The thing about the twist is that its the type of thing thats not only been done to death since, but its also burnt into public conciousness so much that new viewers probably know the twist even if they didnt think they knew it. At the time it was actually considered a mind blowing revelation, virtually no one saw it coming.
The ghost that doesn’t know they’re dead is a tale as old as time. La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, that one Goosebump book about the ghost next door. The thing that makes the movie special is even though people were already familiar with these types of stories it was still done SO WELL here that they still didn’t see it coming
@@zozoartstudio4727 Hopefully your brother-in-law learned some self-restraint since then. Yelling out a reveal like that in a private setting is one thing, but in the theater is extremely rude.
It's interesting to think about how weird this movie must have been from Cole's perspective. He's spent his entire life terrified of the ghosts around him, not understanding what they want or that he can help them. And then one day a ghost starts following him around, taking ghost notes, and earnestly promising that he's there to help Cole. Poor kid was probably so confused.
Yeah, more than just confused. Cole is terrified and runs to the church for protection when he first encounters Malcolm. But he figures out quickly that this ghost encounter is different.
I believe the guy who shot Willis at the beginning had the same problem Cole had. But he didn't understand it and treated him for schizophrenia or something. The old notes he goes through are from that case. He can move on because he gets it right with Cole.
The look on Cole's face when Malcolm says "I'll see you tomorrow" on the eve of his revelation at the end... He goes from joyous & grateful to the realisation that Malcolm has completed his journey and won't be back tomorrow, his smile drops & he looks mournful. Brilliant acting & a very subtle nod to what follows. I love this film.
Yea this is the first time i noticed that, he 100% knows that Bruce willis accomplished the thing he needed to do to go on to heaven but he can't tell him he knows he'll never see him again
This came out when I was a kid and I remember that many, many people insisted on seeing it twice so they could catch everything. One thing that they didn't go over in the flashback was the opening scene with Cole running down the street. He sees the doctor as a ghost immediately and runs away in fear. Cole sees his gaping wound but as we see the scene from the perspective of the doctor, we do not. I think one of the biggest change on seeing the movie again is our feelings towards his wife. On first viewing, she is distant and cold, on the second viewing she is grieving her husband the entire time.
I just went back and watched that scene and I don’t believe that Cole could have seen his wound as he was wearing a trenchcoat at the time. However i do think you’re right that he knew and thats why he immediately ran to the church. Some how i never picked up on that in all these years.
@@treemarie213100 Malcolm has Cole’s information so Cole likely knew he had an appointment with Malcolm at one point and that was cancelled when Malcolm was murdered. This makes the beginning of the movie with Cole running away from Malcolm the most terrifying part of the movie by far. Not only does Cole know Malcolm is a ghost but he knows that Malcolm was murdered before he could see Cole as his patient and then the ghost of Malcolm constantly forces those appointments anyway.
The mom actor knew the question "Do I make her proud?" but not the answer, "everyday", and the kid actor vice versa, so the emotions in that scene are real. IIRC they did it on one take.
I love the imagery of Cole being King Arthur in the school play at the end. The whole movie has been about him conquering his fear, so he's like a knight slaying that dragon by the end and owning his gift.
@@Dragon-Believer maybe the kids accept him because he accepts himself? He's happier and lighter. But additionally, it's part of the play for them to carry him on their shoulders (it's nice that it was a fantasy of Cole's), the fact that he is part of the group, not keeping himself separate, is the change.
The cinematographer for this film was Tak Fujimoto, who also shot "The Silence of the Lambs". I have no idea how he did it, but somehow he completely captured the sense of walking alone down a dark forest road as the shadows gather.
I didn't see the twist coming back in the day, because I was so gripped by the emotional through-line of the story. Cole's story was so heartbreaking and poignant that I wasn't even thinking about Malcolm outside of the pretext of him having failed one child and wanting to save another. And it's still Cole's story, especially the scene in the car with his mom, talking about his grandmother, that makes this movie resonate. Really a masterpiece.
The color red features throughout the film whenever the dead are interacting in some way - the mother and the roses, Cole wearing a red jumper and walking on red carpet before he is locked in the room and the door handle leading to the basement office. I’m sure there’s more but they are the ones that come to mind.
Toni Collete has been great ever since she started acting, especially since Muriel's Wedding, one of her early Australian films. She deserves all the praise people can give.
"The Sixth Sense" was the only movie that earned Toni Collette an Oscar nomination. And here I am still sore about her not getting nominated for "Hereditary".
This was Willis’s most subtle and understated performance of his career, and it worked so well. No one I know saw the twist ending coming. There was a sharp audible gasp in the theater when it struck. The Sixth Sense was M. Night’s first film, blindsiding the viewers from his tradmark surprise endings. Haley Joel Osment put his genius on full display and Toni Collette collected her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
Bruce Willis has also great performances in M Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Glass", but also in Terry Gilliam's 1995 film "12 Monkeys" which the TV series was based on
Haley Joel Osment was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. When Michael Caine won for the award, he sweetly acknowledged Osment in his acceptance speech.
the pulling of the sheet off the barfing ghost, (who is the O.C's Mischa Barton), is like Cole revealing that the old cliche of a ghost as a bedsheet is actually just a person who needs help, who just happens to be dead. It's like revealing the humanity and moving away from the otherness of ghosts.
Loved the use of the color red for symbolism in this. Also shout out to Donnie Wahlberg for his chilling performance as the psych patient that shoots Bruce Willis in the beginning
As well as the poisoned girl being Mischa Barton, I didn't even realize that that was Donnie Wahlberg though, I forgot he acted as well since of course everyone mostly knows about Mark Wahlberg as an actor.
I'm a little sad that you were able to figure out the ending prematurely. I bet if you'd seen this in 1999, you'd have been as shocked as everyone else. These days, audiences are way more primed and on the lookout for plot twists than they were when this came out. (Movies like the Sixth Sense are partly WHY audiences are now looking out for these things.) But also, Shyamalan was unknown at this time; he hadn't yet become primarily associated with surprise twists. Still, I think it says something that you were still able to enjoy so many aspects of the movie. It has amazing cinematography and acting. And the thing about the "twist" ending to this is that it wasn't even needed. The movie tells a complete, satisfying story even without it.
One of my favorite movies of all time. First time I saw it in the theatre I did not connect the dots until the reveal, and it was a shock and a half. So good, so well done and brilliant acting all around.
I saw it opening weekend and the twist blew my mind. Then I took all my friends to see it just to see their reactions; one of them actually said out loud, "son of a bitch."
another thing the flashback misses is when Cole says "I assume I'll be seeing you again?" (or something like that,) in the church, he says it kind of resigned because he knows that he's a ghost and will continue to pop up around him. it's just a great delivery with a little nod to the underlying twist 😉
Although you guessed the twist early, you wouldn't believe the atmosphere in the cinema when the twist hit with the audience. People where crying walking out of the theater and everyone else was deathly quiet as they shuffled out, first and last time I experienced something like that where you could sort of feel the emotions around you.
You caught on to the red thing very early! That's something I missed when I first watched this movie. Red is related to the ghosts or general scary situations (the red balloon, the red door handle, etc). I saw this movie when it released and I was surprised by the reveal at the end. You do catch a lot more details on a rewatch. Haley Joel Osmunt did a fantastic job in this role.
20:02 I knew you would get it quick! I didn’t figure it out until the last scene with Cole. As soon as Cole started helping him with his wife I thought, “Cole helps the ghosts!” And it hit me like a bolt of lightning! Good job sir!
When I saw this in theaters as a kid, during the restaurant scene when his wife wasn't acknowledging him I looked at my mom and asked, "Is he dead?" And was immediately hit with a loud "f*ck you" from the man sitting behind me behind me. I wasn't aware of "twists" in movies, I was asking because I was genuinely confused on why she wasn't even looking at him lol. I had already seen the movie 'Ghost' so that's where I was coming from with the question.
