or the even older Taxi Driver.
Being Gen X, I lived through the 70's, 80's and 90's, and there was so much change in pop culture and social norms. The 70's was a time music had to be reinvented because of the death of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison was pretty much the death of Rock. I hated music in the 80's because all the rock stars were creating this artificial world and lifestyle that made us all feel pressured to pretend to be something we were not, because we thought that was the only way we would be liked and accepted. The 90's was a product of the youth raging against that artificial world and it reflected in music and attitudes towards life. We broke through censorship, racism and homophobia, and at the same time we experienced the death of Brandon Lee and Kurt Cobain, Mia Zapata, Kristin Pfaff, 2Pac, etc.. It went from rage to mourning and sadness, and music and entertainment also changed with us.
The Crow is similar to Star Wars and Harry Potter, since no other film would copy what made it special. It was a time capsule of 90s cool, and was intended for the Gen X kids who've already grown from the same old of the 80s, and want to mature badly before the end of adolescence. Also, 'Burn', 'Golgotha Tenement Blues', 'Dead Souls', and 'After The Flesh' are my favorite tracks. May Brandon rest in peace. 🕊
The Crow is cool but I would have to say that the one movie that started the dark movement was Batman 89’. I feel like that movie truly started the edgy dark brooding look. The Crow refined it and The Matrix perfected it.
I skipped '89 because I spoke about Returns, which was a step closer to what The Crow was doing. I said in the video that the Crow (movie) doesn't exist without Batman. I agree that 89/Returns started The Dark action era. The Crow pivoted and shaped the direction of that trend, and the movies that came after were looking at the Crow more than Batman.
The '80s era began on May 25th, 1977 The '80s era ended on November 24th, 1991 7:03 - Thank You for recognizing Highlander: The Series as an influence🗡 13:22 👍
@commiehunter733 - The death of Freddie Mercury ended the '80s era, the same week that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100, ushering in the '90s era.
Is it just me or do the new Crow look less The Crow and more like one of those painted up street thugs we'd see Batman beating up, at the start of The Batman.
@@stdamonsbeard other less favourable comparisons I've seen, beyond the obvious Leto Joker, is that Ninja Theory reboot of Devil May Cry, with the junkie looking Dante.
This new Crow with Bill Skarsgard reminds me of Jared Leto's Joker. I can't say I appreciate the look. I'll be checking it out anyways. The action in the trailer looks promising.
Yeah, I'll give it a fair chance. The look is a little cringe, but if they manage to make The Crow for Gen Z then it's a success. The thing I don't get is, why they didn't make a Crow movie within modern hip-hop culture? It seems like the obvious direction to go in to make it modern, and separate it from the 1994 version.
Eric Draven jumped so other comic book heroes that were out to be taken seriously (I.E. Blade, the X-Men film series and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy) could _fly._ Not only that, but if his soul did rest and he didn't come back to set things right, we wouldn't have other cool action flicks like Underworld or especially The Matrix trilogy, or even video games like Max Payne 1 & 2 which leaned into that 1990s cool style but in a different manner.
I feel like Heath Ledger’s joker took so much from Lee’s performance. From the exaggerated movements to the joking way of delivering death and doom. They both treated the whole set like a dance floor where they could prance around the scene chewing it all up. (This is not a knock on Ledger’s joker. I’m just saying he refined and was influenced by Lee)
You're not alone in thinking that. I know many people who've said the same thing since The Dark Knight was new. There's a picture that was doing the rounds a few yrs back that shows half a crow statue edited with half a Joker one that really shows the similarities. I think they both cover a certain archetype that is yet to be formally identified.
Yeah, nothing wrong with having influences. The entire "pencil trick" scene was likely inspired by the Devil's Night scene, which means Nolan is also a fan.
@@LifeofSlicey1Hey I was also wondering if ever heard of the film Darkman (1990) it’s an pretty underrated gothic horror superhero type of film that was made in between Batman 89’ and The Crow (1994).
fantastic video🖤 it’s so understated how influential The Crow was. i wish that tragedy never happened on set. it’s amazing how just one performance of his was so transformative. i’m sure Brandon Lee would’ve continued to do groundbreaking work.
Kind of funny, my wife and I just watched The Crow last night. Then I came across this video today. Great video👍 How about when Lee danced away in the meeting scene. That fit the character so well.
I just watched Dracula 2000 last night and all I could think of was, " Damn! They took notes from the Crow." I'm a child of the 90's too, and a long time lover of the movie the Crow. I miss movies that felt cool. I was having a hard time putting my finger on it, but you explained it perfectly.
Another great video from you; you have really been knocking them out of the park. Thank you for making it. I have a request - please consider doing videos on the following movies: Brotherhood of The Wolf; Boondock Saints; Equilibrium; and Memento (and the whole neonoir movement). Again, thank you for these videos. Every one of them has been an enjoyable watch.
And thank you for watching all this time and commenting. To be honest, at the moment I don't really have anything interesting to say about any of those movies. I basically said my piece about the Boondock Saints and Equilibrium in my 90s Cool video. I have some thoughts on Memento, but there are tons of long video essays out there that cover everything. My only real original on it was expressed in my "Nolan Cool" video. I still need to watch Brotherhood of the Wolf believe it or not. I'll have to do that soon because it looks great.
