Question: Why did Queen Bavmorda need a ritual to get rid of the child? Why didn't she simply kill the baby on the spot?
Willow (1988)
1 question
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Val Kilmer, Kevin Pollak, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh
Revealing mistake: Every once in a while Alora Dannon's hair stays put when she moves her head (fake hair attached to her bonnet!).
High Aldwin: Go in the direction the bird is flying!
Burglekutt: It's going back to the village!
High Aldwin: Ignore the bird! Follow the river!
Trivia: Pat Roach - General Kael - intended to do the stunts by himself, but there was one thing that prevented this: "Insurance - they wouldn't let me." So horsemaster Greg Powell did the stunts for him.
Answer: Bavmorda's ritual was the Ritual of Obliteration - a spell that is used to destroy a living spirit's essence or soul. Presuambly if she'd just killed Elora, the soul would have been later reborn into another baby.
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