He should have directed that F U to your parents, not you. They failed to teach you proper movie etiquette if you need to speak. [Lean in together and whisper directly into someone's ear] That's not a negative judgment on them. It's one of those peripheral etiquette rules that's been going further by the wayside decade by decade. 🙃
That was when I figured it out the first time I saw this too. I thought there is no way she would give him the silent treatment in that situation. She would be breathing fire at him instead. I put it together when Cole says "they don't know that they are dead."
ok, here is a piece of trivia people often forget. Bruce Willis was offered the (ghost) lead in Ghost. He and Demi Moore had recently gotten married and the filmmakers wanted to capitalize on their realistic chemistry and the assured press coverage. Willis turned it down partly because of Die Hard 2 (came out 7 months later), but he said mostly because he didn't think the story was believable and was sure it would flop. It turned out to be a huge critical and commercial success and I think to this day it is Demi's biggest hit. He said he kicked himself for turning it down. 9 years later when (first time director) Shyamalan was asked who he wanted to play Malcom, he said Bruce Willis was his first pick but thought that was impossible to get a big star like him for a low-budget project like this.
I 100% agree that the twist is secondary. When I would watch this movie when I was a kid, we watched it because it was spooky and rewatched it because of the twist. But now as an adult it’s the emotion of it that gets me every time. And thank you for shouting out the music. JNH did his thing!
@@JamesVSCinema You would probably want to watch your own reactions after seeing the whole movie for all the "hints" you unintentionally dropped. "I hope there's a hospital nearby" then "Oh he's up and about, something must have happened". Indeed, sir. Lol Of course, you've already done that when you edited this, but I bet that editing session hit different.
No doubt!James reaction was hilarious, cuz he was pickin' up all the clues, and put it together before the third act reveal. It was awesome to watch someone put it together in real time! Awesome reaction.
I distinctly remember sitting in the theatre before the reveal thinking, "I really enjoyed this movie, this is a good movie." And that is the secret of this movie, it's really good, then the twist knocks it out of the park.
I love this movie. I cry every time I watch it. I am a single mom to a young son and I frequently use “look at me in my face” with my kiddo because of this movie (in a good way lol). And it reminds me to be kinder to him because he does struggle with some big things, and being his age is hard anyway. I’ll always be grateful to this movie for planting that seed when I was young. I knew you’d call it early, but I was a little afraid you’d get it when they were in the hospital. The writers were terrified to add that scene because they thought it would make it too obvious that Malcolm was dead but really it’s very rare that people watching the film pick up on it. The theater I was in certainly didn’t. There was a huge gasp when his wedding ring rolled out from under the couch though which was pretty incredible. Kinda miss big twists like this you can enjoy with a group of people, they feel much rarer these days with the franchise cash cows we keep getting. Can’t wait to see everything everywhere all at once - seems like a good movie, but I can’t seem to find the time to sit down and enjoy movies like I did when I was in high school 💀 lol
It's Shamalan's first and probably best film. The reveal is a classic twist, honestly; most people didn't pick up on it like you did. I think people presume Bruce dove deeper into his work after the shooting and just didn't engage with the relationship as a means to excuse the strangeness of his wife's behavior and their lack of real interaction.
@@bluecollartradesman715 I saw one of those earlier films. It was called Wide Awake. While it isn’t a thriller like most of his later movies-it’s a coming of age story about a kid in a Catholic school-you can definitely see a lot of the Shyamalan-isms that would come to define him.
@@yash1140 I'm glad to hear someone else defending The Village. I love the film--I wouldn't class it as high as The Sixth Sense, but I do consider it one of his best. I know I'm in the minority about that. One thing I will say is that Shyamalan's reputation for surprise plot twists has been somewhat of a curse in disguise, as people always focus on the endings to his films, they mark it as a failure if they were able to "predict" it in advance, and they pay less attention to his other virtues as a filmmaker, such as his ability to establish mood in scenes.
Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to American Beauty. It was the highest grossing horror film of 1999, $679 million dollars at the box office. The twist ending was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments and I didn't see it coming! I watched it in theaters with my parents
The fact that Cole was able to find comfort and trust in another one of a long line of endless spirits, says a lot about Malcolm's character as a person, and Cole's bravery in choosing to open up to him.
Donnie Wahlberg lost so much weight for the part of the disturbed young man that when he showed up on set Night didn't recognize him. then he totally nailed the character. such commitment for such a small but important part. that one short scene cemented my respect for Donnie as an actor for life. then you add Haley Joel Osment's astounding performance beyond his years as the psychic child and Bruce Willis' understated performance, it's just a workshop in directing and acting, in my humble opinion.
I watched this movie so many times the last 2 decades. Though nothing beats my first time at the cinema. When everyone realised he was dead the entire time and 90% of the cinema went "ooooooh!" :D Beautiful movie Stay blessed dude
To me the greatest achievement of this movie is getting such a great child actor performance. So much of it rides on him giving such a mature but understated performance. He feels like a real kid, having real emotions, and delivering realistic lines that a kid would say in a way that believable for a kid to say them. I can't think of any other performance by a child actor that checked every single box for me of a completely believable performance in a serious movie.
when i watch this and think of the movie "hereditary", i am baffled that toni colette hasn't won a ton of awards already. her performance is such a big part in this.
She has won several awards in Australia, but fewer in foreign markets. But she does magnificently in almost all of her films, she's a really great actor, one of our best.
Thanks for the belly laugh when you started to say "sixth" and said "sith" instead... I needed that. I think this movie has a heart to it that subsequent Shyamalan movies seem to lack - not that he's made all crap since then, but I think the movies that came after this were all trying to capture the twist thing without capturing the deep human feelings that this movie inspires. Can't hurt that all the main actors in this just crush it. I feel like Haley Joel Osment's caliber as a child actor has yet to be matched.
This reaction was so enjoyably painful to watch! You were reading all the cues! Picking up all the important moments! The color red! Waiting for you to discover the twist! Much fun watching you react to this classic. Can't wait for the next one, man.
This is a movie with a unique re-watch experience. You pick up on so many clues you missed the first time. In the DVD bonus features, they explain that his wardrobe never actually changes. It's the same suit, just variations on the full three piece, e.g different combinations of the same dress shirt, vest, jacket, overcoat. Also, red is a foreshadowing of each ghost. The red door handle to his office, the red balloon on the stairs, etc.
Great reaction. One of my all time favorites. At the time, 99% of the people did not catch the twist until the reveal. And it was before social media, so no real spoilers. The writing was phenomenal. The acting was even better
Now as a 40 year old mother with three young boys, I have a hard time watching this due to Haley Joel Osment’s amazingly believable performance and the terror he goes through. However, it’s such a fantastic movie and when I saw it at 17 in ‘99 I was blown away. It was, along with The Matrix, a generation-defining experience.
There are certain movies where if somehow popular culture hasn't spoiled it already for you, then the experience of it is unmatched, and half of rewatching it is to catch what you missed and also recapture all those realizations again. It is also, for the same reason, for to share it with new people, or see reactions like this. Thank you so much for sharing!
Watching this in theaters with no previous information except the recommendation, you got to see this, was something. The gasps as the reveal unfolded in the end, no one saw that coming, no one was expecting a big reveal or anything. The movie is so good, everyone was just so into it that people weren't even thinking something was up.
Olivia Williams as Anna Crowe gives such a subtle performance, especially at the anniversary dinner. Seen one way, she's angry at being stood up. But then knowing she's a widow, she is suddenly sad and withdrawn instead of angry. So good.
I recently got married and the ending of this movie crushes me, I can't imagine losing my spouse. I think about the subtle lesson of this film a lot, to tell my loved ones how much they mean to me because life is so fragile, we never know the last time we'll be able to say we love each other.
