20 Things You Didn't Know About The Ring

2. How Does Aidan Survive The Curse?

Samara The Ring
DreamWorks Pictures

Aidan, Rachel's son, is lined up as Samara's next victim until she figures out the trick of passing on the curse, but to who? The problem is ethical - save your kid but doom someone else to die.

In the original film, Rachel's counterpart Reiko passes the tape to her elderly father but in the remake, no such recipient is ever specified, so who did she pass the tape to?

There was a sub plot featuring Chris Cooper's scapegoat murderer, as previously mentioned, but apparently there was another deleted scene in which Rachel leaves the tape in a video rental store 'employees picks' bin to be found by some unsuspecting victim.

It was decided that both scenes would reduce any sympathy for the characters and the climax was left to the imagination.

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