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The Most Tragic Comic I've Ever Read | The Crow | An Analysis 

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@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Год назад
I want to apologize for the resolution. I uploaded this vid incorrectly. 3:26 Disaffected 45:30 *750,000 copies world wide. Not 750. 35:23 It’s Alex Proyas. Not Pyros.
@JeremyAndrews-qx8ce
@JeremyAndrews-qx8ce Год назад
WELL DONE
@SweetMikki
@SweetMikki Год назад
I dig ur video and I think you meant emaciated earlier I only say something cuz I watch with subtitles and it said emanciated lol.
@mykalkelley8315
@mykalkelley8315 Год назад
1:26 that's not stary night
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Год назад
@@mykalkelley8315 yes it is. It’s just a reproduction.
@CorbCorbin
@CorbCorbin Год назад
Excellent work. Enjoyed your takes, and breakdown. I remember reading these in 1990. I was 13, and it was very striking, even with all the classic 80’s books, I’d read. It felt more personal. The art style is so unique. About 15 years later, I lost someone, very close to me, in a head on collision. I immediately thought of this story, who we both loved. One thing, the song by Nine Inch Nails, on the soundtrack is a cover of O’barr’s favorite, Joy Division. I think Lee may have been an interesting actor, as he went into his 30’s. He was about to be huge.
@20th_century_Ghost
@20th_century_Ghost Год назад
The reason that The Crow film is so iconic is because it captured Zeitgeist. Between the death of Brandon Lee, who died during filming, and the death of Kurt Cobain a month before its release, it branded itself into the consciousness of the culture. The soundtrack of the film connected these events with much of it being filled with the contemporary rock of the time. The fact that Brandon Lee's father, the legendary Bruce Lee, also died whilst filming a movie and O'Barr's tragedy that created The Crow only makes it all feel inevitable, like a dark twist of fate somehow.
@richardblack3385
@richardblack3385 Год назад
Gravity
@Jack.Ruby893
@Jack.Ruby893 Год назад
​@@richardblack3385 inertia
@xkavarsmith9322
@xkavarsmith9322 Год назад
The pawn shop scene, where Brandon grabs the guitar in one hand, aiming the shotgun with the other. Not only a useful metaphor for Kurt Cobain but also stylizes the crest of the American Eagle; olive branch in one claw and arrows in the other. Absolutely iconic character. Glad it was all made.
@20th_century_Ghost
@20th_century_Ghost Год назад
@@xkavarsmith9322 Agreed.
@ambersummer2685
@ambersummer2685 Год назад
Is it sad that I avoid the movie bc it captures Brandon Lee’s actual death? It’s like the movie ended with his life.
@maoribrotha53
@maoribrotha53 Год назад
“Just as The Crow was born from tragedy, tragedy was born from The Crow”. Wow that’s deep.
@PrinceFloof
@PrinceFloof 15 дней назад
It's a twisted version of the Phoenix born from the ashes
@skullgarden2417
@skullgarden2417 Год назад
The crow comic in my opinion is one of the best pieces of art as a whole of all the time. He drew everything, even wrote in the words. And it was completely from his heart.
@ExMeroMotu9
@ExMeroMotu9 Год назад
I too, love Crow, but Idk man.. BERSERK is not a comic it's an anime, but it is also art and.. I'd beg to differ that it's the best work of art I've seen in my life in (respectfully) in my genuine opinion.
@ZohndYT
@ZohndYT Год назад
@@ExMeroMotu9 Berserk is a Manga, which is just Japanese terminology for what we call comics here in the US. So yeah, Berserk is a comic just not an American one :) I am a huge Berserk fan, reading since 2010. I got into the Crow comics just a few years ago and they are both fantastic.
@ExMeroMotu9
@ExMeroMotu9 Год назад
@Dakaddda You know what I meant fool. Of course Berserk is a Manga but it did get adapted into a Anime dumbass. Stop trying to make a point like you were ultimately right. Oh and also. I've read the crow comic books and stop with the shit Berserk is way more better in every aspect. Crow is bad ass but just not better than Berserk.
@skullgarden2417
@skullgarden2417 Год назад
@@ExMeroMotu9 I’m not talking about berserk, the mangas is insane amounts of pornographic SA. The crow doesn’t.
@ExMeroMotu9
@ExMeroMotu9 Год назад
@Skull Garden What are you 9 years old? Geeze... grow up. Also.. you could take out the "lornographic sa" and it still be waaay better than Crow. If one ever did a page by page comparison side by side of each works. Kentaro Miura for the win hands down!
@Emp6ft10in
@Emp6ft10in 9 месяцев назад
It reminds me of Anne Rice's work in, "Interview with the Vampire." She wrote that book to handle the grief of her 5-year-old daughter dying from cancer.
@laurapetruzzi5814
@laurapetruzzi5814 6 месяцев назад
Exactly. Thank you. I feel understood, and that's a rare thing.
@thewizardofodds6839
@thewizardofodds6839 5 месяцев назад
If you lost a child to cancer. Then my condolences.​@@laurapetruzzi5814
@professionalhimbo
@professionalhimbo Год назад
God man hearing the story about O'barr's fiance hit me in the throat. I lost someone special to a drunk driver years back too, and it took me years and years to just... deal with the hurt, and rage, and guilt that had wrapped around my heart and throat, slowly choking the life out of me.