The friction between them is his work, at the start of the movie she mentions he puts his work first even over her but she’s ok with it but because of his failure he doubles down and puts even more time in on his patients!
One of the great twists in cinema. That said, one time, I was watching it on cable, while getting ready in the morning. My boy walks through during the "I see dead people" scene, and joked "...and you're one of them". Now the boy hadn't seen it, but always seems to jokingly nail things like that. He was blown away that he was right, when we watched it for real, later. Haha. Great job, Sir!
Watched this with my mom back in the day: she was bored and glanced away many times because she doesn't do movies and when Willis was back on screen after getting shot, she's finally pays attention again and says, "but he's dead?!"
When this came out and we first saw it, it was so amazing that there were people who watched it, came out of the theater and immediately bought another ticket to watch it again. I know because my friends and I did that. Found out later lots of people did that.
This is one of those movies I'm so thankful I got to experience at the theater. My mom took me to see it and the ending blew our minds. Always been a favorite
i remember for me that they moved off of him being shot so fast and into him helping this kid out, that i just accepted time has gone by and now he is helping this kid out and things are not the same. ending totally caught me off guard. Biggest emotional scene for me was the kid and doctor talking for the last time and kid saying just for pretend we can say we will see each other tomorrow and the doctor says okay ,,,,,,,see you tomorrow Cole.....such a touching scene
The cast in this movie is one of the best overall casts I've ever seen. Every single person absolutely kills it. I do, however, have to give special props to Toni Collette who played Cole's mom as I can't think it was easy for an Australian to do such a good accent.
That's true about Toni Collette accent-wise, but even more, she's one of the most convincingly real mothers I can recall in movies: not saintly, she loses patience sometimes and is fearful things will get away from her, but at her core she's fiercely loving with her son. And Haley Joel Osment remains extraordinary as Cole, one of the best child performances ever. So layered and heartbreaking -- what other performance is even in the running? I'm struggling to come up with other names. Maybe early Jodie Foster?
The movie is so well written that even having seen it so many times, it is so compellingly rewatchsble that it doesn't matter that you know everything that's coming. It compels you to keep watching.
Such a great movie with amazing performances!! I like to point out that the man at the beginning who shot Malcolm is actor Donnie Wahlberg ( Blue Bloods & New Kids on the Block) He is absolutely unrecognizable and did a lot of prep to get into character. His performance is always overlooked because no one realizes it's him.
I missed this in theaters when it came out, but my cousin hyped it up and wouldn't tell me anything about it. The week it was released on video I had just started my job at a small video rental store. Since the movie just came out I was not allowed to rent it because they wanted customers to have it available for rental, so I had to wait two months after release to be able to rent it. I waited, and about a week before I was able to rent it, after nearly a year waiting to see it since my cousin first told me about it, a customer returns a copy and told me how much he loved it and he spoiled the ending. I actually lost my cool and yelled at the guy. He got super defensive and said it was my fault I didn't see it yet, especially since I work at a movie place. I don't know how I resisted the urge to snap him in half, job be damned. Of all the movies to spoil, why did it have to be this one?
You're the first one I've seen who caught the twist so early- but this movie is a classic so you probably heard it and knew it subconsciously over the last 23 years- especially since you're an M. Night fan. Also- you're the ONLY reactor who recognized M Knight as the doctor and are familiar with the way he inserts himself into each of his movies. Great job!
James does have Filmmaker written in the title of this video, so it's expected that he may notice certain things in a movie & a lot quicker than the average watcher, it's James thing. Anyways, I saw it @ the movies when I was 23, I didn't think for a second Bruce was dead. It was until his wife dropped his wedding ring on the floor, when the great final 'twist' revealed everything I clicked. I was too busy trying to figure out why Bruce's ring fell off. Then M.Night Shymalan helped me with all my confusion when we're shown the 'flash-backs' of all the times Bruce wasn't actually visable 'cos he was dead. As soon as it came out on DVD I watched it over & over again. Everyone I knew I insisted they watch it it, that they owed it to themselves, lol! Thanks for watching this one, it was interesting watching from your point of view, despite knowing what happens I still really enjoyed watching it with you. Btw, I never knew about the RED symbolic-ness, cool!
The marketing on this movie was awesome. The commercials featured him in the car saying "I see dead people". It was marketed almost like a horror movie. And then when that actual scene showed up, it turned out to be the most tender and human moment in the whole movie - great misdirection.
Your comment about mid-way through this review about this being "one of the best" or "the best" from M. Knight explains why many believed he "fell flat" in the rest of his career. This was such a masterpiece, so early in his process, than nobody saw him "moving up from this" in his later work.
SUCH a great film. This was one of the last, best emotionally driven, psychological thrill rides of the late 90s. I remember being blown away seeing this in theaters. And Thomas Newton Howard's score is fantastic. The way the story unfolds makes you feel uneasy and it's a perfect study in peeling back layers slowly to both cause tension and unveil a story. Also, this is a great testament to Bruce Willis' acting. He started out in comedies, then action and this was a great break out role for him in dramatic roles. So good. And HOLY S**T...Toni Collette...she was amazing. Okay...and I mean...Haley Joel... Dude. That kid stole the show lol This film is so good.
Great job catching it early, James. I was one of the many who didn't catch it until the very end. This is such a great movie. I've never really thought about it until recently but 1999 was pretty great when it comes to movies. Keep up the good work.
The best thing about this movie is that it still holds up to multiple rewatches. Everything still makes perfect sense even when you know the ending and it actually makes everything more impressive. This is also still to my mind, one of the best child performances ever seen on screen. The twist ending will never have the same power today as it did at the time because, it just wasn't as common at the time and T6S twist is used as a pop culture reference in so many shows and movies since then that I don't see how anyone can not be aware of it even if they haven't watched the movie.
Good job catching on the color red so early on. That's one of my favorite bits of foreshadowing in this film because it's only around when there is a dead person nearby, which is why you see it near Bruce Willis a lot.
Hey James. I've been watching your channel for a little while now. You keep saying you hope you bring a different perspective to films and shows for those of us (like myself) who don't really know too much about film making. I have to say that you absolutely do. Especially when it comes to movies or shows that I've already seen and love. I know I love these movies and through your videos, I tend to love them even more. Your commentary doesn't make me feel like you're convincing me why I should love or dislike a movie. It's more like helping me understand why I already do... or why I don't so much. Your commentary is not only entertaining but also educational and just over-all, fun. You got a good thing going here, man. I'm glad I found your channel. If there was a movie I'd like to see you react to, it would be a movie called 'Lucky Number Slevin'. I won't say anything about it. I believe it's best going into it blind. I don't know if you already have reacted to or if you've already seen it before. I'll dig through your channel to be sure (which I don't mind doing at all). Anyways, just want to say thanks for doing what you do, my dude.
Hey man! Thank you for this comment. It’s such a genuine gesture that I’d like to have across my videos and I’m happy it doesn’t seem to be lost upon the audience. That makes my entire day! I’ll add that to the polls for ya chief!
I think my 2 favorite examples of the trick of making you think there was conversation with Bruce, were the scene where the boy comes home to find his mom and Bruce sitting in the lobby, and they both turn to look at him, but neither say anything. But it's clearly framed as if they were talking about him, but stopped when he came into the room. And then in the hospital, when the doctor is talking to her about her son's injuries, and you see Bruce react in disgust, but again, nobody is addressing him. He's just hanging out in the wings, seeming as if he is involved. I remember seeing this in the theaters when it came out, and me and my friend went to the parking lot, and got to the car and just kind of stood there looking at each other for a few moments. We were totally impressed by the simple elegance of the direction and cinematography. Fantastic film
Possibly you mentioned this on your patreon but in case you missed it, there's a scene where Cole gets home from school when his mother sitting next to Bruce Willis. Cole's mother greets him at the door and they make up good things that happened to themselves that day. Cole says he scored the winning point (or something along those lines) and all the other kids picked him up on their shoulders and cheered. Well once Cole makes peace with his sixth sense he stars in The sword in the Stone play where once he pulls the sword from the stone his classmates pick him up, carry him on their shoulders and cheer for him.
