THE FIRST OMEN Is My New Favourite Omen Sequel (or prequel I guess)
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THE FIRST OMEN stars Nell Tiger Free as Margaret, a young woman who's going to Rome to commit herself to a life of service to the church and take her vows. She soon learns of an evil underbelly within the church who are conspiring to bring about the birth of the antichrist. Arkasha Stevenson's directorial debut is a huge victory, and I'll be keeping my eye out for her future projects.
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Huh?
Well I think that was the Jackal. That whole demon was the Jackal. It was a retcon because in the original the Jackal supposedly birthed Damien, but in this one the Jackal impregnated Margaret. Brennon mentioned the Jackal in the first act, I'm pretty sure. They even showed the Jackal in the fire at the end. I definitely don't think it was a demon, I think that was full on the Jackal. I also have a theory that in The Omen (1976) when Brennon told Robert that Damien's mother was a Jackal was a way to protect Margaret and Carlita.
The jackal impregnates its own offspring (Margaret) so it still fits...kinda.
That was my interpretation too!
I was looking in the fire couldn’t see it to save my life!!! 😂😂😂
Exactly. We briefly see the Jackal that impregnated Margaret at the end when the curtains burn down and the Jackal is shown on fire, and Margaret sees it too.
The thing is that the demon was humanoid. They showed his hands on multiple scenes prior and also when they showed it having sex with another woman.
They could have had, somehow, fixed it if in fact it was shown the demon as a jackal. And/or saying/showing placing a jackal skelleton in the grave.
Wouldn´t have saved it but somehow.
This movie actually has the same feel as the 1976 'Omen'.
I forgot to add that Margaret and Carlita are half human while Damien and his twin sister are one fourth human.
I kind of like the film maker who changed the story to give it an open ending. I hope to see more of Margaret's, Carlita's, and Damien's twin's story.
Nell Tiger Free deserves an award.
For what ? Completely butchering the canon of this franchise ? FOH.
@@thecollector6746 She’s the lead actress, not the director. The canon wasn’t even butchered but rather enhanced & expounded upon. Also, this is the best sequel since the OG. Peace.
@@balladofthebroken7569 Ok, so apparently you have issues with basically reading comprehension, as not once did I reference anyone but the directory, and yes...if you knew anything about this franchise(You obviously don't) then you would definitely recognize it as being butchered.
So glad to hear you enjoyed The First Omen. The movie seems to be surprising folks with its quality. Most critics I've seen are very enthusiastic, with the couple that had a more reserved reaction grudgingly admitting it's at least not awful. Like you, I believe Jerry Goldsmith's score was a major part of the effectiveness of the first three movies, so I'm especially relieved to hear folks mentioning that the score is very good.
This was a very pleasant surprise
I saw it at a matinee with barely anyone in the theater. It actually made it even more intense. This was a 1030 am showing and it actually stuck with me all day. Time to rewatch the first 3.
I literally just bought the Omen Blu-ray boxset from Scream Factory because I wanted to dive into it again. First Omen was so good
Note: This is the SIXTH entry, not the fifth. My bad. The remake doesn’t count it's the same movie.
I had zero interest in this but based on the UA-cam reviews, especially yours, i am going to see it! Thanks for all your work man! Glad this movie turned out good.
Thank you! Hope you like it
Saw it today. Loved it.
The jackal thing can easily be worked around with saying the jackal was possesed and thus the demon...............
The crap about a church creating an antichrist to make people scared and turn back to them is harder to wrap my head around.
Like what happens when people come back and you can't defeated what you created?
It ruins everything about the idea of the prophecy involving the Antichrist.
Because it's prophesied that it'll be defeated. You have evangelicals right this minute hoping for WW3 to bring about the end of days. They don't care how it happens or what hell it unleashes because they believe they'll be saved.
