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  • Essay / Analysis of the Sixth Sense - Dr. Crow is alive!

    This essay will closely analyze the restaurant scene and the scene where Dr. Crow is in the house with Cole and his mother and discuss the techniques used to make the audience believe that Dr. Crow is alive. The Sixth Sense is a thriller not to be missed. Set in Philadelphia, the film draws viewers into a world of mystery and unrealism. The film reveals an unexpected and very unusual twist at the end. The fact that Bruce Willis starred in this psychological thriller gave the film hope of garnering attention. Haley Joel Osment, who played one of the main roles in the supernatural film, performed exceptionally well. Other actresses also played their roles very well. Overall, the film was directed and acted perfectly. The scene where Dr. Crow is in the house with Coles' mother begins in a medium shot, the audience can see their body language but their facial expressions are not fully exposed. The audience sees Dr. Crow and Cole's mother seated in profile. This is effective because the audience can see the whole picture and immediately feel like they were both having a conversation, but the fact that she is biting her nails may suggest that she is nervous. Their knees are far apart. . He looks at her while she stares into space, and the audience feels like they've stepped on something. Because the Doctor can see her clearly, the audience never assumes that she can't see him. She seems very anxious, but he comes across as calm and half-smiling. This involves her discussing her son with a psychologist, which is why she is clearly worried and the audience assumes that he is trying to be sympathetic but at the same time trying to reassure her. The door is at the center of the story. .... middle of paper ...... perfectly structured and wonderfully presented. In both scenes, certain techniques were used to make the audience believe that Dr. Crow was alive. In both scenes, interview shots were used to make it appear as if Crow and Anna were having a conversation and since the audience couldn't see both characters at the same time, they assumed each was reacting to the other , which also convinced the audience that Dr. Crow was alive. Dr. Crow took the responsibility of playing two main roles in these two scenes; he must have been dead as well as alive. It would have been impossible, but his acting proved that he had a unique ability to accurately play these two very different roles. Cole, who took on the role of one of the main characters in the first scene, also performed very well. Being a small child, much less was expected of him but he revealed his hidden talents..