Want a review of the film, then head over to For It Is Man's Number to get a proper dose of one. But The Crow, to me, was an exaggeration of the cold, harsh reality, we live in. I saw this film when it came out and I was still in high school. Almost three years earlier, I myself was assaulted, with an attempt on my life. The experience was nothing short of horrific, since I had never experienced anything so violent and unnecessary. I had done nothing wrong, aside from being in a public place that someone who had a hankering for random attacks decided I didn't need to be in. Unfortunately for those involved, I could not, and still cannot, be killed. They learned that lesson after their attempts to cave my skull in failed and I was still standing, getting ready to turn around and rip their faces off. (In reality, I was walking alongside a railing, and upon the head trauma, I grabbed a strong hold on it, briefly blacked out for a split second, and instantly went into shock, unsure of what had just happened, where I was, who I was, etc.) My attackers ran and my parents made the decision for me to go the legal route and having my day in court, which I did, but not to my content.
Brandon Lee represented the worst case scenario of what could have happened to me personally, on screen, and off, when he died. Had I been born of a weaker genetic disposition, I probably wouldn't have lived through my ordeal. Just one lethal blow to the back of my head was all it would take for most, and all it took for Lee to meet his demise in the real world. Of course, The Crow couldn't care less about himself, especially since he was now invulnerable, and got to be judge, jury, and executioner, dealing out justice to the wrongdoers. I wanted to be that, and I doubt, had I had worse parents, I would have had any restraint in pursuing that goal as I aged. I know that in this day and age I would do the same for someone I loved when the law fails. Bloodthirsty, sure, but as this movie and the circumstances around it show, life is not fair.
For some things, there is no forgiveness.