The film was terrible. Full of plot holes to the original film!! @@anubusx
If there’s an Antichrist, an evil force, then there is a force of Good, or, let’s say, the force of Faith clashing against it. Now that the Church conspiracy have led to evil incarnate, they can control and channel its growth (as seen in the original Omen installments) and create a scenario using their own forces. In the original movies, they have an instruments and a modality to kill Damien, but the executors were stopped just before they could…
@@anubusx Precisely. More so because this wasn´t anything minor. It was the core of the trilogy.
If the original hadn´t shown the jackal´s skelleton THEN this one could have gotten away with it. But that wasn´t the case.
I really liked it. The final act... Wow.
Right??
i was thinking about they could do an Omen spin-off series about Buganhagen. He was an exorcist, it would show him when he young in the catholic church, moving from being a priest to becoming an exorcist…That would be interesting i think.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I absolutely love how you talk about films. It feels like having a conversation with someone very well-read on film and who can teach me something without coming off any kind of way. You’re awesome.
They should have gotten the Akasha Stevenson to direct the Exorcist trilogy I loved her style
I would LOVE if she got in on it
I believe the demon on the basement was a jackal demon, or jackle like demon. At least physically it looked like it, and they also mention the jackal in the movie
I'm glad you're saying this is good because a) I have a huge crush on the lead and b) I think the Omen is a slept on feature.
But I realized I hate the title when I saw a post on reddit that said 'What did you think of The First Omen'. This is a meme at this point for people who title movies. They're torturing me.
Just saw it last night and your review is bang on with my own thoughts! :) SO GOOD!!
I'm genuinely pleasantly surprised! I'm afraid to be excited but I might actually go see this in the cinema. The og omen is only 2 years older than me. That this could be the best Omen in approx half a century is wild and also makes me feel old like Jaime Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday 😱😱 I digress.
Yay!
I yawned.
@@XianS2019 Aw really? Tired of Omen and The Exorcist playing with my emotions. 😭🤣
@@colormetakenaback You might like it. Paranormal activity scared me.
Great review man! Can't wait to see this one in theatres over the weekend (& the second part of this video of course lol)!!
Thanks Jonathan!
This movie was awesome some of the best cinematography I've seen in a while. Love your channel man, and I like the non-spoiler / spoiler sections 🎃
another great review !! great job Pal
I looooved this film and really enjoyed this review - thank you!
This has got me so pumped to see it!
Total agree
Adore original 1976
This is pure art
Mesmerising in ewery level
Al pari original some kind of way
Bigest surprise of the decade
Instant clasic in may heart
So real evokative period 70 is
Rome 1971
Just adore
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You’re very good, man. Second video I’ve watched and I am a fan.
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Enjoyed that, thanks. I agree that the "new reason" for the existence of Damien was a good and interesting one. Also I came to the same conclusion about the grave of Damien's mother actually being his father (we could be made to think we only assume that's Damien's mother in the grave).
The only plot point I really struggle to come to terms with is Father Brennan's role in the prequel. We know from The Omen that he bears the 666 birthmark, and he is also very clear that he was present at the birth, and we are left in no doubt he was involved in bringing Damien in to the world. In The First Omen he seems to have no part in it, wasn't present at Damien's birth, and was actively against the whole idea. This is the part I'm struggling with.
I am a big fan of the original; I need to see this now with your take. 👌
Heya, I've seen your channel multiple times (on TV) and your videos are really good!
I've subscribed to your channel now 👍
Just got my ticket. Super excited.
I saw the movie yesterday and it’s a MUST SEE for horror fans! I agree the first act is a little slow. But the cinematography is so beautiful that even the slow parts are a feast for the eyes. Towards the middle and end the movie is just non stop disturbing and I loved it
I was shocked at how much I loved this.
Excellent review of a fantastic movie! I was so surprised by the quality of this movie. To me it was like a hybrid of The Omen (original) and Rosemary’s Baby. I’d actually love to see you do a review of Rosemary’s Baby at some stage.
I loved this movie I’ve been watching any and all content about it since then, also this video is really well done looking forward to future videos!
Thank you!
I miss the Jackal.
It takes something away from the first movie. Something genuinely not human that pushes Peck over the edge.
And creates a massive disconnect for me.
Taken on it’s own, this movie is fab.
