THE RING (Samara & Sadako's Curse + Ending) Explained

Hey guys what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained and as voted for by everyone in the latest poll, today we’ll be exploring The Ring, the 2002 supernatural horror directed by Gore Verbinski. The film is essentially a remake of Hideo Nakata’s amazing 1998 Japanese horror, based on Koji Suzuki’s eponymous novel. As such, we’ll be noting some of the major differences between the three as we go through this video, especially at the end to avoid spoilers.
First published in 1991, Koji’s novel is a dark ride into resentment and how that can spread like a malevolent disease. Set in modern-day Japan, when four teenagers mysteriously die simultaneously, a reporter named Kazuyuki Asakawa hears about one of the deaths from his taxi driver and begins a personal investigation into the matter. As the case begins taking a sinister turn with the discovery of a mysterious tape, Kazuyuki recruits the help of his oddball friend, Ryuji Takayama (a former doctor turned philosophy professor) to solve the riddle.
There are quite a few key differences between the novel and the 1998 film adaptation. Most notably, in the novel Asakawa is a man named Kazuyuki, while in the film Asakawa is a woman named Reiko. (For the purposes of the explanation, we will use Koji to represent his main character). Kazuyuki also has a wife and daughter in the novel, while in the 98 film, Reiko is divorced from Ryuji, with whom Reiko shares a boy named Yoichi.
Taking this dynamic and many of the cues found in Nakata’s film, (which we’ll be discussing later in the video) Verbinski’s movie is more of a loose adaptation of an adaptation, then a true representation of the novel.
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[@patrickaker4380]

The quick shot of the corpse in the closet was one of the most frightening moments I ever witnessed in a movie.

[@huntercrannell6726]

I know right, that part as well as many others is why this movie to this day creeps me out

[@johnbyorgan6969]

the mid sentence timing ...gets me every time

[@ToyLatrine]

For reallllllsssas

[@CitizenZero1]

Pitch Meeting joked that her expression was like someone got her a really thoughtful gift.

[@akanji8285]

I was scared to look in my closet for so long lmao

[@sarahhales1505]

Fun fact: If Samara’s voice sounds familiar it is because the same actress who voices Lilo in Lilo and Stich.

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

Daveigh Chase.

[@xcilahh]

NO WONDERRR 😭

[@ethan6437]

GET OUT

[@tirzahroseroot]

🤯

[@noahhill7474]

Put That On Fanny Mannies?

[@Ryuketsunokami]

Cindy!!! The TV is leaking!!!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Scary movie is such a great film!

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

🤣🤣

[@susanstorm7910]

Cindy! Something’s wrong here!

[@chadlawson9346]

Cindy, this bi$&h is mess’n up my floor

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Classic!

[@angryfirefly]

The terrifying thing about this movie is how impersonal the curse is. You get it by accident, doing something routine. And then, it's inescapable.

[@leiferickson1016]

It Follows made me aware of the same thing, and I think a lot of people overlook this! It's honestly nerve-wrecking to know you unintentionally got cursed/haunted and there's nothing you can do to attain salvation. Impending doom is scary lol

[@mstcrow5429]

Like taxes.

[@Takobella]

@@leiferickson1016 It Follows really fucked me up!

[@lessismore8533]

@@leiferickson1016 hmm well I SAW “It Follows” too and the protagonist in that movie was basically FORCED to do it. It was no accident because the guy explained how the entity follows you to her at the start of the film. He already told her to answer. So she then had to search for someone to pass the STD to. And once the new person has it, it’s their problem now kinda like in Ring, that no doubt partially inspired the 2012 film (or 2011 can’t remember)

[@lessismore8533]

@@mstcrow5429 😂😂😂

[@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God]

This movie is almost entirely to blame for me being scared of the house we lived in growing up. This and The Frighteners scarred me for life.

