It IS the way we ought to look at it!
The point is to remind us that our sins put Him there!!!
The simple cross avoids that recognition.
Yes our sins did put Him there.
However the reason for our hope and why we love God is because of Jesus’ victory over death, and that the story did not just end for Him (and therefore, us) on the cross.
The cross is the beginning, not the end. He is not forever on the cross. No more than He is not forever in the tomb.
I believe most people most times of the year understand the sacrifice that went on the cross, for them. I think around Easter time I don’t have a problem with crucifixes because we are specifically remembering and being especially grateful and thankful for what Jesus went through for us.
But for me personally I don’t think crucifixes are necessary as the primary cross in church because Jesus is no longer on the cross broken and dying - I know where He is now and He’s alive and ruling and reigning in Heaven. As Christians we all know what happened on the cross and the significance of it. Whether it is a crucifix or a cross.