I think the triumph of this movie is the emotional connection we as the audience make with the characters. When I rewatched this film as an adult I was so taken aback at what a beautiful, heartfelt movie this is. Truly deserves more praise and attention than it gets in this day and age
I watch a lot of reactors and I've seen at least 2 dozen reactions to this movie beside seeing it in the theatre and I have never caught the significance of the color RED! Very observant, thanks for your reaction!
congratulations. you are the first reactor to get the clues and put it together. Amazing, when you caught the red color so early, I was just waiting to see how long it would take you to put it together. BRAVO
So glad you watched this 🤗🤗 Quick question, would you put this up there with the way you view "Amadeus"? I know there are some who would say different genres and yes I would agree, however I think both touch on a lot of the same themes and overall (in my opinion) hit that Masterpiece status you refer to when speaking about "Amadeus". Anyway, that's my opinion I'd love to know yours and the rest of the JvC Fam's opinions?
Difficult. These are both genuinely great films in their own regard so my opinion of this is hyper focused towards me. With that being said…Amadeus is just an overall BEAST of a film. I have to consider that Amadeus is also twice as long with personally, deeper nuance themes of human psychology. All wrapped into an insane level of a score, character motivations, and brilliant camera work and acting all around. With THAT being said. I like both a lot haha.
I didn't clock it at all the first time I watched it because I was so focused on the boy's journey. But when I got to the end, I had to rewatch it immediately to see how each scene was shot. Such a good film!!
I always thought that I was pretty good at seeing the reveal in advance, but when I saw this in the theaters I feel for it, hook, line and sinker. And I'm so glad that I did. When you're truly immersed in the story, to the point that you don't see it coming, the reveal seemed so much more powerful. A lot of films have tried to have this kind of surprise ending, to varying degrees, but nothing packs the punch of the first one.
this move traumatized me as a kid. I watched it when I was 9 or 10 with my older sister and her friends cus I wanted to be cool. the lady in the kitchen with her arms cut looked JUST like my mom from the back and it ruined me. I couldn't walk into a room without verbally checking if my mom was actually the one in the room lmao
Great movie. It was a big hit back in 1999. People were going back to see it multiple times so they can now watch it from a different point of view now that they know the plot twist.
First time watching and I absolutely loved your reaction. You insight and commentary on the movie was great. I appreciated you picking up on things and pointing them out, without trying to necessarily call the ending until the ending. Bravo sir. You got a new sub.
DUDE! I am impressed, you are the first person reacting to this movie who figured it out before the scene toward the end where the movie telegraphs it to the audience. I was thinking you'd do it because of your movie making experience. When you commented on the color red being everywhere I knew you'd figure it out early. Congrats!
Like yourself, I saw the symbolisms, and like you I got the 'oh he's dead' moment.. even earlier. Sadly for anyone within whisper earshot I said it out loud.. there was a collective 'ohhhhh' and then a groan as the surprise ending was ruined for them lol. I almost slunk out. Didn't, but thought about it.
When I first saw this in the theater, I was aware there was going to be a big twist but not what it was. So I was looking for it and thinking about it. I did figure it out before the reveal, but I’m not sure I would have had I not been looking for it. Great reaction as always.
This is one I had to watch twice as the spoilers…you miss the first time watching. So smoothly done. Good react. Haley Joel Osment and Dakota Fanning were literally GREAT child actors. Not too precocious and inauthentic. Just solid at what they didn’t. Check out Man on Fire if you haven’t seen it yet.
In the special features, they mentioned that the way he pulled it off the scenes with Bruce Willis interacting with other people besides Cole is that the scenes start as if he and the other person in the room had just finished a sentence just as Cole enters the scene. Such a great trick!
I'm so happy I discovered your channel and really appreciate your film-maker commentary rather than just reactionary. Also, this is an amazing film! So glad you finally got to experience it! Much love from Oregon💚
I was impressed how you guessed Bruce's character being 'alive'.😉 My mind was blown the first time watching. And.... I need to visit the great city of Philly!!!☺💚
I love M Shalaman's movies but it is always hard for me to watch movies with jump scares. I was able to watch it "full" for the first time a few years ago and man oh man, it is amazing.I love the camera movement, something with it feels magically real and hunting at the same time.
The 6th Sense is a movie that you really have to watch at least 3 times... the 1st time like holy sheet what a twist! Didn't see that coming the 2nd time to try to catch all the clues the 3rd time you can relax and fully appreciate the greatness of the film
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The thing about the twist is that its the type of thing thats not only been done to death since, but its also burnt into public conciousness so much that new viewers probably know the twist even if they didnt think they knew it. At the time it was actually considered a mind blowing revelation, virtually no one saw it coming.
The ghost that doesn’t know they’re dead is a tale as old as time. La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, that one Goosebump book about the ghost next door. The thing that makes the movie special is even though people were already familiar with these types of stories it was still done SO WELL here that they still didn’t see it coming
Except my brother in law who yelled it 10 minutes before the reveal in the theaters cause he was excited when he figured it out.
@@zozoartstudio4727 Hopefully your brother-in-law learned some self-restraint since then. Yelling out a reveal like that in a private setting is one thing, but in the theater is extremely rude.
most people back then also watched this as their first m night shymalan movie, and don't expect a big twist
@@derrickowen8162 oh he was fully in the movie and goes,” oh shit… HES DEAD!” Like there wasn’t anyone else there
It's interesting to think about how weird this movie must have been from Cole's perspective. He's spent his entire life terrified of the ghosts around him, not understanding what they want or that he can help them. And then one day a ghost starts following him around, taking ghost notes, and earnestly promising that he's there to help Cole. Poor kid was probably so confused.
Cole wasn't afraid of all ghosts, though. He talked to his grandma for instance.
Yeah, more than just confused. Cole is terrified and runs to the church for protection when he first encounters Malcolm. But he figures out quickly that this ghost encounter is different.
I believe the guy who shot Willis at the beginning had the same problem Cole had. But he didn't understand it and treated him for schizophrenia or something. The old notes he goes through are from that case. He can move on because he gets it right with Cole.
Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block & "Detective Reagan" from CBS's Blue Bloods
Thats all true!!!!
YES!
I always thought that was obvious. Never had to question it lol
@@MorrisB1971 He was also in Band of Brothers.
The look on Cole's face when Malcolm says "I'll see you tomorrow" on the eve of his revelation at the end... He goes from joyous & grateful to the realisation that Malcolm has completed his journey and won't be back tomorrow, his smile drops & he looks mournful.
Brilliant acting & a very subtle nod to what follows.
I love this film.
Yea this is the first time i noticed that, he 100% knows that Bruce willis accomplished the thing he needed to do to go on to heaven but he can't tell him he knows he'll never see him again
This came out when I was a kid and I remember that many, many people insisted on seeing it twice so they could catch everything. One thing that they didn't go over in the flashback was the opening scene with Cole running down the street. He sees the doctor as a ghost immediately and runs away in fear. Cole sees his gaping wound but as we see the scene from the perspective of the doctor, we do not. I think one of the biggest change on seeing the movie again is our feelings towards his wife. On first viewing, she is distant and cold, on the second viewing she is grieving her husband the entire time.
I just went back and watched that scene and I don’t believe that Cole could have seen his wound as he was wearing a trenchcoat at the time. However i do think you’re right that he knew and thats why he immediately ran to the church. Some how i never picked up on that in all these years.
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Malcolm has Cole’s information so Cole likely knew he had an appointment with Malcolm at one point and that was cancelled when Malcolm was murdered.
This makes the beginning of the movie with Cole running away from Malcolm the most terrifying part of the movie by far. Not only does Cole know Malcolm is a ghost but he knows that Malcolm was murdered before he could see Cole as his patient and then the ghost of Malcolm constantly forces those appointments anyway.
