“Very active online and very little in real life” The Crow director attacks fans: he sets the powder alight with his shocking statement

News culture “Very active online and very little in real life” The Crow director attacks fans: he sets the powder alight with his shocking statement

The Crow doesn’t seduce anyone

For a few days now at the cinema, you can discover The Crowa feature film that takes up the dark and gothic universe of the cult film of 1994, but which did not convince the critics. Far from paying homage to the original work, this new version is rather perceived as a profanation. Critics agree that the film is soulless, lacking the very essence that had made the success of the first opus. Comparisons with an Evanescence clip or a vulgar and sensationalist film testify to the general disappointment. Our journalist Silent Jay also let himself be tempted by the experience, and concludes his review with these words: “The Crow will probably please those nostalgic for the “Gothic Metal” era and the “too dark death that kills” MTV clips. Others, in search of poetry and hope, will (re)turn to the 1994 film with Brandon Lee. Personally, I know what I have left to do.”

The film follows rock band guitarist Eric Draven, who is faced with a devastating tragedy: he and his fiancée are brutally murdered. Resurrected by a mysterious force, he returns to the world of the living, driven by an implacable desire for vengeance. His goal: to find those who took the life of his beloved and punish them.

“Go out and do something”

Rupert Sanders, the director behind the film, is undoubtedly a regular in the face of harsh criticism, he who is best known for his very divisive adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. He told EW: “I think a lot of people are very active online and not so active in life. Get out there and do something and spend less time throwing stones.“. Before specifying that his proposal is not a remake of the original, but rather a reimagining.

“I think it would be fair for people to know that this is a very different reimagining of the original and that the original is still there. I didn’t record over anyone’s VHS tapes. You can still go see this movie, and I hope this movie resonates with people who loved this movie when they were teenagers. This is my version of that text. This was my adaptation of James’ graphic novel, which I loved.”

Sanders was more attracted to the romantic aspect of the work, he said, and wanted to “make a dark romantic love story, like a Cure song” he said.

“The gore is in service of a love story. It’s not just nihilistic, gore splatter just for the sake of it. Every scene of action and violence is a scene of emotional empathy with the lead actor.”