The Sixth Sense epitomizes the genre of Magical Realism. The story takes place in everyday reality and all except for Cole's gift seems completely plausible. However, intertwined in this common setting is the protagonist's ability to communicate with ghosts, an aspect of the film the average viewer would find impossible to rationalize in real life. There's a definite interconnection between the spiritual world and our physical one in the movie, and this contrast, between the ordinary and the magical, displays a conflict that skews two opposing sides of one world - a common theme in magical realism. Yet these two opposites complement each other. Basically, by borrowing heavily from the modern world and adding a fantastical element, the movie became pure magical realism.
I agree with Alyssa that Cole's ability to see ghosts constitutes the main presence of magical realism in the movie. Yet, it can also be questioned whether or not such things can really happen in everyday life - thus questioning whether or not the movie is purely magical realism. Can people actually see ghosts? In our everyday world there are those who claim to have the gift/curse, but the choice of believing it is ours.
The Sixth Sense exactly fits the definition of Magical Realism. Occurring in real life settings, Cole is able to see, hear and speak to ghosts. At some points they even touch him, which is unlikely to those who believe that ghosts are intangible beings. In the beginning, it may seem as though perhaps Dr. Malcolm’s perception of the boy is true. The audience may think that Cole is just another child suffering from the impact of his parents’ divorce, and Dr. Malcolm is just another regular doctor trying to atone for his mistake in the past. But as the story continues, the audience can see that Cole’s ability isn’t just magic when he’s able to help Kyra’s dad and ease his mom. As is an important part of Magical Realism, the characters, as well as the audience learned something. Cole even learned that although being wary is important, it is equally important to open up to others because sometimes people just need help. And Dr. Malcolm learns that “some magic’s real.”
As with previously read stories and movies seen in this class, The Sixth Sense provides elements of magical realism. Cole, a boy with the ability to see disembodied spirits (the magical), is put in to a normal city with regular people (the real). With the first discovery of Cole's secret, the audience initially believes, "This isn't real; it cannot really happen." But as they continue watching, the audience slowly comes to accept Cole's ability as commonplace and at some point forgets the magical element of the movie.
The reason that this film is pure magical realism is because Cole can talk and see dead people, or ghosts. This isn't normal and that what makes it magical realism. Magical Realism is also suppose to trick you. It wasn't until the end that I found out that Bruce Willis' character was a ghost himself. The whole story we think that Bruce is trying to help Cole with his problem he is having with ghosts. It later turns out to be that he is a ghost himself. This is also another aspect of magical realism from The Sixth Sense. The magic is he can see dead people, whereas the real is he is living his life as if they are really there in everyday life.
Being able to see and talk to ghosts, is one major aspect of Magical Realism. This ability isn't common at all. It's a supernatual gift that the character Cole has. Magical Realism deals with the fantastic events ocurring in reality. Cole, with his gift, sees dead people everyday while living through his present time. He still deals with society as they believe he is a "freak". Another reason why The Sixth Sense is pure Magical Realism is because it has a shocking ending. Towards the end of the movie, Bruce Willis realizes that he is a ghost. Throughout the duration of the film, he seemed like an everyday person trying to help Cole out. The surprising ending threw me off.
The Magical Realism aspect is of course that Cole can see ghosts but it goes beyond that. There is some people in the world today that can see ghosts though Cole connects to them like nobody can imagine. He can feel them and was a beaten up by a ghost one time but Dr. Malcolm taught him how to handle ghost which was unreal how Cole was so calm having conversations with ghosts like Dr. Malcolm. The realism in this film is that he doesn't know that some people are ghosts and is living like a normal kid now.
This is Magical realism real people of live some what normal lives. Bruce wills plays the mentor,father figurs,doctor for Cole and tries to help cole out with his magical powers. The reason why this is so real is people in real life think about the dead a lot. His power of seeing the dead became real to the viers which made the movie so realistic
The movie the sixth Sense is a horror story that has magical realism in it. It is a mystery even though we do not recognize it as a mystery until towards the end when the solution is presented. What makes this movie magical realism is that the main character, Cole claims he can see ghosts. Cole separates himself from the rest of the kids because they all call him a “freak”. I think Cole has huge imaginations but is unable to distinguish real from fantasy.
