Sixth Sense’s Twist Should Have Been Obvious After 52 Minutes

Sixth Sense’s Twist Should Have Been Obvious After 52 Minutes

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Most viewers were shocked by The Sixth Sense’s twist ending, but in hindsight, a famous scene at around 50 minutes should’ve made things obvious.

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Sixth Sense’s Twist Should Have Been Obvious After 52 Minutes

Most viewers were shocked by The Sixth Sense’s twist ending, but in hindsight, a famous scene at around 50 minutes should’ve made things obvious. Movie history includes lots of twist endings, but a few tend to rise above the rest. One of those is that of The Sixth Sense, the directorial debut of M. Night Shyamalan. While Shymalan’s career has gone on to experience wild swings in quality, The Sixth Sense was a massive hit, and made many believe that cinema’s next great filmmaker had just arrived.

A smash with both critics and audiences, The Sixth Sense hauled in nearly $700 million on a $40 million budget, and since this was in 1999 money, that’s really even more than it sounds like. The Sixth Sense also received six Oscar nominations, for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Edting, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), and supporting actress (Toni Collette). Sadly, it didn’t take home any statues on the big night, but the verdict was clear: people loved The Sixth Sense.

As everyone reading this no doubt already knows, The Sixth Sense went out on a high note with an iconic twist ending that stunned moviegoers. Kindly child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is revealed to have been a ghost the whole time. Upon this realization, Malcolm crosses over to the afterlife. Looking back though, a pivotal scene should’ve given away The Sixth Sense’s twist much earlier in the film.

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Sixth Sense’s Twist Should Have Been Obvious After 52 Minutes

At right around 50 minutes into The Sixth Sense – about halfway into the film’s 107 minute running time – Cole Sear (Osment) first reveals to Malcolm the secret he’s been keeping from everyone, including his own mother. Cole sees dead people, walking around among the normal populace. These people don’t know that they’re dead, and don’t see each other. As Cole puts it, “they only see what they want to see.” Malcolm is understandably shaken by this revelation, but in showing his reactions to Cole’s words, The Sixth Sense essentially reveals its hand.

As Cole says “they don’t see each other, they only see what they want to see,” the camera sits on Malcolm’s face, not moving for the entire duration of those lines. Cole is then shown saying “they don’t know they’re dead,” at which point the camera cuts back to Malcolm. Malcolm asks Cole how often he sees them, to which Cole replies “all the time, they’re everywhere,” the latter words said while the camera again sits on Malcolm. Once someone knows the twist ending, this scene almost seems like it’s waving a neon sign saying “Bruce Willis is dead.” Producer Frank Marshall is said to have noticed that, and wanted the scene changed, as he thought audiences would immediately realize Cole was talking about Malcolm. However, audiences in test screenings didn’t pick up on the hint, so the decision was made to leave the scene alone. It seems that when a movie is as good as The Sixth Sense, viewers get so engaged that they become less observant.

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