The mom actor knew the question "Do I make her proud?" but not the answer, "everyday", and the kid actor vice versa, so the emotions in that scene are real. IIRC they did it on one take.
I love the imagery of Cole being King Arthur in the school play at the end. The whole movie has been about him conquering his fear, so he's like a knight slaying that dragon by the end and owning his gift.
Absolutely. Happy I wasn’t too far off with the commentary that sorta went existential haha.
Sorry.
George was a dragon slayer.
Arthur became king of the Britons.
Merlin, Guenièvre, Camelot etc.
"King of the whooo?"
@@slayerrocks2 Yeah, I know that I was mixing metaphors, but I think it still fits with the point I was making.
Not a big fan of that scene. Suddenly all the other children are going to accept him? It doesn't work that way.
@@Dragon-Believer maybe the kids accept him because he accepts himself? He's happier and lighter.
But additionally, it's part of the play for them to carry him on their shoulders (it's nice that it was a fantasy of Cole's), the fact that he is part of the group, not keeping himself separate, is the change.
The cinematographer for this film was Tak Fujimoto, who also shot "The Silence of the Lambs". I have no idea how he did it, but somehow he completely captured the sense of walking alone down a dark forest road as the shadows gather.
Oh dang I was watching the silence with the lambs with my boyfriend last night and while watching this I was like "wow it gives me similar vibes" lol
I didn't see the twist coming back in the day, because I was so gripped by the emotional through-line of the story. Cole's story was so heartbreaking and poignant that I wasn't even thinking about Malcolm outside of the pretext of him having failed one child and wanting to save another. And it's still Cole's story, especially the scene in the car with his mom, talking about his grandmother, that makes this movie resonate. Really a masterpiece.
Same here.. never saw it coming
Yeah, I just thought he became so obsessed with his work after the shooting that he neglected his wife and his marriage suffered.
Let's be real, James is just smarter and a better observer in movies
The scene in the car between Cole and Lynn gets me every time. Masterfully acted. I also love that there’s no music in the scene too.
Same here now that my mom is gone too 😢
The color red features throughout the film whenever the dead are interacting in some way - the mother and the roses, Cole wearing a red jumper and walking on red carpet before he is locked in the room and the door handle leading to the basement office. I’m sure there’s more but they are the ones that come to mind.
Toni Collette's performance in this movie is simply phenomenal! She is such a great actress!!!!💚
@@robland6804 Agreed! I humbly feel she is great in everything everything she does.☺💚
Toni Collete has been great ever since she started acting, especially since Muriel's Wedding, one of her early Australian films. She deserves all the praise people can give.
"The Sixth Sense" was the only movie that earned Toni Collette an Oscar nomination. And here I am still sore about her not getting nominated for "Hereditary".
was she the mom
@@ASLLover666 yes
This was Willis’s most subtle and understated performance of his career, and it worked so well. No one I know saw the twist ending coming. There was a sharp audible gasp in the theater when it struck. The Sixth Sense was M. Night’s first film, blindsiding the viewers from his tradmark surprise endings. Haley Joel Osment put his genius on full display and Toni Collette collected her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
Bruce Willis has also great performances in M Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Glass", but also in Terry Gilliam's 1995 film "12 Monkeys" which the TV series was based on
Remember him as the soft, fat, bald pathologist/husband in Death Becomes Her ?
Haley Joel Osment was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor. When Michael Caine won for the award, he sweetly acknowledged Osment in his acceptance speech.
No, she didn't. What drugs are you on?
@@MDBowron He did a good job in Mercury Rising.
the pulling of the sheet off the barfing ghost, (who is the O.C's Mischa Barton), is like Cole revealing that the old cliche of a ghost as a bedsheet is actually just a person who needs help, who just happens to be dead. It's like revealing the humanity and moving away from the otherness of ghosts.
Loved the use of the color red for symbolism in this.
Also shout out to Donnie Wahlberg for his chilling performance as the psych patient that shoots Bruce Willis in the beginning
Exactly. Highlight this several in this video too.
o wow didnt know that was him lmao
The color Red is considered a link to the other world in some culture.
As well as the poisoned girl being Mischa Barton, I didn't even realize that that was Donnie Wahlberg though, I forgot he acted as well since of course everyone mostly knows about Mark Wahlberg as an actor.
I'm a little sad that you were able to figure out the ending prematurely. I bet if you'd seen this in 1999, you'd have been as shocked as everyone else. These days, audiences are way more primed and on the lookout for plot twists than they were when this came out. (Movies like the Sixth Sense are partly WHY audiences are now looking out for these things.) But also, Shyamalan was unknown at this time; he hadn't yet become primarily associated with surprise twists.
Still, I think it says something that you were still able to enjoy so many aspects of the movie. It has amazing cinematography and acting. And the thing about the "twist" ending to this is that it wasn't even needed. The movie tells a complete, satisfying story even without it.
One of my favorite movies of all time. First time I saw it in the theatre I did not connect the dots until the reveal, and it was a shock and a half. So good, so well done and brilliant acting all around.
Love that! Absolutely a memorable experience.
I saw it opening weekend and the twist blew my mind. Then I took all my friends to see it just to see their reactions; one of them actually said out loud, "son of a bitch."
@@jculver1674 LOL yup sums it up! 😁
The only better reveal was when they show you that Verbal Kent is actually Kaiser Sozé at the end of The Usual Suspects!
My uncle spoiled it like 3 hours before I was supposed to go see it.
another thing the flashback misses is when Cole says "I assume I'll be seeing you again?" (or something like that,) in the church, he says it kind of resigned because he knows that he's a ghost and will continue to pop up around him. it's just a great delivery with a little nod to the underlying twist 😉
Although you guessed the twist early, you wouldn't believe the atmosphere in the cinema when the twist hit with the audience. People where crying walking out of the theater and everyone else was deathly quiet as they shuffled out, first and last time I experienced something like that where you could sort of feel the emotions around you.
You caught on to the red thing very early! That's something I missed when I first watched this movie. Red is related to the ghosts or general scary situations (the red balloon, the red door handle, etc). I saw this movie when it released and I was surprised by the reveal at the end. You do catch a lot more details on a rewatch. Haley Joel Osmunt did a fantastic job in this role.
Ahhh I see! Thank you for the additional comment. The color was screaming at me haha!
20:02 I knew you would get it quick! I didn’t figure it out until the last scene with Cole. As soon as Cole started helping him with his wife I thought, “Cole helps the ghosts!” And it hit me like a bolt of lightning! Good job sir!
Hahaha bingo! Appreciate that homie!
When I saw this in theaters as a kid, during the restaurant scene when his wife wasn't acknowledging him I looked at my mom and asked, "Is he dead?" And was immediately hit with a loud "f*ck you" from the man sitting behind me behind me.
I wasn't aware of "twists" in movies, I was asking because I was genuinely confused on why she wasn't even looking at him lol. I had already seen the movie 'Ghost' so that's where I was coming from with the question.
He should have directed that F U to your parents, not you. They failed to teach you proper movie etiquette if you need to speak. [Lean in together and whisper directly into someone's ear] That's not a negative judgment on them. It's one of those peripheral etiquette rules that's been going further by the wayside decade by decade. 🙃
That was when I figured it out the first time I saw this too. I thought there is no way she would give him the silent treatment in that situation. She would be breathing fire at him instead. I put it together when Cole says "they don't know that they are dead."
