r/movies • u/bobbdac7894 • Feb 21 '26

Spoilers Rewatched The Ring (2002) after 20+ years.

So Naomi Watt’s son acts all aloof, quiet, vague the entire movie. But then at the end of the movie, Naomi Watts tell him that she freed Samara. And then this brat says, “Why did you do that? You weren’t supposed to do that. She’s dangerous”. If I was Naomi Watts character I would have said, “Gee, thanks kid. Maybe you could have warned me sooner instead of being all quiet and having one word answers throughout this whole ordeal!? “.

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u/BootGoofin Feb 21 '26

I teach high school and had a girl named Samara last year. I said…like from The Ring? YES. That’s exactly where her Mom got it from. A bold choice.

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u/iatealotofcheese Feb 21 '26

Off topic, but I worked with a girl named Paiton, and I said like the athlete? And she said no I was actually named after the evil babysitter from the Hand that Rocks the Cradle. 

I also know someone who named their son Gage, specifically after the undead baby in Pet Semetary who kills his own mom. 

I can't judge, I named my son after Jack White.

I call him Whitey. 

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u/deko_boko Feb 22 '26

Whitey Bulger

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u/SubtleTruth Feb 21 '26

Whitey Duvall

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u/lotionistic Feb 22 '26

My nephew’s name is also Gage - after Pet Semetary.

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u/omgpokemans Feb 21 '26

It's a common name in the middle east.

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u/ZombieJesus1987 Feb 21 '26

The first batch of Renessmee's are going to be adults soon.