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Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2002)

I have seen this film 3 times already and have always considered it a thriller and nothing more. As an expecation for an excellent thriller in mind i saw unbreakable and thought it was pretty good however not as powerful as the sixth sense. With the same expectation i saw a screening for the upcoming movie Signs. After watching it i felt let down that M Night's film seem to move further from my expectations as some critics say a "mind blowing" thriller. I have come to realize from viewing these movies that M. Nights film have a deeper meaning that like very few films has a moral.
*SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE, or SIGNS*
We all consider Sixth Sense a excellent thriller, but after thinking about it for some time; one moral/idea that this film has demonstrated was that life is too important to be indulged in trivial things. Clearly shown by Bruce Willis character, that sees his work as priority. Money can always be lost and made, life isnt as flexible. Unbreakable also has these moralistic ideas. For example when it is revealed that David Dunn faked his car injury. Love at times requires sacrifices. Popularity (football) will last a short time and people get hurt and realize that their lives change after one incident, love lasts forever. Signs no doubt has a spiritual presence in hope and faith.
After considering all these films, I have come to respect M Night Shyamalan more has a writer, direct, and actor that extends past this orginal preconception of an excellent story-teller for thrillers. Although I love watching the great moments of thrills and suspense shown in few films such as the Sixth Sense. I have learned to expect more from Shyamalans films intellectually rather than a surprising "jump" from various scenes in his movies. I have talked to many people who have felt that Sixth Sense was te last best thriller Night will ever make. In some aspects they might be right but if the audience begins to see Shyamalans films for more reasons other than the great thrills, they will look past this notion that Shyamalan is only known for his suspense and thrills. Shyamalan makes excellent use of suspense and thrills to bring the audience into his films, but i do not see that as his only talent as a director, writer, and actor. His films make you as a viewer think about different things rather than giving 90-120 mins of eye candy to awe at. This i think are his greatest talents, I hope to see Shyamalan become a great writer and director. And that people will not live in the memory of how great the sixth Sense was as a Thriller, but as a film that entices a person to consider different things.