What Is The Purpose Of The Sixth Sense
Jovi Peguese
English 112 – W1
Amber Dinquel
October 2, 2014
A Psychological Thriller: M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense was written by a man called M Night Shyamalan in the nineties. The film's genre is part thriller, part love story, and part horror. We start to receive hints that the film is going to be above its category at the very beginning of the film because the music is very eerie and intriguing to the audience. The Sixth Sense, you didn't know what to expect. You would guess it was a good scary horror flick. The purpose of this movie was far greater than just trying to scare the audience. This movie showed not only the emotions of fear, but also faith, commitment, sadness of loss, and love. The ability of extra-sensory …show more content…
The director was careful with the way red was used in the movie and it was largely left out of the movie except for certain important objects in master scenes. The utilization of red in the film was to supply cues to the audience about the destiny of Dr. Malcom Crowe after he is shot in the opening scenes. The red objects implied things that had been disturbed by the dead in the other universe. Examples include the door of the church where Cole seeks sanctuary; the color of the balloon, carpet, and Cole's sweater at the birthday party; the tent in which he first encounters Kyra; the volume numbers on Crowe's tape recorder; the doorknob on the locked basement door where Malcolm's office is located; The shirt that Anna wore at the restaurant; Kyra's mother's dress at the wake; and the shawl wrapped around the sleeping Anna when Malcolm realizes he is a …show more content…
The Sixth Sense is an extraordinary movie. This movie reflects on some difficult subjects that will make the viewer walk away asking questions. The questions could ask about death, about letting go, about eternal love and commitment, about the love between parent and child, and between husband and wife. Maybe I read too much into this film, but I think it will be difficult to find a movie that has touched on these subjects as much as this one has. Shyamalan has careful thought into every aspect of the production of this movie, getting the most out of the storyline and maintaining a spooky feeling through the
English 112 – W1
Amber Dinquel
October 2, 2014
A Psychological Thriller: M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense was written by a man called M Night Shyamalan in the nineties. The film's genre is part thriller, part love story, and part horror. We start to receive hints that the film is going to be above its category at the very beginning of the film because the music is very eerie and intriguing to the audience. The Sixth Sense, you didn't know what to expect. You would guess it was a good scary horror flick. The purpose of this movie was far greater than just trying to scare the audience. This movie showed not only the emotions of fear, but also faith, commitment, sadness of loss, and love. The ability of extra-sensory …show more content…
The director was careful with the way red was used in the movie and it was largely left out of the movie except for certain important objects in master scenes. The utilization of red in the film was to supply cues to the audience about the destiny of Dr. Malcom Crowe after he is shot in the opening scenes. The red objects implied things that had been disturbed by the dead in the other universe. Examples include the door of the church where Cole seeks sanctuary; the color of the balloon, carpet, and Cole's sweater at the birthday party; the tent in which he first encounters Kyra; the volume numbers on Crowe's tape recorder; the doorknob on the locked basement door where Malcolm's office is located; The shirt that Anna wore at the restaurant; Kyra's mother's dress at the wake; and the shawl wrapped around the sleeping Anna when Malcolm realizes he is a …show more content…
The Sixth Sense is an extraordinary movie. This movie reflects on some difficult subjects that will make the viewer walk away asking questions. The questions could ask about death, about letting go, about eternal love and commitment, about the love between parent and child, and between husband and wife. Maybe I read too much into this film, but I think it will be difficult to find a movie that has touched on these subjects as much as this one has. Shyamalan has careful thought into every aspect of the production of this movie, getting the most out of the storyline and maintaining a spooky feeling through the