The Sixth Sense Essay

Mood And Presences In The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a supernatural thriller that was released in 1999. The film explains the story of
Cole Spear, a disturbed and quiet boy, who eventually comes to the realization that he can see and
talk to dead people. Throughout the movie, there are many elements in a scene that are placed in a
certain way in order to convey a deeper meaning and gather a better understanding of this film. The
mise–en–scene of this movie creates a mood and presence that can be seen through the different
settings, camera shots, props and lighting.
In The Sixth Sense, one of the most revealing scene in terms of setting the mood and atmosphere is
the opening scene. In this scene, there are many props that lead the viewer to think there is a deeper
meaning
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The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan
The director of the popular 1999 movie, The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan, used various film
devices to make the film a film of substance, suspense, and a sense of relief or discovery. The most
prevalent film devices used in this movie are: foreshadowing, symbolism, and motif. These three
film devices are used to assist the viewer of the film in fully understanding the plot and helping the
audience to understand the significance of some dialogue or a specific shot in the film. In The Sixth
Sense, a young boy, named Cole Sear (played by Haley Joel Osment), seems to have some sort of
mental or psychological illness, which is later thought to be a type of childhood schizophrenia. He
claims to see things and/or people that others cannot see;...show more content...
Foreshadowing is used to give hints about what will happen next in the plot, and it may give a
sense of relief or discovery. An example of foreshadowing in this movie is: in the beginning of
the film, Vincent breaks and enters into Dr. Crowe's home. As stated before. Vincent Grey was a
former patient or client of Crowe's. Vincent tells Dr. Crowe that he had failed him and after the
whole dramatic episode, Vincent shoots Crowe and himself. When Crowe gets shot, a viewer of
the film could assume the bullet went somewhere near his kidney, which could be fatal. However,
at this point in the movie, the audience wouldn't know that it killed him. This was a flashback. This
is evidence that the plot was constructed with in medias res in mind. Another example of
foreshadowing is the fact that it seems as if Cole is the only person who can talk to Dr. Crowe.
This is especially significant because of the opening scene which involved the shooting of Crowe.
The audience, then, could start making assumptions that the shot killed Crowe and the only reasons
Cole is the only one who talks to him is because he's dead. Throughout the movie, the audience
should noticed that whenever Dr. Crowe talks to people other than Cole, they don't

Personal Narrative: The Sixth Sense
The sixth sense; something so mysterious and bizarre we consider paranormal, yet this vestigial
method of perception can produce beautiful results. Only seven hours ago, I had landed in
Germany and my jetlagged, Chicagoan brain screamed for sleep. But I still had a concert to play.
The first venue for this concert tour was the massive, intimidating St. Peter and Paul church that
could seat at least 200 people. However, I was more anxious about the solo I would be playing that
night. My mind was fuzzy and my fingers remained dry and weak from the flight; I needed hours of
warm–up to get back in shape, but I only had less than an hour. With no secluded area to practice, I
resorted to a corner in the church, snapping a mute on my instrument and...show more content...
Many millenniums ago, our homo sapien ancestors constantly exhibited this extra sense to detect
approaching predators to prepare their bodies for an attack. However, it seems as though we have
lost this ability due to our advancements in technology that place us on top of the food chain. If this
is correct, how can my mind picture the reactions of my audience when my eyes are focused on the
blank corner of a church? Society fears the paranormal individuals with this extra sense, but perhaps
the sixth sense is not completely extinct in the human body but is rather vestigial. On rare occasions,
it can be activated. Staring at the ancient grey marble of the German church, the world around me
was a complete mystery, yet a strange awareness helped me visualize the small crowd behind me.
This information, I believe, was generated by the sixth sense, which could suddenly function when
our vision is limited. The extra sense must be activated to protect us from vulnerability and provide a
perception that taste, hearing, touch, and smell together lacks. But most importantly, this mechanism
can sense unique information that can benefit my music

