Independant research - The Ring 2

The Ring 2 (2005) Rated 5.1/10 on the IMDb… Fear Comes Full Circle

Opening Weekend: $35,065,237 (USA) (20 March 2005) (3332 Screens)

Gross: $143,024,542 (Worldwide) (18 April 2005)

Run Time: 110 Minutes

Produced By: DreamWorks SKG

Directed By: Hideo Nakata

Written By: Hiroshi Takahashi, Kôji Suzuki, Ehren Kruger

Cast: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman and Elizabeth Perkins

Plot: Roughly six months after the first horror featuring Samara and many victims, a new video tape has emerged that proves that there is a new terror waiting in the darkness. Main actress Rachel (Naomi Watts) finally hears of a recent death involving a college student and the death is caused by similar incidents as Samara’s past victims. Now Rachel’s son (Aidan) is in danger and it is down to her to prevent her sons death.




Themes: One of the major themes in the Ring 2 is water. this is because Samara (The main character) has a fear of it as her spirit is stuck at the bottom of a well. it is also assumed to be a main theme because there are many suggestions throughout the film that Samara's dad was a water demon and in some religions water is seen as a form of purification.

Setting- After everything that happened in the original Ring the film move out of the city and into a small rural town called astoria, USA.

Props- Within the fil (the Ring 2) there are many props used. In extract lasting approximately one and a half minutes, there are several props that include; The tape which becomes a main feature in the film once again, a TV that creates a fealing a fear and also a room that is overflowing with water, which also has a major part in the film as the story is based on a girl in a well.



Lighting- The majority of the film is light by natural light which helps to make the film feel more realistic. In the TV world they used dull lighting so that it would seem more creepy and therefor create a tense feeling.



Sound (Diegetic and Non-Diegetic)- Henning Lohner and Martin Tillman produced all of the music to The Ring 2. They was also in charge of the Non-Digetic sound that are heard throughout the film. in regards to non- diegetic, within the one minute thirty trailer I watched, there was a lot of high intensity music playing. for Diegetic there are many sound effects that have been added in such as the sound of a TV un tuned and also some screaming sound that are being made by Samara's victims. In the film the sound editors also etablished a sound Motif. They have done this by using the sound of the TV tuning in.

 
Editing- Within the extract that i watch and also throughout the entire film, the editing contains many Ellipsis' such as when you hear the TV crackle and are waiting for Samara to appear. The editors have also used many Faced paced editing techniques such as match on action so that the pace of the film is increased and also so that it helps to create more tension. Also about 5 minutes through, the editors have changed it into black and white to create the effect of looking out of the TV and into the 'normal' world. They acheived this by adding a fuzzy effect and changing the colour of the clip.



Camerawork- The camera work in the first 5 minutes are mainly mid-long shots.



Review- The Ring Two received negative reviews with a current positive rating of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic gives the movie a 69 out of a possible 100. The main complaint was the script and screenplay, which some critics thought was dull and "littered with plot holes", but Naomi Watts' performance as Rachel Keller was praised by critics.