Why did Damien kill Ann? - Damien: Omen II (1978) Discussion

[–] OobuJoobu 9 years ago

She had served her purpose and Damien had no further need for her.

Also, we can presume she would have inherited Richard's fortune, so getting rid of her leaves Damien as sole heir to the Thorn millions.

If Damien hadn't killed her she would likely have gone to prison for murdering Richard so that's an unwanted scandal averted.

Buher and Neff presumably continued to protect Damien inbetween II and III.

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[–] detataandrea 9 years ago

Very good point. Thank you!!!! :)

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[–] benbo-3 8 years ago

And, she knew his secret. Thruout the 1st 2 movies and obvious in The Final Conflict, he needs to operate in secrecy til he's massed his army of believers in England (Anglia, the Angel Island). Also, now that she knows his powers, she'll realize that he killed her son, and would probly turn on him. She killed her husband mostly because she was trying to stop him from killing Damien. Realizing he really was the anti-Christ, and he's responsible for her family deaths, she'd likely snap.

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[–] OobuJoobu 8 years ago

Worth pointing out that Ann didn't have any children of her own. Mark was Richard's son with his first wife.

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[–] benbo-3 8 years ago

Right but he was in the family before Damien, and if anything Damien was even further removed because he was 'only' a nephew. Not a value judgement, but Ann would likely have had a stronger bond with Mark because he at least was a stepson, whereas Damien was a step-nephew. Of course any death is tragedy but any1 reasonable will admit a son's death will hit them harder than a nephew. Anyway, she woulda been pissed realizing Damien killed Mark.

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[–] OobuJoobu 8 years ago

Ann's priority was Damien, there's no doubting that from what happens at the end of the film.

Also, consider earlier in the film when Aunt Marion wants to split Mark and Damien up, Ann is angry, but when she realises that Damien is being blamed as a bad influence Ann flips, she wasn't having Damien branded in that way.

I think this was likely subliminal, I don't think Ann consciously knew until the end who Damien was and what her role was.

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[–] whitespirit26 8 years ago

Then why the declaration "I've always belonged to him"?

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[–] nephihaha 8 years ago

England isn't an island...

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[–] canada22 7 years ago

I agree.

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[–] little-lou1984 8 years ago

Was she not the current "whore of babylon". See the scene where Ann, the curator and her husband are looking at the slides. Ann seem particularly moved by the fate of the whore after she has served her purpose according to the ancient findings.

That was my take on it anyway.

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[–] bdhrentertainment 8 years ago

Bingo ^^^

1.) Ann was protecting Damien throughout the movie. Look at her actions.
2.) When Holden is going to kill Damien, she kills Holden instead.
3.) The next heir to the Thorn fortune is Ann. Damien kills her to remove her out of the way
4.) After Ann had killed Holden, she had served her purpose and was no longer needed as she would've been an obstacle (inheriting the Thorn fortune) vs someone in service of Damien
5.) When Damien kills Ann, he's fully realized his position and no longer struggles with duality. Throughout the movie, Damien struggles with being a person vs being the Anti-Christ. By killing Ann, he has fully accepted his role and no longer struggles with it, like he did when he killed Mark.

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[–] againstglobalism 7 years ago

She wasn't of any use to him anymore. And plus, she knew his secret. She knew who he really was. What more would you expect coming from the Anti-Christ? He had to get rid of her. She knew too much. But then again, seeing that Ann was so loyal to Damien, I thought maybe he would've wanted to keep her around.

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