History Film / Amulet

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Amulet is a 2020 horror film and the directorial debut of actress Romola Garai. It stars Alec Secareanu,{{Creator/Imelda Staunton}} and {{Creator/Carla Juri}}.

Tomaz begins to unravel the mysteries of the house and discovers that Magda and her mother are not what they seem and that the bad things he has done in the past return to take a toll on him,involving a mysterious figure he encountered in the woods.

* AnimalisticAbomination: the "bats". Little animalistic creatures that burrow holes in walls and leave a dark substance behind. They are aggressive and bite anyone who approaches. Tomaz says they are nothing like the bats he found in the forest where he worked. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that they are spawned from the bowels of Christopher General and are evil personified, which Magda must kill lest they break free into the world]].

* AnimalMotifs

* AntiHero

* AssholeVictim

* BaitandSwitch

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor

* BeardOfSorrow

* BigWHY

* BitchInSheepsClothing

* BookEnds

* BrokenBird

* CatchPhrase

* DarkAndTroubledPast

* EldritchAbomination

* EtherealChorus

* FateWorseThanDeath

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Enough of them.

* GrayAndBlackMorality

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk

* MisterSeahorse: Men punished by Magda are forced to meet this fate, in a painful and bizarre way

* NunTooHoly

* OffWithHisHead

* RapeAndRevenge: Turned out to be that kind of story, mixed with cosmic horror!

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Christopher is an incestuous, murderous father and Tomaz is a war rapist]]. [[spoiler:The goddess punishes them with painful punishment]].

* TheAtoner: Avoided.[[spoiler:Tomaz shows remorse and shame for what Miriam did]]. But as the story goes on, he creates a new obsession with Magda. He becomes aggressive with her and decides to have her as his guardian by becoming the new demon, as if he had forgotten that he wanted to free her from the previous demon.

* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter]]. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda]].

* GrayandBlackMorality

* {{Forshadowing}}: Enough of them.

* DarkandTroubledPast

* Forshadowing: Enough of them.

* Foreshadowing: Enough of them.

* AnimalisticAbomination: the "bats". Little animalistic creatures that burrow holes in walls and leave a dark substance behind. They are aggressive and bite anyone who approaches. Tomaz says they are nothing like the bats he found in the forest where he worked.[[spoiler:It is later revealed that they are spawned from the bowels of Christopher General and are evil personified, which Magda must kill lest they break free into the world]].

* AnimalisticAbomination:the "bats". Little animalistic creatures that burrow holes in walls and leave a dark substance behind. They are aggressive and bite anyone who approaches. Tomaz says they are nothing like the bats he found in the forest where he worked.[[spoiler:It is later revealed that they are spawned from the bowels of Christopher General and are evil personified, which Magda must kill lest they break free into the world]].

* Bookends

* Foreshadowing:Enough of them.

* MisterSeahorse:Men punished by Magda are forced to meet this fate, in a painful and bizarre way

* RapeAndRevenge:Turned out to be that kind of story, mixed with cosmic horror!

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil:[[spoiler:Christopher is an incestuous, murderous father and Tomaz is a war rapist]]. [[spoiler:The goddess punishes them with painful punishment]].

* TheAtoner:Avoided.[[spoiler:Tomaz shows remorse and shame for what Miriam did]]. But as the story goes on, he creates a new obsession with Magda. He becomes aggressive with her and decides to have her as his guardian by becoming the new demon, as if he had forgotten that he wanted to free her from the previous demon.

* VillainProtagonist:[[spoiler:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter]]. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda]].

* {{Animalistic Abomination}}:the "bats". Little animalistic creatures that burrow holes in walls and leave a dark substance behind. They are aggressive and bite anyone who approaches. Tomaz says they are nothing like the bats he found in the forest where he worked.[[spoiler:It is later revealed that they are spawned from the bowels of Christopher General and are evil personified, which Magda must kill lest they break free into the world]].

* {{AnimalMotifs}}

* {{AntiHero}}

* {{AssholeVictim}}

* {{BaitandSwitch}}

* {{BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor}}

* {{Beard of sorrow}}

* {{BigWHY}}

* {{BitchInSheepsSlothing}}

* {{Bookends}}

* {{BrokenBird}}

* {{CatchPhrase}}

* {{DarkandTroubledPast}}

* {{EldritchAbomination}}

* {{EtherealChorus}}

* {{FateWorseThanDeath}}

* {{Foreshadowing}}:Enough of them.

