The Sixth Sense had a real cultural impact. Child psychiatrist Malcolm Crowe takes on the case of a troubled young boy named Cole Sear. Initially, Cole is unwilling to accept help, but as Malcolm gets closer to him, he discovers the source of Cole's fears: Cole claims he sees ghosts. When it was released in 1999, The Sixth Sense became a huge success, a skillfully made ghost story with a twist ending that everyone discussed; ticket sales were enormous and critics praised it highly. Now you’ll often hear people say the film is predictable, that they figured out what it was about early on, or that it's just another cliché. I don't recall thinking that way back then! The movie made so much money because many people saw it multiple times—I did—eager to see how director M. Night Shyamalan (Academy Award Nominated Best Director) managed to deceive us and surprise us. I still remember both times I watched it in the cinema; a key moment elicited a collective gasp from the audience, that’s the kind of thing that builds a film's reputation, and why I will always give this movie a 10/10 rating. Seeing The Sixth Sense repeatedly does lessen its impact because we know how the director operates, but it remains one of the best films of its type for numerous other reasons that aren’t often mentioned. Shyamalan's writing (Academy Award Nominated Best Screenplay) is surprisingly intricate; what seems like a horror film is actually emotionally powerful, exploring themes of children and the paranormal through loss and their need to understand, needing resolution for unresolved issues, but most importantly, at the heart of the film lies the message about connecting before it's too late. The acting is superb; Bruce Willis as Malcolm Crowe delivers a perfectly restrained performance—the clues for what’s coming are all there, but the actor skillfully keeps them hidden from us until we rewatch the film and everything becomes clear. Hayley Joel Osment (Academy Award Nominated Best Supporting Actor) is wonderful; it's quite an accomplishment for a child actor in this type of movie to avoid excessive sentimentality. Cole may be sympathetic, but Osment never lets him become overly vulnerable. Completing the trio of excellent leads is Toni Collette (Academy Award Nominated Best Supporting Actress), as Cole’s mother, Lynn, who does a fantastic job portraying the love and confusion surrounding her son's troubled world; this storyline between them is expertly developed. Shyamalan's direction is very controlled, avoiding cheap thrills in favor of unsettling moments, using sound to make the audience feel the growing tension in this eerie story, while his camera work—with its subtle zooms and shifts—perfectly complements the narrative. The score by James Newton Howard moves seamlessly between uneasy passages and sustained questions, while Tak Fujimoto's cinematography gives a beautiful, mournful quality to this depiction of Philadelphia. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t listen to those who criticize it; The Sixth Sense earned every penny/cent it made—it’s a wonderful, creepy, and yes, at times, a gorgeous film. It still stands as one of the best ghost stories ever created. 10/10

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