But the continuity being messed up means I won’t think of it as direct entry. More like a weird off shoot with some of the Halloween movies.
The Jackel IS in the movie... did you watch it?
@@RockyRoyale84
Yeah but it’s not his mother!
The doctor took the twins out so did YOU watch it?
So when the priest yells “HIS MOTHER WAS A JACKAL MR THORNE” seems pretty out of place when he was there and knew the entire conspiracy and new Damien’s mother personally.
Just found your channel and God damn why haven't I seen you until now great videos dude
Ah cheers thanks my dude!
@@RocklinGraves no problem I've binged like a good chunk of your videos so far and enjoyed all of them especially the exorcist ones
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Hey bud I really appreciate the spoiler section and the (unintentional? lol) trigger warning about SA in the film! It’s not inherently a deal breaker for me (depending on how it’s handled) but I do appreciate a heads up going in. Thanks! Anyway, as I’ve never seen the original Omen I’m not worried about retcons, so I think I’ll enjoy this film! Bout time we got some good horror this year.
EDIT: holy crap I love your commentary on the MPAA’s bs as well. As Kevin Smith has said, it’s less offensive for a film to show violent r*pe than a woman experiencing an O. It’s really quite warped. Glad I subscribed!
Ah thanks for the kind words! Really appreciate it
I never seen original Omen but this movie was just amazing??? Like for real this movie was sooooo gooood
Alright! I’ll pause at the spoiler section and go see it tomorrow night. I’ll be back!
EDIT: I’m back. It was good. Go watch it. When that score kicks in at that one part… bruh. And great shots throughout! Frfr
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Great video. Considering I'd never even heard of this movie until recently,terrible marketing,I'm looking forward to it.
Oh hell yes if you covered this. Thumbs up before I even listen to the review. Somebody spread the word about this guy👍👍
Just saw the movie, I loved it. Nell Tiger Free was amazing! I also loved her in “Servant” on Apple TV. I think it did have that old school horror kind of vibe which made it so great. Can’t wait to see it again. 😈
I really thought the main lead was gonna be the maid/nanny that hangs herself in the original and her backstory about how she became brainwashed
I need to watch it now 😁😁
HOLY SHIT DID I ENJOY THIS. I though it was gonna suck and I had no respect for it.. and then I saw it and I was blown over haha. The last 20 mins is just .....nice.
I love The First Omen. It wasn't a prequel that I asked for, but I'm damn sure glad that we got it. I don't know if I enjoyed it more than Late Night With The Devil. I'll have to revisit them both and make my decision. Great stuff.
6:43 I watched Immaculate after The First Omen and had the same thoughts about the start being a bit slow and boring. Maybe that goes to show that releasing similar albeit great movies right after one another isn't the best thing for audiences.
I loved it too! I thought the story was very clever and totally worked for me.
So you did not mind the huge plot holes that contradict the original classic??
@@carlodonn8983 I guess that’s subjective. I mean, she technically was a Jackal. And I don’t expect this film to adhere to all of the sequels. I was mainly only considering the original.
And to be honest I’m sure a film in-between could make proper connections and determine what we saw in the grave and the sister. Since Damien was very young, about the sisters age at the end of the first.
How was the mother technically a jackal?? Lol. There were other huge plot holes . Father braing was not at the hospital and did not witness the birth. Plus, he was a deciple of santin in the original and had the birth mark 666. So having Damien have a real mother and twin sister was never mentioned by him in the other films? Plus, the comet that took place in the original before he born?? The fact it was the church f
That created the anti christ and not the predictions from the bible? So what was the jackal in the grave in the original film?? Yeah, it all fits perfectly???
@@GothicCottage how was the mother technically a jackal?
Plus, father braning was a deciple of satin in the original. He had the birthmark 666. He was not at the hospital and did not witness the birth?? The church did not create the devil child in the original it was all predicted by the Bible .. He clearly says damians mother was a jackal. You clearly see the jackal bones in the mothers grave. Plus, what about the comet before Damien wa original s born that was mentioned in the original. I agree that the film may not be cannon. To the sequels. But they are some of the plot holes just from the original. To me, this film is not cannon, and I will ignore it.