* {{GrayandBlackMorality}}

* {{JerkWithAHeartOfJerk}}

* {{MisterSeahorse}}:Men punished by Magda are forced to meet this fate, in a painful and bizarre way

* {{NunTooHoly}}

* {{OffWithHisHead}}

* {{RapeAndRevenge}}:Turned out to be that kind of story, mixed with cosmic horror!

* {{RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil}}:[[spoiler:Christopher is an incestuous, murderous father and Tomaz is a war rapist]]. [[spoiler:The goddess punishes them with painful punishment]].

* {{TheAtoner}}:Avoided.[[spoiler:Tomaz shows remorse and shame for what Miriam did]]. But as the story goes on, he creates a new obsession with Magda. He becomes aggressive with her and decides to have her as his guardian by becoming the new demon, as if he had forgotten that he wanted to free her from the previous demon.

* {{VillainProtagonist}}:[[spoiler:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter]]. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda]].

* {{Animal Motifs}}

* {{Anti-Hero}}

* {{Asshole Victim}}

* {{Bait and Switch}}

* {{Be Careful What You Wish For}}

* {{Big "WHY"!?}}

* {{Bitch in sheep clothes}}

* {{Brocken bird}}

* {{Catch Phrase}}

* {{Dark and Troubled Past}}

* {{Eldritch Abomination}}

* {{Ethereal Chorus}}

* {{Fate Worse than the death}}

* {{Gray and Black Morality}}

* {{Jerk of Heart of jerk}}

* {{Mister seahorse}}:Men punished by Magda are forced to meet this fate, in a painful and bizarre way

* {{Nun Too Holy}}

* {{Off with His Head!}}

* {{Rape and revenge}}:Turned out to be that kind of story, mixed with cosmic horror!

* {{Rape is a special kind of evil}}:[[spoiler:Christopher is an incestuous, murderous father and Tomaz is a war rapist]]. [[spoiler:The goddess punishes them with painful punishment]].

* {{The Atoner}}:Avoided.[[spoiler:Tomaz shows remorse and shame for what Miriam did]]. But as the story goes on, he creates a new obsession with Magda. He becomes aggressive with her and decides to have her as his guardian by becoming the new demon, as if he had forgotten that he wanted to free her from the previous demon.

* {{Villain Protagonist}}:[[spoiler:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter]]. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda]].

{{Animalistic Abomination}}:the "bats". Little animalistic creatures that burrow holes in walls and leave a dark substance behind. They are aggressive and bite anyone who approaches. Tomaz says they are nothing like the bats he found in the forest where he worked.[[spoiler:It is later revealed that they are spawned from the bowels of Christopher General and are evil personified, which Magda must kill lest they break free into the world]].

{{Animal Motifs}}

{{Anti-Hero}}

{{Asshole Victim}}

{{Bait and Switch}}

{{Be Careful What You Wish For}}

{{Beard of sorrow}}

{{Big "WHY"!?}}

{{Bitch in sheep clothes}}
{{Bookends}}

{{Brocken bird}}

{{Catch Phrase}}

{{Dark and Troubled Past}}

{{Eldritch Abomination}}

{{Ethereal Chorus}}

{{Fate Worse than the death}}

{{Foreshadowing}}:Enough of them.

{{Gray and Black Morality}}

{{Jerk of Heart of jerk}}

{{Mister seahorse}}:Men punished by Magda are forced to meet this fate, in a painful and bizarre way

{{Nun Too Holy}}

{{Off with His Head!}}

{{Rape and revenge}}:Turned out to be that kind of story, mixed with cosmic horror!

{{Rape is a special kind of evil}}:[[spoiler:Christopher is an incestuous, murderous father and Tomaz is a war rapist]]. [[spoiler:The goddess punishes them with painful punishment]].

{{The Atoner}}:Avoided.[[spoiler:Tomaz shows remorse and shame for what Miriam did]]. But as the story goes on, he creates a new obsession with Magda. He becomes aggressive with her and decides to have her as his guardian by becoming the new demon, as if he had forgotten that he wanted to free her from the previous demon.

{{Villain Protagonist}}:[[spoiler:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter]]. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda]].

{{Eldritch Abomination/Humanoid Abomination}}

{{Mister seahorse}}

{{Rape is a special kind of evil}}

{{The Atoner}}

{{Villain Protagonist}}:Revealed with Tomaz in the final stretch of the film. He raped Miriam when she decided to leave to find her daughter. As the film progresses, he becomes more violent and obsessive about Magda.

{{Villain Protagonist}}

{{Rape and revenge}}