[@jayg7704]

Same, bro

[@a.munroe]

I can't believe it was PG-13

[@Vogelgangg]

Theres a sneaky tree near my window that perfectly mirrors how the ring girl looked and it freaked me out for 2 years

[@jayg7704]

@@Vogelgangg oh nooo 😨

[@Gundam_JAY]

Oh wow frieghteners 😁 that's a good one

[@Andrew-zq3ip]

I was working at a movie theater when this came out and remember having to convince people that "yes.. it's PG13... but it's still scary as hell" And then when each show ended we would whisper "7 days" as people were leaving because we were all dorks like that.

[@lessismore8533]

DANG! I would’ve loved to have that job back then!😂😂

[@avigindratt7608]

lol you're awesome for that!

[@SirHaroldMaguire]

When I watched it in the cinema as soon as it ended lots of people Nokia 3210s began ringing lol

[@en2p187]

Ahaha that's hilarious

[@larsthemartian9554]

The Ring is probably one of the hardest PG-13s I can think of. It really is a prime example of how intense a PG-13 movie can be.

[@SamuelBrown92]

This movie and The Grudge scarred me at a young age. Now roughly 20 years later I'm a horror degenerate and love these movies

[@skythewolf35]

Dude fuck the Grudge man that movie still fucks me up

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@skythewolf35 kinky

[@thievinggoats4806]

Same two movies for me too, it was a special time.

[@NurseWright-mp5gp]

Yesss same for me

[@richmondyayarea]

Those two and Mirrors fucked me up as a kid and I’m also a horror degenerate now.

[@dommyboysmith]

"You helped? You weren't supposed to help her." *Surprised Pikachu face* .... "Well my psychic son, it would have been helpful for you to share ANY of the wealth of information you decided to hide, knowing full well I was going to die yesterday..." First thing I would have done before having him copy the tape, is whoop his secret-keeping butt! 🤣

[@sean5558]

Yess! He knew she was evil and every time he talked about her he never mentioned anything about her intentions! Like mom there’s a scary ghost girl in my dreams stuck in a well that wants to kill people with her powers and was always evil. Instead Always vague taking abut her

[@lessismore8533]

@@sean5558 the original Samara in the Japanese ring (Sadako) of course had a different back story. Unlike the US franchise , Ringu had a prequel movie. she was just a regular girl before she was killed. Not a threat at all and had powers she couldn’t control but instead of getting her help they just killed her In the USA version, they changed it to where Samara was always causing trouble BUT there’s no real proof if she was born with this intention. We KNOW she was like 8/10 before death so at that age sure she knew what she was doing but you can’t count an infant having that intention as they’re just baby. Many ppl don’t know “The Ring2” scene where Evelyn said “because my baby told me to”. Her birth mother implied her daughter told her in a dream to drown her. She knew what was coming and had no control over being born with a demonic entity inside her. Quite sad actually. I wish the US version had a prequel so more ppl can see the *truth* cus not everyone saw The Ring 2.

[@KTBEverlasting]

Same. I still get pissed off during that part. "She doesn't like it in the barn." B****, how about telling her she's evil?

[@IronDragon-2143]

One of the few genuinely scary movies I've enjoyed in the past. It doesn't rely on stupid jump scares like modern films but preys on our natural fear of the unknown and true evils. Love this movie.

[@luechmillionz]

The visuals were next lvl horrific too …

[@highgaming6444]

Ikr i just watched it and i was expecting some of the worst jumpscares however to my surprise by the end of the movie i was more intrigued than actually terrified which lead me to this video

[@applemanjudah]

⁠​⁠@@tessyd1170dawg midsommar weird asl I don’t consider what happens a natural fear and true evil

[@suiradkeemaj69]

When you've watched the scary movie version of this scene more than the original 😩😂

[@filmcomicsexplained]

😂

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

🤣🤣

[@TheHungrySlug]

I've watched at least 2 movie recap videos here on youtube that recap The Ring and they snuck in parts from scary movie's tape segment into the ring's tape segment of the movie recap.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Love those films

[@Nyambui]

"Cindy... Your TV is leaking!"

[@rhondajohnson8310]

I was a grown woman when this came out and ol' girl crawling out the well, out of the TV and onto floor towards the dude gave me nightmares for 2 weeks!!! Great review of the movie, sir!