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Год назад
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s amazing how films, comics, books, etc. can reach us all on such a fundamental level.
@professionalhimbo
@professionalhimbo Год назад
@Into the Depths someone told me once that when we're gone, the only thing we leave behind are the stories that we know. I like that idea, even if some of the stories are sad, or painful- a tragedy has just as much value as a comedy, after all. Great video, by the by. Can't wait to see what stories you'll share next.
@catspawgardner3213
@catspawgardner3213 Год назад
Yeah, I was surprised that his creation of The Crow came from the loss of would've been his future wife Beverly.
@NWOslave
@NWOslave Год назад
i think knowing O'Barr's history really puts The Crow into context. i knew about his fiances' death when i first read it and you could see and read his anguish in every line and word. the story still moves me after 30 years
@nomsi4263
@nomsi4263 Год назад
I heard that the story behind The Crow was based on something tragic. But, hearing about this, is just brutal. But also beautiful, respect to him.
@ameer781
@ameer781 11 месяцев назад
I lost my girl last year. A woman who taught me to love again. I have so much pain and anger and sadness. I lost my dad the year before and then my cousin the same year. I'm numb and I've always loved the crow and now see it in a whole new light. This truly is a work of art.
@pbee.njayay444
@pbee.njayay444 10 месяцев назад
I am so sorry for your loss and for this pain. I wish you a happy peaceful life.
@squirrelknight9768
@squirrelknight9768 7 месяцев назад
That happened
@markanthonykow17
@markanthonykow17 6 месяцев назад
So sorry for your loss dude.
@francescobasile8785
@francescobasile8785 Месяц назад
You are a strong one, life is worth living. Remember it can't rain all the time
@gissellest333
@gissellest333 24 дня назад
Sorry about that man. I lost my dad in 1999 at the age of 16, my mom a year and half later and the love of my life (the man I thought I would marry) in 2005. And last year my aunt who was like a mother to me. It sucks!
@doublestarships646
@doublestarships646 Год назад
I feel like I reopened a wound seeing Brandon Lee and realizing again how much of a career he could have had. The film and his acting was something his dad would have been immensely proud of.
@fiftyfadesofgrey
@fiftyfadesofgrey Год назад
Rest In Peace Brandon Lee. Tragic and spooky that Brandon died during a movie about death and resurrection and Bruce died during Game of Death a movie not finished, also about dying and coming back after fake death. I am glad Brandon got to get out of his fathers shadow though and make his own way w The Crow AND did so well. Such good movie.
@heroicjourney2508
@heroicjourney2508 Год назад
Brandon would've done great work as an actor, similar to Heath Ledger. He provided a small glimpse of what was to come (Dark Knight, Joker- The Crow, Eric Draven) only to then die suddenly and tragically.
@jerramaurice7836
@jerramaurice7836 Год назад
He was a beautiful man with a beautiful spiritual soul
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 10 месяцев назад
Such a simple task,, basic Logic, safety procedure,, cleaning the barrel.. it's So Sad.. what a careless act of negligence
@jamesbarbour8400
@jamesbarbour8400 6 месяцев назад
Bruce Lee did not die during 'Game of Death', he died shortly after filming, editing etc were completed on 'Enter the Dragon', on 20th July 1973. The movie was releases later that same year, but like his son, Brandon, he never got to see it, or revel in the glory of its success. Only the fight scenes for 'Game of Death' were completed, not the rest of the story. These scenes were actually filmed in late 1972, and it is noticeable that this is the only movie in which Bruce didn't appear topless. I hypothesise, that because he had his underarm sweat glands removed, slightly earlier than filming scenes for 'GoD', the scars from the surgery possibly hadn't healed sufficiently to look acceptable on the big screen, hence his remaining covered up. That's my theory anyway. Bruce was a very vain individual, amongst many other traits.
@Paugose
@Paugose 6 месяцев назад
Reminds me of a french critic who said about The Crow "There is a grim poetry in a man who died but was brought back to life (by modern computing) in order to finish his job of playing the character of a man who also gets brought back to life to finish his job".
@mattdekker5693
@mattdekker5693 Год назад
I always liked the idea of characters like the Crow, Ghost Rider, and Spawn. different characters with different stories that take up the same moniker throughout time. Except for edward furlong.
@joshuamiller8259
@joshuamiller8259 Год назад
As a kid I always made a pretend matchup. Spawn is there for vengeance but was claimed by Hell. The Crow is venegeance calimed by Heaven ina sense because of being an innocent victim. And Ghostrider is the Spirit of Vengeance that has possessed a human form, so not claimed by either side.
@NifixD
@NifixD Год назад
Berserk too,from despair and vengeance to forgiveness
@lewisaino
@lewisaino Год назад
​@@joshuamiller8259What would the Spectre be?
@lewisaino
@lewisaino Год назад
​@@joshuamiller8259The Crow is like saving the innocent
@satansjihad6353
@satansjihad6353 8 месяцев назад
You would like Tim Vigil's Faust.
@NelsonStJames
@NelsonStJames Год назад
The Crow is one of those works that is becoming very rare today, because not only has art become simply another hustle for many, but the culture is increasingly condemning people using art as a means of catharsis and individual expression. The ability for people to exorcise their demons through art has probably saved the world from more monsters than we'll ever know, but now it seems society would rather have those monsters.
