At its core, from the opening images of Dr. Crowe receiving the mayor's citation of honour to its remarkable conclusion, this film is about how we will be remembered. Yet, for all its sweetness, this is still a horror film with a musical score by John Newton Howard that adds to the suspense. It is a scary movie, but not humourless. A school pageant where every parent has a video camera is very witty. Twice Crowe and Cole meet in an empty Roman Catholic parish church in Philadelphia, and it's there that they first connect and also have their real breakthrough.
Spirituality plays a role throughout.
The Sixth Sense encourages you to believe her prayers had been working, but not quite the way she expected. Yet I longed for people of vibrant faith in this movie. The actors make this film work. Shyamalan is clearly a director who knows how to build suspense then take you to a place you don't expect. Conversations about The Sixth Sense should be of interest to Christians.