The movie sixth sense is certificated a 15, this is due to graphic images of the dead people. the sixth sense is a 1999 american psychological horror film written and directed by M.night shyamalan. the film tells the story of Cole sear (played by Hayley Joel Osment), a troubled and isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and a child pshychologist (played by Bruce Willis) who tries to help him get over the fear of the dead.
In the trailer there are cuts to the fast dramatic tension creating sounds that appear in the trailer. They are added in as it would make the audience actually want to watch it. the Trailer is used to advertise the film so therefore the viewers would want to actually watch the film in the cinema. As well as that people would want to buy the DVD when it is released. Tas it adds more effect on the viewer.hough out this trailer there are many different camera shots used. these being close-ups, establishing shots, long shots and mid shots. the use of loads of different camera shots makes the viewer more intrigued.
The sixth sense poster has all the typical conventions that a poster has. these including, a picture, the movie title, stars in the film etc. The poster reflects the type of film it actually is, this is by the colour scheme used. The colour scheme that they have used consists of 3 main colours. This is so that it is simple yet effective. These colours are all dull and the contrast between them is huge. this is so that the veiwer is drawn into it, this helps promote the film that the poster is focused on as the Audience can tell what type of genre the film is, this is good as it draws the attention of the target audience (the target audience being people who watch horrors/thrillers).
As the poster says who the main star in the film is it makes the film appeal to a wider variety of people, that may not like the genre of film, but like the main star featured, in this case Bruce Willis.
The film sixth sense has many main key features, the most quotable moment in the film is when cole and malcolm are sat in the hospital, when cole is ready to tell him his secret in hope that he could help him not to be afraid, 'I see dead people' is a quote from this movie that is known by people ho havent even watched the film. This is iconic as the film is promoted by that one quote, this is good as it only takes 4 words to know what film people are talking about, this is good as without this the sixth sense may not of been so successful.
Aswell as the poster and the trailer the opening scene is very important as it introduces suspense right at the start of the movie which in most films isnt what normally happens, in most films they start off with everything good and build up suspense towards the middle of the film, but this film goes straight into the crisis of the movie without the veiwer realising.
In the first scene he uses a broad and clever range of techniques to cause suspense and shock. The first scene hosts an important bundle of events. Malcolm and Anna Crowe come home from an awards ceremony, at which Malcolm has received an award for his perseverance and effort in child psychology. They arrive at the house in high spirits and maybe a couple of glasses of wine inside them. They enjoy a short conversation and a glass or two of fine wine in their lounge, before entering their bedroom only to be confronted by one of Malcolm's ex-patients Vincent Gray. He argues with Malcolm and brings up the topic of their old meetings and Vincent demands Malcolm had wrongly diagnosed him.
In this review I am going to go into detail the dialogue, acting, soundtrack, camera shots and the sets. Because I believe these are the things that cause most emotion.
Te first subject I am going to talk upon are the acting scenes as I believe these have most relevance on the subject of emotion. The first scene involves Anna entering the basement and taking a bottle of wine down in the basement there is an eerie felling given out by good directing, personally I believe this scene . The lounge scene adds the effect of shock after later scenes reveal a turn around. The acting is good in this scene it shows that the couple are happy and enjoying an evening together. The third scene is that of the bedroom scene with Vincent Gray .In this scene the two talk of the days when Malcolm helped Vincent with his parents break-up and Vincent tells Malcolm that the false diagnosis of himself was what had driven him insane, Vincent insisted that there was more wrong with Vincent than Malcolm made out to be.
In this film there is one key colour used. This coulor is red, This colour is used to create a warning maybe? or to symbolise death? there are many different ways you could look at this use of colour. this is as different people see it differently. In my opinion i think its a bit of both of the two meaning. i think that the red is used as a warning to malcolm that anything that colour is a problem, eg. the handle for instance, he cant open the door to the celler and it has a red handle. Also every shot that a dead person is in, there is at least one bit of red in the shot, this is so that the veiwer can subconsciously know that something isnt right in the shot.
The film is seen differently the first time you see it to the second time, this is because after you have seen the film once you understand what's happening in the film, this is as you already know the plot, and you already know that malcolm is in-fact a ghost. This removes the shock from the end scene as we already know what's going to happen.
Sixth sense was certificated 15 with no cuts made to the film. this was due to the way that the criteria that is specified on the BBFC website:
Discrimination
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (for example, ‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.
All of the above shows why the film was classified as it was.
this film is copyrighted by the writer due to the way in which he wanted to keep his idea known as his. this made sure that there was noone trying to steal his ideas for his films.