This is why we need the remakes they keep the ideas and energy of the original in everyone’s minds. If there’s no remakes everyone soon forgets how good the original was.
Like music, there are songs that SHOULD NOT BE REMADE. The Crow is one of these films that should not be remade. It’s like remaking the Godfather. Can you imagine remaking that film dynasty? NO! I think the best way to reintroduce films to a younger audience, especially if a film was comic based, having said film shown at a comic convention then followed by a discussion of the film.
The 90's crow is still my favourite super hero film as Brandon Lees Eric draven had every thing from invincibility but then he loses it but he still creeps going and still he gets his revenge over the bad guys
I'm glad you brought up how martial arts, particularly Wuxia media, had it's influence here. I remember the commentary on the DVD I owned growing up and the director talked about how they would watch Hong-Kong films when making The Crow. The 90's and the 00's had it's own brand of wire-fu (as an avid Xena fan in the 90's I jumped off a lot of playground towers) and the Devil's Night Shootout was one of keystones of that, though I'll always love the one from The Crow because that scene, very much with the character and story, are just real enough in this heightened world that we think we could be the ones to that too. We still talk about The Crow 30 years later for the same reasons we still talk about stories of Robin Hood 300 years later: a hero who is brave, strong, determined, and just human enough for us to believe that in a different world we could all be The Crow.
It confounds me that anyone would try to remake The Crow. That movie is too beloved. Without even getting into Brandon Lee and how the movie effectively feels like his obituary. The look. The music. The feel. It takes me (and I'm sure many other Gen X'rs) back to a very specific time and place in our youth. If they had to make another Crow movie....they should have just treated it like another sequel and not one with Eric Draven again. I know it's just a name but that's kinda like throwing down the gauntlet and declaring the movie is aiming probably too high..
@davidsavage5630 I really thought that Bill Skarsgard would do good with it, but apparently it will go down as one of the worst. I mean, they could've literally gone and gotten Guillermo Del Toro to write and direct that. Or even James Wan could've done good, he wouldn't have turned that down unless it was terrible.
Its a seminal film in every sense. A true masterpiece that created a lot of copy cats (every comic adaptation had to have a ost with bands and hot artists of the moment) Its THE best adaptation of a comic ever made... (just a note, I made a Black and white version just for my use based on waht Brandon said on an interview, it look nice. Shame I can't sahre it just for the fun of it)
This and Batman, not ironically, had the most impact on me as a kid. I lost my maternal grandmother that same year and now, as A Christian, the Lord used that movie to help me in my grief. Very few movies have had that kind of impact on my life. Thanks for the video.
Phenomenal channel. I just suscribed! The Crow most definitely changed everything. Even the BATMAN franchises. The CROW was easily one of the best films ever made for its genre. The new one was just disrespectful to the brilliance of Brandon Lee and the entire cast.
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Probably still banging away on Darla.
Goodnight Darla!
Wondered why he was harsh on the mother but said nothing about her father.
@@runningfromabear8354 I think he holds mothers to a higher standard.
@@runningfromabear8354 because she was there. Darla was in the immediate vicinity and Funboy wasn't her father. Her father was nowhere. So, why hold a dead or non-existent character accountable for anything? That's like meeting someone for coffee, showing up 15 minutes late at another shop that was never agreed upon, and talking to a group of nuns about how euthanasia affects shipping lanes in the pacific. Meanwhile, the person you were supposed to meet for coffee gets hit by a stampede of BMX racers being chased by the children of cartel members who can only speak braille.
The Cure wrote "Burn" for "The Crow." That's why there are lyrics like "Just paint your face" the shadows smile, slipping me away from you" and "Every night I burn, Scream the animal scream, Every night I burn, Dream the crow black dream."
It was also based on "The Hanging Garden" in rhythm because, The Cure's lyrics to "The Hanging Garden" were in the comic. The intro to the song is the same with those drums are just a slowed down intro to "The Hanging Garden".
The Crow will live on. Brandon Lee. Will always be remembered. Every decade has it's movies. It had likes and dislikes. Things that is known for. I don't know! What the remake will be like. It will bring the original back out. Yes! Brandon Lee will be missed by many.
I always thought (and still do) that it's "Just paint your face: The Shadow's Smile." Meaning that's what the name of the design is called. That's why to this day I still call it that.
It was this soundtrack where I went from Tag Team’s Whoop there it is type hip hop dance music to straight alternative, metal, goth and nu-metal music. That soundtrack changed my life literally.
Yes he would just like his father 🙏
As an alt teen growing up in the early 2000s. The crow's influence was felt everywhere. Even a decade after its release people were still emulating the lessons learned from this movie.
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One of the reasons it is somewhat forgotten is that sadly Brandon Lee is not around anymore to keep the movie relevant. Out of sight, out of mind.