@nightmarishcompositions4536
This is a big reason why I'm a huge fan of the indie horror and grimdark fantasy scenes. Those guys aren't afraid of being explicit, extreme and uncensored with controversial themes and strong expressions of dark emotions.
@ButtonMasherReal
@ButtonMasherReal Год назад
@@miguelsilva9085 Bro really tried to turn the commercialisation of art into a social debate
@lunarity711
@lunarity711 Год назад
@Miguel Silva I'd hate to live a life where I boil everything I dislike down to it just being "social justice" or whatever other nebulous singular reason. I like having multiple varied reasons to like/dislike things, but you do you.
@db9454
@db9454 Год назад
@@miguelsilva9085 Politics addicted snobs try not to bring it up in every single conservation challenge:
@thecandyman7807
@thecandyman7807 Год назад
⁠​people ruled by their reaction and fooled into living vicariously through their own emotions be like:
@tylerramos7633
@tylerramos7633 Год назад
As an early 2000s Emo kid who grew up in Flint Michigan which is only about thirty minutes from Detroit I have always felt the crow very closely. It’s such a beautifully sad story
@truffeltroll6668
@truffeltroll6668 Год назад
You mean the crow, not what happens in Flint, right?
@truffeltroll6668
@truffeltroll6668 Год назад
@Christian Rafiki Perez Kong Flint is not a beautiful sad story. It's fucked up and disgusting. Led reduces the iq and the people can't do shit
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 10 месяцев назад
80s DeathRocker kid.. Post Punk, gets mislabeled goth a lot now,, as does, "emo" for Post Hardcore scene,, unless,, Labels like Deep Elm,, embrace it, produced bands Emo,, Others like, Casket Lottery, Engine Down, I lived through both era's,, So Many great bands,, Modern Hardcore scene was the best new music landscape ever.. Converge, Thursday, Bleeding Kansas, HopesFall, .. Incendiary new album is epic.. Cheers from Orange County California.. find new sounds.. always @∅
@TheRogueSquid
@TheRogueSquid 6 месяцев назад
@@AtZero138Thursday… damn I haven’t listened or thought of them in forever. Time to go get nostalgic! Cheers
@AtZero138
@AtZero138 6 месяцев назад
@@TheRogueSquid Awesome... If you have any music to share.. Please do.. @∅
@weliveonsilenthill
@weliveonsilenthill Год назад
This was my moms favorite movie and actually named me Draven after Eric Draven. I always thought that she just named me after an emo superhero, but now that I've read the comic and watched the movie... I'm touched that I was named after such a masterpiece of dark and supernatural art.
@poolboyinla
@poolboyinla 10 месяцев назад
Draven is a cool name.
@spiralrose
@spiralrose 10 месяцев назад
Someone I know, knew someone who named her some Craven, after Eric Draven. The stupid part is she knew what the word “craven” meant…but thought it would be “ funny” to name her son that. Stay off drugs, kids.
@kaso236
@kaso236 10 месяцев назад
Welcome to the League of draven
@wawa6711
@wawa6711 8 месяцев назад
@@spiralrose Kid's gonna have a shitty time in school
@TheNastyNug
@TheNastyNug 7 месяцев назад
Ayyyy my mom and dad did the same thing. People always tell me how cool my name is and my mom wants me to name my son Eric Draven if I ever have one
@dylanthewmusic
@dylanthewmusic Год назад
I remember a long time ago, I don’t remember exactly how old I was probably around 12 or 13, but one of my friends was over and my father came home drunk with my mom. He ended up getting in a shouting match with my older brother and my mom. I’ve never seen him that angry and drunk before. It got to a point where my mom took my friend home, my brother over to his friend’s house, and my mom stayed at my grandmother’s house. And I was stuck staying at my house, my dad passed out drunk, but I could still feel an angry energy radiating off of him. I fell asleep upstairs in my room feeling nothing but disappointment, embarrassment, and sadness towards what was happening that night. The next morning I stayed upstairs in my room and I was flipping through the channels on tv and landed on G4. They did a thing called “Movies That Don’t Suck”. The movie that played? The Crow. I remember really connecting with the dark aesthetic with my current situation, Brandon Lee’s performance coupled with the beautiful story struck a huge chord with me, especially with me just starting out playing guitar and seeing Eric play guitar on the rooftop and smashing his guitar. I felt all the emotion in that scene. Soon after the movie was over, my dad knocked on my door and walked in. He sobered up, sat next to me, tears in his eyes and apologized. I wanted him to apologize to my brother mainly, but I could tell how sorrowful he was to me. He couldn’t face my brother so I forgave him for what happened. The Crow really has a poignant meaning to me and I feel a great sense of catharsis and love any time I watch it.
@thebrownbaldy
@thebrownbaldy Год назад
The film itself is 3 films rolled into one: part revenge flick, part love story, and part action. Hearing how the origins came about makes me respect the source material and its creator even more.
@AshtonRogers-se1zj
@AshtonRogers-se1zj Год назад
This is always the comic that I point to as an example of an emotionally mature and beautiful story told through the medium of comics. Cuz even in a world that derives so many films and television shows directly FROM comics,they are still treated as though they are specifically for children.
@mattgilbert7347
@mattgilbert7347 Месяц назад
I didn't know O'Barr had dealt with *so* much pain and loss. Beverly, yes - every Crow admirer and fan knew about that - but jesus, he went through a lot. Tough cookie. Respect. Those panels...i forgot how honest his art is. Man, that really was true love. RIP Beverly, RIP Brandon.