[@carljrakatsuki9070]

I admire your bravery🙌🏻💕

[@lesmortz5681]

I remember seeing this movie in the theater and not being too freaked out about it. When I got home and went to bed, not even thinking about it, I would close my eyes and see the well and the forest behind it clear as day. It was almost like I was there. Creeped me out

[@Kaden10]

That just shows how good of a movie it is, you didn't feel the impact until you least expected it.

[@SessaV]

When I saw this with friends as a teen my hair was past my waist. My friends younger sister was terrified as we left the theater and I couldn't help but pull my hair in front of my face. She turned around to say something and saw me and screamed. Don't get me wrong, the movie scared the hell out of me lol. I didn't expect her to get that scared, maybe just creeped out and amused, but I'll never forget that moment.

[@lesmortz5681]

@@SessaV Lol that’s awesome. Thank you for sharing that memory 😎👍

[@lessismore8533]

This PROVES not all horror films need to immediately affect you after watching! Sometimes it takes time or will affect you in other ways through a dream, a prank, etc

[@lesmortz5681]

@@lessismore8533 mos def dude! 😎👍

[@conanhighwoods4304]

Oddly enough, the Matrixy green tint fits it because the whole thing turns out to take place in a simulation(in the novels/Loop). Honestly never would have guessed it, cool plot twist, would love to see Loop get adapted.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

It takes place in the matrix??

[@1738-l1j]

@@SpikeTheWolf no stoopid he said it has matrix style color correction

[@SpikeTheWolf]

@@1738-l1j he said simulation you jackas

[@conanhighwoods4304]

@@SpikeTheWolf Not the same verse, but yes a computer simulation/VR program.

[@adamantiumreaver4283]

Sounds interesting, but you are gona have to explain that one further

[@Barbozo89]

The only thing I don't understand is why the people samara kills end up with such a physically distorted face, the boyfriend literally has his nose deleted from existence

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Samara wanted them to end up like her decomposed body

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

That is how your corpse would look after a week in stagnant well water.

[@tunderstorm2769]

@@filmcomicsexplained nah they always looked like that, wdym?

[@romeosvengalli]

They all end up as water corpses (hit up Ask a mortician for details), just like Samara

[@RADIALPUDDLE]

@@tunderstorm2769 your reply makes no sense.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

I always found it funny how the American version put more focus on the tape than the Japanese version, yet Sadako is now heavily associated with it

[@vivianchomp7379]

... because she made it

[@Lutherstrode17492]

@@vivianchomp7379 aspiring filmmaker in the making

[@MyNameIsKaz]

When the movie came out my older sister watched it and like a couple of hours later someone called and said “Seven days.” So freaked out sis lol we thought it was one of our brothers but I brought it up recently and they all said it wasn’t them. This was when phone books was still a thing so I’m just imagining someone opening up the book and just calling people to freak them out. 😂 Gotta say the mystery caller timed it perfectly.

[@emilynotley6627]

This didn’t happen so much as it didn’t happen 😂😂

[@soda989]

What were you wearing? 😉

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@emilynotley6627 as someone who actually use to pull prank calls like that using horror movie quotes, it's likely it did happen.

[@lessismore8533]

@@emilynotley6627 you have no proof

[@lessismore8533]

Yah my older sis watched this movie TOO in 2002 she was 18 at the time and our house basement had a giant TV back then. When it went to static she ran upstairs so fast and told my mom to turn it off!😂

[@k.w.4420]

I was traumatized by this movie at the age of 4, I refused to shower alone or in a bathtub, I refused to watch other channels that weren't Disney or Nick and I totally refused to get out of bed after I was on it. However I became a fan of horror movies, and I was brave enough to rewatch this when I was 18. Now I can appreciate the beauty of this movie and book. Thank you for this recap and contrast between both versions and the books, I abs loved it.

[@kaya_inNC]

How did you watch this at 4?

