robbie_the_c How did he last so long being ignored by his wife?Why does nobody get freaked out by the moving chair in the restaurant?How did he book an appointment with a kid? Did his Mum ring a dead mans phone? Did the kid arrange the appointment? Does he not need to confirm with his guardian he can talk to their kid? How did he get in the house? Did he knock on the door and not get acknowledged by the mother but still decided to walk in? Can he walk through walls? Does he not think it's weird he can walk through walls?Hmmm.

MovieManChuck 4/4 ESSENTIALIf you've talked with anyone who's anyone about The Sixth Sense, chances are you've heard "I see dead people". I encourage people who have not viewed he film to walk in to their first viewing as blind as possible, because the less you know the better. If you're farmiliar with M. Night Shyamalan's work, you'll know that he's famous for a twist at the end of his movies. This is not only Shyamalan's best twist, but one of my favorite thrillers, and a modern classic.The Sixth Sense is not a movie that is characterized by constant jump-scares and over-the-top violence, but instead it is a very smart, well preformed, and well directed movie. It slowly reveals new information over the course of the movie, and the suspense is waiting for the next answer. However, the two main characters (played by Haley Joel Osment and Bruce Willis) are always on the same phase of he journey as you are, providing a more genuine emotion to their preformances. It is a very well-constructed, well-orchestrated film and never gives way to it's own complex plot.As for the acting, Osment is able to play the very troubled kid, Cole, alive with raw fear. To capture such a mature preformance out of a child his age is truly incredible. Willis gives a very earnest preformance as Dr. Malcolm Crowe as well, and it'll be hard or forget as well... I was genuinely surprised at how convincing both the leads and the supporting cast was. It doesn't get more authentic than this.The instant success of this movie prompted Shyamalan to churn out more movies made in its image. Next was Unbreakable, a fantastic movie, and quite possibly an equal to The Sixth Sense. In 2002 came Signs, which was a great drama but little for suspense. In 2004, Shyamalan returned again with his signature "plot twist" with The Village, which fails to impress me. There is no doubt that Shyamalan hit hard with this movie, as he has been trying desperately to re-create the amazing experience found here. It just goes to show a formula is only good for so long, and he nails it in The Sixth Sense.M. Night Shyamalan has since been branded as a one-trick pony. While I disagree, I can understand those who think that. His films are similar... some are great, others aren't all that good. Even if it's true, The Sixth Sense is a pretty amazing trick and undoubtedly the movie that started it all for Shyamalan.

gordon-69874 The film The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) is a story of Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a young boy with a supernatural ability to see the dead. This ability, or sense, has been haunting him since birth causing him social insecurities to communicate with those around him for fear of being an outcast. Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a psychologist trying to understand Cole situation and help him. The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) confronts social problems of those who are deemed different from what society considers 'normal', encountering the fear of the unknown and truths of human nature set aside individual desires to help those in need. Multiple times in the film The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) Cole is referred as a freak by the kids in his school. He is a child that keeps to himself and avoids talking with others about his experiences. He lives in a constant state of fear which can be identified through his body language. In the past Cole has tried to express what he is dealing but people become quick to judge him negatively. In one scene Cole tells Dr. Crowe about a picture he drew in school of a man killed by a screwdriver to the neck. The school had a meeting with his mother who cried over the event. Cole states "I don't draw like that anymore...I draw people smiling, dogs running and rainbows" (Shyamalan, 1999). This scene provides an example of how individuals on the surface present that everything is fine because that is what others want when in reality they may be struggling on the inside. Dr. Crowe in The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) struggles with the decision to continue to help Cole because of the amount of time needed to help him. While Dr. Crowe feels obligated to aid Cole, it is interfering with the time he could be spending with his wife. Dr. Crowe loves his wife but he also knows Cole needs him. This scene helps to understand the conflict some face when deciding what is more important, helping others or focusing on one's own needs This film uses two techniques that relate to the theme of fear and the unknown. One technique is motif of a room getting cold. When the presence of the dead are in the room the individual fells a sudden coldness and cold air can be seen from their breath. Another technique involve dark rooms, or the lack of sufficient lighting, where it is hard to make out what is truly there. Unable to clearly see our surrounding allows fear to sit in and imaginations to run wild. These techniques are used for the audience to experience the same sensations as the characters in the film. A similar suspense film Shutter Island (2010) also has a main theme around social problems and how other in society are view that do not fit what is considered normal. The Sixth Sense (Shyamalan, 1999) leaves the audience considering the question of how far one is willing to understand and help someone else who may be in need.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 When people talk about this seminal horror picture, they often tend to focus on and overstate the importance of the famous final plot twist which, while a fantastic reveal in its own right, isn't the only or even main reason why the feature has remained such a cultural touchstone and is often remembered as being one of the very best examples of the genre. Instead, the ominous sense of mystery created by the relatively slow and self-assured pacing; the mature and well-crafted scares stemming solely from our connection to the nuanced characters as opposed to obnoxiously loud musical cues; the layered and intelligent screenplay that dares to assume its audience is smart enough to understand what it is presenting; and the phenomenal performances that cement 'The Sixth Sense (1999)' as existing within a grounded reality - including what is arguably the best child performance ever put to film - are what make this emotional, gripping and complex drama stand out as one of the best horror films of the last twenty years. 8/10