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The Omen

Picking Nits

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Damien shows no earlier toddler evil before his fifth birthday; gradual maturation is offered as an explanation.

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  • Damien shows no earlier toddler evil before his fifth birthday; gradual maturation is offered as an explanation.
  • Mrs. Baylock’s interview and references receive insufficient scrutiny.
  • Peck rapidly recovers from a rusty cemetery spike through his shoulder despite the expected damage and infection.
  • The name Damien seems unusually sinister; ordinary alternatives would not have the same impact.
  • Brennan should explain the danger plainly instead of using biblical riddles and poems.
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Probably Unanswerable Questions

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Would the mother instinctively recognize that the replacement baby was not hers?

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  • Would the mother instinctively recognize that the replacement baby was not hers?
  • Spiletto’s killing and baby substitution make him a candidate for the most evil person in the film.
  • How does a jackal become pregnant with the Antichrist, and where would they find one?
  • Where did Mrs. Baylock come from?
  • Is the film about abortion? The hosts discuss Roe v. Wade timing, the father opposing abortion, and whether the mother was meant to have a child.
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Who Won the Movie?

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Gregory Peck is a stated choice; Harvey Spencer Stephens receives tentative agreement after Satan/evil suggestions. No clear final consensus.

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  • Satan or the overwhelming force of evil is floated before Gregory Peck is chosen.
  • Harvey Spencer Stephens, the child playing Damien, is proposed as the scariest child actor; the reply tentatively agrees, then believers in evil are floated.
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Producer review

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The producer prefers older horror’s message and filmmaking to modern shock horror, and praises the music.

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  • The producer prefers older horror’s message and filmmaking to modern shock horror, and praises the music.
  • The nanny hanging is the scariest scene; Damien’s Angus Young-like clothes are also praised.
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