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How does the director manipulate the audience in 'the sixth sense?'
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How does the director manipulate the feelings and emotions of the audience in 'The Sixth Sense'? The Sixth Sense is an iconic film in today's popular culture of psychological horror thrillers; with the line, 'I see dead people' now being a popular catchphrase. Nominated for six academy awards, and grossing nearly $700,000,000, the film was an immediate success, appealing to a huge audience demographic- its emotional scenes connecting with women, and the horror scenes connecting with teenage boys for example. The film is centred on Dr Malcom Crowe, a child psychologist, and Cole Sear, a nine year old boy whom we discover has the clairvoyant ability to connect with dead people - his "sixth sense". Dr Crowe is shot in the opening scene, by an ex-patient. The outcome of these injuries is not known, but, the scene fades into the next with the sub-title: "The Next Fall" in which we see Dr Crowe,...
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