Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense
By: Daniel Empringham

In M. Night Shamalyan The Sixth Sense is a thrilling and provocative movie from beginning to end, and that’s all thanks to the many Hitchcock references in the movie. This movie contains numerous similarities to such classics as Psycho, Rear Window and North by Northeast. The main points in The Sixth Sense that show these the most are the format of the film, the camera shots, the traditions and very deep messages to the audience. M. Night Shamalyan was not only influenced by Alfred Hitchcock but studied him so much that The Sixth Sense is a Hitchcock inspired film.

Right at the start of the movie you can see that Shamalyan was inspired by Alfred the credits are shown at the beginning of the movie, just as Hitchcock did for all his movies. While the credits are being shown at the beginning of the movie suspenseful music is being played just as the composers wrote for Hitchcock. The first shot of the movie is a very simple but yet meaningful...