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Richard Morgan seemed to be coping well until Rachel turned up to throw the past back in his face It's tragic how misunderstood he is. He just wanted a peaceful life with his wife and horses. Samara was determined to ruin that family unit and wrongfully paint him as an abuser.

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It's years later and I still think one of cinema's most frightening moments is the ultimate twist, when Rachel wakes up happily next to her son assuming the danger is gone but then Aidan asks: "...You helped her? Why did you do that?"

The utter silence in everything except what he's saying is golden. The young actor who played him (David Dorfman) was perfectly cast. He knew how to balance creepiness with innocence. Aidan is a character who appears to know so much but is also as much a victim as everyone else who watches the tape.

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^ Also, it's fun to watch youtuber's first time reactions to that moment and seeing people who thought Rachel/Noah/Aidan would get a happy ending together suddenly fearful and confused

And it never stops being heartbreaking that Noah has to be put through that.

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Noah's equivalent in the Japanese original has visions, which are seemingly passed on to his son. It's suggested that is what caused his divorce.

It's a great twist that works well for this 1998 version, whereas it suits Noah in the 2002 movie to be a regular and oblivious guy who is an absentee father due to fear of failure.

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Iconic

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Still the best remake I've ever seen! And the rare case where I prefer it to the original.

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She's everywhere!

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Poor Gizmo.