The Omen
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Politics and the Demonic collide when powerful US diplomat
Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) and his wife Katherine are given a 'replacement child' for the
child of their own which died during delivery. Nurses at the Rome hospital try to remedy
the situation by giving the Thorn's an infant boy who was left orphaned when his mother
died shortly after his birth. The Thorn's name their son Damien, and as a wealthy and
affluent family, do their best to bring him up 'the right way' and with all the privileges
'political children' can look forward to, including his own nanny. All begins to go horribly wrong at Damien's fifth birthday party when the nanny hangs herself to the shock and dismay of the Thorn's and their many guests. Luckily, Damien proves resilient and is virtually unaffected by the tragedy, and soon is introduced to his new nanny, Mrs. Baylock. Baylock and the child bond almost immediately, her protective nature toward the boy impressing the Thorn's who were concerned about their son's welfare after the death of his first nanny. |
| Not until Mr. Thorn is informed by a priest that his son is in fact the son of the Devil do the Thorn's begin to suspect anything supernatural regarding the somewhat strange surroundings of their son. It was explained to Thorn that The Antichrist would rise up from a position of political power to someday rule the world. Hesitant to believe the priests claims, despite numerous 'incidents' involving Damien behaving strangely, Thorn still brushes the suggestion away, even after the priest tells Thorn that Damien will try to kill the unborn child that his wife is now carrying and eventually overtake his political power. Thorn only begins doing some detective work when his wife is nearly killed involving a nasty tumble down the stairs at Damien's hands. After learning from an old monk that young Damien is, indeed the Antichrist, Thorn rushes home to uncover all the proof he needs to allow himself to believe such a story. Thorn rushes home to uncover the mark. |
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| Finding the 666 symbol, the mark of the beast, Thorn realizes that his
only option left if he is to thwart the evidently forthcoming Armageddon is to kill Damien
with the 7 sacred daggers given to him by the monk. But how does a father go about killing
his own son? A worthy counterpart to The Exorcist, this film exceeds in dazzling the mind and the senses rather than the eye. No tremendous special effects here, folks, but the Oscar-winning musical score and stellar cast will have you rushing out to rent the rest of the Trilogy (and with Sam Neil starring in the third, who would blame you?). T H E O M E N I M A G E G A L L E R Y Buy THE OMEN from:
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