Grimm1

I got the impression that Samara was their chiild...it was said that her Mom was not meant to bare any children. But they told the people on the island that she was adopted. What was the motive for telling that lie?

das Monkey

• Quoth Grimm1 •<HR SIZE=1>I got the impression that Samara was their chiild...it was said that her Mom was not meant to bare any children. But they told the people on the island that she was adopted. What was the motive for telling that lie? <HR SIZE=1>

I'm not sure what you're asking here, but we're led to believe they left and returned with the child saying that she was adopted. The intent is to make us think her origin is possibly mystical or not natural. Maybe they did adopt her, or maybe she really is theirs, or maybe ... the point is that it's an unknown, something to add more mystery to her character. Assuming something weird was up, you can understand why they'd just say she was adopted.

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Grimm1

From what the father said I took it to mean that she was their natural/unatural born child. That his wife was never meant to have a child...this kind of explaining why Samara is "not natural". I thought maybe I missunderstood this part but on another site it is mentioned that the mother is listed on Samara's birth certificate as the natural birth mother.

There was no mention that I remember that bad things were happening when Samara was a baby so why the need to lie about her being adopted?

mather_2003

I cant believe this thread is still going on after 1(+) year.

Grimm1

Hey...what can I say...I just caught it on dish the other night for the first time. Most of the questions I had were addressed earlier in the post except this one. Figured there's no point to starting a new post.

I liked how the mystery of the story unfolded...but was a little let down by the ending.

Vegas9203

Also, someone would have undoubtedly told you to use a search

Mr. Flix

I'm bring this thread back from the dead because I have a question that's bugging me after re-watching this movie last night.

Toward the end of the movie, Rachel (Naomi Watts) is leaving Noah's apartment after finding him dead. On her way out, she sees Noah's girlfriend getting ready to get on the elevator to go up to Noah's apartment. Rachel hides in a doorway to keep from being seen by the girlfriend, and while she waits for the coast to clear, she briefly looks at a bloody tissue in her hand (apparently bloody from her own nosebleed).

My question is -- what is the point of this scene? After this, Rachel goes home, has the realization that she was spared b/c she made a copy of the tape, then walks her son through the process of making a copy himself so that he will be spared. Then the movie ends. I cannot figure out what the near run-in with the girlfriend contributes to the movie at all. Thoughts?

Trevor

It's been awhile since I've watched it, but was it just to show that Rachel was going to be successful in passing it on, and who the victim would be?

Mr. Flix

Maybe, but I don't quite see the connection. At the point that Rachel sees the girlfriend, she hasn't realized that making a copy saves your life. And the girlfriend was a totally harmless character, so the idea that Rachel would basically target her with the tape seems inexplicably vicious.

Venom

According to my memory, Trevor is correct.

She may have not known before hand, as in she didn't set up/target the girlfriend. But after not dying, she could have figured out why... And she must have, hence her helping her son make a copy to escape the curse.

And, yeah, it's mean. Someone will have to die, and likely be innocent of deserving death. To save yourself and or child, wouldn't you pass the curse along? And if so, wouldn't you rather it be to a stranger than someone you know?

Trevor

Looking at the synopsis on Wikipedia, it appears that Rachel passed the curse on to her ex-boyfriend Noah. So I don't know, maybe I'll watch it again in October.

But you know, this is the type of question that was probably discussed and answered in the sadly deceased IMBd message boards.

Hey, didn't some website backup those boards?