Topic > Review of the film The Sixth Sense. - 891

When The Sixth Sense came out 14 years ago, we had already seen some major theatrical releases at the time; Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and The Blair Witch Project; no matter what your opinion is on these amazing films, it will still be an experience you will never forget! Many of them were divided among the crowd; you either love them or hate them. The Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense are both horrors, but they are very different in nature. The Blair Witch Project is designed to lure you in and then scare you half to death at the end! But The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller that speaks to you in such an emotional and psychological way that some great touching dramas can only imagine! The director, M. Night Shyamalan, takes advantage of the horror genre to subvert our expectations, we expect to be afraid, and while we scream we are also touched by the truly sad events that happen to the main characters. It's incredibly rare to watch a thriller that makes you think and feel. The film is intelligent, well acted, well written and well directed, with a truly unexpected twist that gives it the 4 stars it definitely deserves. The premise is that Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a psychologist in Philadelphia and opens with him receiving an award for outstanding work in the field of child psychology. Crowe and his wife go upstairs to celebrate when they are interrupted by an old patient who has broken into their house proving that Dr. Crowe is not always successful. Vincent Gray (Donnie Wahlberg) is still scarred by the events of his childhood and blames Crowe, shoots him, then turns on himself. After fading to black, the next title shows "Next Fall" with Malcolm sitting on a bench waiting... in the center of the card... it's nicely red. Absolutely everything about the cinematography in this film is truly impressive; shots, camera angles, camera movement and lighting. Every single image has such amazing detail that even something as basic as the weather or the look of a dress can make the image even more stunning. The editing is noteworthy, especially the climax, captured perfectly. Even though there is a small amount of CGI, when there finally is some, you are literally blown away by the level of realism. The music is haunting but not overly dramatic; in fact, most of the film is performed without any music. Music actually adds a layer of depth that you can't get any other way. And Shyamalan directs it all with a steady hand and it is undoubtedly the best film of the twentieth century.