The Sixth Sense By Dr. Malcolm Crowe
The Sixth Sense is an amazing movie. It has to be one of my all time favorite movies, definitely in
my top ten favorites list for sure. The film is just so unique and well thought out and has this mind
twisting turn out towards the end of the movie that makes you think what you might've missed. I
don't think anybody would've guessed the outcome of the movie to end this way, it's really one of a
kind. This movie isn't your typical ghost or horror film. There's so much more to it and if you get
the chance to watch it you should definitely do so because I guarantee you will love the movie
too. The Sixth Sense is a movie about a children's psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe trying to help a
troubled little boy named Cole. Now people see Cole as a

Use Of Foreshadowing In The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a film with subtle hints towards the future of the characters or even the plot of
the story. Foreshadowing was used in almost every scene. One of the biggest points of
foreshadowing used in this film was temperature change. Cole was cursed with being able to see
dead people, whenever one of these encounters was going to occur with an angry or emotional ghost
the temperature drastically dropped. An example of this is one night Cole woke up and went to the
restroom. While there something runs across the screen and Cole turns his head to reveal him
breathing out and being able to see his breath, meaning the temperature greatly dropped. This
happened multiple times throughout the movie when he had other encounters through ghosts.

Sixth Sense Essay
In the film 'Sixth Sense', directed by M. Night Shyamalan there are various aspects used in the final
scene to express the theme of communication (relationship) and the supernatural. Four aspects are
Voice–over, Music, 2 Shot and Flashback.
In 'Sixth Sense' the director uses 'Voice–over' to show, the theme of supernatural and communication.
The voice–over is used after Malcolm and Anna's dialogue. When Malcolm sees Anna dropping his
ring on the floor, he slowly steps backward with startled look on his face, then the Voice
–over of
Cole's voice "I see dead, they don't know they are dead" comes giving a hint to the viewer and
Malcolm about the truth. After the Voice–over, he takes a look around the house, one plate on the
table, his basement...show more content...
The director narrates Malcolm being a ghost by using Voice–over he also used Voice–over to help
the viewer to understand the theme of supernatural and communication. This also makes the viewer
to flashback to the scene which was not understandable.
Music is one of the aspects the director uses to catch the viewers' attention and to build up tension
and suspense. In the last scene, the music starts when Malcolm realizes the truth of him being a
ghost. Classical music is used in the film; fast pace, grand music is played. The music gets even
louder and grander when it meets the Voice–over and Flashbacks when he starts to realize him as a
ghost, then a sound of a gunshot from the night he died is played. After the Flashback of the night
and remembering the last moment, the music turns into slow, calm, romantic music, creating a warm
mood as it's implying a happy ending. The director uses dynamics in music shows the crisis and
resolution indirectly. Two Shot of the Malcolm and Anna are shown at the start and the end of the
film. The director uses Two Shot is to show the changes in the relationship between them and the
theme of communication. In the

The Sixth Sense by Manoj Night Shyamalan Through close analysis of the restaurant scene and
the scene where Dr Crowe is in the hose with both Cole and his mother, discuss the techniques
used to make the audience believe that Dr Crowe is alive. The Sixth Sense made in 1999, a
suspense drama thriller directed by Manoj Night Shyamalan. Dr Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a
child psychologist, one night he and his wife were celebrating his award, for his "recognition of
outstanding achievement in the field of child psychology", was visited by Vincent Grey an
ex–patient. Before Grey committed suicide, he shot Dr Crowe. A year passes and he is signed on to
a boy called Cole Sear played by Haley...show more content...
This technique is a good one to show that Dr Crowe is alive when he is not. Then she lifts her head
up but we cannot see her face, she then moves it despondently to the side, this makes the audience
think– is she ignoring him for being late? After this shot, he says "I thought the other Italian
restaurant I asked you to marry me in" then tilts his head quizzically to the side trying to gauge
her expression. She does not respond. The audience are, wondering why she isn't responding to
him. The shot is still an over the shoulder shot, Dr Crowe sits down mouthing the work "ok". This
illustrates to the audience that he has accepted her being in a mood. They can see that Dr Crowe
is still upset about Anna not replying. Then Dr Crowe tries again "I'm sorry I just don't seem to
be able to keep track of time" He is tired "and I didn't have a very good session today. I" he sighs
"they're both similar, same mannerisms, same expressions ect. ect". This shot is an interview shot
because the audience cannot see the reactions from Anna, so the camera stays on Dr Crowe, who
changes the subject so he can get a reply from Anna about his day. Dr Crowe then shakes his head
and leans back "I think it might be some kind of

