Talk:The Ring (2002 film)

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"If you rewind on the DVD" hahah, someone change that.

Contents 1 Questionable implications re: originality 2 Who's Noah? 3 Cleanup? 4 I just added a few changes. 5 Ringu 6 Er...

[edit] Questionable implications re: originality

"The Ring represents something of a turning point in American horror films, in that, first, it opened the way for American remakes of Japanese horror films (see: The Grudge). Secondly, it dealt with a folkloric entity, in this case a vengeful ghost, where most American horror films that focus on supernatural entities focus on the devil (see: The Exorcist or The Omen)."

Vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghosts have been featured in American horror films since the dawn of time.

Seconded. Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, Pinhead ... The Devil is the exception in American supernatural horror for the last three decades. I'm editing this, anyone opposed feel to edit or discuss more. :) — Hobart 22:34, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Disagreed. The character of "Samara Morgan" is a born evil spirit (when the natural mother Evelyn tries to drown it in water. Samara is shown to have no biological father....So there is an indication of a supernatural entity..Also, the little girl is shown as evil when the horses die...in essence, the picture conveyed is that of an evil spirit that had entered the human world in the form of a girl, seeking revenge for having been killed..

Does not waver from the traditional American plot of devil and evil spirits..

Well, if you go back to the charachter of Yamamura Sadako, you'd know that she was a human daughter of a human woman. This human woman killed herself, because she believed she had supernatural powers but when she wanted to show people they accused her for being a fraud. So, if you really go back. Yamamura Sadako is a human girl, but with supernatural power of creating images (nensha). She is revenging for her wrongfully death by her FATHER. Then she came back through the videotape.

I maybe strayed from the core of this discussion, but I wanted to show that she's been a human having Nensha. Omernos 14:10, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who's Noah?

The plot says "Samara kills Noah;". Who's Noah ? Jay 15:43, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

The guy who dies during the last sequence of the film, i.e. Aidan's father. 65.145.213.126 06:31, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup?

Can anyone provide rationale behind the marking of this article for cleanup? 65.145.213.126 06:30, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I just added a few changes.

About the true story behing the ring, and that it is an original story (a true one) not a remake. I figured I'd do this since I am on my 4th day after watching the tape, and the burns are becoming unbearable. I fear noone will tail me.

Go to www.ringscommunities.com

[edit] Ringu

Ringu wasn't released in theaters when The Ring was in theaters, but appeared on DVD around the DVD release of The Ring

What's Ringu?--Will2k 04:58, 1 July 2006 (UTC) the original film is ringu

[edit] Er...

Why does The Ring redirect here? That's completely ridiculous. john k 01:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Why shouldn't it? What should it direct to instead? Mdwh 01:59, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Der Ring des Nibelungen is at least as well known as this recent film. It should point to the disambiguation page. john k 02:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

And yet, "The Ring" is simply a nickname for Der Ring des Nibelungen. The S 03:37, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I was disappointed to find that it doesn't redirect here. And as far as Wagner is concerned, I'm with Mark Twain .... "Wagner's music is much better than it sounds" ... Gardener of Geda | Message Me.... 01:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks:To any and all that helped write the synopsis for The Ring, good on you folks. I only happened to see this movie after getting home from work one morning. The description was exactly as I had seen the movie. I've since bought this on DVD. Good on ya's!!. :)