The main distinction between the two Crows, without delving too deeply into parallels with Alex Proyas' 1994 original, which served as a seminal reference point for 1990s goth culture, is that the new version starts with the star-crossed lovers as strangers, letting the audience participate in their love story right away on Afdah. This method, in all honesty, is admirable since it lets Twigs and Skarsgård develop a respectable rapport from the beginning and includes some lovely montages to highlight the depth of their relationship. The reason Eric and Shelly end up together is because the pivotal double murder that sets up the story doesn't happen until much later in the movie.