Using Literary Devices In The Sixth Sense
After recently watching The Sixth Sense I realized that there is a great use of devices in the film.
The Sixth Sense is about a child psychologist Dr. Malcolm, who tries to help a child defeat his
dark secret. I think this movie is a prime example of using literary devices such as, foreshadowing
and symbolism within the script. I really enjoyed this film for these reasons and would recommend it
everyone. There are many instances in which these devices are used in the film, some are much
more noticeable than the others. This movie has a really high replay value because, you always
notice something new in regards to symbolism. Also the other view points that you can see the story
after knowing what happens in the dramatic ending. The many uses...show more content...
The biggest aspect of foreshadowing used in this movie is the fact that Malcolm only interacts with
Cole during the entire movie after his death. This is something that is hard to notice on the first
time you watch this film. This aspect gives the film high replay value. When Malcolm is sitting
in the living room with Cole's mother the viewer assumes that they are both talking when Cole
arrives home from school, when in reality she doesn't even notice Malcolm. When Malcolm
attends Cole's plays at his school no one asks him why he's there or anything at all. My favorite
example of this is, there are other parents recording the play and are sitting directly behind
Malcolm. If they were able to see him, Malcolm would be in the way of the shot. The other parents
see right through him because he is dead, I think that this is brilliant foreshadowing for the twist at
the end of the film. The temperature change is one of the more obvious uses of foreshadowing in
the movie. The temperature dropped in the film when a ghost was upset. A the start of one of the
scenes, there is a close up on the thermostat changing to cold by itself. This is foreshadowing on the
upset ghosts that are about to visit

The Suspense In The Sixth Sense Essay
The Suspense In The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller. It follows a very simple set of conventions that are
associated with all psychological thrillers. The hero or anti–hero is always present in psychological
thrillers and is there for the audience to relate to. Vulnerable characters are often depicted as small
children. Children are seen as innocent and un–knowing, it is easy for the audience to be aware of
what the children are going through as they were all one once. Suspense is always built up with
dramatic and scary music. Using this convention allows the audience time to realise that something
is going to happen. When the audience views a psychological thriller they...show more content...
This convention is particularly important when trying to show suspense. Filmmakers are always
very happy to accept psychological thrillers because they are usually always popular e.g. The Thing,
Scream Trilogy, Alien and Vertical Limit.
The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller about a young boy who can see ghosts and the doctor
who is helping him. As the movie progresses it is able to show why the doctor is helping the boy
and why the child can see the ghosts. The Sixth Sense was a huge success for a director who had
not been marked as one of particular importance. M. Night Shyamalan had previously only directed
short films, but had started to come into the mainstream with his second feature length film Wide
Awake. The Sixth Sense had a huge box office success all over the world and after being nominated
for 6 Academy Awards, it won two– Best Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment) and Best
Screenplay.
This film is another where Bruce Willis is co–starring with a child (previously Mercury Rising).
Bruce Willis was specifically chosen to play the role of Dr. Malcolm Crowe. This is not a role that
the audience would expect to see Bruce Willis in as he

The Sixth Sense Book Report
We have five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. However, German philosopher, Friedrich
Nietzsche, coined the term "The Sixth Sense" meaning the Industrial Revolution. Joseph Cooper
Ramo took this a step further with what he calls "The Seventh Sense", speaking of the age of
constant connection. A transformation is occurring, just like what happened when factories and
more changed the way life was lived in the 18th century. We are constantly connected to each other,
news, and information. It has diminished barriers for businesses, networking, politics, etc. It has also
allowed terrorists better access to resources and chaos to spread more rapidly than ever before. This
book explores how these connections fit into human history, how they operate, and how the future
looks with this new power.
With the Scientific Revolution, we could get places faster and more easily, lengthen lives, and more.
There was a "convergence club" that included...show more content...
Artificial intelligence is virtually everywhere: from Siri to Google. Many television shows now
show what the future would look like with more technology and artificial intelligence in our lives.
The popular Netflix show, Black Mirror, explores the strange world of advancing technology. In
one episode, "Be Right Back", a woman loses her fiancГ©, Ash, in a car accident. However, the
couple had been active on social media and she is able to interact with artificial intelligence that
can talk the same way her fiancГ© could. She is even able to order a life–sized android that can
learn to act the way real Ash could. Another show that explores how artificial intelligence may affect
humans is HBO's Westworld. The "hosts", or robots, are given the power to think and improvise to
interact with the humans. Things can go terribly wrong, though, once the artificial intelligence is
able to think freely with a level of