@hdervish2497
@hdervish2497 Год назад
I just want to give James OBarr a hug. How much pain can one person take?
@2FRESH-4U
@2FRESH-4U Год назад
God only gives us what we can take
@flyforever20
@flyforever20 Год назад
@@2FRESH-4U that's kind of a stupid statement
@GarretSamhain
@GarretSamhain Год назад
​@@2FRESH-4U so God only gives Cancer to people who can handle it? Interesting...
@marksharp3990
@marksharp3990 Год назад
Turns out, alot. Or little. The individual matters.
@Patrick-pc3vq
@Patrick-pc3vq Год назад
​@@2FRESH-4U Tell that to family members of suicide victims.
@jentaro
@jentaro Год назад
Jesus, I didn't know this story came from real suffering. Heartbreaking. Since he named his son Erik maybe it's still haunts him. I hope James O'Barr found some form of solace, no one deserves to be given happiness only to be pulled off forcefully from him and to be left behind like this.
@garrettchristensen8074
@garrettchristensen8074 Год назад
I've heard some very successful comic artist trash James O'Barr's artwork yet none of them ever created an icon like O'Barr did.
@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx
@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx 4 месяца назад
Haters gonna hate. Considering the drivel being put out by marvel and DC these days i am not aurprised they hate a work with actual soul and love for its characters instead of souless writing of classic characters.
@cheekyhazelnut
@cheekyhazelnut Год назад
I remember meeting James o Barr in 2019, he talked to me about his time growing up in an orphanage and how trauma helped inspire his art. He’s a very interesting yet mysterious person and his life story helped me overcome my own relationship between my trauma and my art. While the art I make is nowhere near as tragic or gritty as O’Barr’s, I find his story to be inspiring to me in that beauty can come from tragedy. Great video and I’m happy more people are learning about this graphic novel and the author
@kochsalzbill3612
@kochsalzbill3612 Год назад
Read Nietzsche or Schopenhauer to some extent: true beauty can only come from tragedy (as a medium of conveying art, hellenian tragedy as peak art) since only tragedy lays bare the meaninglessness of existence while also stressing the overabundance of beauty in a meaningless world. The attempt to link meaning and beauty but also meaning and suffering is an attempt of societies and religious groups to rationalize an unfathomable experience.
@unique4mebiz441
@unique4mebiz441 Год назад
He was a seriously talented actor May he rest in peace
@otterdonnelly9959
@otterdonnelly9959 Год назад
I’m a massive New Order/Joy Division fan so learning the fact that they could’ve been on The Crow soundtrack instead of making their worst album “Republic”, is driving me crazy😵‍💫 Very cool video and I even recognized a few shirts James was wearing and his Bauhaus poster.
@paulcarpenter7844
@paulcarpenter7844 21 день назад
Bush did remake on crow 2 soundtrack of joy division song
@cam1640
@cam1640 Год назад
I lost my Dad when I was 6 years old. Ive lost a lot of people in my life from death or just them leaving me. Ive always felt cheated and always thinking about the what if scenarios. The Crow has helped me realize that all that anger will never bring people back or change anything in your life except hurt yourself. I try to read the Crow about twice a year to remember to not fall into my anger and my despair.
@calebleland8390
@calebleland8390 Год назад
I bought the graphic novel right before the movie came out. It hit me like a truck. Every emotion known to man, I felt while I read that. I passed it along to my friends and made them read it before we saw the movie. I still have my copy, and it's certainly seen better days, but I read it at least once or twice a year (usually while listening to the soundtrack). Thank you for this video, brother.
@morganlegayfay
@morganlegayfay Год назад
So eerie to think that the person who portrayed the crow in the films (Brandon Lee) died while filming makes my skin crawl everytime i watch those films i hope him and his father are resting peacefully together and that their legacy is never forgotten
@BriarShinn
@BriarShinn Год назад
The Crow is truly one of the most beautiful stories ever told
@Cthugni
@Cthugni Год назад
Best comic I ever read. Hands down. Did a huge assignment on this back in 1997 for school, and never really recovered from the shock. Planned on doing the assignment on the movie, but the dvd was not available at the store, so bought the comic instead, and boy, was I in for a surprise! Tried to analyze every single frame, but this comic is a psychological bonanza! Everything in this means something. The symbolism, theunderlying meanings, the blunt truth.. Simply aweinspiring! James O'Barr, my everlasting respect, and sympathies.
@mikeydubbs8565
@mikeydubbs8565 13 дней назад
O’Barr’s ability to undulate from gritty backdrops to incredibly detailed bodies to beautifully detailed dreamlike high contrasted and shaded figures in the flashbacks; his ability to change style based on not the emotion he wants the reader to feel, but what he was feeling is painfully genius. I can relate to his tragedy, but his way of processing his pain, his art itself, is what made me weep watching this. Thank you
@lizwa6463
@lizwa6463 Месяц назад
This video is truly life-changing. As a massive Bruce Lee fan, I've always known about Shannon and Brandon Lee, but this is something truly extraordinary. O'Brian has poured all his pain into these pages and words, capturing the depth of emotion that this video brings.
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Месяц назад
Thank you
@1faithchick7
@1faithchick7 6 месяцев назад
"Is that where creativity comes from? Sad biz?" -- Finn from Adventure Time And yes. Some of it does.