LMFAO…this is such a hilarious experience. Damn, he was pissed 😭
yeah i think if anything that early scene kind of gives it away, they should have made it more subtle
ok, here is a piece of trivia people often forget. Bruce Willis was offered the (ghost) lead in Ghost. He and Demi Moore had recently gotten married and the filmmakers wanted to capitalize on their realistic chemistry and the assured press coverage. Willis turned it down partly because of Die Hard 2 (came out 7 months later), but he said mostly because he didn't think the story was believable and was sure it would flop. It turned out to be a huge critical and commercial success and I think to this day it is Demi's biggest hit. He said he kicked himself for turning it down. 9 years later when (first time director) Shyamalan was asked who he wanted to play Malcom, he said Bruce Willis was his first pick but thought that was impossible to get a big star like him for a low-budget project like this.
I 100% agree that the twist is secondary. When I would watch this movie when I was a kid, we watched it because it was spooky and rewatched it because of the twist. But now as an adult it’s the emotion of it that gets me every time. And thank you for shouting out the music. JNH did his thing!
I really appreciate your perspective as a filmmaker.
The biggest fun with this film is rewatching a second time to realise all the references which are not obvious the first time around.
I can SENSE that….ahhhhh?
@@JamesVSCinema You would probably want to watch your own reactions after seeing the whole movie for all the "hints" you unintentionally dropped. "I hope there's a hospital nearby" then "Oh he's up and about, something must have happened". Indeed, sir. Lol
Of course, you've already done that when you edited this, but I bet that editing session hit different.
No doubt!James reaction was hilarious, cuz he was pickin' up all the clues, and put it together before the third act reveal. It was awesome to watch someone put it together in real time! Awesome reaction.
Toni Collette acting though in that car
@James VS Cinema 🤣😂🤣
IDK why this only had 2 likes
... It deserves at LEAST 6
I distinctly remember sitting in the theatre before the reveal thinking, "I really enjoyed this movie, this is a good movie." And that is the secret of this movie, it's really good, then the twist knocks it out of the park.
I love this movie. I cry every time I watch it. I am a single mom to a young son and I frequently use “look at me in my face” with my kiddo because of this movie (in a good way lol). And it reminds me to be kinder to him because he does struggle with some big things, and being his age is hard anyway. I’ll always be grateful to this movie for planting that seed when I was young.
I knew you’d call it early, but I was a little afraid you’d get it when they were in the hospital. The writers were terrified to add that scene because they thought it would make it too obvious that Malcolm was dead but really it’s very rare that people watching the film pick up on it. The theater I was in certainly didn’t. There was a huge gasp when his wedding ring rolled out from under the couch though which was pretty incredible. Kinda miss big twists like this you can enjoy with a group of people, they feel much rarer these days with the franchise cash cows we keep getting.
Can’t wait to see everything everywhere all at once - seems like a good movie, but I can’t seem to find the time to sit down and enjoy movies like I did when I was in high school 💀 lol
It's Shamalan's first and probably best film. The reveal is a classic twist, honestly; most people didn't pick up on it like you did. I think people presume Bruce dove deeper into his work after the shooting and just didn't engage with the relationship as a means to excuse the strangeness of his wife's behavior and their lack of real interaction.
Shamalan did a few movies before the sixth sense. This is his first big film and is arguably his best.
I never saw it coming.. was awesome
@@bluecollartradesman715 I saw one of those earlier films. It was called Wide Awake. While it isn’t a thriller like most of his later movies-it’s a coming of age story about a kid in a Catholic school-you can definitely see a lot of the Shyamalan-isms that would come to define him.
I'd say The Village is his best film
@@yash1140 I'm glad to hear someone else defending The Village. I love the film--I wouldn't class it as high as The Sixth Sense, but I do consider it one of his best. I know I'm in the minority about that.
One thing I will say is that Shyamalan's reputation for surprise plot twists has been somewhat of a curse in disguise, as people always focus on the endings to his films, they mark it as a failure if they were able to "predict" it in advance, and they pay less attention to his other virtues as a filmmaker, such as his ability to establish mood in scenes.
Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but lost to American Beauty.
It was the highest grossing horror film of 1999, $679 million dollars at the box office.
The twist ending was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments and I didn't see it coming! I watched it in theaters with my parents
I can see it!! Damn great film in all honesty.
@@JamesVSCinema Movie Go'ers were very cool in that nobody wanted to ruin the ending for peeps who hadn't seen it yet .. even to this day ..
Actually it was the scene where Cole meets the ghost of the vomiting girl
@@batmanvsjoker7725 that was the scariest part to me when I saw it as a teen
@@frightenedsoul Dude, I was 22, and that moment still freaked me the fuck out!
The fact that Cole was able to find comfort and trust in another one of a long line of endless spirits, says a lot about Malcolm's character as a person, and Cole's bravery in choosing to open up to him.
Donnie Wahlberg lost so much weight for the part of the disturbed young man that when he showed up on set Night didn't recognize him. then he totally nailed the character. such commitment for such a small but important part. that one short scene cemented my respect for Donnie as an actor for life. then you add Haley Joel Osment's astounding performance beyond his years as the psychic child and Bruce Willis' understated performance, it's just a workshop in directing and acting, in my humble opinion.
I watched this movie so many times the last 2 decades. Though nothing beats my first time at the cinema.
When everyone realised he was dead the entire time and 90% of the cinema went "ooooooh!" :D
Beautiful movie
Stay blessed dude
Ayyy you too chief!
Watching James unraveling this amazing film was such a joy to watch. Well worth the watch indeed. Stay safe all.
Happy to hear!!
I love how Toni Collette completely disappears into every role she plays.
To me the greatest achievement of this movie is getting such a great child actor performance. So much of it rides on him giving such a mature but understated performance. He feels like a real kid, having real emotions, and delivering realistic lines that a kid would say in a way that believable for a kid to say them. I can't think of any other performance by a child actor that checked every single box for me of a completely believable performance in a serious movie.
when i watch this and think of the movie "hereditary", i am baffled that toni colette hasn't won a ton of awards already. her performance is such a big part in this.
She has won several awards in Australia, but fewer in foreign markets. But she does magnificently in almost all of her films, she's a really great actor, one of our best.
@@brettcoster4781 thanks, i'm glad to read this :-)
Thanks for the belly laugh when you started to say "sixth" and said "sith" instead... I needed that. I think this movie has a heart to it that subsequent Shyamalan movies seem to lack - not that he's made all crap since then, but I think the movies that came after this were all trying to capture the twist thing without capturing the deep human feelings that this movie inspires. Can't hurt that all the main actors in this just crush it. I feel like Haley Joel Osment's caliber as a child actor has yet to be matched.
LMFAO, I will never win with this title 😭
This reaction was so enjoyably painful to watch! You were reading all the cues! Picking up all the important moments! The color red! Waiting for you to discover the twist! Much fun watching you react to this classic. Can't wait for the next one, man.
This is a movie with a unique re-watch experience. You pick up on so many clues you missed the first time. In the DVD bonus features, they explain that his wardrobe never actually changes. It's the same suit, just variations on the full three piece, e.g different combinations of the same dress shirt, vest, jacket, overcoat. Also, red is a foreshadowing of each ghost. The red door handle to his office, the red balloon on the stairs, etc.
If you want to see more of Haley Joel Osment (the kid) he did AI: Artificial Intelligence two years after this, he was really good in that as well.
Pay It Forward is great too
Definitely recommend A.I. he was terrific in that. And he's been terrific in What We Do In the Shadows and The Boys.
Secondhand Lions is a fav
And he was Forrest Gump's son.
FOREST GUMP!
He was Forest's son & the tiniest, cutest little button ever!
I saw this shortly after my husband died. I cried for two days. It was healing
Great reaction. One of my all time favorites. At the time, 99% of the people did not catch the twist until the reveal. And it was before social media, so no real spoilers. The writing was phenomenal. The acting was even better
Now as a 40 year old mother with three young boys, I have a hard time watching this due to Haley Joel Osment’s amazingly believable performance and the terror he goes through. However, it’s such a fantastic movie and when I saw it at 17 in ‘99 I was blown away. It was, along with The Matrix, a generation-defining experience.