That's a great point. Every time I watch The Crow, I become a bigger fan of Brandon Lee. And when you watch interviews with him, he was so switched on and understood the material. I feel like he would have totally understood The Matrix. I wouldn't want to change The Matrix in any way, but in an alternate universe I'm curious what he would have brought to the table. He would have been the face of 90s Cool.
I sincerely believe if Brandon Lee would've lived after that film he would've very likely have been the biggest movie star of all time.
@@BWall-h4d Same with his dad. Enter the Dragon put Bruce into the mainstream but unfortunately too late. 😢 Both of them would have been huge stars had they lived. R.I.P. To both. The Crow and The Little Dragon
Brandon Lee was pick to be Neo but sorry he not longer with us.. Like Aaliyah who was on firs and two Matrix but she died so they change actors
@@LifeofSlicey1 Can you ever explain how lame, sanitized, dull and politically correct manage to gaslight being edgy into a stigma or a term of mockery?
Is it a "psyop thing" online like everything mainstream today where they want us to believe that 1+1 is 3 everywhere at at anytime they can?
No kid in the 90s had a CD collection that was missing The Crow soundtrack. I swear its all I listened to the year it came out
I was thirteen in 1994, I didn't have the Crow soundtrack, never watched the movie. I was poor. Other kids were weirdly trying for grunge, I was trying not to look grungy. I really didn't understand the culture around me.
Word on that. Had it myself 🤘🏼🐦⬛
Damn straight. The second soundtrack ain't that bad either.
The crow ABSOLUTELY did set the stage for new millennium gritty and dark action to a degree on par with blade and the matrix.
and speaking of blade even movies beyond the 90's still had that vibe like constantine, priest, and in my personal opinion the first 2 resident evil movies.
Great additions! May I add "The Order" with Heath Ledger
Queen of the Damned (2002) was definitely influenced by The Crow as well!!
Oh, what about The Chronicles of Riddick universe? No trenchcoats, but the adventures of the galaxy's most wanted fugitive does have a lot of that comic book grunginess; like Aliens meets Warhammer 40,000 a la Heavy Metal Magazine.
@@thalia9789Thank you! I liked Stuart Townsend as Lestat yet his interpretation was a little too inspired by Brandon Lee's Eric Draven. The posturing. His vibe. His fashion sense. Pretty much the whole aesthetic. The ONLY difference was that Stuart was a vampire who didn't wear hellish mime makeup. Otherwise, almost a carbon copy. Queen of the Damned failed, because it didn't live up to the source material. Aaliyah (Queen Akasha) and Anne Rice DESERVED better. The QOTD soundtrack is 🔥 though!
It's not everyday that you see someone finally giving the RE films some respect. The video game fandom are annoying pretentious fawks. From what I recall, there was some talks about a cross over between the Resident evil movies & Blade, or maybe that was Underworld. I forget.
What stuck with me about the Crow two decades later is the poetic redemption story of the Draven character, the changes he makes to each one of the villains upon their demise is written so well especially T Bird when he says “Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is” before he drives himself off the peer the same quote he said to Shelly before her murder. It’s the same quote but taken in two different context. One from the point of the devil and once again from the point of goodness. Such a great film.
Shelly wrote that quote, T-bird was reading it out of her notebook to her. He calls her writing pornography. I always thought that's why he made his last words to Eric be Shelly's words cause he sees the quote differently in his last moments. A like acceptance in his fate cause he is the devil.
@@benkraken3498It's not her quote though. It's from Paradise Lost.
I'm sorry to tell you this but it has in fact been three decades.
Movie: Crow walked so Matrix could run
Character: Brandon Lee walked so Heath Ledger’s Joker could run
The fact it’s both at once… barely see something neat like that nowadays
The ''94 film 'The Crow' and the '95 anime film 'The Ghost in the Shell' got married and gave birth to 'The Matrix'😎...Rest In Peace Brandon!
--Love Major💔
Film grunge (or filmgrunge, if you're wanting to single-word it) is a brilliant term. Hell of a YT documentary. I think you nailed this one.
Nothing can touch the original! R.I.P. Brandon, we love and miss you.
Growing up during the era of “turtlemania,” and having seen and LOVED that original 1990 TMNT movie (which was also very much a “grungy” film), I was 16 when I saw The Crow in the theater. By then I had put down my action figures and picked up comic books. I was a broody visual arts student with long hair then, read alternative comics, listened to most of (if not all) the bands on the soundtrack, and I even dressed as Eric for Halloween that year. To say this movie had a huge impact on me then, and now, is indeed an understatement. To this day it’s one of my top 10 favorite films, and I watch it regularly. It was a great time to come of age, and I look back on those days fondly.
Now this reminds me… I need to go schedule an appointment to get my prostate checked. 😅
The crow was a gothic masterpiece
I honestly don't think the new movie is gonna even come close to the 1994 one
It Crashed and Burned lol , as it should , Dont F With Brandon's Legacy , Make a decent Crow Movie , not a Reboot and yes its as easy as that , these Idiots need to use the source material = 😉👍
It's a worse flop than the borderlands movie, and that is impressive.
Like trying to reform TypeONegative.