Yassss I love spoiler videos 🥳
I really was also pleasantly impressed with this film. The retcon was a minor problem for me but I think it is actually a more complex and sinister origin for Damien than the original film. I like your interpretation that the demon at the end was a jackal. Would also love a sequel that is completely separate from the OG trilogy and focuses on the implications in the conclusion of the film.
Well they either let breeding thing fizzle or need new jackal. But they didn't know Damien would have twins so...
The movie was great!!! I'm watching it again next week
The retcons and the member berries were very odd choices, for a film that in large part was quite competent in an art house kind of way
The worst part is that the movie itself is amazing. And if they were to change the story they should have thought of a reasonable way to make it so. More so when the movie was in development since 2016.
Excellent, thorough review! I saw this last night. Thought I liked it a lot, but when woke up this morning all I could think about was the movie. It’s actually pretty great. 🍿
I was eh on Immaculate, but loved this 🤷♂️
They really should have had Mrs. Baylcok in this...bad choice not to!
This may be the first movie review where I've heard the word cooch. Lol
I started watching Indonesian and Thai films. Seeing religious horror from another religious perspective is FANTASTIC.
Bruh Damian is still a son of the jackal. Margaret was SAed by the jackal and gave birth to him. What if they put the jackal bones in his mom's tomb to cover up what really happened
Yeah I said that’s what I think happened
Me too. However if they make film on jackal origins I won't be impressed and I got a idea how they made it
YOU MUST HAVE MISSED THE OMEN MOVIE WHERE THE DEVIL HAD A DAUGHTER .IT WAS EARLY 90s .THATS WHERE THEY GET THE TWIN GIRL FROM. IT WAS PAYING HOMAGE TO THAT MOVIE BY HAVING THE TWIN
I’ve only seen the original film once but I’ve read the novelization at least a dozen times. The retconning also (surprisingly, because omg I hate a retcon) didn’t bother me, it was so well done. I really enjoyed the movie. No way was it better than Late Night With the Devil, though. 😜
Books are own timeline or universe though, movies are movies because last 2 books deviate on purpose from movies
I’d say go support this film. It was pretty good!
the demon was the Jackal! At the end when she is watching the demon be engulfed in flames you can see it looks like a demonic jackal (werewolf-esque). I could see it being easy to miss, but it jogged my memory about the whole Jackal element,
Yeah I saw that, but what I was saying is that he’s not birthed by one anymore
“The lore of ‘The Omen’” is such an amusing phrase to me because my first instinct was, “You mean, Christianity?” 😅 I’ve gotta check this out, thanks for the recommendation
The 35 mm was dope man. Absolutely fantastic movie.
The size difference in the jackal bones😂 idk why it’s so funny. I really liked this movie, gave it a 4/5 stars just cuz it lost some points with the marvel ending. I haven’t heard too many reviews mention it, but I loved the throwback opening of this movie. I thought it was one of the most ominous scenes. The first birth scene was almost too much for me, it was gnarly
I love that the movie is exactly 2 hours long and a set of twins were born.
The last scene before the birth felt very possession inspired
I haven't watched any of the movies yet (but I don't care about spoilers for the older movies), but it seems like the biggest and only complaint people who didn't like the movie had (aside from references to the first film like the "it's all for you" scene which confused me when I first saw the trailer), was the weird and unnecessary retcon with Damien's mother. Like that's it (at least going by comment sections and IMDB reviews). While people who like the movie talk about other things that are worth mentioning, like the fact that there's no jumpscares in this movie! How hard is it to do that Hollywood!? I'm not one of those "jumpscares suck by proxy" people, but Hollywood really has a huge problem when it comes to that.
Jackal thing was no big deal, it was hardly a retcon if you read diff ideas on first movie made some ppl didn't buy Damien's mom being jackal in grave anyway. They did so much to hide Damien parentage they told like myth till movie 2. Then this prequel makes jackal a dad instead but it's still possible charcoal jackal was in grave and Brennan was protecting margaret. Worst thing to me was timeline error
The jackal was still included, they just made it the inseminator. I don’t know it fit fine for me.