There are certain movies where if somehow popular culture hasn't spoiled it already for you, then the experience of it is unmatched, and half of rewatching it is to catch what you missed and also recapture all those realizations again. It is also, for the same reason, for to share it with new people, or see reactions like this. Thank you so much for sharing!
Watching this in theaters with no previous information except the recommendation, you got to see this, was something. The gasps as the reveal unfolded in the end, no one saw that coming, no one was expecting a big reveal or anything. The movie is so good, everyone was just so into it that people weren't even thinking something was up.
Olivia Williams as Anna Crowe gives such a subtle performance, especially at the anniversary dinner. Seen one way, she's angry at being stood up. But then knowing she's a widow, she is suddenly sad and withdrawn instead of angry. So good.
I recently got married and the ending of this movie crushes me, I can't imagine losing my spouse. I think about the subtle lesson of this film a lot, to tell my loved ones how much they mean to me because life is so fragile, we never know the last time we'll be able to say we love each other.
According to Color Theory, Red is often associated with danger, evil, and sometimes passion and love.
The friction between them is his work, at the start of the movie she mentions he puts his work first even over her but she’s ok with it but because of his failure he doubles down and puts even more time in on his patients!
Yeah I guess it would’ve worked more if she WASN’T okay with it for me. Probably would be an interesting movie from that angle too.
One of the great twists in cinema. That said, one time, I was watching it on cable, while getting ready in the morning. My boy walks through during the "I see dead people" scene, and joked "...and you're one of them". Now the boy hadn't seen it, but always seems to jokingly nail things like that. He was blown away that he was right, when we watched it for real, later. Haha. Great job, Sir!
Watched this with my mom back in the day: she was bored and glanced away many times because she doesn't do movies and when Willis was back on screen after getting shot, she's finally pays attention again and says, "but he's dead?!"
When this came out and we first saw it, it was so amazing that there were people who watched it, came out of the theater and immediately bought another ticket to watch it again. I know because my friends and I did that. Found out later lots of people did that.
This is one of those movies I'm so thankful I got to experience at the theater. My mom took me to see it and the ending blew our minds. Always been a favorite
i remember for me that they moved off of him being shot so fast and into him helping this kid out, that i just accepted time has gone by and now he is helping this kid out and things are not the same. ending totally caught me off guard. Biggest emotional scene for me was the kid and doctor talking for the last time and kid saying just for pretend we can say we will see each other tomorrow and the doctor says okay ,,,,,,,see you tomorrow Cole.....such a touching scene
The cast in this movie is one of the best overall casts I've ever seen. Every single person absolutely kills it. I do, however, have to give special props to Toni Collette who played Cole's mom as I can't think it was easy for an Australian to do such a good accent.
That's true about Toni Collette accent-wise, but even more, she's one of the most convincingly real mothers I can recall in movies: not saintly, she loses patience sometimes and is fearful things will get away from her, but at her core she's fiercely loving with her son.
And Haley Joel Osment remains extraordinary as Cole, one of the best child performances ever. So layered and heartbreaking -- what other performance is even in the running? I'm struggling to come up with other names. Maybe early Jodie Foster?
Opening intro of the movie was the best performance of Donnie Wahlberg's life.
The movie is so well written that even having seen it so many times, it is so compellingly rewatchsble that it doesn't matter that you know everything that's coming. It compels you to keep watching.
Check out The Others by M Night
Such a great movie with amazing performances!! I like to point out that the man at the beginning who shot Malcolm is actor Donnie Wahlberg ( Blue Bloods & New Kids on the Block) He is absolutely unrecognizable and did a lot of prep to get into character. His performance is always overlooked because no one realizes it's him.
I missed this in theaters when it came out, but my cousin hyped it up and wouldn't tell me anything about it. The week it was released on video I had just started my job at a small video rental store. Since the movie just came out I was not allowed to rent it because they wanted customers to have it available for rental, so I had to wait two months after release to be able to rent it. I waited, and about a week before I was able to rent it, after nearly a year waiting to see it since my cousin first told me about it, a customer returns a copy and told me how much he loved it and he spoiled the ending. I actually lost my cool and yelled at the guy. He got super defensive and said it was my fault I didn't see it yet, especially since I work at a movie place. I don't know how I resisted the urge to snap him in half, job be damned. Of all the movies to spoil, why did it have to be this one?
I remember seeing this in the theater and hearing the audible gasp as the audience came to the realization of the reveal at the same time. Great film.
You're the first one I've seen who caught the twist so early- but this movie is a classic so you probably heard it and knew it subconsciously over the last 23 years- especially since you're an M. Night fan. Also- you're the ONLY reactor who recognized M Knight as the doctor and are familiar with the way he inserts himself into each of his movies. Great job!
James does have Filmmaker written in the title of this video, so it's expected that he may notice certain things in a movie & a lot quicker than the average watcher, it's James thing.
Anyways, I saw it @ the movies when I was 23, I didn't think for a second Bruce was dead. It was until his wife dropped his wedding ring on the floor, when the great final 'twist' revealed everything I clicked. I was too busy trying to figure out why Bruce's ring fell off. Then M.Night Shymalan helped me with all my confusion when we're shown the 'flash-backs' of all the times Bruce wasn't actually visable 'cos he was dead.
As soon as it came out on DVD I watched it over & over again. Everyone I knew I insisted they watch it it, that they owed it to themselves, lol!
Thanks for watching this one, it was interesting watching from your point of view, despite knowing what happens I still really enjoyed watching it with you.
Btw, I never knew about the RED symbolic-ness, cool!
The marketing on this movie was awesome. The commercials featured him in the car saying "I see dead people". It was marketed almost like a horror movie. And then when that actual scene showed up, it turned out to be the most tender and human moment in the whole movie - great misdirection.
I hate the fact you figured it out early 😂😂!! As always enjoyed your reaction keep it up! 🙏🏽
😭😭😭 apologies!! 😂
When the kid tells him that people don't know they are dead, the camera is on Willis.
How did you get this far and not see this? BTW congrats on the 100k TH-cam award
You must be new here >.> hahaha thank you!!
@@JamesVSCinema been here since you were at about 30k young lad. Keep watching films... Try Sneakers for one
Your comment about mid-way through this review about this being "one of the best" or "the best" from M. Knight explains why many believed he "fell flat" in the rest of his career. This was such a masterpiece, so early in his process, than nobody saw him "moving up from this" in his later work.
SUCH a great film. This was one of the last, best emotionally driven, psychological thrill rides of the late 90s. I remember being blown away seeing this in theaters. And Thomas Newton Howard's score is fantastic. The way the story unfolds makes you feel uneasy and it's a perfect study in peeling back layers slowly to both cause tension and unveil a story. Also, this is a great testament to Bruce Willis' acting. He started out in comedies, then action and this was a great break out role for him in dramatic roles. So good. And HOLY S**T...Toni Collette...she was amazing. Okay...and I mean...Haley Joel... Dude. That kid stole the show lol This film is so good.
I love how you had a harder time saying the name of the film than you did figuring out the plot twist at the end.
Great job catching it early, James. I was one of the many who didn't catch it until the very end. This is such a great movie. I've never really thought about it until recently but 1999 was pretty great when it comes to movies. Keep up the good work.
The best thing about this movie is that it still holds up to multiple rewatches. Everything still makes perfect sense even when you know the ending and it actually makes everything more impressive. This is also still to my mind, one of the best child performances ever seen on screen. The twist ending will never have the same power today as it did at the time because, it just wasn't as common at the time and T6S twist is used as a pop culture reference in so many shows and movies since then that I don't see how anyone can not be aware of it even if they haven't watched the movie.
Good job catching on the color red so early on. That's one of my favorite bits of foreshadowing in this film because it's only around when there is a dead person nearby, which is why you see it near Bruce Willis a lot.
The color red was things touched by the dead.