New movies are all shit especially remakes
I'M SO GLAD THIS IS BEING SAID. The crow has influenced movies so much
The Crow, Equilibrium, Underworld, Blade, Dark City... Amazing movies.
When I heard that Brandon Lee was considered for Neo before he died it made a lot of sense. He and Keanu Reeves actually had a passing resemblance.
I firmly believe that if Brandon Lee had survived, he would've been cast as Neo in The Matrix.
Fun fact: 'The Matrix' re-used some of the same sets from Alex Proyas' other awesome flick 'Dark City'. I'd say the influence is clear.
I heard it said that had Brandon Lee not died, he would have been the first choice to play Neo in the Matrix!
@mrconfusion87 that would have been cool as hell.
And the crow used some of the same sets as tmnt 1990. particularly the warehouse in tmnt was used in the long table seen in the crow.
@@ROIDEDCAPS7868 I don't think reusing sets, props, and costumes in movies and shows is anything new. How many times did they use the Universal Studios Backlot, besides Back to the Future?
The Crow created my favorite wrestler. Years later I was watching The Crow for the first time and saw how much he looked like Sting. But really Sting looks like The Crow.
Nah, Sting existed long before the Crow. He started wrestling in 1985. He had always painted his face, where at first he used a red and black motif as 1/2 of the Road Warriors and then switched to bright colors when he went solo. It wasn’t until later, at the suggestion of Scott Hall, where he adopted his Crow like persona and ditched the bleached blonde flat top and bright colors for the look and persona you remember. I love Sting. Those were good times.
It's important to also acknowledge what inspired the look of The Crow movie, such as silent German Expressionism movies, particularly THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, the film noir movies of the 30s and 40s and the groundbreaking Batman graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS by Frank Miller.
Why is no one mentioning Blade Runner?
I have no doubts Tim Burton is a fan of old German Expressionist films from the 1920's and '30's, and showed it in all his movies.
Also, horror movies from Hammer Studios.
@@karalafleur804 Also Batman 1989? You can't seriously act like The Crow is the biggest pioneer of that style lol... That's like saying The Smashing Pumpkins invented grunge.
The Crow, Blade and the Matrix = the greatest 90's anti heros!
Spawn too
The GREATEST and most MEMORABLE 90s antiheroes INDEED!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Remove Blade and Neo and add The Mask, Judge Dredd, Phantom, Jules Winfield, Hannibal Lecter, Leon and Spawn. In the 2000's it was Blade, Neo, Punisher, V, Jack Sparrow, Riddick, Hellboy and Chev Chellios. In the 2010's it was John Wick, Sherlock Holmes, Deadpool, The Driver and Django. In the 2020's its only Joker.
@TheMasterofDisaster48 The Phantom is most definitely not an anti-hero. The same goes for Joker. Neither would I consider Hannibal Lecter; nor Sherlock Holmes as being one.
What does the matrix have anything to do with being an antihero lol
The Crow is One of my Favorite movies of All Time!! I'm glad you mentioned CyberSix too! Super Underrated!! Love the video analysis keep it up!!🙌🏽
The soundtrack was excellent, but I will always contend that Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" should have been on it.
Well superunknown had came out in June of 94 just only a few months after this movie had come out a month after the Crow had came out by the time they release the soundtrack for the film superunknown had already come out but the song would have been a nice addition to the soundtrack came out the song definitely fits the mood of the movie
Another nice addition would've been a song or two from Depeche Mode's 1993 hit album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Walking in My Shoes and/or Higher Love. Great soundtrack nonetheless. The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Jane Siberry, Medicine featuring Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), etc. 🖤
@@danavixen6274 Now that you mention it, odd that Depeche Mode WASN'T in the soundtrack.
It can’t rain all the time.
Go to ireland
You said " GOTHIC MASTERPIECE"
I love you for that bro.
Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor and Brandon Lee's the Crow was my youth
The Crow definitely influenced the edgy nu cinematic era (Daredevil, Underworld, Freddy Vs. Jason etc). The Crow: City Of Angels might have been the first film to start easing nu music into its soundtrack (Korn and Deftones), before The Scorpion King went full on nu metal.
Wow thanks for this analysis. I think you're spot on. I was deeply emotionally impacted when I saw The Crow in theaters. So much so that later that summer I bought a bootleg VHS of it & watched it over and over again. Too many times to count. I also bought the James O'Barr comic book to find out more about the movie's origins, and finding out O'Barr wrote it to come to terms with his grief upon losing his girlfriend to a drunk driver, I was even more deeply moved. The movie captured the feelings of deep sadness over tremendous loss in such a unique and raw way. It's atmosphere perfectly captured the times, & yes, the soundtrack is awesome. Brandon Lee was such a talented actor and his loss is a tragedy. Finishing this film was a great tribute to him, yet adds additional weight to the sadness this film portrays.
I agree that The Crow set the stage for all those movies and cultural points you mentioned, especially The Matrix. I remember watching that movie, which also blew my mind, & thinking, wow, there's definitely a hint of The Crow here...
These are the kind of experiences I love reading about. Thank you for sharing.
The Crow was The Godfather pop culture in the 90s!
