An introspective film with breathtaking twist

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2019)

The sixth sense put me on a rollercoaster ride. I was drawn into the story immediately with the scene where Bruce Willis as Malcolm Crowe is shot in his home by a child he just could not help. The theme of the film is two central characters finding out about themselves. The acting by Haley Joel Osment as Cole Sear was inspiring especially for such a young talent at the time. The guilt that Crowe feels as he is unable to help his former patient Vincent drives him to give Cole his utmost effort and attention. The angles the cinematographer uses to bring us into the point of view of each character is flawless and draws the viewer in without even realizing it. It takes Cole a while to open up to Crowe because he seems to be embarrassed to say what is wrong with him. Once he finally does tell Malcolm what is wrong, which happens to be the fact that Cole sees "dead people" his fear is almost true as Malcolm does not believe him at first and believes he is hallucinating and may be delusional. Eventually after listening to Cole on tape over and over again he happens to hear a voice an the background which leads him to believe Cole. Malcolm then recommends that Cole should try to use his ability to try and understand why the dead people are coming to him. As Cole speaks to the spirits, he is finding out how they passed away. One for instance leads him to a gun then reveals a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Then a girl shows up in Cole's room. He goes to the girl's house during her funeral and finds a video tape which he gives to the girl's father. The father then watches the tape and finds out that it is his wife who is poisoning the children and killing them, not that a naturally acquired sickness is taking them. Once Cole feels good about his ability while riding in his car, he finally decides to open up about what is going on with him to his mother. His mother does not believe her son until he tells her a story about a dance he heard from his grandmother that would be impossible for Cole to know otherwise. After feeling better and actually healed by Malcolm Crowe, Cole advises him to talk to his wife while she is sleeping. It is during this talk that Malcolm realizes that he actually died during the confrontation with Vincent. This realization along with Cole's newfound freedom and ability to fit in in school ties up the theme of the film.