@venomaster8551
@venomaster8551 Год назад
the crow is so amazing and beautiful, its a masterpiece and one of if not the best stories and comic ever made. o'barr is a true artist and deserves the world.
@ΣτέργιοςΜποπότας-ζ1μ
Crow one of the most deep, tragic and depressing comics. So depressing that even its own author couldn't handle it.
@stillmyboy6708
@stillmyboy6708 Год назад
I thought your Arkham video was fantastic, probably my favourite comic. Really well done video. Had to come back for this one.
@cricker1998
@cricker1998 11 месяцев назад
I'm only a few minutes in but hearing how James described Beverly hurt a lot. I was very cynical when I met the love of my life and she really was the light of my life. I lost her 7 years ago to an undetected heart condition
@crazypizzaman
@crazypizzaman Год назад
This is such a fantastic video. The crow is one of my all time favorites. It’s really heart breaking the story behind it but I think that’s what makes it so powerful. My favorite part of the comic was always seeing the stark contrast between the scenes when Eric is out killing and the flashbacks to him and Shelly and you can see the style go from really violent and gritty to smooth, calm, soft and just super detailed. It’s probably the most beautifully tragic story ever written and illustrated.
@alexsheperd2060
@alexsheperd2060 Месяц назад
I don’t think I could ever say I fully understand O’Barr but I’ve also taken to creating art to try and work through my trauma too. It’s entirely agonizing to pour every drop of pain and sorrow into a page and then just be left with it in a physical form. I hope he’s found some level of peace even if it’s never the same as it was
@totallyarealdoctor6498
@totallyarealdoctor6498 Год назад
Was always a huge fan of the movie because my mom was a weirdo and showed it to me when I was really young, but I only picked up the comic about two years ago. And I'm so glad I did, man. Jesus, it's like sweet sorrow. I know that's clichéd as hell and overly emo, but that exactly how it feels. It's comforting and revolting, man.
@chrisbuttonshaw2088
@chrisbuttonshaw2088 6 дней назад
The movie/story was sad before but knowing O'Barr's backstory? * sobbing *
@emperortrevornorton3119
@emperortrevornorton3119 6 месяцев назад
I found my most honest human emotions because of Brandon Lee in The Crow it is hard to watch any sequel or remake/reboot without him damn near impossible rest in peace Eric Draven aka Brandon Lee
@dominickdiaz253
@dominickdiaz253 Год назад
I saw The Crow when I was a little kid.... tho at the time I was too young to see it. Then when I hit the beginning of my teen years and started growing out my hair my dad gave me a proper introduced to the film... The history, the characters, the story, the cast and crew behind the film, and the tragic story of Brandon after the film finished. After that I became a fan and show the film and comics with the upmost respect. This video just gave me even more meaningful appreciation for the art and the 'real' story behind the story. I am truly grateful that I found this video and gave me even more appreciation to it and to the maker of the comics aswell.
@JudgeMagisterSnow
@JudgeMagisterSnow Год назад
The thing that gets me is that Brandon Lee died thirty days after I was born. I love this movie, love the comics and the music and...hearing this particular fact is kind of more tragic.
@poolboyinla
@poolboyinla 10 месяцев назад
I remember I was in the car with my mom and it came on the radio. I still remember the exact location of where we were when it came on. I drive by there several times a week and still often remember it. Often, though, I am with my son.
@lesgobrandon4314
@lesgobrandon4314 29 дней назад
“Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children”. That line from the movie hit me hard when I first watched the movie and still hits just as hard to this day, maybe for my own personal reasons but still it’s a great freaking line! Great work man! I really enjoyed this 👍🏻🤩
@ataxis8951
@ataxis8951 Год назад
What I find so interesting about the graphic novel is how unconventional it is from a story structure. While it definitely has a climax and antagonists that Eric must overcome, it has a distinct lack of stakes. Even in works like the Punisher there is some amount of stakes even if the audience knows that the Punisher will eventually kill the antagonist, Eric doesn’t have that. There is no stakes because he is functionally unkillable. It makes Eric is a force of nature rather than a protagonist we worry about. Even the film adaptation has Eric be vulnerable once the crow is shot. I just think it’s neat to have a protagonist who is a literal representation of death in a story so centered around it.
@Toby-Draven
@Toby-Draven Месяц назад
Wow i didn't know just how depressing James O'Barr's life was until this video, I want to give James a hug now
@Ronstawr
@Ronstawr Год назад
I remember reading the graphic novel for the first time. I, too, was struggling with life while trying to deal with unexpected loss and heartbreak. I picked the book up on a whim trying to distract myself, I hadn't heard of it, but was drawn to the cover. It was the right read, at the right time. I don't feel like I can explain it properly, but it helped me then... and even still to this day. I will be forever thankful. Great video, thank you!
@ZenNeonRazor
@ZenNeonRazor Год назад
Legendary story with legendary Brandon Lee. The Crow story will never be forgotten.
@jayxtacee5695
@jayxtacee5695 Год назад
Was only 8 when The Crow came out, but had been hearing about the movie since the death of Brandon Lee in 1993. Was a dark movie, but one of my favorites. So much tragedy behind it
@trip2439
@trip2439 Год назад
My name is Draven. My parents named me after The Crow. I really appreciate you making this video. I have such a connection to The Crow, and I have noticed a good deal of similarities that I and elements of my life have, if only in a symbolic way, to it. While The Crow rises up to right the wrongs of the past through vengeance and violence, I have risen up to right the wrongs of my families past through forgiveness, understanding and change. But we are both dark characters, protectors of love, and we have a flair for the dramatic. I always found a sense of direction in The Crow. Oh, also, my son is named Eric Draven.