Just saw it again for the 1000 times and I love it like the first I saw it as a 13 year old girl in 1994 who loved dark films, Hr GIGER and Alien (the first one). The Soundtrack, the actors and the art of this film will NEVER be remade and especially the feeling of the time of the early 90`s is sooo huge and takes me back in time EVERY time I see it! And the there is Brandon Lee………. I really have No words of how tragic of a lost it was when he died.. he is AMAZING as The Crow, as Eric Draven ( ..get it “Draven” D for dead and Raven The Crow👍😉) and there will never be another The Crow and I don’t get it why they keep trying because we all know that Brandon gave The Crow what it is today -a Masterpiece! R.I.P Dear Brandon Lee I Will always remember you🥲👍
I dressed up as The Crow or Eric when I was a teenager the Halloween after I saw it, I was 14. The soundtrack was my introduction to rock, goth, nu-metal and metal. I haven’t been the same since. I still can’t believe it’s been 30 years.
The Crow is my favorite movie ever.
1994: The Mask, The Shadow, The Crow!!
So glad you mentioned The Shadow! An underrated gem. The more I see it, the more I believe David S. Goyer & Nolan were inspired by this film to make Batman Begins.
I'll also throw in The Rocketeer & The Phantom. I was blessed to see these as a kid in the 90's at the cinema.
Hey that was an awesome video!
Instead of Hollywood trying to make more Crow movies to match Brandon Lee’s legendary performance, I think The Crow could be better served adapted as an adult animated anthology series whether episodically different or seasonally different.
Basically think of it as their own AniMatrix.
Different stories being uniquely told without trying to mimic the original story that most people are familiar with.
Influences from Spawn's HBO animated series, Batman The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and Cybersix could be implemented.
To me this would be a better way to do something a bit different with The Crow franchise without Hollywood producers trying to mimic what Brandon Lee accomplished in the 1994 live action classic film.
They could have storylines where resurrected protagonists are seeking justice from different time periods like Mesopotamia, The Wild West, Slave Trade Eras, The Civil Rights Era, Ancient Rome, Indigenous/Native Americans During The Manifest Destiny Era, The Crack Epidemic Era, a Geisha In Feudal Japan, The Vietnam War, a futuristic Miami in the year 3099, and any year basically where transmisia and queermisia made (some corrupt and insensitive) cops largely ignore the injustices of LGBQTIA+ (mostly victimized trans people of color impacted by) hate crimes/cold cases, etc.
Remember we don't know technically how long the actual Crow bird that brings people back to life to seek revenge has actually been flying around on Earth so any time period can apply.
Also the Crow can select anyone of any social status/background so it's not "woke" if the Crow bird chooses someone to seek justice in an unjust society that has negatively impacted some more so than others unfortunately.
Keep on uploading, you're not just making excellent videos, youre sort of a cultural anthropologist. You record videos analyzing iconic culture from before the 2008 shift. The artistic before this cutoff was great; thereafter stagnant. Thank you for documenting it all.
I will do my best! Thank you for your support.
@@LifeofSlicey1man how did Alex Proyas fall so hard? He made this absolute banger and Dark City, both total GOATs, what happened to him, man? Dead career plus trash like Gods of Egypt
Honestly I think videos like this show how a tight/narrow/limited meta is good. We have too much openness which leads to uniformity of appeal rather than the centrality of unique cultural touchstones
It happens to so many artists. Your first album/movie or two are amazing, then you just lose some of that spark. Same with the Wachowskis. In the case of Proyas, I don't think he had the pull to make exactly what he wanted with his later career movies. Gods of Egypt feels like a "hired gun" situation rather than a passion project of any kind.
@@LifeofSlicey1 ahhh interesting. I can sort of empathize, I feel as if the tight constraints can focus the mind and allow you to make something excellent
@@LifeofSlicey1Even *_I, Robot_* felt more Alex Proyas than *_Gods of Egypt._* And *_Knowing_* was just depressing.
I'm glad this video came across my feed, great video. The Crow is one of my favorite movies. I remember getting the one Dimension 2 pack DVD the day I was taking my five hour course for my license at 15.
i clicked on this because blade is my favorite movie. i haven't seen the crow in a long time and the only thing i remember about it is being annoyed that he never laced up his boots. i'm going to have to watch it again and see how it looks through older eyes.
What’d you think?
This and Heavy Metal have are the best soundtracks
Indeed! I love both of these movies too!❤️ As a 9 year old kid watching Heavy Metal for the first time, it blew my mind! 🤯
Thank you so much for that nod towards CyberSix
Still watch the movies to this day
I’m obsessed with this dark and grungy look , thanks for the exploration
@strangerquest Underworld definitely has a Gothic feel to it but just set within a fictional vampire/werewolf universe. Of course, it became a cash-grab later on but the first 3 are still some of my actual favorites.
Then again, most classic vampire and werewolf stories came from the 18th century and 19th century Gothic romance.
The crow sound track is for sure one of my favorite movie soundtracks it’s just stellar
I remember having a cassette back in the day with the Crow soundtrack that I used to listen whenever I was in a bad mood as it would lift my spirits on the spot for some reason. I still listen to it to this day.