Yes the demon in the basement was a demonic jackal
I expected rubbish, went to the movie for kicks and giggles and was massively surprised how good the movie was. It is good as far as plot goes, the lead actress gave a very good performance. The film was beautifully shot, with a lot of love to the original. When the original music kicks in it fits this movie excellently.
What did you think of Prey for the Devil and Deliver Us? I did like those, even if they weren't perfect @RocklinGraves?
About time it's good it's better than 3 4 the remake
The director is why this movie is so good. And Nell tiger of course.
Let’s go o o o o o o spoiler talk baby 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
This movie was so good
I loved it so much. The Jackal in the grave I take as the demon, which when on fire looked pretty jackal like, to me. Margaret surviving instead of dying during birth is ok, as some of the point for me is the church’s covers things up, so I can buy into it. I would like to see where else they go with this story now. Great video as always, like the format of spoiler free and spoilers Thankyou ☺️
you're wrong about the church. actually heresy happen to a group of religious clergy. they move in secret trying to bring the antichrist. though this is a fictional story, heresy within churches is not a new thing, since 1800.
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it too
I think if they do a follow up movie, they should incorporate Brennan meeting Bugenhagen to tell him of the arrival of the anti-Christ, & also feature the unearthing of the knives of Meggido, they recast Brennan perfectly So my choice for Bugenhagen would be none other than John Rhys Davies
But the demon was humanoid. Yes, they briefly showed it as a jackal in the flames but that´s it. The original established Damien as being born of a female jackal.
If they had, at the very least, shown and/or said that they were going to place jackal´s skelleton on the grave would have been something.
@@justicierodelaligaAs I said looked like a jackal to me, no one says born of a female jackal just born of a jackal. Two party’s make a baby, therefore I am happy with the “male” being the jackal ☺️
I love the movie but what they did wasn´t a simple retcon. Not only was it shown in the first movie but the sequels also dealt with it: the second by the doctors discovering the jackal´s cells on Damien´s blood and the third by Damien himself praising it.
Besides, it isn´t like a retcon in comics where it can be done 1. By just mentioning that something was different yet when you go back and read the same old comics doesn´t change it or 2. By having it, somehow, consistent to the original context.
For instance, Wonder Woman´s origins. Most people will know by now (either from the comics since 2011 or the movies) that she is a demigoddess but that wasn´t always the case. Since her creation in 1941 her origin was that the Queen of the Amazons sculpted a baby out of clay and asked the gods to give her life. The way it was changed is that, in reality, she was conceived by Zeus but the Queen spread the rumors of the clay creation so that Hera wouldn´t go against Hera and WW. That´s how you retconned something. In this way both origins remain valid.
In The First Omen they could have, at the very least, shown or said that they were going to place the skelleton of a jackal to validate the story. More so, since, they "somehow" could have gotten away with it because in the scene where Maragarete is escaping and all is on fire they show (briefly) a jackal. As such, the fact that Damien had jackal´s cells would still have been true.
...and no, the demon wasn´t a jackal. They showed that it was humanoid. More so, you say that in your head cannon they placed the remainings of the demon in the grave. Then how come they didn´t discovered that the remains of Margarete and the baby girl weren´t there?
There was also a HUGE thing that didn´t make sense. Damien couldn´t go into the church as a baby. He´d physically suffered. Yet, here we have Margarete that managed to become, basically, a Nun. And even Carlita was raised in a Catholic orphanage. And it wasn´t a problem for them.
Still, I wish the movie is a success because it was amazing on its own and, maybe, with a sequel they could fix what they messed here so that First Omen and The Omen don´t contradict each other.
What I´d do for a sequel is to make Damien´s sister be Kate. The reporter from The Omen 3.