@poolboyinla
@poolboyinla 10 месяцев назад
Very cool name.
@RS43210
@RS43210 Год назад
The Crow was a huge part of the 90s for me! All this time though I had no idea about O'Barr's own tragedy. The comic, movie, soundtrack and also the musical score by Graeme Revell were ALL masterpieces.
@listen2me00
@listen2me00 3 месяца назад
When you said "ERIC is The Crow, BRANDON LEE is The Crow. That hurt in a good way.
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 2 месяца назад
I stand by those words today and forever
@paulcarpenter7844
@paulcarpenter7844 21 день назад
Absolutely
@Jonjzi
@Jonjzi Год назад
I just realized this is why Nick Mullen named his imaginary falcon "Eric" during the falconry bit.
@dawnatkinson7704
@dawnatkinson7704 10 месяцев назад
This movie is so bittersweet for me as i watched this movie with my first love and he was dead a year later at the age of 23..i still love him. This was 30 years ago and i still love him. The pain of losing someone like that is incredibly painful and frankly ive never gotten over it.
@mercythebuzzard3134
@mercythebuzzard3134 Год назад
The Crow saved my life. I first saw it in the wake of my mother's death when I was a kid. I read the comic every year.
@ashayguevara
@ashayguevara Год назад
Read it when I was 14....left quite an impression. Still haunts me at 43 years old.
@ismaxeroart4902
@ismaxeroart4902 Год назад
Tbh when I was a kid, my dad introduced me to the crow and at this point I didn't knew what is the story behind it but yet when I was watching this video I truly understood the story behind it and for that imma have to rewatch it again to really revisit my childhood and to pay respect for Brandon Lee because he was an amazing actor that tragically ended with this masterpiece that truly paid off 😢
@blornblad4381
@blornblad4381 5 месяцев назад
@13:16 Damn, The Crow has gone on to sell over 750 copies world wide? No way! That’s almost 1000! Lol, I’m sorry, I just couldn’t resist.
@tw1sted1nc
@tw1sted1nc Год назад
It's over 20 years since I first read The Crow and it still haunts me. Its painful poetry is a high mark comics history.
@peacecrafttrue
@peacecrafttrue Год назад
Finally the love it deserves. The contrasts between hard ink and dreamy soft love scenes always blew me away, the sheer skill and artistry of it. A masterpiece of silent visual story telling.
@sands7696
@sands7696 Год назад
Great video! Totally worth the wait, 58mins did not feel long enough. Keep it up brother!
@KhalilLadson-tt1vc
@KhalilLadson-tt1vc Месяц назад
Bro I’m part crow (Native American) and finding out there’s a Native American Crow is so cool
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Месяц назад
Yeah unfortunately the comic that features him wasn’t all that great. The artwork was stunning tho
@pgratedslasher6076
@pgratedslasher6076 2 месяца назад
Thought I'd rewatch this video for the 4th time before the remake releases and upsets me. Love this video.
@itsprobablycris1085
@itsprobablycris1085 2 месяца назад
dude i know its so goddamn sad to see it
@CommanderShepard-wq3wo
@CommanderShepard-wq3wo Месяц назад
56:55 Big ooof. That didn’t age well
@goldenroseaoki2788
@goldenroseaoki2788 11 месяцев назад
What you said at the end of your video meant so much because I’m currently going through a rough patch in my life and your video really helped and i can relate to the pain, maybe not on that extreme level but I relate in a way. I love The Crow myself. I remember the very first time I saw it when I was little, I didn’t even know what I was watching. I was waiting for my mom in a PawnShop and the movie was playing on one of the TV’s and I just stood there and watched it all (we would be at the pawn shop for hours) I was mesmerized by the tragedy. I’m glad I got to know the full comic story of the crow because I love it so much. I’m 23 now and I finally understand it fully.
@GreasyDaddy
@GreasyDaddy Год назад
This is excellent. I hate that it got demonetized.
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Год назад
Thanks. I’m not too worried about it. It is what it is.
@Froggy67823
@Froggy67823 2 месяца назад
46:40 - a very similar critique to the many marth+thomas wayne deaths. As a tragedy, it hits so much more that things just ... happen. to the most normal of people. to happier people.
@mythichysteria124
@mythichysteria124 Год назад
My name comes from this movie. My parents saw it and thought Draven would be a cool name. It’s pretty cool to have a unique name. Great movie and it’s one of my favorite. I got to get my hands on the comic.
@martinaelyse9152
@martinaelyse9152 Год назад
Pretty cool that you got your name from this comic :))
@The_Hartofect_
@The_Hartofect_ Год назад
The movie came out when I was in middle school. I wasn’t all that interested in it at the time. Fast forward to 2002 it was on TNT. I was depressed and didn’t feel like changing the channel. I remember watching this movie in my bedroom in the dark. At the end of the movie I wept like I have before and felt as though I was reborn. I love this movie and every time I feel low I have to watch it. I own the comic as well. I keep one on my book shelf and the other in my work bag. 37 years old and this comic/movie has still got me through crap. Is it irony or is it karma.