[@corwinjkabuki]

You stopped taking showers and baths huh??? For how long, & idk How did that work out!? Lol

[@helloMerrMerr]

That was me with childsplay It was MY tv time and I was 5, my sister (14 at the time) said I could watch tv the rest of the NIGHT if I let her finish her movie and watch it with her Goodbye sleep for a very long time. I still cannot stand the sight of that tiny ginger bastard

[@en2p187]

​@@corwinjkabukiALONE

[@alexiadan5873]

Literally same i watched it at a young age and it scared me so bad and then i really got into horror movies and i just watched it at 19 years old

[@internetjerk2839]

If you found out a bunch of people mysteriously died at the same time after watching a tape why the hell would you think "you know what maybe I'll take a look too?"

[@lyflingx23]

Right? And it's always us white girls lol

[@dylanmorales450]

@@lyflingx23 stopppp why was this so funny to me

[@ChristmasCarolyn]

Movie tropes, amrite?

[@breadfan_85]

I don't think she had yet realized what she was dealing with.

[@ElizabethMccarty-p7n]

I think the distortions are supposed to represent that these people have been cursed because they watched the video. I thought this was odd too. But I think it's a foreshadowing of what's to come for them. They are marked.

[@EdwinWade]

Wooow I never thought about Samara as a psychic being with the ability to infect others with what she sees. And the curse was associated like a virus…the quotes “she never sleeps” & “take one person’s tragedy and force the world to experience it”… Unreal…It all fits!!! Even watching the film after a blockbuster rental I couldn’t understand what DID she do to make the curse skip her. (When I saw the third film it explained why the curse skipped) But dayyyum you explained it perfectly!! Well done! (I got goosebumps & 🥶)

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!! The scene where Samara crawls out of the TV was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

[@CeeDoubleU]

The ring scared the absolute sh*t outta me as a kid

[@elbee2324]

There were manga (Japanese comic) adaptions of the Ring which were different as well. I think all the films (English and Japanese) and manga all had sequels as well which took their concepts in different directions. It's an interesting, though terrifying, concept to explore, and arguably highlighted some of the problems of "going viral" before the idea even existed. It would be difficult to do a "modern" adaption today, as everything is so repeatable, instant and "viral" by default in terms of media. The slow process of VHS duplication was kind of unique historically and just worked so well for those themes.

[@walterwhite4398]

When it was made

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

The DC Comics Elseworlds graphic novel DCedead sort of re-adapted this theme of a medium going viral widely well to our social media clout chasing era.

[@rohannalawade3227]

Idk about the Ring but there's another japanese horror manga that i read about. Uzumaki by Junji ito. Its set to receive a anime adaptation in 2023.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

@@rohannalawade3227 been waiting forever for that anime. But whats the manga about? All I know is the dude is really famous in horror.

[@elbee2324]

@@SpikeTheWolf You could translate "Uzumaki" into "spiral" in English. It's about the main characters going insane and seeing spirals everywhere to the point of madness. There's a lot more to it, but I don't want to spoil it. The artist will put casual, natural spirals all over the place in the backgrounds of their art, and you begin to wonder whether it's just a natural swirl or something more sinister as the plot goes on. If you enjoyed "The Ring", you will probably like it, or any of Junji Ito's work. ;-)

[@Icanonlycountto4]

The kid actor in the American version was incredible

[@bardthenascarfanaticdragon]

Which one? For Aiden, or for Samara?

[@freddy4828]

This channel is one of the few that actually explains well. Niyat also makes the connections understandable and simple enough to really let the viewers see.

[@ProBreakers]

I saw this with a girl at a late show with one other couple in the theater with us. Half way through they both moved behind us, laughing that they wanted some company.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Hm.

[@STSGuitar16]

What a cock block, man. You could've gotten some prime grade empty movie theater snizz, brother. Hmmm...or actually maybe the move there would be to ask them to join in on the snizz fest....guess we'll never know.

