Topic > Sixth Sense Analysis - Doctor Crow is alive!

This essay will closely analyze the restaurant scene and the scene where Dr. Crow is in the house with both Cole and his mother and will 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, it sucks viewers into a world of mystery and unrealism. In the end the film reveals an unexpected and very unusual twist. The fact that Bruce Willis starred in this psychological thriller gave the film hope of receiving 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 with 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 sitting in profile. This is effective as the audience is able to see the bigger picture and immediately get the impression that they were both having a conversation, but the fact that she is biting her nails could suggest that she is nervous. Their knees are at an angle to each other. He watches her as she stares into space and the audience feels like they've walked into something. Because the doctor can see her clearly, the audience never assumes that she can't see him. She appears very anxious, but he is seen as calm and half-smiling. This implies that she is talking to a psychologist about her son, which is why she is clearly worried and the audience assumes that he is trying to be understanding but also trying to reassure her at the same time. The door is the central focus of the image. .... half of the paper ...... fully laid out and beautifully presented. In both scenes, certain techniques were used to make the audience believe that Dr. Crow was alive. In both scenes interview footage was used to give the impression that both Crow and Anna were having a conversation and since the audience could not see both characters at the same time, they assumed that each was reacting to the other, which also convinced the public that Dr. Crow was alive. Dr. Crow took it upon himself to play two lead roles in both scenes; he must have been dead as well as alive. This would have been impossible, but his acting demonstrated that he had a unique ability to accurately portray 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.