Malcom Crowe In The Sixth Sense
THE FANTASTIC IN FILM 'THE SIXTH SENSE' The movie 'The Sixth Sense' fits in the category
of fantastic because it creates a hesitation between the reality and the supernatural. At first, Dr.
Malcom Crowe looks more credible than Cole Sear because of the working–class status of Malcom
which makes him more reliable as a narrator. Cole can see ghost, but maybe what he sees is an
illusion because of the fact that his dad committed suicide. In other words, he may be mentally
unstable because of this trauma which makes him less credible. In end of the movie, Malcom
Crowe realised that he was dead the whole time through subtle evidences. A viewer could have
overlooked the subtle evidences that the director has put and has already established that Dr....show
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The small details in the movie have shown that Cole was the reliable narrator despite his
unreliable factors such as his mental state and his background. An example that shows that
Malcom is indeed dead is when his wife completely ignores him for arriving late to their
anniversary's dinner. At first, it looks like she was mad at him, but the way the table was set
proves that Bruce was inexistent. If it were for a date, it would be a table for two with all the
plates and its components, but it was set for only one person. It shows that the wife did not dine
with Malcom Crowe and was alone. Another example is while he was working at his office,
somebody was ringing at his door. The wife opens the door only a few minutes later despise that
Malcom asks her several times to open the door. The man comes in and keeps on telling her that
she shouldn't stay 'alone'. The sentence 'You should not stay alone' was in a figurative sense. The
word 'alone' means she is single, a widow. This piece of evidence emphasises on why she was
watching her weeding's video throughout the movie. At first, it seems the wife was watching it
because her husband didn't pay attention to her or maybe she was rethinking

Theme Of Foreshadowing In The Sixth Sense
The director M. Night Shyamalan used different methods to construct and format the theme of the
film, "The Sixth Sense". He uses foreshadowing, symbolism and motif to help the viewer
understand the movie and see that it is more than what you first perceive. In "The Sixth Sense" a
boy named Cole Sear has a sixth sense that is haunting him at the beginning of the movie. He sees
things that other people can't see. He can also hear things that other people can't. He can see ghosts,
among people as if living like nothing ever happened. A Doctor named Dr. Malcolm Crowe tries to
help Cole with his "problem" until he realizes that Cole is very much like one of his other patients,
Vincent Grey, who was a boy that had the exact same symptoms. Ultimately the director uses
foreshadowing, symbolism and motif to construct the theme of communication within the film.
Throughout the movie, "The Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamala utilizes foreshadowing to
hint to the viewers what will happen next throughout the film. Foreshadowing was used as a
valuable tool more than just once throughout the motion picture. For example, in the beginning
Vincent Grey breaks into Dr. Malcolm Crowe's home. Vincent Grey was a former patient of
Crowe's. Throughout this emotional scene Vincent tells him that he had failed him and then
Vincent shoots Crowe and himself. Dr. Crowe gets shot in the kidney. That would be a fatal
wound to anyone. Although the audience doesn't know that, because that was only a flashback.
The movie then moves to the next fall and it appears that Crowe is alive. This example indicates
that Dr. Crowe is a ghost himself. Another instance of foreshadowing is Cole Sear is the only
person to speak to Dr.Crowe throughout the film. Even though Dr. Crowe speaks and tries to
communicate with other people, no one speaks back. Dr. Crowe only sees what he wants to see.
This is also an indication Dr. Crowe is dead. As the film went on one may notice that Dr. Crowe
only wore an undershirt, a shirt over it and a coat. And he switches all the time, but he never wears
anything besides that.Living people usually change their clothes. Another foreshadow is in the
beginning, when Cole speaks to Dr. Crowe in the church he spoke in