[@littlestinker97]

Bro they wanted to fuck

[@johnsid1639]

This was the first movie I watched that truly made me understand and fear the horror genre, I didn't move a muscle for the whole runtime

[@konstantinoskaragiannis1596]

"The Ring"(2002) is an excellent supernatural horror movie! This is an atmospheric slow burn scary movie!

[@foureyes840]

The fact that Aiden called his mother her first name is really disturbed me.

[@Lutherstrode17492]

Why? I do the same thing sometimes

[@Model_Roe]

Aidan kinda sturck me like he was on the spectrum maybe autistic lol his behavior was so awkward

[@CoopaCoop]

I remember seeing this in the theater when I was younger and regretting that decision throughout the length of the film run time.

[@ai3637]

this movie shaped our childhoods as well as the grudge. now here we are, watching explained videos

[@huntercrannell6726]

This movie is a movie that i would say is truly creepy and scary. It has a dark atmosphere, music, and it feels like it haunts you after you watch it. It’s more unnerving than a lot of modern movies like Annabelle, you actually see what is after you and it can physically hurt you. That’s just my opinion though.

[@jooka2010]

Also can we appreciate the consistency of this channel over the years...I wouldn't be suprised if this is the og of my sub box right now lol

[@gomeyla]

The Ring is #2 on my top 10 horror movies of all time, thanks for making this!

[@iceheart1289]

What's #1?

[@gomeyla]

@@iceheart1289 “Signs” because my biggest fear is aliens and that movie traumatized me in theaters 😭😭👽

[@peachmelba1000]

One of the rare instances where an American remake is superior to the Japanese original. Great movie.

[@itwillbeokay9844]

I really love this, never would've guessed that Anna killed herself to reunite with the ocean entity that was brilliant of you to say! Have you also seen the deleted scenes of The Ring 2002 it really gives better insight to the first movies world alot more as well as non-canonically (as ring two and rings retcons) revealing Samara was Anna Morgan's daughter and that she gave birth to her through "unnatural means" Verbinski's film really had the best lore compared to the retcons Ring Two and both Rings 2005 & 2017 gave. I really wish Gore Verbinski would make his own legacy sequel to the ring that'll ignore the sequels even though I kinda like them, ive seen interviews when his movie Cure for wellness came out, some interviewers ask him if he'll see Rings but he said no he's not invested in it so I'm guessing he'd rather let his film's open ending infer to us as an audience that her curse will always spread with malevolence and hatred to no end.

[@peachmelba1000]

In light of what this video let's us know about the original novel, and the allusion to Samara being born of a human and an elemental being, I guess this sort of makes Samara a kind of demi-goddess, but twisted and cursed, not meant for this realm, and not meant to be raised by humans. I'm not surprised that I never considered Samara to literally be not fully human when I first watched the movie, and after subsequent viewings, but it makes complete sense. She doesn't require sleep, she has incredible psychic power. Obviously her body could only hold out for so long in the well, but _seven days?_ Think about that. A regular person would be dead in 48 hours, after drowning from exhaustion. She sort of reminds me of Loki's child in the Ritual, a being of immense power, but a freakish horror. At least in the Ritual, the monster is confined to the forest.

[@neoream3606]

That was a real good explanation of the ending. I didn't know it went that deep.

[@gamerstheater1187]

You should do lights out, that movie killed me

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yo David f Sandberg is a genius. Made the Lights Out short film, turned it into a feature and then went on to Shazam! Will def add it to the list for sure

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

My then 5-year old son thought Aidan to be more creepy than Samara

[@roberth.4074]

This movie has always given me chills

[@ohxishxitsxdavid]

I watched the original Japanese version one afternoon with my Chinese friends translating the Chinese subtitles so I could follow along, and it still scared the everliving s**t out of me.

[@Wodenseyes]

I love the Scary Movie parody of this. This movie had a great premise to me but I never felt like it was really that scary

[@tonygunzx6474]

I saw this movie by accident when I was about 5 or 6 years old and it single handedly is the reason I love horror movies and at the same time I will never rewatch this movie because it’s burned into my brain and the scariest thing ever.

