The video discusses the movie "Rings" (2017), the third installment in the US version of "The Ring" franchise. The film ignores the events of the previous two movies and retcons some of the backstory. The movie's plot centers around a college professor, Gabriel, who uses the cursed tape to conduct an experiment, and a couple, Julia and Holt, who try to uncover the truth behind the tape.
As the story unfolds, Julia discovers a new video within the cursed tape, which guides her to uncover the dark past of Samara's mother, Evelyn, and the true history of Samara's birth. Julia eventually finds Samara's bones and burns them, but it is revealed that Samara tricked her into doing so, as she needed her bones to be burned to be reborn in Julia's body.
The movie ends with Julia being possessed by Samara's spirit, and the cursed video spreads rapidly over the internet, potentially claiming many more victims. The ending sets up new possibilities for the franchise, and the video creator praises the film's ability to adapt to modern times and its portrayal of Samara as a purely evil character.
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1. Samara was born in 1970 to Evelyn.
2. Samara's mother believed the child was telling her to drown the baby to get the demon out of her.
3. Evelyn was discovered trying to drown the baby and was taken to a mental facility.
4. Samara was put up for adoption and wound up with a foster family.
5. Samara's powers began to grow in strength, causing her parents concern.
6. Samara's powers are called "photography," the ability to burn images from one's mind onto surfaces.
7. Samara mentally attacked the family's horses, causing them to commit suicide.
8. Samara's foster mother, Anna, attempted to kill Samara by suffocating her and tossing her into a well.
9. Samara spent seven days in the well before drowning.
10. After her death, Samara's spirit continued to linger.
11. Samara's powers truly materialized after her death.
12. A set of cabins were built in the area, with cabin 12 being positioned over Samara's final resting place.
13. A TV and VCR were placed directly on top of the well, allowing Samara to project her spirit onto an empty VHS tape.
14. The tape created by Samara is the deadly tape of strange images synonymous with the series.
15. The rules of the tape are: someone watches the tape, receives a call saying "7 days," and on the exact moment 7 days are over, Samara comes out of her world through the TV and kills them.
16. The only way to survive is to copy the tape and get someone else to watch it.
17. The curse can be transferred to a new watcher, freeing the original watcher.
18. The new watchers are called "tails."
19. The curse evolves and grows stronger over time.
20. The movie Rings takes place 12 years after the events of the previous film.
21. The technology has changed, and Samara now uses digital means to spread her curse.
22. Gabriel, a college professor, is using Samara and the tape for an experiment to prove the existence of a soul and life after death.
23. Julia and Holt are the main protagonists of the movie.
24. Julia watches the video and finds herself marked with a strange symbol on her hand.
25. The speed of the curse is ramped up for Julia, and she has to solve a mystery to save herself.
26. Julia and Holt discover that Samara's remains are buried in a small town.
27. They meet Burke, a blind man who is revealed to be Samara's father.
28. Burke had purposely blinded himself to avoid being attacked by Samara.
29. Samara fixes Burke's vision and kills him.
30. The bones are finally burned, but Samara had tricked Julia into burning them to be reborn in Julia's body.
31. Julia is now overtaken by Samara's spirit, reborn within her.
32. The curse is spread via the internet, potentially claiming many more victims.
33. The movie ends with the possibility of a new direction for the franchise.