The Omen is a
Horror/Mystery/Thriller which was produced in 2006 and was directed by John
Moore. The film is based around a man
called Robert Thorn; he is informed at the start of the film that his wife Katherine
has just lost her baby. Father Spilletto suggests he adopts another new born
that lost his mother. Robert does so and names the boy Damien. Over the years
Katherine realises he is evil and they are told he is the devil. They are shown
evidence he is the anti-Christ and travel down to Megiddo to try and stop the
boy.
The male hero in the
movie is Richard Thorn where as his wife Katherine is the female victim and
their son Damien in the Psycho killer. In the movie they use a lot of different
key techniques such as montaging and parallel music which was used at the start
of the movie when they showed Damien’s childhood. Collision cutting is used in
the start of the film as well when the nanny hangs herself at Damien’s birthday
party. Low key lighting and creepy, enclosed locations are often used at the
same time in this movie such as in graveyard and the Priest’s home. Body horror
is used much; one of the main uses of body horror is when the priest gets
killed during the thunderstorm. Close-ups are used in the movie to show stress
and upset, this is done when Katherine is in the hospital. The film ends with
an open ending; this is because Damien is still alive at the end of the movie.
The theme/ideology for this film I think is based on the fear of death to family;
even though Damien is horrible his parents want to protect him.
One of the scenes
that impressed me in the film is when the Nanny commits suicide; the collision
cutting in this scene goes from slow to fast which draws you in. Another scene
I liked from the film also uses collision cutting, this is when Richard is
having a nightmare. I think that the collision cutting in this scene creates
tension and slight confusion. The use of children in horror is unsettling; they
always seem to look innocent as they are a child and this makes the audience
have a connection which makes you feel worse when they kill someone. I would
have liked to use this in my horror trailer but it would have been difficult to
find a child to act.
The Omen is a
Horror/Mystery/Thriller which was produced in 2006 and was directed by John
Moore. The film is based around a man
called Robert Thorn; he is informed at the start of the film that his wife Katherine
has just lost her baby. Father Spilletto suggests he adopts another new born
that lost his mother. Robert does so and names the boy Damien. Over the years
Katherine realises he is evil and they are told he is the devil. They are shown
evidence he is the anti-Christ and travel down to Megiddo to try and stop the
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The male hero in the
movie is Richard Thorn where as his wife Katherine is the female victim and
their son Damien in the Psycho killer. In the movie they use a lot of different
key techniques such as montaging and parallel music which was used at the start
of the movie when they showed Damien’s childhood. Collision cutting is used in
the start of the film as well when the nanny hangs herself at Damien’s birthday
party. Low key lighting and creepy, enclosed locations are often used at the
same time in this movie such as in graveyard and the Priest’s home. Body horror
is used much; one of the main uses of body horror is when the priest gets
killed during the thunderstorm. Close-ups are used in the movie to show stress
and upset, this is done when Katherine is in the hospital. The film ends with
an open ending; this is because Damien is still alive at the end of the movie.
The theme/ideology for this film I think is based on the fear of death to family;
even though Damien is horrible his parents want to protect him. 
One of the scenes
that impressed me in the film is when the Nanny commits suicide; the collision
cutting in this scene goes from slow to fast which draws you in. Another scene
I liked from the film also uses collision cutting, this is when Richard is
having a nightmare. I think that the collision cutting in this scene creates
tension and slight confusion. The use of children in horror is unsettling; they
always seem to look innocent as they are a child and this makes the audience
have a connection which makes you feel worse when they kill someone. I would
have liked to use this in my horror trailer but it would have been difficult to
find a child to act.
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