When I was a child, old people often told us that the eyes of children and dogs were the most transparent.
They can see things that adults can't see.
That's why they cry or bark that adults can't understand.
This kind of talk sounds terrible at first, but it always makes us feel full of mysteries and unknown truths.
After all, the child's childish and deep eyes, ridiculous and incomprehensible words, are indeed excellent materials for creating horror.
But they are all pure and indispensable.
Unfortunately, in so many horror films featuring children, there are not many who can really make us feel fear and truth at the same time.
And only this one, almost every time I re-watch it, can make me think of the words of the old people again, and be shocked and moved by it-
The Sixth Sense
Of the thrillers that really involve "ghosts," "The Sixth Sense" is definitely one of the most famous.
The film caused a sensation when it was released in the United States in 1999.
At a small cost of $40 million, it won $293.5 million in North America and nearly $700 million worldwide.
Became the big dark horse and big winner of the 1999 theatrical film.
It also received six major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, as well as multiple nominations for the Golden Globes and the British Academy Film Awards.
Prominently in the film, the halo almost overshadowed superstar Bruce Willis's child star, Hayley Joe Osmont:
For "The Sixth Sense", he was nominated for eleven awards including the Oscars, Golden Globes, MTV Film Awards and Saturn Awards.
Become a popular genius child star of the year.
So far, "The Sixth Sense" still has nearly 300,000 people on Douban who have scored a high score of 8.8:
Strongly squeezed into the douban top 250 list, and maintained the perennial line.
Such achievements are definitely the best in "ghost films"; in thrillers, they even surpass the classic "Butterfly Effect" and "Mulholland Road", and go hand in hand with "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Seven Deadly Sins".
So if you like thrillers but haven't watched Sixth Sense yet, or have been on your "ready to see" list for too long, it's time to reintroduce the classic.
20 years later, it's still a classic!
However, compared with the name "Sixth Sense", the translation of "Ghost Eye" seems to be more in line with the content of the film.
Because the protagonist of the film is a boy who can see ghosts.
Because of the ghost, the boy Cole's life became very difficult.
He was not accustomed to the existence of these souls because he was "able to see."
On the contrary, "they" are strange, bloody, indifferent, even terrifying; they will appear beside themselves anytime, anywhere, unguarded, and startle him.
So Cole became neurosensitive and startled.
He needs to carry toy soldiers with him to protect himself, and will run to church to hide from ghosts during school hours.
He even built a sleeping shed for himself at home, filled with monster soldiers or Buddha statues to maintain his sense of security.
Once he sees something "unclean", Cole takes his dog into these secret little spaces of his own.
Then nothing can be done, no one can ask for help, only to close your eyes and wait for "them" to disappear.
Of course, Cole is not always trembling, and over time, he will become indifferent.
The repeated appearances of blood and horror would slowly get Cole used to, but it wouldn't make him feel at ease.
Because Cole didn't understand what "they" meant.
Why do they appear in their own world so "maliciously"?
So Cole became cold, withdrawn, and didn't like to communicate with people.
Occasionally, he will be nervous and get into a fight with his teachers and classmates, or be bullied by his peers.
In short, no one ever wanted to believe his words, including his mother.
After all, even Cole himself didn't understand what was going on.
Mike, on the other hand, is the psychiatrist her mother has come to "cure" Cole.
At the beginning of the film, Mike is at home celebrating the medal awarded by the mayor himself.
He is a well-known child psychologist who has helped countless "problem children" get out of the haze and get a new life.
But the wine by the fireplace did not last long, and the good atmosphere was broken.
The wife found that the bedroom window had been broken, and the glass shards and the telephone microphone had fallen to the ground.
Then a figure flashed by, and at this moment there was a man standing in the bathroom less than two meters away from them.
Mike slowly moved toward the bathroom, trying to appease the young man who had "mistakenly broken into the private house".
But the youth began to cry and shout, and it was clear that he was broken.
He broke down and asked Mike if he remembered a boy with mood disorder from a single-parent family named Composition, and asked him if he remembered saying he would save himself.
Get your life back to normal.
But why does he still feel like he has fallen into the abyss and can no longer live.
After saying a few words, the young man named Vincent raised the gun in his hand.
One shot was given to Mike, one shot to himself.
A year later, Mike sits back on a streetside bench, ready to meet his next patient, Cole.
At this time, Mike's life and psychological state have long since changed dramatically.
After learning that he had not cured the patient and was almost killed by his own patient.
Mike begins to become depressed, doubting his abilities, and his emotions are so severe that they even affect the happiness of his family.
So for Mike, Cole is not only his new round of patients, but also the redemption and obsession of his new life.
To make up for his guilt, he must cure Cole, a boy with exactly the same symptoms as Vinson.
Mike begins to devote himself to cole's treatment, playing games, doing magic tricks, or just quietly accompanying him.
As long as it can be effective, he has unlimited patience.
The boy, Cole, also gradually develops trust in Mike, and he begins to rely on his company, playing the games he teaches himself, and even telling him his secrets.
You can see the secrets of ghosts.
Upon hearing this secret, Mike is desperate, and for a time he gives up the idea that he can cure Cole.
He thinks Cole should go to the hospital and take drugs to treat such serious fantasies, and psychological counseling alone will not help him.
And the truth is that Cole really can't listen to many other people's words, and the lines he himself says to the toy soldiers are enough to make people chill.
Like what:
I cry out to you from the abyss.
Moreover, at this time, Mike actually wants to go back to save the family that is on the verge of being broken, and to save his wife who is almost leaving him.
But things quickly took a turn for the better.
While repeatedly listening to Cole's recordings, Mike hears an "unclean" sound.
In an empty space where only Cole was heard, Mike heard the voices of others talking.
This incident sent a chill down Mike's spine and caused him to re-accept Cole's secret.
During this period, he even personally accompanied him to attend the funeral of one of the souls.
In order to find out what those souls really want from Cole, or what they seek.
The plot after that involves serious spoilers, so I won't elaborate on it here.
Because "The Sixth Sense" is a typical "ending" work, it must not be spoiled before watching!
The patient and long-lasting preparation of the first half laid a good foundation for the explosive ending that followed.
As netizens said, "The Sixth Sense" is a thriller that makes people cry like dogs, and in the end, it is found that love has become the biggest suspense.
It is simply the reversal king + tear king in the thriller.
Especially when the boy Cole sat in the car and told his mother:
Grandma wanted me to tell you that the question you asked her at her grave was "every day."
I'm sure everyone is crying like dogs in front of the screen.
Watching a "ghost film" not only sees the touching and shocking, but also finally gets the inspiration of life and love, and the ending is the cleverness of "The Sixth Sense".
Finally, only a few suspenseful hanging friends' appetites remain:
1. Is there a "ghost" in the film? 2. What question did the mother ask my grandmother? 3. How did Mike, a normal person, hear "ghost talk"? 4, 20 years later, the child star Hailey Joe Osmont, whose eyes are melancholy to the extreme, is he crippled? (Pi is very happy)