Comparison Between The Others and The Sixth Sense
The blockbuster movies 'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Others' are two of the best examples of
supernatural thrillers you will ever see. Both storylines are gripping and compelling and there are
many unsuspected twists and turns along the way.
'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Others' have comparable storylines because they are both based on the
idea of a parallel universe in which supernatural and human beings are closer than anyone realises.
Both movies have an ability to keep you guessing throughout and unexpectedly surprising you.
'The Sixth Sense' is about a distinguished child psychologist, Dr Malcolm Crowe who is haunted by
the painful memory of...show more content...
If they do not catch your attention and generate anticipation, it is likely that you will not enjoy the
movie.
From the opening credits, with their white–on–black minimalism and the stealthy, suggestive music,
it's clear that 'The Sixth Sense' is going to have you on the edge of your seat the whole way
through. The black of the background symbolises darkness and the feeling of unawareness and the
contrasting glowing white writing stands out against it. As the scrolling credits fade into the
background followed by shadows; it sets an eerie atmosphere, which prepares you for the rest of the
movie. The haunting music gets more intense as the credits roll on, which builds tension towards the
opening scene, as it starts with complementary near silence to add impact.
The opening credits in 'The Others' also create a similar ghostly setting as in 'The Sixth Sense'
although I feel that the credits in 'The Others' are more chilling and quite shocking. They start
relatively harmless, however we are still tense and edgy because we know there is irony behind
this and that the story will not turn out to be so innocent. This is proved as the credits roll on and
the images become more disturbing and terrifying. The gentle voice over is also ironic because it
leaves the audience wondering why such a kind voice, talking

Sixth Sense Scene
The sixth sense was one of M. Night Shyamalan most remarkable works. A late nineties
supernatural horror thriller movie, which was released in august 9 of 1999. The film is about a
man named Dr. Malcolm Crowe, who is a child psychologist in Philadelphia. He returns home one
night with his wife, Anna, after having been honored for his work as a psychiatrist. A young man
appears in their bathroom, and accuses Malcolm of failing him. Malcolm recognizes him as Vincent
Grey, a former patient whom he treated as a child for hallucinations. After Malcolm realizes he did
fail him, Vincent shoots his former doctor before killing himself. Then next fall, Malcolm begins
working with another patient, 9–year–old Cole Sear, whose case is very similar to Vincent's....show
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The reasoning behinds this is that it has a great symbolic meaning to it. The color symbolizes
anything in the real world that has been tainted by the other world and is used to suggest really
explosively emotional moments and situations. A scene that helps support this is when Cole was at
the birthday party. Cole's red jumper at the kid's party, and the red balloon, both pre–empt the ghost
sobbing in the wall. It has also been said that the image of the balloon rising up towards the light
through the center of the spiral staircase is representative of a spirit rising up towards God, with
the staircase representing life's journey. The fact that Cole wears red here could be symbolic of
his situation at this point: he is naive and uncertain, but is drawn to the voices nonetheless. Red is
the color of the spirit world, and so by wearing it he is inadvertently drawing spirits towards him.
Whenever Cole was scared he would run to the Church which had a big red door, or he would run
to his "sanctuary" which was a red tent in his house. So, contradictorily, red is both a color of
danger and ghosts, and of safety and refuge. I think the key to understanding this contradiction is in
religion and all its contradictions and promises. Cole's understanding of religion is a simple one.
He sees the church as a place to escape the spirits' voices that are haunting him, and yet he enters
possibly one of the most spiritual places

