Examine the way that two scenes from the 6th sense are presented in order to maintain the audiences belief that Malcolm Crow is alive. Evaluate the importance of the two scenes in the film as a whole.

Sixth Sense English Coursework

Examine the way that two scenes from the 6th sense are presented in order to maintain the audiences belief that Malcolm Crow is alive. Evaluate the importance of the two scenes in the film as a whole.

        To back up the belief of Malcolm Crow still being alive I have chosen two scenes that illustrate this. The first scene I have chosen is where Malcolm Crow first meets Cole for the first time and where they are in Cole’s living room. My second scene where the audience is deceived is where Malcolm looks as if he is carrying on with his life and meets his wife in a restaurant and Malcolm is talking to her. It looks as though they are having a mutual conversation.

The scene first starts off with Malcolm receiving an award for being a dedicated psychiatrist. The emphasis is on how well Malcolm is at his job.  There are also some suggestions that he loves and cares for his wife a lot but there are some suggestions that his wife sometimes comes second to his work. Later on that night an intruder breaks in and accuses Crow of letting him down. He was an old patient of crows and misdiagnosed him and he was still suffering to that day. He contrasts how Crow let him down and with the knowledge that he has just won an award for how good he is at his job. The patient goes on a frenzy and Crow is shot.                                                        As a viewer we are first deceived when the action is fast forwarded in time and here we think Malcolm has recovered. The story line is told from Malcolm Crow’s viewpoint so we believe him. The first time Malcolm Crow meets Cole starts in Philadelphia where Cole lives. They organise to meet at home but Cole doesn’t turn up. Another appointment is arranged at Cole’s house so we assume it was organised by his parents so we assume everything is above board. We see Malcolm and Cole’s mum waiting together for Cole’s return from school. Cole comes home from school to find his mum and Malcolm sitting down. Cole’s Mum leaves the room and tells Cole he has an hour before dinner. Here we assume he has an hour to talk to Malcolm. Here is the next time where the audience is deceived in to thinking that Malcolm is still alive. This is because it looks like Malcolm is still carrying on with his job as a psychiatrist and helping disturbed people. It looks like Cole’s mum has gone to Malcolm for help and the scene is put across as Malcolm and Cole’s mum talking before Cole comes back from school. Everything also looks perfectly normal because we think if Malcolm was dead Cole wouldn’t be able to speak to him but he can because they play a little game. Malcolm tries to gain Cole’s trust but it back fires. Malcolm tries a few questions that Cole thinks he wouldn’t know until he tries one about school. Malcolm loses and loses Cole’s trust.