It wasn't a retcon at all just going by jackal. If you read wiki a handful of ppl never believed jackal in grave was Damien mother and Robert thorn says a line that confused issue. Now nobody said Damien wasn't part jackal it's just not the one in grave. So all this movie did was specify which jackal. Or rather which definition of jackal. The reason Margaret and Carlita can be nuns, they are just women. My guess is they skip over women but Margaret and Carlita were only good for breeding and if they were more human then their mothers weren't part jackal. That's why, that's not that hard to imagine. Also look at Delia, damiens daughter, she had powers she was side seat to younger twin Alexander, another male, so apparently they don't use women. It would be cool if sister ended up being Kate then it would explain Delia's powers even more, but that's prolly not it. But how do you imagine to fix timeline. Damien is 32 in 1971 oh ps I think it's implied in end one of nuns was Margaret's mother
When are we getting Omenacculate?
I still can't believe how good this film was. Horror is alive and well 🚬
*SPOILERS*
I took it as the Jackal *was* the demon kept in the basement. They reffer to it as a jackal, the creature itself is mostly kept in shadows, and it burns to death in the end.
The name "Scianna" also appears to belong to it, since that was the last name linking all of the creature's kids, tying it into the "Maria Scianna" tomb seen in the original movie. It was a fake alias meant to cover up the church's direct involvement in Damien's birth.
In my head cannon, Brennan probably reffered to the jackal as Damien's mom to come across as more urgent to Robert Thorn, despite it not being 100% wrong. Does gender even apply to demons? That's an entirely different question lmao.
Is this the 3rd remake? The second with Julia Styles and Liev Shreiber was pretty good.
No, this is a prequel to the Omen 1976.
@Thunderstruck5150
Yeah, I Googled it. Great concept. Can't wait to see it. I saw the original in the theatre when I was 10. But I enjoy watching all these young folk watching it for the first time.
twins? and the year fked me up
STORY HAS HOLES ABOUT THE TWIN GIRL AND MARGARET MOTHER HISTORY AND CARLITA HISTORY
I mean technically Margaret is half-jackal, so it's still 50% true
Yup there's that too. But with all whining on jackal did nobody miss timeline error? 1971 Damien is 32
This is a prequel but actually they gonna make a remake of the original- “a real sequel for the prequel”
I got doubts and I'm wary on remakes cuz they change events when really all they need to change is years
The beautiful cinematography is what has people liking this movie. Would have been a better movie had they shorten it and kept the jackal as the mom part.
There’s a lot more to like though. It’s wonderfully shot but I also just really like the movie overall
If I’m not mistaken,wasn’t Damien’s twin sister in omen 4?
Yes, you are correct. Delia was technically Damien’s twin along with Alexander in Omen 4.
I thought Delia was Damiens daughter not his sister
@@kingslayer2999 You might be right! I’ll have to watch it again! I recall the doctor implanting Delia’s egg into her mother to produce Alexander. Yes, you are correct! I stand corrected! Thanks for bringing that to my attention!
I was wrong, Delia is Damien’s daughter through Kate Reynolds. She put her up for adoption and the Congressman and his wife adopted her.
@@Thunderstruck5150 I knew it Delia is Damiens daughter but Alexander is her twin
I´m seeing that the movie isn´t doing well. And to me it has to do with several factors:
1. The title. The Exorcist is praised as the most scary movie of all time. Not only has this lasted since its release but anyone that´s into horror or like to be scared would watch it. So the name resonates still. Meanwhile, thats not the case with The Omen and most people won´t know the importance.
2. The type of horror: This movie recreates the horror movies of the 60´s/70s and audiences today are used to horror like The Conjuring Universe, the Insidious movies and such.
...in fact, I love the first Annabelle movie and I believe people hated it for the same reason. It recreated the style of movies from 70s.
3. The connection. Whenever they tried to connect it with the original most of my audience when I went didn´t get it. Particularly the ending when they, basically, shout Damien. You could hear crickets.
