Along the way, they were forced to encounter skin-changer Beorn, a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood, dangerous Wood-elves, threatening Orcs, and of course, he dangerous dragon itself.The heat of the flames hardened the mud into stone.The same curse afflicted Han""s army stationed around the palace.He and his military became imprisoned or trapped in hollow statues of terra cotta clay.The narrator concluded: "The curse must never be lifted or the Emperor will rise again to enslave all of mankind.She claimed "Daddy left before I was born" and that she was abused by two uncles.He propositioned her: "What can I get for $ 275 dollars and a Yogurt Rewards Card?" She snapped back: "Baby, about 48 minutes of whatever he f--k you want - and a low-fat dessert.The suggestion was that much of the film would be seen from the protagonist""s POV.Abruptly, this was followed by a close-up of the symbolic cracking of an aging female""s facial mask.She looked like a corpse lying immobile on a table, wrapped like a mummy in towels - in a sense, the patron was sacrificing herself on an altar to be made o be more attractive to men.