The Crow: The Myth Of The Film

“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.” The movie The Crow opens with this voiceover that explains the basic mythology of the film. The main character is Eric Draven who before his murder was the guitarist in a local rock band, Hangman's Joke. He and his fiancee, Shelly Webster, were due to be married on Halloween but were tragically murdered by a street gang the night before. In life Draven and Shelly looked after a young street kid, Sarah, who was like a younger sister to them. Later