In 1999 The Sixth Sense became a huge success making writer and director M. Night Shyamalan almost a household name, if only people knew how to pronounce it.
One of the big factors in it's popularity was the big twist at the end which, for me, ruined the movie slightly. I thought the twist was unnecessary as the movie was solid without it, and the twist was also a bit daft. The rest of the movie, though, was hugely entertaining, scary at times, directed brilliantly and actually had a kid who could act and not be annoying.
Haley Joel Osment was only ten or eleven when he made this, but he managed to stand up alongside Bruce Willis (who also did a good job) and add the critical depth to one of the most important characters.
In this scene, towards the end of the movie (it should have finished around this scene really) we see Cole (Osment) and his mum(Toni Collette) stuck in a traffic jam after an accident. Up until this point Cole hasn't spoken too much to her, especially regarding his secret which led to him having to see a shrink.
I love this scene, it's one of the ones that make me cry even after watching it again just now (dammit) it just does so much in 5 minutes and yet it's pure dialogue.
One of the big factors in it's popularity was the big twist at the end which, for me, ruined the movie slightly. I thought the twist was unnecessary as the movie was solid without it, and the twist was also a bit daft. The rest of the movie, though, was hugely entertaining, scary at times, directed brilliantly and actually had a kid who could act and not be annoying.
Haley Joel Osment was only ten or eleven when he made this, but he managed to stand up alongside Bruce Willis (who also did a good job) and add the critical depth to one of the most important characters.
In this scene, towards the end of the movie (it should have finished around this scene really) we see Cole (Osment) and his mum(Toni Collette) stuck in a traffic jam after an accident. Up until this point Cole hasn't spoken too much to her, especially regarding his secret which led to him having to see a shrink.
I love this scene, it's one of the ones that make me cry even after watching it again just now (dammit) it just does so much in 5 minutes and yet it's pure dialogue.
I completely agree with you on this scene! I love it so much, and I really do think it fully signifies this film as a dramatic masterpiece.
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