[@luechmillionz]

Yea I can only imagine watching this at 5 6 years old

[@feywinterfox9630]

Wow, I think this is the first time I have ever heard any talk about the books. Excellent video 👏👏👏

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VoidedMirror]

I was scared of my TV for weeks after watching this movie. One of my favorite horror movies.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah her climbing out the TV scene was pretty epic when it first happened. Tried to duplicate that again with the flat screen TV but it fell flat🥁 the Japanese version is still better.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Japanese version is better, but it also deviates a bit from Koji Suzuki's novel. Terrific read btw if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it!

[@lonewolffang]

One Missed Call along with Pulse (Japan) is still better than the American version.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KanazawaKings]

Real story: A couple weeks ago I went to a camping ground in Tokyo and my friend mentioned that it was the place where they filmed the original Japanese Ringu. We did not watch any movies though and I'm happy to report I'm still...hey, who turned on the TV?...

[@hikariatearu4028]

Cindy, this bish is messin' up my Floor !! - Brenda (Scary Movie 3)

[@DWilson66]

*3

[@madgoonproductions8406]

Loved this explaination

[@jinkade]

Been waiting for this one!

[@dominiquechristine]

The scariest part of this movie was when Samara came out of the T.V. It was a breaking down of the fourth wall, basically saying "hey this evil thing can come out of this movie and get to you too". This movie messed me up. Still can't watch it today.

[@Margonle]

I remember watching this at the movies and when the girl starts crawling out of the tv people were screaming. Quite an experience 😂

[@nissan_skyline]

My cousin was in like, 3rd grade when this movie came out and it scared the absolute shit out of him. He slept with the lights on, always needed someone to go to the bathroom with him during the day and night, and would literally cry if you refused to accompany him anywhere. 2 years later, The Grudge was released and he was even more scared. His sister's boyfriend was such a douche and would mess with him all the time by saying the ghosts were coming after him, or by putting on wigs with long black hair and crawling creepily towards him. It got to the point to where he was just urinating in his pants cause he was too scared to be alone, even for just a minute. Poor kid.

[@Meghnaa3860]

Definitely poor kid. These movies are cleary 15/18+ movies .. Who tf in this earth allows kids ..that too 3 year olds to watch these movies? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@pinoyanime2412]

The ring and the grudge terrified me as a kid. Still have some nightmare once in a blue moon

[@johnrandolph1989]

Well thank you for the nightmare fuel before my vacation starts. Also might I recommend a indepth review on George A. Romero's living dead saga.

[@leahw2124]

I was an 11 year old with a cement covered well outside my bedroom window when this came out. This and Signs just shaped most of my tastes in film when I was younger.

[@AnimeShinigami13]

a sentient resentful smallpox virus is more frightening than any curse. I'm reminded of a japanese yurei who's name i can't remember. it rose from unburied smallpox victims, and then circled the city where the virus was breaking out screaming "HOW LONG HOW LONG?!" and would continue to scream in the sky until the body it came from was buried.

[@missnanunana01]

Saw parts of the movie as a child. It scared the living shit out of me and for a long time afterwards, I refused to watch VHS tapes. Similar to one of the Final Destination movies, the Ring had a huge impact on me and influenced me. To this day I refuse to watch parts of the movie, even though I am a horror fan.

[@damianstarks3338]

Thanks for taking me back to my childhood happy Halloween 🎃.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Any time champ. Happy Halloween Damian!

[@damianstarks3338]

@@filmcomicsexplained thanks keep this content coming !

[@84maker]

One of the scariest movies of all time still!

[@Fuckyoutubecensorship1]

This is an excellent video. Bro I love when you deep dive into these type of horror movies especially when you bring forth the original source material keep up the good work man.

[@Tom_Samad]

I just love how the director of one of my favourite horror movies (The Ring) also directed one of my favourite slapstick comedies (Mouse Hunt)!

[@jaqjynx]

Least realistic part of this film is that 2 kids were still in their school uniform at 10 pm.

