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ENG 100 Assignment #3 : Film - Based Assignment Due" Draft 1 posted to blog by 11:59 pm on 3/32 I SEE DEAD PEOPLE In the Sixth Sense , M. Night Shyamalan is able to deliver a classic story of a boy who have the ability to see dead people . Malcolm Crowe , a child psychologist is shot by his former patient , Vincent Grey. A year later Malcolm decides to help Cole Sear , a kid haunted by ghosts that only he can see , these ghosts don't realize that they are dead and only see what they want to see. Every ghost Cole come across have some type of problem that must be solve before they move on to the next life. Cole remind Malcolm of Vincent , the man that shot him and this time he wants to get this case right and fix Cole problem. Cole tells Crowe is ability to see dead people , at first , Crowe decided to give up on Cole but , after hearing a ghost in Malcolm earlier recording session of Vincent Grey , he reconsider and decides to continue helping him. While Malcolm is helping Cole , his marriage is falling apart , for some reason his wife isn't speaking to him and he think she may be having a affair . When Bruce comfort her one night , she is seen crying about why Malcolm had left her , he is able to speak to her while she is sleeping , then she drop his wedding ring. Malcolm realize he was dead the entire time and the man in the beginning of the movie had killed him. When Malcolm realize he was dead, he begins having flashbacks of all the things events that hinted to the viewers that he was dead all along. Did Cole really know that Malcolm was actually dead throughout the movie? After finishing watching the film, this question was haunting my mind which led to me asking it in our class discussion. Let’s say if Cole did know that Malcolm was a ghost, he would be scared of him. Especially since we learn that Cole is very scared of ghost and he always run away from them instead of trying to communicate with them. When Malcolm told Cole to try and help the ghost he is fearful at first because he thinks they are trying to hurt and scare him. So, if Cole knew Malcolm was dead would their relationship be as refined? Another thing is that in the beginning of the film, Cole seems to dislike Malcolm instead of actually being afraid of him. I originally thought the reasoning behind this was because Cole mother, Lyn, tried hiring other psychiatrist to help Cole out but they failed. That’s why Cole told Malcolm that “You can’t help me, no one can.” Another thing that could back up the theory , was the fact that Malcolm constantly wear a long coat throughout the movie and when he got shot he was just wearing a dress shirt so; his wound would had been cover thus Cole wouldn’t be able to see Malcolm’s wound. So , while there are some evidence that Cole may not had known that Malcolm was dead , we also have evidence suggesting that Cole did in fact known that Malcolm was dead the entire time. Cole tell us half way through the movie that ghosts only “ see what they want to see “ We see Malcolm as he sees himself ,Malcolm doesn’t have the gun wound , he is able to put on a coat and change his clothe.. However, when we do see a ghost from Cole perspective they have the injury that occur to them when they died. So, there is a good chance that Cole actually knew Malcolm was dead since he most likely appeared with the blood on his clothe from the gunshot wound. This might explain why Cole seem to be against Malcolm in the beginning of the story, Cole could had been scared of Malcolm at first but Malcolm wasn’t as scary or creepy as the other ghost so Cole slowly accepted him. Also, Cole is definitely able to differentiate between a ghost and a living person. He must’ve have realized that Lynn and Malcolm never said a single word to each other even though they were in the same room sitting right across from each other. If I was Cole , I would had notice Malcolm was a ghost due to the fact that he is not interacting with anyone but Cole. After the play , we see Cole asking Malcolm if they are going to see each other again , Cole knew that Malcolm has accomplished helping him and that he is going to disappear . So , in order to help Malcolm moved on he gave him a advice to how to speak to his wife. There are evidence that support the fact that Cole didn’t know about Malcolm being dead but there’re very strong evidence that tells us that Cole knew from the very start that Malcolm is dead. We learn that Cole does in fact knows that Malcolm is dead. Yes , there are things in the story that suggest that he may not know about Malcolm being a ghost but the evidences showing that Cole knows he is speaking to a dead man is way stronger. In the film , Cole is a smart kid and he clearly been interacting with ghost's for a long time . He knows the differences between a ghost and a real person. The story is mostly seen through Malcolm point of view , everything that Malcolm want to see is shown to us . This tricks the viewers into thinking that Malcolm wasn't dead and that Cole didn't know he was dead .
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