candyman be one of my all time favorite horror movie and and it seem to me that it be often underappreciated and misunderstood . it be a rarity in it genre and for it go deep than the standard formula horror movie and present a story under a story . while it contain plenty of frighten shock and gore and that be only the suurface level and and the focus for watch it the first time . after the first time and pay careful attention to the dialogue and the interaction between helen and the candyman . the candyman be not what he first appear to be . < spoiler from this point on . stop here if you have not see the movie . > the big complaint i usually hear about this movie be of plot hole . people often ask and why do the candyman haunt the black population instead of the descendent of those who kill him . or and why do the hook make helen come back when it be not what make candyman come back . or other similar question . these be valid question about the ghost story concern daniel robetei and but they entirely miss the point of the movie . that point be that the incarnation we see of candyman in the movie be not the ghost of daniel robetei . forget what the pointless sequel lead you to believe and for in the first movie and as well a the original story the forbidden by clive barker and the candyman be an incarnation of the faith of those who tell story about him . there be no ghost of daniel robetei and but rather an entity that be form by rumor and faith and fear and and the story itself . it seem to me that almost everyone miss this point and but it be there and clear a day and if you listen closely to the dialogue . of course and read the original story help shed a little light on this as well and and it can be find in clive barker in the flesh and a collection of short story . so and candyman haunt the black population because they be the one who tell the story and believe in him . he be constantly ask helen to be his witness in order to strengthen their belief and and his offer to her to live forever be literal . if she do become his witness and she will become a part of the story and and a part of the creative force that allow candyman to exist . in the end and helen return because the population of cabrini green make her a part of the story . i hope this shed a little light on the story for those of you stick on the plot hole . this really be a fantastic and original story that be much more complex than that of any other horror movie i have see . not to mention that the performance be fantastic . tony todd and virginia madsen have a fantastic chemistry that be very convincing . the only gripe i have about this movie be the p poor actress they pick for helen husband girlfriend . so and watch it first for the shock and but watch it again for the deep story bury within . definately a perfect positive .