[@i.t21b_alphonso_luis_vallejo]

Yup that is bullcrap and 1998 ringu is I still love

[@archielamarr2950]

It's a reality ripper it kills you through your own fears

[@MorteoLX]

I remember when KZbin was new, my friend showed me a weird, freaky black and white short movie. When I saw The Ring months later in the theater I couldn't help but snicker upon seeing clips from the movie showed as the video tape that kills you. I'm sure you can still find the full movie (maybe 3 minutes long?) on the site somewhere.

[@jamiiepederson8267]

I watched this, by myself, when I was a kid. At nighttime too. The MINUTE it ended, my damn house phone rang and when I tell you all I did was stand there staring at it in complete horror, not answering it. I realized it was my dad. Lmfao. Still one of the scariest movies I've ever seen though 10/10

[@yerossyle]

Basically they all became possessed and /or cursed. No one thought to take a trip to the priest. No one even mentioned it. “Oh cruel world! If only there was a power in this world who could combat demons that live in possessed tapes.”

[@Lutherstrode17492]

A priest can’t do shit

[@cynicalcitizen8315]

The Japanese make some of the best horror movies on the fucking planet.

[@lessismore8533]

Ring is a classic! Also love the Japanese movie! Thanks for this video! I barely remember the hype in 2002 I was 11 but I heard this movie got video stores temporarily shut down

[@mistaphunkii]

Just watched this movie for the first time yesterday and I LOVED it!!! Definitely happy that it relied more on being creepy than jump scares! Definitely good tension building!

[@Jack_Ministry6667]

Quick question: Let's just say someone comes across it and never watches it. Recognizes it as the curse and tends to burn or destroy it anyways... what would happen to them?

[@littlestinker97]

They get aids

[@thebonefish]

Cindy! Your TV's leaking

[@jooka2010]

Scary movie 3 ruined this movie for me lmao

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

🤣🤣

[@Sinrix]

I actually had a movie idea where the son had psychic powers like sadako, witnessed his family die from the virus, him being the only one able to stop it since he is the only person with psychic abilities trying to prevent the virus and other people from watching it, however it does spread and he keeps trying to remove as many people from the virus itself while sadako kills people he couldn’t save in time, this would be a horror thriller and could lead to perhaps a trilogy where it ends with him not being able to stop the virus as it’s spread too far so he ends up watching it himself so he could take the fight to her psychic vs psychic, ending up with him finally defeating her but at the cost of his life and the last remaining psychic

[@bryku]

I've been hoping for a new film explained video. :D

[@i.t21b_alphonso_luis_vallejo]

Yup the last American ring film is string of rope lead to nowhere

[@luissantiago5163]

Awesome! Cheers

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks for the visit

[@MahraiZiller]

The theme of the ring is the horror of death - both it's inevitability for us, and how we will inevitably see it happen to others. It's about how the trauma of death is real and we can't escape it, and how watching someone die or losing someone we love is traumatic but unavoidable. The horror is coming to terms with that.

[@lessismore8533]

Ability to cheat death! Dang Samara and Sadako! Definitely way more powerful than in the book

[@RinzlerWraith]

fun fact: the actress who played samara also voiced lilo in lilo and stitch

[@xpompeiix]

This is the ONLYmovie to ever scare me. I have been a huge horror movie buff since I was a young kid, and this movie got me! I saw it at least 3 times in theaters. A true masterpiece.

[@BWS2K]

I remember watching this is and seeing the actual ring frame right after the horse jumps off the ship. I don't know if that's still on copies now or whatever, but if you ever hear someone talking about it - it's true. Literally, there's a frame of the 'ring'. We backed it up and checked. Spooooooky!

[@danielduncan6806]

"in the space of half a year everybody in Japan would have become a carrier" Oh, no, it would be a matter of weeks. And that is from the time of inception. It would take on week for the first batch to die, and the next batch wouldn't waste ANY time. And within a week EVERYONE would be trapped. You can only fold a piece of paper in half 8 times. Likewise, when you double something, it accelerates at insane rates 1*2=2, 2*2=4, 4*2=16, 16*2=32, 32*2=64 and so on; in just 5 steps I have gone from 1 to 64, and it doesn't stop at 64.