@cassandralyris4918
@cassandralyris4918 Год назад
AAAaaaaaaannnnnnddd subscribed. Seriously though, this was brilliant. The Crow is so huge to us starchy middle aged Gen Xers. I'm glad to see the power if its story is still being felt. When the movie was being made and the news spread about what happened to Brandon Lee so many of us held candlelight vigils. It was really something else. It is my deepest hope that James O'Barr knows just how much putting his pain onto paper helped so many of us deal with our pain too. And yes, the Soundtracks for the first and second movies are absolute bangers (even if you don't care for the City of Angels movie).
@creed8712
@creed8712 6 месяцев назад
After seeing…whatever I just saw that some studio is claiming is supposed to be a Crow movie, I had to come back here to be reminded what The Crow really is and why that “movie” coming will be dead on arrival
@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx
@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx 4 месяца назад
Ugh that new crow remake already looks AWFUL.
@Old_Tom-u6y
@Old_Tom-u6y 2 месяца назад
@@creed8712 I'm gonna give it a go. I think it looks like it could be good. I love the song in the trailer too. That being said, I wouldn't have used Eric Draven again
@SillyLilDawg
@SillyLilDawg Год назад
I want to just thank you for this entire video, It’s amazing and extremely thoughtful. What James went through is horrifying, I wish his and his son well.
@evapunk522
@evapunk522 Год назад
I literally never knew so much about the author and it kinda solidifies in me how beautiful The Crow is, which I kinda already knew but now it's certain. Great video man...
@totalpartykill999
@totalpartykill999 Год назад
I met O'Barr at Comic-Con 98. those were the days. no cosplayers, no MCU, mostly independent artists and labels, and you could pay 25 dollars at the door to get in for a day. he signed my collected works. really shy, really quiet.
@poolboyinla
@poolboyinla 10 месяцев назад
That's great. I was just telling someone that in the 90s, really only the Batman movies were the only big budget superhero movies in theaters.
@WfortheL
@WfortheL Год назад
I remember having this comic as a kid and reading it. This was a beautiful comic while tragic at the same time
@lauritaeart
@lauritaeart Год назад
just discovered this piece existed through your essay! really enjoyed how inmersive the video is and how you told us the story of both James O'Barr and Eric. Now I can't wait to read the comic and watch the film
@obbo-n1t
@obbo-n1t 16 дней назад
its what motivates me in my fight against the housing crisis, who knew I would take inspiration from a comic and a movie in my youth :) Thank you O'Barr & Brandon, your message has not been snuffed.
@CJLOVE23
@CJLOVE23 6 месяцев назад
This is a really great video. I’ve been a huge fan of both The Crow comic and OG movie for 30 years and I learned a lot from this. Thank you
@bornimusic
@bornimusic Год назад
Thank you for this beautiful essay. It’s a work of art in itself. It can’t rain all the time.
@jeenkzk5919
@jeenkzk5919 6 месяцев назад
I ended up seeing the movie by renting the tape from Blockbuster when I was visiting my grandmother is in the city. I had heard about it, but didn’t know much about it. I was an instant fan. A few months later for Christmas I bought a CD player for the first time(this was about 94,95) my first CD I ever bought was The Crow soundtrack. I’ve played it over and over and every once in a while, I’ll listen to it again and again. The score is definitely worth buying as well. this movie came out while I was a brooding teenager so it was totally up my alley! In my opinion it’s a perfect film. I don’t care what any critic says. Personally, I find the remake insulting.
@JnEricsonx
@JnEricsonx Год назад
Glad my copy is signed by O'Barr himself.
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 Год назад
That’s awesome
@JnEricsonx
@JnEricsonx Год назад
@@IntotheDepths511 My copy of the movie is signed by Ernie Hudson. I couldn't find my Ghostbusters though. Fun fact: When making the game, Murrary did all his VA work from a golf resort. Of course. Also, crossing fingers for the remake. I suggested Tom Hiddelston myself years ago to Barr when it was originally being made.
@Braindamaged226
@Braindamaged226 Год назад
I watched the crow movie for the first time at like 5 or 6 years old, and it was the first story that i “understood” on an actual level, i never related to the story though, but it’s stayed my favorite movie since the first time i saw it, i’m 21 now, and the story has only branched out in my mind, it’s not just a rose, it’s a bush now, i not only understand the story, I understand the pain, I understand the guilt, I understand the grief
@poolboyinla
@poolboyinla 10 месяцев назад
D' raven, eh? Interesting fact, in the comic, Eric does not have a last name and O'Barr did not want him to have one in the movie or be a rock musician.
@TheCusita93
@TheCusita93 Год назад
I was introduced to this movies as a kid by my dad, who passed away almost 10 years ago. I watch this movie every year since this as a way of remembering the good times my dad, my brother and I had watching movies. In my darkest days I think about this movie and it comforts me.
