CANDYMAN (1992)
A tragic tale of desire. The desire of a man for his lover and unborn child, so strong it created a curse. A desire of a woman to uncover something bigger than herself and to make it big academically. And finally, the desire of another man to have both his loving and devoted wife and his young mistress. All punished with death. This film has definitely helped to shape the horror genre from its early 90s release. A killer, more than just anger and bloodlust, Candyman explores a tragic and sympthic villain bound to the earth by his own pain, regrets, and longing for power that he was not afforded in his life. Power that would have allowed him to live in peace and love the women he chose. Something I love about this character is that he is extremely powerful, more than capable of brutality (and we've seen him use it), but for Helan, he doesn't use it. He wants her willingly. While he does use tactics to try to sway her opinion, he always asks her to be his, never forcing her. "Be my victim," he asks. Gently but sternly. I personally think Helen was a fool for not going willingly to him. Could you imagine what a power couple they would have been? And Candyman would never cheat on her, unlike Trevor. Maybe I'm just a candyman simp, but c'mon.... he's really the whole package. This films commentary on casual racism and how it affects communities is something very powerful. It's the kind of thing you see every day on the news. A minority group basically walled off from the rest of the community forced to live in the poorest cities trapped in the system designed to keep them there. And when do they find something to believe in? Something just for them? It's turned into a monster. But perhaps I'm just looking too much into it. On a last side note, the score for this film is phenomenal. I would say the piano theme has to be just as iconic as the Halloween theme or Friday the 13ths "cha! cha! ma! ma! It gives me chills every time
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