[@offworld_coop]

I was a kid in middle school when this came out, I saw it as just another creepy ghost white girl horror movie. Didnt know the lore was this awesome.

[@rodrigocruz9499]

I have such good memories of this film. I was a teenager back in those days and one of my closest cousins (my same age) and I went to the theater to watch it. HOLY SH*t ! It scared the bejesus out of us and I couldnt sleep like for a week. IT IS A MEMORY I TREASURE WHEN LIFE USED TO BE SO DIFFERENT FROM NOW ...

[@yi-hira]

I'm genuinely curious as to the Yamamura relationship between mother and daughter. Did Sadako resent her mother? There's two Ring(u) sequals: one that follows Loop and the other that differs immensely. I have seen Ringu 2, which has Yoichi being essentially being haunted/controlled by Sadako until she's at last put at peace. I have only seen a half of Loop, both being on youtube. Apparently, Loop was so disliked that they remade the sequel so I wonder just how many have seen Sadako in a new body and just how many have only seen possessed!Yoichi.

[@amahana6188]

This movie unnerved me so much I can’t bring myself to watch it again.

[@DarisT-qc1fw]

I love the book trilogy. A gripping horror story in the first book, a supernatural sci-fi thriller in second book, before going full on sci-fi epic in the third.

[@tylercooper1551]

Most scary movies don't get to me, but the ring... is one that does

[@hannukahcelt2027]

I have a copy of the special edition of the Ring, which came with the original Japanese version, the American version, and a short film "Rings", which took place in between the first and second Ring movies. There was also an extra DVD that came with both versions of the cursed film, and boy let me tell you that the Japanese version is much, much tamer. As an added note, right after my cousin and I watched the cursed film, we got a call from an unlisted number. Let's just say that I didn't bother answering. I also saw "The Ring" in theaters with my mother when it first came out. A couple days later she went to get her picture taken for her Driver's License renewal, and the first shot had very much the same distorted effect as those affected by the fillm's curse.

[@Robodude_0528]

The remake is one of the best horror films of all time in my book.

[@thomasfplm]

The "ringu virus" from the book would get extinct quite quickly. Soon everyone in the world would have seen it or refuse to see videotapes, a bunch of people would die and everyone else would be imune. Of course it would be a disaster, but a sort lived one.

[@MsK4YY]

First time I watched The Ring was at a movie theater. That night while i was watching tv home alone, my tv started to static and the neighborhood had a blackout. I almost shit my pants. Still remember it so clearly until now..😅

[@sxbris]

The second part was the very first movie I’ve watched in a movie theatre when I was 4 years old… it really traumatised me.

[@callatelabocaaa7874]

I saw this film with my brother and dad (his choice -.-) when I was like 9yrs old. This movie terrified me for years as I was already scared of the dark. I can watch it now but I’m still scared lol

[@jessicadevlin7012]

Took me about 15 years to gain the ability to watch these movies without covering my eyes

[@donniechappelle5530]

I loved watching horror movies growing up. This is the first one that really creeped Me out as a youngster

[@breadfan_85]

I think it's heavily implied in the American version that Aidan does also have some level of ESP or supernatural intuition.

[@TakePrayersSayVitamins]

Does anyone else hear rhythmic chanting of ,”Help Me?” It begins when Katie pranks Rebecca pretending to be choking & continues when Katie is at the refrigerator. The chanting music seems to blend into the score for that portion of the movies as it fades out.

[@floristfindspeace]

tbh what’s more terrifying is becca was legit just joking. imagine after you’ve told your friend this joke, you find her like she was.

[@MrFireChops]

Excellent as always. As long as you're taking suggestions I'd love to hear your take on Large Marge from Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

[@johncarter8103]

Love the video Can you do Maegor the Cruel,Jaehaerys I,Viserys I,Rhaenyra Targaryen,Aerion Brightflame,Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark from a Song of Ice and Fire