M. Night Shyamalan's Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan’s movie, “Sixth Sense,” had brought suspense and horror to the movie screen in 1999. This movie tells a story of a young boy, named Cole Sear, who has something peculiar about him. It is not revealed till later in the movie that Cole is peculiar due to his ability to see and talk to dead people. No one had the capability to help him understand this horrible gift, until Cole met this child psychiatrist, named Dr. Malcolm Crowe. However, Cole is not the only abnormal character, Dr Crowe has an abnormal characteristic that is not revealed to the end of the movie. In the movie “Sixth Sense” the director’s, M. Night Shyamalan, use of foreshadowing, symbolism, and theme is essential to the plot. According to Avery from UCalgary Blogs, believes foreshadowing plays an important role in the movie. The foreshadowing in “Sixth Sense” proves the death of Dr Malcolm Crowe. For example, during the first scene of the movie, the audience sees Crowe and his wife, Anna, celebrating the …show more content…
Night Shyamalan’s use of theme is important to the plot of “Sixth Sense.” According to Jenee Woodard one of the main themes is despair. For example, Cole has suffered from dramatic situations from the dead that caused mental and psychical harm to him. He realized early in life that no one is able to help him, since people do not understand his rare gift and assume he is severely mentally ill. Since Cole is unable to find ways to help himself he looses all hope and puts himself in a state of despair. Cole has so much anguish in life that he is blind to see the people who are willing to help him. For instance, there is a scene in the movie where Crowe waits for Cole at his house for he can talk to him about his problems. However, Cole believes Crowe can not help him and refuses to sit down in the chair to discuss his issues. “Cole stepped back, into the front vestibule. ‘I was thinking, you’re nice,’ but he said softly. ‘But you can’t help me” (Lerangis and Shyamalan

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