The 1994 film definitely left a huge impact on not just movies but just pop culture in general if it wasn't for this movie we definitely wouldn't have never gotten crow sting in WCW
The sound i will always remember from The Crow is "After the Flesh" by My life with the thrill kill kult!
My favorite TKK song of all time.
Great video. I think I'm a little older than you and can confirm that this movie had a major influence on teenagers for years, sort of fleshing out the goth scene and making that niche broadly acceptable and less of a thing for outcasts. Hot Topic was built on that film.
My best friend went full-out on the aesthetic, including a black trench coat which would become a bit of a problem the day after Columbine during his senior year. And since I split time between two high schools, I saw a lot of other guys from both places wearing crow facepaint on halloween for several years, and I heard that soundtrack from stereos in all the parking lots.
I think it was a sort of an alternative interpretation of grunge with an upside of not having to act like a disconnected, cynical burnout. Brandon's death helped turn it into something more than a movie, something you could unironically love without being a sellout, even if you spent money to get that look. There was a kindness at its core, in the face of an unkind environment which lots of people liked, including me. It still resonates.
Great and very well thought out video. 😊
This is one of the most under rated videos on UA-cam. Standing ovation.
Thank you sir!
Couple things:
1: There's no need to call it "The Crow '94" Since there's only one movie called The Crow.
2: (I bring this up only because of the picture for this video)
Brandon Lee was the original choice to play the role of Neo, and was signed on to appear in the first 3 movies. He was scouted on the set of The Crow during filming, and upon seeing him in costume, the directors agreed he looked awesome in a trenchcoat, he could easily do all his own stunts and fight choreography, and he was a phenomenal actor! Needless to say, they were sold. And I might have actually enjoyed The Matrix series if Brandon had survived and never needed to be replaced...
3: The Crow changed cinema because it's perfect. Period.
Wow I didn’t know that! I heard Will Smith was up for the role. Brandon would have been amazing in the role!
2. What could have been...
There are in fact at least two movies called "The Crow"
Loved the little clip of Gabriel... Such a good little gem
I didn’t watch The Crow until 1999, the sad part is what happened to Brandon Lee
God Tier soundtrack
You should have given a brief mention to Graeme Revell's haunting Score Sound Track for the Crow. It really helped give that haunting mood to the movie.
I tend to think of the score a bit moreso than the soundtrack. The score is one of the things that help the film feel timeless.
Loved it then. Love it now. Brandon is never forgotten 🖤
I worked on a video store from 2005 to 2008...one thing abbout the, is that we dont know were to put that movie...Horror?action?Thriller?
Everyone had a different opnion
This made me laugh. That's an interesting perspective that I never would have thought of. I would choose action I guess, but Thriller could work too. Horror is a little extreme. We need a section for dark revenge movies with The Crow, Berserk, and Kill Bill as the centerpieces.
@@LifeofSlicey1 the horror thing were more because Underworld and Blade were on the Horror section and The Crow was very similar
@@LifeofSlicey1 adds the Old Boy and Jhon Wick movies to that section
I've never understood the Horror angle. Is it just because the hero comes back from the dead?
For me, the core genre is Action and the sub-genre is Thriller.
I dont remember where I read it, but IIRC, the 1994 Crow director actually wanted the movie to be in black and white. The studio wouldn't let him, so he make it incredibly dark and grungy to get as close to black and white as possible. Any scene with real color in it (mostly red or yellow/orange light from fire) is very purposeful
That it might've been mentioned on one of the DVD special features, I can't remember. I know for sure that Brandon Lee had stated in the behind the scenes interviews that he would've preferred the film in Black & White, like the comic book.
Man, I am Greek and I live in Greece... I am in my 40s and honestly I think that you really nail most (if not all) of the things that you mention in this video. Great video. Thanks for sharing...
Mate, your channel is a gold mine. I hope it grows and achieves great success. The videos are fantastic. Keep them coming.
Thank you sir. I will.
"Dark City" is another cool and critically praised gothic noir sci-fi thriller from the 90s worth checking out. I'd put that one right up there with "The Crow" and "The Matrix"
I was such a The Crow fanboy back in the day. I had the CD soundtrack and played the shit out of it. I watched the movie a lot too. It was simultaneously an escape from a bad home life and outlet for my feelings about it.
I love the fact that for your background music from 3:50 you used the soundtrack from the PS1 classic Die Hard Trilogy, in particular the the Dulles Airport level from Die Hard 2!
Capturing the gen z zeitgeist is an interesting proposition. The thing is that gen z has always had easy access to online content and remix culture, so it's not surprising that so far gen z touchstones have been alternate takes or even spoofs of films, rather than films themselves. Take the 'literally me' characters, be they from the recent Blade Runner 2049 or the older American Psycho or the even older Taxi Driver.
Great vid.
Interesting take.
