6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Overview
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter revolves around supernatural horror and a mysterious curse, which are inherently apolitical themes, and its narrative does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology or social system.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and no intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on supernatural horror and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly centralize DEI themes.
Secondary
The 2002 American film "The Ring" is a remake of the Japanese film "Ringu" (1998) and novel. Key characters, originally Japanese (East Asian) in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in this adaptation, constituting multiple race swaps.
The Ring is a supernatural horror film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to the mystery of a cursed videotape and the terror it unleashes, making the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements N/A.
The film "The Ring" is a supernatural horror movie centered on a cursed videotape. Its narrative and characters do not include any identifiable transsexual individuals or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2002 American remake of "The Ring" maintains the established genders of all its main characters from the original Japanese film and novel. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.7
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.7
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