How The First Omen rewrites The Omen's story.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary While The First Omen is a prequel to 1976’s classic horror movie The Omen, the new release does alter some of the original movie’s lore and backstory. The First Omen takes place before the original movie, with the prequel's story setting up the birth of Damien. In 1976’s original horror hit, Damien was revealed to be the offspring of a jackal and the Devil.
Although The First Omen’s pregnancy horror story is over at this stage, Margaret’s struggle has only just begun. Brennan warns her that the church will seek out both her and Damien’s sister, telling her that she must keep a close eye on her child. Since Margaret doesn’t appear in the original movie trilogy, this is the biggest change to The Omen’s story that occurs in the prequel.
5 The First Omen Proves Damien’s Mother Wasn’t A Jackal The Prequel Changes The Original Movie’s Damien Origins Close Although The First Omen features another major retcon when it comes to the identity of Damien’s mother, this is arguably the most understandable of the movie’s numerous changes. In the original movie, Thorn is horrified to learn that Damien’s biological mother was, somehow, a jackal.
These motives are pretty similar, but the jackal demon that impregnates Margaret complicates proceedings. It seems unlikely that this jackal is intended to be the devil itself, since it is relatively small, controlled by a few humans, and seemingly burned to death in the finale. However, this raises the question of what exactly Damien’s father is in the prequel.
2 The First Omen’s Survivors Make The Omen’s Plot Different The First Omen’s Carlita and Margaret Will Likely Try To Stop Damien Close Both Margaret and Carlita are brave heroic characters who resolve to fight the church in The First Omen’s ending, which contradicts the events of the original movie and its sequel.
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