The Eye (見鬼), also known as Seeing Ghosts, is a 2002 Hong Kong–Singaporean supernatural horror film directed by the Pang brothers. The film spawned two sequels by the Pang brothers, The Eye 2 and The Eye 10. There are three remakes of this film, including Adhu, made in 2004 in Tamil, Naina made in 2005 in Hindi and The Eye, a 2008 Hollywood production starring Jessica Alba.
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Blind since the age of 5, 20-year-old classical violinist Wong Kar-mun undergoes an eye cornea transplant after receiving a pair of new eyes from a donor. Initially, she is glad to have her sight restored but becomes troubled when she starts seeing mysterious figures that seem to foretell gruesome deaths. The night before her discharge from the hospital, she sees a shadowy figure accompanying a patient out of the room, and the next morning, the patient is pronounced dead.
Kar-mun goes to see Dr. Wah, a psychotherapist, about the strange entities that she has been seeing. He is initially sceptical, but as he gradually develops a closer relationship with her, he decides to accompany her to northern Thailand to find Ling, the eye donor. When they ask a village doctor about Ling and her family, he is unwilling to reveal anything but becomes more cooperative when Kar-mun tells him that she sees what Ling used to see. Ling had a psychic ability that allowed her to foresee death and disaster. However, her fellow villagers misunderstood her as a jinx and refused to trust her. Once, Ling tried to warn the people about an imminent disaster, but they drove her away in disbelief. When her vision came true, she felt guilty about the tragedy and hanged herself. Ling's mother is both depressed and angry with her daughter and has never forgiven Ling for committing suicide until one night, Ling's spirit possesses Kar-mun and attempts suicide. Ling's mother saves Kar-mun and breaks down, saying she has forgiven Ling, and Ling's spirit leaves in peace.