I remember when this movie came out. I was obsessed with The Crow . The album, the movie soundtrack, the movie. Had sooo many of the posters
Being Gen X, I lived through the 70's, 80's and 90's, and there was so much change in pop culture and social norms. The 70's was a time music had to be reinvented because of the death of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison was pretty much the death of Rock. I hated music in the 80's because all the rock stars were creating this artificial world and lifestyle that made us all feel pressured to pretend to be something we were not, because we thought that was the only way we would be liked and accepted. The 90's was a product of the youth raging against that artificial world and it reflected in music and attitudes towards life. We broke through censorship, racism and homophobia, and at the same time we experienced the death of Brandon Lee and Kurt Cobain, Mia Zapata, Kristin Pfaff, 2Pac, etc.. It went from rage to mourning and sadness, and music and entertainment also changed with us.
Burn use to get me through some hard workouts lol
Amazing video!
Not only is it incredibly well done, but it was also necessary!
It took a while, but it finally happened: A reboot of an personally nostalgic classic. Damn, this feeling sucks.
Nostalgia (for simpler times).
I feel numb to the remakes/reboots now. Just hoping this one is at least a decent time.
The Crow is similar to Star Wars and Harry Potter, since no other film would copy what made it special. It was a time capsule of 90s cool, and was intended for the Gen X kids who've already grown from the same old of the 80s, and want to mature badly before the end of adolescence.
Also, 'Burn', 'Golgotha Tenement Blues', 'Dead Souls', and 'After The Flesh' are my favorite tracks. May Brandon rest in peace. 🕊
1:50 - Good to see cybersix again
Thank you for this comment, I was just about to write one asking what the name was
Thank you for making this video
Dark Angel most definitely copy The Crow
The early 2000's show starring Jessica Alba?
Dark City is arguably the sibling of the Crow since it's the same director.
The Crow is cool but I would have to say that the one movie that started the dark movement was Batman 89’. I feel like that movie truly started the edgy dark brooding look. The Crow refined it and The Matrix perfected it.
I was wondering if he skipped that to fulfill a narrative. As much as I love ‘The Crow’.
I skipped '89 because I spoke about Returns, which was a step closer to what The Crow was doing. I said in the video that the Crow (movie) doesn't exist without Batman. I agree that 89/Returns started The Dark action era. The Crow pivoted and shaped the direction of that trend, and the movies that came after were looking at the Crow more than Batman.
Why is NO ONE mentioning Blade Runner?
So true! This was great!
The Crow had an influence on the pro wrestler Sting becoming a Crow character.
Gave me chills, great video.
The '80s era began on May 25th, 1977
The '80s era ended on November 24th, 1991
7:03 - Thank You for recognizing Highlander: The Series as an influence🗡
13:22 👍
Nirvana ended the 80s with teen spirit
@commiehunter733 - The death of Freddie Mercury ended the '80s era, the same week that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot 100, ushering in the '90s era.
1970-1977(70's era)
1978 intermediate.
1979-1987(80's era)
1988 intermediate
1989-1996(90's era)
1997 intermediate.
1998-2007(2000's era)
2008 intermediate.
2009-2015(2010's era)
2016 intermediate.
2017-current(current era)
Good news: A new Crow video.
Bad news: The Crow remake is coming.
Is it just me or do the new Crow look less The Crow and more like one of those painted up street thugs we'd see Batman beating up, at the start of The Batman.
@@DemonDethchase Nailed it.
@@stdamonsbeard other less favourable comparisons I've seen, beyond the obvious Leto Joker, is that Ninja Theory reboot of Devil May Cry, with the junkie looking Dante.
I’m over 30 fan of the original but still looking forward to the new one.
@@DemonDethchaseDmC still better than DMC4
You mean children of Batman 89.
This new Crow with Bill Skarsgard reminds me of Jared Leto's Joker. I can't say I appreciate the look. I'll be checking it out anyways. The action in the trailer looks promising.
Yeah, I'll give it a fair chance. The look is a little cringe, but if they manage to make The Crow for Gen Z then it's a success. The thing I don't get is, why they didn't make a Crow movie within modern hip-hop culture? It seems like the obvious direction to go in to make it modern, and separate it from the 1994 version.
SoundCloud rapper look.
I gave it a 10/10
Fun fact: the character of Neo in The Matrix was written with Brandon Lee in mind.
Eric Draven jumped so other comic book heroes that were out to be taken seriously (I.E. Blade, the X-Men film series and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy) could _fly._
Not only that, but if his soul did rest and he didn't come back to set things right, we wouldn't have other cool action flicks like Underworld or especially The Matrix trilogy, or even video games like Max Payne 1 & 2 which leaned into that 1990s cool style but in a different manner.
I feel like Heath Ledger’s joker took so much from Lee’s performance. From the exaggerated movements to the joking way of delivering death and doom. They both treated the whole set like a dance floor where they could prance around the scene chewing it all up.
(This is not a knock on Ledger’s joker. I’m just saying he refined and was influenced by Lee)
You're not alone in thinking that.
I know many people who've said the same thing since The Dark Knight was new.
There's a picture that was doing the rounds a few yrs back that shows half a crow statue edited with half a Joker one that really shows the similarities.
I think they both cover a certain archetype that is yet to be formally identified.