Sixth Sense Theme
In the movie The Sixth Sense, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, there are numerous themes that
are brought to light. The theme that I am going to focus on for this paper is death as a part of life.
This theme is evident in this film because Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is shot in the first
scene and passes on but the movie continues to show his afterlife without revealing that Dr. Crowe
has actually passed on. Death as a part of life is also plays a big role with the young boy Cole (Haley
Joel Osment). He is able to see the ghosts of people that have died and listens to them but he can also
communicate with them, which turns out to be very important to the development of the story.
The first scene where death as a part of life is evident is from the very beginning of the film.
"It appears to be a familiar tale of a psychologist, doctor, or lawyer who wants to compensate for a
past failure by helping someone with a similar problem. Crowe feels that he failed his former
patient, Vincent Grey". ( La Caze 1) this is when Vincent Grey (Donnie Wahlberg) shoots Dr.
Crowe and then takes his own life in the bathroom of Dr. Crowes house. This supports the movies
theme because Vincent was one of Dr. Crowes patients who had problems...show more content...
Crowe is meeting with Cole in his mother's home. The viewer at this point of the film does not
know that Dr. Crowe is dead but Cole is able to tell that he is because he is able to see and speak
to the deceased. Dr. Crowe is able to play a little game with the kid so that way the he will earn
his trust and open up to him about what is going on in his life. Dr. Crowe is able to recall events
from when he has dealt with other troubled kids working with his pervious patients. By playing
this game, the kid is able to speak to him and he sort of lets him in on what is currently going on
with his life and the issues that he is having by seeing

Essay on Review of The Sixth Sense
Review of The Sixth Sense The sixth sense tell the story of a troubled young boy named Cole
Sear (Haley Joel Osment) and child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), and their
own personal struggles in life. Malcolm is a deeply respected child psychologist, who once had a
patient appearing to have many of the same mental struggles as Cole. Malcolm failed to help his last
patient and therefore is deeply committed to helping Cole.
At first the film starts out as a classic film of the horror genre, with the victim being attacked by
violent,...show more content...
The "twist" in this story is so well hidden no one could have predicted that, in actual fact,
Malcolm, the very person trying to help Cole and at first doubting his ghosts, is in fact dead
himself! However once the ending has been seen and the film is viewed second time round, clues
can be detected to show that it is hinted at all the way through, such as when his wife is in the
restaurant and the table is only set for one. The film then goes into flashback mode as he realises
that when he was shot at the beginning he died.
It must be highly difficult for a writer and producer to create something truly individual when there
is already so much material available.
The sixth sense was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and was nominated for many Oscar
awards, including best director, and best original screenplay. The most important of these
nominations is, to me, the best original screenplay nomination, as I intend to compare the
effectiveness and originality of the "twist" in this film to another movie titled "The Life of David
Gale". At first glance it may seem strange to compare these films to one another, as they appear to be
completely different, however they both have unpredictable and effective "twists" at the end.
The Life of David Gale is a

Sixth Sense Themes
Mia Brewer
Courtlynne Cowan
Period 6
Bailin
Monday, March 13
The Sixth Sense, is a Drama/Thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Malcolm Crowe
(Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a
very unhappy ex–patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with
the same ills as the ex–patient (Donnie Wahlberg) . This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a
lot of time with the boy much to the dismay of his wife (Olivia Williams). Cole's mom (Toni
Collette) is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's
only hope.
In the Sixth Sense, there is always a red object in the room, when a ghost is present. The symbolic
representation...show more content...
It is a movie about coping with fear and trauma, and about learning to appreciate perspectives or
individuals who initially frighten or even repulse you. Our two principal characters, Cole Sear
and Malcolm Crowe, embody both of those themes perfectly. Sear's absent parent would be cause
enough for worries about guilt, but his extrasensory encounters further isolate and terrify him. He
recognizes his alienation from his fellow students, and has had to become mature at a young age.
He tries to solve his problems on his own as well as he is able to, gathering up any and all remotely
paranormal or religious icons as a bulwark against his fears. But it is not until, on Crowe's
suggestion, Sear extends a hand to his post–mortem aggressors that he is able to recognize that there
is and always has been an attempt at communication, which he has always misinterpreted. Viewing
this movie now, we can clearly see that the societal norm to "judge a book by its cover," or be
repulsed to someone by their looks or who they are, is being challenged. The writer and director did
a tremendous job portraying this controversial issue throughout the