@wonkybiscuit2760
@wonkybiscuit2760 Год назад
7:00 I had the same issue with art classes in school. I was raised in a tattoo studio. I earned my fathers love with my art. Walking up to his chair in between clients to show him the new piece I had just done. It slowly transformed from “Pretty good bud” to “Jesus kid, you did this?” But then my dad got hooked on meth. By the time I reached my freshman year, I couldn’t stand looking at him. I couldn’t stand the sound of a tattoo machine. I felt abandoned. When my freshman art teacher wanted us to draw silly cartoon characters to understand outlines, it broke me. All of the kids around me considered themselves artists. I was just an artist’s son. But by that period, cartoon doodles felt beneath me. So I ignored the coursework. I did what I wanted to, artistically. Never had a passing grade in that class, and it almost felt like a residual form of my trauma. Like instead of trying to earn someone’s love with my art, I wanted to show the people around me- my teacher, the other students- that I didn’t care about their approval. That the grade didn’t mean anything, because neither did I. You’d be amazed at the motivation trauma can provide.
@mattbutler9119
@mattbutler9119 3 месяца назад
I've revisited this video numerous times on my good days & also my not so good days. Not because of my love for The Crow, but my respect for James O'Barr for sharing this story with us even while going through the pain he went through. I find the Crow relatable to help me get through the days that are not so good, just to remind me: "It can't rain all the time!" Thank you James O'Barr & Thank you Into the Depths for sharing this to the world & myself. One love!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽
@IntotheDepths511
@IntotheDepths511 3 месяца назад
Thank you for being you
@sting4003
@sting4003 Год назад
somebody bringing up the masterpiece that is the crow? good day 😤
@100gecsrbetterthangod5
@100gecsrbetterthangod5 Год назад
And the mf comic, not just the amazing film with brandon lee. That is an absolutely uncommon w.
@chrysaliscreation8650
@chrysaliscreation8650 6 месяцев назад
Just a note about the skull cowboy, he wasn’t cut from the movie because the costume looked silly as your comment implied. The majority of scenes that were scheduled to be completed following the incident were ones involving Eric with either Shelly or the skull cowboy. That was also why there were adjustments made to the storyline compared to the original source material with the comic because without those two more involved, it wouldn’t have made sense.
@ajlara12
@ajlara12 Год назад
Keep this up my man, this channel is gonna explode with videos like this and your previous ones. It’s such a nice experience to hear about the stories that I’ve never seen any other videos about. You’re a true talent in storytelling and in visualization. Much love to you 🫶
@boxstripe
@boxstripe 7 месяцев назад
This all was truly inspiring. I can't believe that the roots of such a beautiful story can find it's home in the artifacts of a broken soul. I feel so deeply for this man's grief.
@GianVelasquez
@GianVelasquez Год назад
That was so insightful! Thank you for this. I didn’t know about James O’Barr’s personal story and how it was how he channeled his pain into art for himself. You’ve inspired me with this essay/deep dive. New sub!
@martinaelyse9152
@martinaelyse9152 Год назад
34:40 And you're absolutely right. Just getting this video recommended, seeing the incredible art, and hearing your summary was enough for me to get invested in this comic; it's really unlike any other.
@cdizzytv3753
@cdizzytv3753 Месяц назад
I cant think of a more classic & touchin film character than Eric Draven in the Brandon Lee The Crow Film... its like a picture perfect vision of my deepest feelin's as a kid growin up... RIP Mr. Lee
@nicklafleur7620
@nicklafleur7620 Год назад
You did a great job with the mood of this one! Your writing, your music of choice, all of it lead to a very upsetting watch. It was great!
@billymays8669
@billymays8669 Год назад
Do you know what song he used?
@MrDillon0000
@MrDillon0000 5 месяцев назад
Christina's world is a painting that has hung in my grandma's living room for many years. I never really appreciated the meaning behind it until i saw this intro. Thank you very much
@zackshipman4486
@zackshipman4486 8 месяцев назад
Honestly probably one the best videos I’ve seen on yt
@AdaptiveApeHybrid
@AdaptiveApeHybrid Год назад
Never once payed this series any mind but I am now very interested after hearing the dude wrote it out of extreme grief. Right up my alley
@shellrk7250
@shellrk7250 11 месяцев назад
Watching this video from beginning to the end has shot shivers down my spine, and a whirlwind in my stomach of various emotions. James O’Barr is a virtuoso of his life story, Brandon Lee as well. Sadly both stories take on a deep pit of melancholia. I have always been inspired by the Comic’s and Film. They both have spoke to me on a personal level!❤️‍🔥
@HariOmRadhaKrishna
@HariOmRadhaKrishna 6 месяцев назад
We made a short film from the Prequel comic, Inertia, a few years before the Brandon Lee movie came out. "A Funeral March", filmed in WI, on VHS. J. O'Barr was very helpful, polite & generous (I didn't meet him in person).
@ctton
@ctton 6 месяцев назад
where to watch
@HariOmRadhaKrishna
@HariOmRadhaKrishna 6 месяцев назад
@@cttonIt's up for free on our youtube page. The Crow A Funeral March.
@prestonart1548
@prestonart1548 Год назад
This is a great comic and a great video talking about it. W vid overall. 👍🏻
@Ozzymandios
@Ozzymandios 7 месяцев назад
AMEN Brother- 1 miss the Club scene with Boardroom above stars My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult overlooked band actually playing their own song from the album entitled 'After the Flesh' which is the best on this top 10 album IMHO❤- Great movie, great job on this video, great parting message from both!
@robirvine6970
@robirvine6970 6 месяцев назад
The song is after the flesh. Not the album.
@rickburgess3215
@rickburgess3215 Год назад
Great video man, The book and the film are tragic but in a almost beautiful way. Keep up the great work, You deserve a lot more subscribers.
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