Yeah, nothing wrong with having influences. The entire "pencil trick" scene was likely inspired by the Devil's Night scene, which means Nolan is also a fan.
@@LifeofSlicey1Hey I was also wondering if ever heard of the film Darkman (1990) it’s an pretty underrated gothic horror superhero type of film that was made in between Batman 89’ and The Crow (1994).
fantastic video🖤
it’s so understated how influential The Crow was. i wish that tragedy never happened on set. it’s amazing how just one performance of his was so transformative. i’m sure Brandon Lee would’ve continued to do groundbreaking work.
Kind of funny, my wife and I just watched The Crow last night. Then I came across this video today. Great video👍 How about when Lee danced away in the meeting scene. That fit the character so well.
I just watched Dracula 2000 last night and all I could think of was, " Damn! They took notes from the Crow."
I'm a child of the 90's too, and a long time lover of the movie the Crow. I miss movies that felt cool. I was having a hard time putting my finger on it, but you explained it perfectly.
Haha, yep. Dracula 2000 is definitely the Crows red headed stepchild.
This was another great video.
Brandon Lees stunt double went on to make John wick 👀
"It can't rain all the time - RIP Brandon Lee
Another great video from you; you have really been knocking them out of the park. Thank you for making it.
I have a request - please consider doing videos on the following movies: Brotherhood of The Wolf; Boondock Saints; Equilibrium; and Memento (and the whole neonoir movement).
Again, thank you for these videos. Every one of them has been an enjoyable watch.
And thank you for watching all this time and commenting. To be honest, at the moment I don't really have anything interesting to say about any of those movies. I basically said my piece about the Boondock Saints and Equilibrium in my 90s Cool video. I have some thoughts on Memento, but there are tons of long video essays out there that cover everything. My only real original on it was expressed in my "Nolan Cool" video. I still need to watch Brotherhood of the Wolf believe it or not. I'll have to do that soon because it looks great.
This is why we need the remakes they keep the ideas and energy of the original in everyone’s minds. If there’s no remakes everyone soon forgets how good the original was.
Not this remake
Like music, there are songs that SHOULD NOT BE REMADE. The Crow is one of these films that should not be remade. It’s like remaking the Godfather. Can you imagine remaking that film dynasty? NO! I think the best way to reintroduce films to a younger audience, especially if a film was comic based, having said film shown at a comic convention then followed by a discussion of the film.
Its gonna be really hard to remake the Crow for Gen Z as it was such a Millennial story and mood
The 90's crow is still my favourite super hero film as Brandon Lees Eric draven had every thing from invincibility but then he loses it but he still creeps going and still he gets his revenge over the bad guys
I'm glad you brought up how martial arts, particularly Wuxia media, had it's influence here. I remember the commentary on the DVD I owned growing up and the director talked about how they would watch Hong-Kong films when making The Crow. The 90's and the 00's had it's own brand of wire-fu (as an avid Xena fan in the 90's I jumped off a lot of playground towers) and the Devil's Night Shootout was one of keystones of that, though I'll always love the one from The Crow because that scene, very much with the character and story, are just real enough in this heightened world that we think we could be the ones to that too. We still talk about The Crow 30 years later for the same reasons we still talk about stories of Robin Hood 300 years later: a hero who is brave, strong, determined, and just human enough for us to believe that in a different world we could all be The Crow.
It confounds me that anyone would try to remake The Crow. That movie is too beloved. Without even getting into Brandon Lee and how the movie effectively feels like his obituary. The look. The music. The feel. It takes me (and I'm sure many other Gen X'rs) back to a very specific time and place in our youth. If they had to make another Crow movie....they should have just treated it like another sequel and not one with Eric Draven again. I know it's just a name but that's kinda like throwing down the gauntlet and declaring the movie is aiming probably too high..
@davidsavage5630 I really thought that Bill Skarsgard would do good with it, but apparently it will go down as one of the worst. I mean, they could've literally gone and gotten Guillermo Del Toro to write and direct that. Or even James Wan could've done good, he wouldn't have turned that down unless it was terrible.
I'm all for them on using Eric Draven again, it just needs to be done a certain way. And the recent film isn't it.
Its a seminal film in every sense. A true masterpiece that created a lot of copy cats (every comic adaptation had to have a ost with bands and hot artists of the moment) Its THE best adaptation of a comic ever made... (just a note, I made a Black and white version just for my use based on waht Brandon said on an interview, it look nice. Shame I can't sahre it just for the fun of it)
The Dark Knight has alot of scenes that parallel The Crow. I noticed that when I first saw it
This and Batman, not ironically, had the most impact on me as a kid. I lost my maternal grandmother that same year and now, as A Christian, the Lord used that movie to help me in my grief. Very few movies have had that kind of impact on my life. Thanks for the video.
Phenomenal channel. I just suscribed! The Crow most definitely changed everything. Even the BATMAN franchises. The CROW was easily one of the best films ever made for its genre. The new one was just disrespectful to the brilliance of Brandon Lee and the entire cast.
Awesome! Really appreciate the support, thank you.
Recently saw this for the first time. Its decent and I can see how other movies definitely took inspiration from it.