The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a PG–13 horror film released on August 6, 1999 by director M. Night
Shyamalan. It talks about a boy name Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) who is able to see and talk to
people from the dead and child psychiatrist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) tries to help him.
Throughout the movie there were abundance of scenes that made the movie memorable for the
audience. One scene I found this intriguing was the funeral scene. There were numerous techniques
that were used during the scene which ties everything for the audience to understand who the
murderer was. Without analyzing the funeral scene, the audience would not have believed that Cole
could speak to the dead.
Cole was one of Malcolm patients and Cole could not find a person to...show more content...
This extreme close–up is focused on the video tape of Kyra's death. This video–tape is one of the
symbolism of the three minute part that unlocks the murder mystery of the Kyra. They did a high
angle shot showing the tape which in our book it says, "a style of lighting emphasizing harsh
shafts and dramatic streaks of lights and darks. Often used in thrillers and melodramas." They also
had movements of Kyra's father to react to this. In the script they said, "The father looks down in a
daze. He goes to open the jewelry box. His movements are slow and strained. He lifts the latch and
open the box" (Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense Final Draft 106). After this extreme close–up we
transition to a medium close–up. At the start of the tape a medium close–up is shown back again in
the film and this shows the reaction of Kyra's father when he was watching the video Cole gave
him. In order for this medium close–up to stand out from the previous one, they need to use a flat
angle which means the camera is the same project as the subject. The flat angle is directly to Kyra's
father. We then go to the television, which contains an angle density. The television angle was a
perfect 90 degrees with terror sounds around and this signifies the immediate danger that is going to
occur throughout the video

Essay about Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense
'With reference to two scenes from Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' examine the way in which the
audiences perception of the film changes having viewed its dramatic ending. Evaluate the
importance of the two scenes in the film as a whole.'
When the dramatic conclusion of Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense' has been viewed the audiences
perception changes. They start to understand how different techniques have been used to create the
illusion that Dr Malcolm Crowe is alive and how Shyamalan's has duped his audience. 'The Sixth
Sense' is initially set up as a thriller before evolving into a surprisingly touching psychological drama
with supernatural overtones. Shyamalan is...show more content...
It appears that we have come in in the middle of a scene and any conversation has already taken
place. The tension that is portrayed in this scene makes the audience feel that Crowe is not
welcome and that is one of the reason why they are sat in silence waiting for Cole. The
positioning of the chairs also makes the viewer think that some form of communication has taken
place. Lynn Sear's body language is also expressive of the tension and uncomfortable ness of the
room. She looks down at her hands and picks at her nails. It shows that she is anxious and worried.
The audience may also feel slightly inferior to Crowe and she does not know what to say. This gives
the audience the impression that this is an everyday situation but one that is knew to Lynn Sear. The
first time viewer witnesses nothing out of the ordinary.
When Cole arrives home from school he stops dead in the doorway. The audience presumes that
this is from a range of mixed emotions and feelings. Cole appears to be scared and shocked, there
is also a slight look of betrayal on his face. This could be because his mother has invited Dr Crowe
into their home. This is meant to be his place of sanctuary and it has been invaded. Once again the
first time viewer feels the uncomfortable tension in the den of the Sear household.

Essay On The Sixth Sense
An outsider is someone who is either forced or chooses to be different than others. There are
characters in the book Belzhar and the movie The Sixth Sense that are different than those around
them, which makes them outsiders. The book Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer is about a girl named
Jam, which is short for Jamaica, who had a boyfriend and his name was Reeve. Reeve was an
exchange student from London. Another character in Belzhar is Sierra. Both Jam and Sierra are
considered outsiders because of situations in their lives. Each character has become an outsider
because of personal circumstances in their lives that make them different from others. In the movie
"The Sixth Sense" Cole is a young boy who has an unusual ability to see the ghosts of dead...show
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The majority of them aren't as happy as the rest of them or as they used to be because some
horrific event had happened. Sierra's brother Andre had been kidnapped, so the majority of the
group didn't know the feeling of not having her brother anymore. Jam had lost her boyfriend Reeve.
The majority of the group doesn't understand the feeling when losing a very close friend, family
member, or boyfriend. Everyone thought that Cole was strange because he socially isolated
himself and didn't interact with other children. Isolation is hard to bear for many of the characters
in this novel like Jam, Sierra , and Cole. As stated above, they are outsiders because they stand out
as different from their peers, speak their minds, and are often shunned by others in their community.
But being different from their peers also makes them individual. They are characters who display
strength and courage because they do not always go with the crowd. Being different than others and
taking a different path is not alway a bad choice. In fact, the differences these character's show make
each one so likable and interesting to read and learn

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