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''The Ring'' is a 2002 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film ''Ring'', which was based on the novel ''Ring'' by Kôji Suzuki (who also helped co-write both film versions). ''The Ring'' was released in theaters on October 18, 2002 and received critical acclaim with critics praising the reliance on dread and visuals over gore and the direction along with the screenplay writing but criticizing the character development. The film also grossed over $249 million on a $48 million production budget making it one of the highest grossing horror films of all time. ''The Ring'' was soon followed by a sequel titled ''The Ring Two'' three years later. It will be followed by another sequel titled ''Rings'' in 2016. ''The Ring'' is notable for being the first American remake of a Japanese horror classic and for paving the way for many J-Horror remakes to come after the film's success such as ''The Grudge'', ''Dark Water'', ''Pulse'', and ''One Missed Call''. ==Plot== Teenagers Katie Embry and Becca Kotler discuss the urban legend of a cursed videotape that kills the viewer seven days after watching it. Katie admits she watched the tape with her boyfriend and two others at a campsite a week ago. Suddenly, the telephone rings downstairs and both of the teenagers are initially startled but it turns out to be Katie's mother. After finishing speaking with her mother, supernatural phenomena occur, and Katie runs upstairs out of fear. She sees water leaking from her bedroom and as soon as she opens the door, an image of a well is seen on her TV screen, which frightens her to death. Becca is later institutionalised after witnessing Katie's death. At Katie’s funeral, her aunt Rachel Keller, a journalist, is asked by her mother to investigate the cause of Katie’s death. Her mother also told her that she found Katie's distorted body inside the closet and that none of the doctors she knew could explain her sudden death. Meanwhile, Rachel's son Aidan tells her that Katie predicted her own death about a week ago. Rachel learns Katie’s three friends also died on the same date and time. Travelling to Shelter Mountain Inn, Rachel discovers the videotape and watches its haunting imagery in the cabin Katie stayed in. The cabin’s telephone rings and a girl on the line tells Rachel she has “seven days”. Rachel turns to Noah Clay, her ex-boyfriend and Aidan’s father, for help. Noah, a video analyst, is sceptical of the curse but watches the tape, asking Rachel to copy it for further examination. Rachel discovers hidden footage of a lighthouse on the tape. Researching it reveals the identity of a woman on the tape as Anna Morgan, a deceased horse breeder from Moesko Island who committed suicide after her beloved horses all drowned from a mysterious ailment. Rachel and Noah both experience supernatural phenomena, and Rachel catches Aidan watching the tape. Leaving Aidan in the care of her sister, Rachel travels by ferry to Moesko Island while Noah tries to obtain Anna’s medical files during her time in therapy. However, a horse aboard the ferry is spooked by Rachel’s presence and falls off the ferry into its propellers. Arriving on the island, Rachel visits the Morgan Ranch but is quickly dismissed by Anna’s husband Richard when she starts asking questions, namely about their adopted daughter Samara. Rachel meets the island GP, Dr. Grasnik, who explains Anna was unable to give birth, leading to the adoption of Samara. However, Samara possessed unusual psychic abilities that drove her parents close to insanity. Rachel sneaks into the Morgans’ house, discovering a recorded medical interview with Samara, who implies she drove the horses to death after being locked in the barn by her father. Rachel confronts Richard, but he commits suicide in a bath tub. Noah arrives and they break into the barn, finding Samara’s bedroom in the loft, and discover a picture of a tree burnt into the wall – the tree seen at Shelter Mountain. Rachel and Noah go to the cabin, discovering a stone well beneath the floor, that is also present on the tape. Rachel is knocked down the well, and experiences a flashback, revealing Anna pushed Samara down the well and sealed her in before committing suicide herself. Rachel finds Samara’s corpse at the bottom of the well, and it is removed by the authorities. The next day, Rachel returns home with Aidan but he warns her that she should not have helped Samara, as the curse is still in effect. In his apartment, Noah witnesses his television turn itself on, Samara crawling out of the well onscreen and then crawls right out of the television, frightening him to death. In enraged grief, Rachel burns the original tape but realises she was spared because she had made a copy and shown it to Noah, when he did not. In an effort to save Aidan, Rachel aids him in copying the tape, Aidan asking her what will they do when they show it to someone else, though Rachel does not reply. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Ring (2002 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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