Analysis of the 'Sixth Sense' is directed in order to fool the audience into believing that Malcolm Crowe is still alive

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Analysis of the ‘Sixth Sense’ is directed in order to fool the audience into believing that Malcolm Crowe is still alive

The Sixth Sense is about a young boy called Cole and he can physically see ghosts of dead people.  Malcolm Crowe is a physiologist who was killed by an ex-pupil.  Malcolm comes back as a ghost because he believes he has some unfinished business to do.  Malcolm wants to help and save the new pupil (Cole) who has the same symptoms as the ex-pupil who killed him.  Malcolm believes that if he can help Cole then in away he is helping the ex-pupil who was in complete distress.

In the film The “Sixth Sense” Malcolm Crowe is shot by an ex-patient because the ex-patient believes that Malcolm had failed to help accomplish their mental disturbance.  After Malcolm is killed the director of the film moves the death scene a year on after the shooting and shows Malcolm sitting on a bench in a street.  This already creates the imagery that Malcolm is still alive and survived the shooting.  So the director has already tried to make the audience believe that Malcolm Crowe is still alive.

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Malcolm Crowe – Psychologist

Anna Crowe – Malcolm’s wife

Cole Sear – Malcolm patient

Lynn Sear – Cole’s Mother

The first scene I am going to analyse is when Malcolm Crowe visits Cole at his house.  At the beginning of this scene as it opens it appears to the audience that Malcolm and Lynn Sear are having a convocation because the chairs which they are sitting on are facing each other which tries to fool the audience that they are making eye contact and that they are talking.  The fact that Lynn and has her feet up on ...

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