How does the director appeal to the audiences' emotions in the film 'The Sixth Sense'?

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How does the director appeal to the audiences' emotions in the film 'The Sixth Sense'?

In this essay I will write about the film 'The Sixth Sense' and what the director does to appeal to the audiences' emotions in this film. The director and screenwriter of this film is called Mr Night Shyalaman. He also directed films such as 'Unbreakable' (a suspense thriller); 'The Village' (paranormal/extra terrestrial); and 'The Blair Witch project' (a paranormal thriller based on a true story). One thing these films produced by Shyalaman have in common is that they all have an unexpected twist at the end. 'The Sixth Sense' was made in 2000. This film is a supernatural thriller, as are many of Shyalamans' other films. Recently starring in 'Hostage' and 'Sin City', Bruce Willis plays Dr Malcolm Crowe, a successful child psychiatrist. One of his former patients reappears and commits suicide, after attempting to shoot and kill Crowe. Haley Joel plays a troubled, withdrawn young boy who bears a strong resemblance to Crowe's earlier patient and claims to see ghosts. Toni Collette, who starred in 'About a Boy', plays the worried, protective mother, essential to the plot.