tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496179881623787025.post6720297567804476633..comments2024-02-10T00:48:16.880-08:00Comments on Through the Reels: AFI Top 100: #89 "The Sixth Sense"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06542135108071275742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496179881623787025.post-51072916986075667652014-10-02T10:35:47.343-07:002014-10-02T10:35:47.343-07:00I suppose it is possible, though the movie really ...I suppose it is possible, though the movie really does a good job, even when you know the ending already, of making you remember "Oh, that's why I didn't guess, because of that thing she said right there." I certainly believe it's possible to guess -- IF you're looking for something to guess, which is related to that pre-viewing tainting I mentioned in the review.<br /><br />Your experience of not really guessing, but just... immediately inferring is a bit different. And would make this an entirely different movie, indeed! I imagine it would make the end anti-climactic and sort of "Uhhh.... ok." Which is unfortunate, because it really holds a lot of gravitas if you're viewing it as intended, and loses that if you're not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542135108071275742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496179881623787025.post-12595503043298111442014-10-02T10:29:02.667-07:002014-10-02T10:29:02.667-07:00You should watch it! You'll notice some of the...You should watch it! You'll notice some of the directorial choices that I was talking about in the review -- really unnecessary, because the movie is already effective without all the silliness!<br /><br />But no doubt, Toni Collette knocks me away. When I was younger, I didn't care about her character, but now, she's the most interesting part. What a talent. I buy every single second of her with her son; how much she loves him, and how hard it is to be his parent. Love her!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542135108071275742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496179881623787025.post-18298913411067256282014-10-01T20:30:01.920-07:002014-10-01T20:30:01.920-07:00OK, this is Jonathan talking. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Her...OK, this is Jonathan talking. SPOILERS AHEAD.<br /><br />Here's the thing. The evidence is there. As I watched the movie (in theaters, no bias - yet), as soon as I saw the beginning (when Bruce got shot) and then knew that the kid saw dead people, it was something I figured everyone realized already. I watched the whole movie with the perspective that this guy was dead and didn't realize it, and it was so sad to watch him come to terms with it. The scene with his wife while they eat together, but she "ignores" him was heartbreaking -- but for me, it was because he didn't realize she couldn't see him, not because his marriage was falling apart. I didn't even consider that there WAS a twist (how could I?) and it never occurred to me that him being dead was actually THE TWIST, until the big reveal happened at the end. Then I was surprised, only because I didn't realize (in the silence of seeing this movie and talking to no one) that the character being dead already was something we weren't supposed to know.<br /><br />So I think people could see the movie and know the ending, even if they weren't looking for it. It's just a different perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273860852503518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5496179881623787025.post-88703043908594413392014-10-01T20:21:08.672-07:002014-10-01T20:21:08.672-07:00Excellent. Jonathan was one of those people who &q...Excellent. Jonathan was one of those people who "guessed" the ending, as he usually does with movies, but (from my experience) he never actually reveals that he knew how it would end until AFTER it's ended. I agree, sis: I don't believe it. Some twists are so wonderfully shocking, that all I can say is that if someone did guess it (ahem, The Usual Suspects, ahem) then I feel damn terrible that those people have to live a life devoid of surprise and magic.<br /><br />Makes me want to watch the movie again. It's been a loooooong time. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273860852503518682noreply@blogger.com