Im so glad there are still people out there who havent had this film spoiled for them.
Hey James. I've been watching your channel for a little while now. You keep saying you hope you bring a different perspective to films and shows for those of us (like myself) who don't really know too much about film making. I have to say that you absolutely do. Especially when it comes to movies or shows that I've already seen and love. I know I love these movies and through your videos, I tend to love them even more. Your commentary doesn't make me feel like you're convincing me why I should love or dislike a movie. It's more like helping me understand why I already do... or why I don't so much. Your commentary is not only entertaining but also educational and just over-all, fun. You got a good thing going here, man. I'm glad I found your channel.
If there was a movie I'd like to see you react to, it would be a movie called 'Lucky Number Slevin'. I won't say anything about it. I believe it's best going into it blind. I don't know if you already have reacted to or if you've already seen it before. I'll dig through your channel to be sure (which I don't mind doing at all).
Anyways, just want to say thanks for doing what you do, my dude.
Hey man! Thank you for this comment. It’s such a genuine gesture that I’d like to have across my videos and I’m happy it doesn’t seem to be lost upon the audience. That makes my entire day!
I’ll add that to the polls for ya chief!
@@JamesVSCinema that's really cool of you man. Thank you.
Lucky Number Slevin is fantastic!
Lucky Number Slevin is a fantastic movie!
‘Is there like a ghost flair?’ You have no idea!
I think my 2 favorite examples of the trick of making you think there was conversation with Bruce, were the scene where the boy comes home to find his mom and Bruce sitting in the lobby, and they both turn to look at him, but neither say anything. But it's clearly framed as if they were talking about him, but stopped when he came into the room. And then in the hospital, when the doctor is talking to her about her son's injuries, and you see Bruce react in disgust, but again, nobody is addressing him. He's just hanging out in the wings, seeming as if he is involved. I remember seeing this in the theaters when it came out, and me and my friend went to the parking lot, and got to the car and just kind of stood there looking at each other for a few moments. We were totally impressed by the simple elegance of the direction and cinematography. Fantastic film
Possibly you mentioned this on your patreon but in case you missed it, there's a scene where Cole gets home from school when his mother sitting next to Bruce Willis. Cole's mother greets him at the door and they make up good things that happened to themselves that day. Cole says he scored the winning point (or something along those lines) and all the other kids picked him up on their shoulders and cheered. Well once Cole makes peace with his sixth sense he stars in The sword in the Stone play where once he pulls the sword from the stone his classmates pick him up, carry him on their shoulders and cheer for him.
You're Reactions are an inspiration James. Alot of Respect for you, your channel and film.
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Respect to you brotha! Happy the good vibes are kicking 🙏🏽
I think the triumph of this movie is the emotional connection we as the audience make with the characters. When I rewatched this film as an adult I was so taken aback at what a beautiful, heartfelt movie this is. Truly deserves more praise and attention than it gets in this day and age
I watch a lot of reactors and I've seen at least 2 dozen reactions to this movie beside seeing it in the theatre and I have never caught the significance of the color RED! Very observant, thanks for your reaction!
Happy to bring some cool value to this already banger of a film! You rock Brian.
congratulations. you are the first reactor to get the clues and put it together. Amazing, when you caught the red color so early, I was just waiting to see how long it would take you to put it together. BRAVO
So glad you watched this 🤗🤗
Quick question, would you put
this up there with the way you view
"Amadeus"? I know there are some
who would say different genres and
yes I would agree, however I think both
touch on a lot of the same themes and
overall (in my opinion) hit that
Masterpiece status you refer to when
speaking about "Amadeus".
Anyway, that's my opinion I'd love
to know yours and the rest of the
JvC Fam's opinions?
Difficult. These are both genuinely great films in their own regard so my opinion of this is hyper focused towards me. With that being said…Amadeus is just an overall BEAST of a film. I have to consider that Amadeus is also twice as long with personally, deeper nuance themes of human psychology. All wrapped into an insane level of a score, character motivations, and brilliant camera work and acting all around.
With THAT being said. I like both a lot haha.
I didn't clock it at all the first time I watched it because I was so focused on the boy's journey. But when I got to the end, I had to rewatch it immediately to see how each scene was shot. Such a good film!!
If you liked this one you might like The Others. It's another good ghost story.
Agreed!
I always thought that I was pretty good at seeing the reveal in advance, but when I saw this in the theaters I feel for it, hook, line and sinker. And I'm so glad that I did. When you're truly immersed in the story, to the point that you don't see it coming, the reveal seemed so much more powerful. A lot of films have tried to have this kind of surprise ending, to varying degrees, but nothing packs the punch of the first one.
The car scene at the end is some of the best acting, especially by Haley Joel Osmet.
I love the fact that in 2022 I can watch someone experience this movie for the first time. So awesome man, thank you for this!
this move traumatized me as a kid. I watched it when I was 9 or 10 with my older sister and her friends cus I wanted to be cool. the lady in the kitchen with her arms cut looked JUST like my mom from the back and it ruined me. I couldn't walk into a room without verbally checking if my mom was actually the one in the room lmao
Great movie. It was a big hit back in 1999. People were going back to see it multiple times so they can now watch it from a different point of view now that they know the plot twist.
First time watching and I absolutely loved your reaction. You insight and commentary on the movie was great. I appreciated you picking up on things and pointing them out, without trying to necessarily call the ending until the ending. Bravo sir. You got a new sub.
Happy to hear this!! More than glad to have ya 🙏🏽
DUDE! I am impressed, you are the first person reacting to this movie who figured it out before the scene toward the end where the movie telegraphs it to the audience. I was thinking you'd do it because of your movie making experience. When you commented on the color red being everywhere I knew you'd figure it out early. Congrats!
Like yourself, I saw the symbolisms, and like you I got the 'oh he's dead' moment.. even earlier. Sadly for anyone within whisper earshot I said it out loud.. there was a collective 'ohhhhh' and then a groan as the surprise ending was ruined for them lol. I almost slunk out. Didn't, but thought about it.
Damn, I wanted you to be surprised like most of us were. I guess it's just the film maker in you that was able to pick it apart. Well done...
When I first saw this in the theater, I was aware there was going to be a big twist but not what it was. So I was looking for it and thinking about it. I did figure it out before the reveal, but I’m not sure I would have had I not been looking for it.
Great reaction as always.
If there has ever been a better young actor in any role I haven't seen it
This is one I had to watch twice as the spoilers…you miss the first time watching. So smoothly done. Good react. Haley Joel Osment and Dakota Fanning were literally GREAT child actors. Not too precocious and inauthentic. Just solid at what they didn’t. Check out Man on Fire if you haven’t seen it yet.
In the special features, they mentioned that the way he pulled it off the scenes with Bruce Willis interacting with other people besides Cole is that the scenes start as if he and the other person in the room had just finished a sentence just as Cole enters the scene. Such a great trick!
THIS one and SIGNS are the best Shyamalan films.
Signs is so good!
As an agnostic, I detest Signs.
I'm so happy I discovered your channel and really appreciate your film-maker commentary rather than just reactionary. Also, this is an amazing film! So glad you finally got to experience it! Much love from Oregon💚
That truly makes me happy to hear!! I need to visit Oregon. Absolutely gorgeous over there.
I was impressed how you guessed Bruce's character being 'alive'.😉 My mind was blown the first time watching. And.... I need to visit the great city of Philly!!!☺💚
I love M Shalaman's movies but it is always hard for me to watch movies with jump scares. I was able to watch it "full" for the first time a few years ago and man oh man, it is amazing.I love the camera movement, something with it feels magically real and hunting at the same time.
Hahaha I totally understand where you’re getting at.
The 6th Sense is a movie that you really have to watch at least 3 times...
the 1st time like holy sheet what a twist! Didn't see that coming
the 2nd time to try to catch all the clues
the 3rd time you can relax and fully appreciate the greatness of the film