Full disclosure, I haven't seen the movie yet but I am planning to. From what I am hearing and stuff I am really disappointment that they didn't take more information from the book. According to the book, Brennen not only witnessed the birth, he's the one who killed the jackal and Thorn's child. He's also the one (or it was Mrs. Baylock) who shaved off all the hair on Damien's entire body (given he's born of a jackal) and thought Thorn's baby looked too innocent and hesitated to kill him by smashing his head. He even wanted to runaway with the child but realized he had a duty to fulfill. To somehow make him a good guy and working in favor of Margaret doesn't sit well with me. I think if these scenes were added, loyal fans would have been more thrilled.
It can still be a good movie but loyal fans like me would have been more thrilled to see Mrs. Baylock and all that.
It shouldn't be like book because movie verse and books are diff. Last 2 books deviate from last movies so why make a prequel movie follow a book, nope nope
Spoiler talk...
I don't care that the jackal stuff was dropped in favor of the direction that they went with this one. The fringe church agenda is pretty wild and psychotic. I look forward to a potential sequel/remake of the original that aligns with this story. Imagine the interactions between Margaret and the Thorns, and Margaret with Damian; wicked.
Wasn/t \damien born of a jackal?
yup, changing stuff aye, and he has a twin sister now, a tool to milk the franchise if the box office is good
*SPOILERS*
He technically still is. It's stated that the church kept a demon jackal is an underground location that's forced to impregnate young women in the hopes of birthing the antichrist. This was done in order to convert protestants back to christianity through fear.
Issues came when the babies kept dying during birth and turning out females instead of the desired male. In order to turn things around, the church resolved to have the jackal impregnate its sole two surviving daughters (one of which is the lead character in the movie).
She ends up birthing two kids: a male and a female. The church keeps the male baby and burns their unholy spot to the ground, seeking to kill the jackal, mom and female baby to erase all evidence. The mom and kid are saved at the last minute though, and are forced into hiding while the male baby becomes the Damien we all know.
@@jamesgabriel7132in Omen 4, Delia is also Damien’s twin sister, along with another twin brother named Alexander.
I think maybe the twin Alexander was supposed to be the literal reincarnation of damien.
they really messed up the opening scene in my opinion, from all the waythey could've went about it they decide to start the whole movie off with a wtf, whatever moment. like did the guy not even have a skull?
Such a great story, the church creates the anti-Christ to bring former followers back, genius! The female ‘anti-Christ Avengers’ sublime, the complete reworking of Father Brennan, perfection. To cap all of this awesome work off, Damien’s mum is no longer a jackal, next level plot twist!
It's pathetic
Really like movie but timeline issues make me sad, was almost perfect prequel and they could done so much but damien is 32 in 1971 is thing
this movie over dune 2 is kinda insane but go off king
Dune 2 was the coolest theatrical experience I’ve had in a while, but horror’s my jam lol
lots of folks thought that this film is mocking the Roman Catholic Church, actually it's not. This is what you called 'HERESY.' and heresy within the church is not a new thing and it happened throughout ages since 1800 or way before that. this movie is about a group of heresy religious clergy moving in shadow within the church.
I agree! I’m Roman Catholic myself and there are heretical groups within the Church.
It's literally IMPOSSIBLE for a heretical group to be within the true church since heresy separates one from the church automatically
@@donatoiacovino6968 it's a separation of erratic believes within the church. destroying from the inside. this is the most dangerous
I just got back from seeing it, and I am thoroughly surprised and pleased. I was VERY skeptical about this one (like everyone else on the planet I'm sure). After Exorcist Believer.....why would I trust this potential train wreck wrapped in a dumpster fire? Surpassed my expectations a great deal. NOW, what I will say, is that any further possible sequel they do from here.....what's the point? Not interested in anything further from here.
The whole problem with Damien’s mother not being a jackal just turns this into “what if rosemarys baby was in the omen universe?” Which most people find lazy and uninteresting
See at end with twins I thought rae and kylo or the devils twin daughters from penny dreadful comics, at least so far omen serries favors males
If Satan can be a snake, he can be a jackal.
I already Saud I need to see more if this jackal full on. No photos online anywhere. Surely there was a thing they used in the movie.