THE OMEN

A woman gives birth to a dead child, her husband, Robert Thorn, decides to replace him with another newborn whose mother died in childbirth. For a few years, everything goes smoothly, but then the child begins to show his true nature as a diabolical being. The Thorns realize they have adopted the Antichrist and try to eliminate him, but every attempt will be in vain... A few years after the release of "The Exorcist," the devil returns to the big screen, once again hidden under the guise of an innocent. This time, it's not about demonic possession but the very incarnation of Evil; little Damien is the Antichrist sent to earth to destroy humanity. Following the path laid out by Friedkin with "The Exorcist," the future father of the "Lethal Weapon" saga presented the public with a film still entirely focused on the figure of the malignant. With its prophetic-apocalyptic atmospheres, "The Omen" left its mark: the script, adapted from a story by David Seltzer (who is also the film's co-screenwriter), had the great merit of deeply involving the audience with an effective narrative line in its simplicity and a marked ability to recreate unsettling atmospheres. Some sequences, for their artisanal character, were precursors of the splatter taste of the 1980s (the photographer's decapitation is legendary). Masterful is the work of composer Jerry Goldsmith, who won a well-deserved Oscar for the music. The rest is done by a cast of great names, starting with the protagonist Gregory Peck, but also the convincing Lee Remick and David Warner. Curiosity: during the filming of the movie, many crew members were at the center of a series of misfortunes that, in some cases, led to serious consequences and violent deaths (a woman even died in a situation very similar to a scene in the film). People began to talk about a "cursed film," some skeptics speak of a "marketing ploy," but those who participated in the film's production have repeatedly stated that these events actually happened...