The Movie, The Sixth Sense is pure Magical Realism. This is because Cole can see dead people, in real life you can not see dead people but in the movie it makes it seem plausible. Everything in that movie relates to magical realism. Especially the parts when Cole says that magic is real, and when the psychologist finds out that he is also dead. The end isn't happy and that makes us, the viewers, not be satisfied with it and think about it more.
The Sixth sense is based entirely upon magical realism, which is shown in many scenes throughout the movie. The most obvious show of magical realism is Cole's ability to see ghosts. In the real world, though it is greatly debated, people cannot see ghosts and are not aware of them in any way. While in the movie, Cole has the ability to not only see and talk to them, but also be able to experience a physical contact with them. Another show of magical realism in the movie is the fact that Bruce Willis's character is, in fact, not a living person, but a ghost. His inability to know that he is dead, and trying to live life normally even though there are signs to show him he isn't alive anymore. These aspects of the movie show it's base in the genre of magical realism.
The Sixth Sense represents the genre of Magical Realism because it causes the viewer to wonder. The young boy, Cole, has the ability to see dead people - a sixth sense. This seemingly crazy ability turns into something realistic throughout the movie and makes the viewers wonder if there really are ghosts among us. If something as magnificent as a sixth sense could be real. Because the movie The Sixth Sense makes us wonder if something magical is plausible it falls into the genre of Magical Realism perfectly.
The Sixth Sense epitomizes the genre of Magical Realism. The story takes place in everyday reality and all except for Cole's gift seems completely plausible. However, intertwined in this common setting is the protagonist's ability to communicate with ghosts, an aspect of the film the average viewer would find impossible to rationalize in real life. There's a definite interconnection between the spiritual world and our physical one in the movie, and this contrast, between the ordinary and the magical, displays a conflict that skews two opposing sides of one world - a common theme in magical realism. Yet these two opposites complement each other. Basically, by borrowing heavily from the modern world and adding a fantastical element, the movie became pure magical realism.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alyssa that Cole's ability to see ghosts constitutes the main presence of magical realism in the movie. Yet, it can also be questioned whether or not such things can really happen in everyday life - thus questioning whether or not the movie is purely magical realism. Can people actually see ghosts? In our everyday world there are those who claim to have the gift/curse, but the choice of believing it is ours.
ReplyDeleteThe Sixth Sense exactly fits the definition of Magical Realism. Occurring in real life settings, Cole is able to see, hear and speak to ghosts. At some points they even touch him, which is unlikely to those who believe that ghosts are intangible beings. In the beginning, it may seem as though perhaps Dr. Malcolm’s perception of the boy is true. The audience may think that Cole is just another child suffering from the impact of his parents’ divorce, and Dr. Malcolm is just another regular doctor trying to atone for his mistake in the past. But as the story continues, the audience can see that Cole’s ability isn’t just magic when he’s able to help Kyra’s dad and ease his mom. As is an important part of Magical Realism, the characters, as well as the audience learned something. Cole even learned that although being wary is important, it is equally important to open up to others because sometimes people just need help. And Dr. Malcolm learns that “some magic’s real.”
ReplyDeleteAs with previously read stories and movies seen in this class, The Sixth Sense provides elements of magical realism. Cole, a boy with the ability to see disembodied spirits (the magical), is put in to a normal city with regular people (the real). With the first discovery of Cole's secret, the audience initially believes, "This isn't real; it cannot really happen." But as they continue watching, the audience slowly comes to accept Cole's ability as commonplace and at some point forgets the magical element of the movie.
ReplyDeleteThe reason that this film is pure magical realism is because Cole can talk and see dead people, or ghosts. This isn't normal and that what makes it magical realism. Magical Realism is also suppose to trick you. It wasn't until the end that I found out that Bruce Willis' character was a ghost himself. The whole story we think that Bruce is trying to help Cole with his problem he is having with ghosts. It later turns out to be that he is a ghost himself. This is also another aspect of magical realism from The Sixth Sense. The magic is he can see dead people, whereas the real is he is living his life as if they are really there in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to see and talk to ghosts, is one major aspect of Magical Realism. This ability isn't common at all. It's a supernatual gift that the character Cole has. Magical Realism deals with the fantastic events ocurring in reality. Cole, with his gift, sees dead people everyday while living through his present time. He still deals with society as they believe he is a "freak". Another reason why The Sixth Sense is pure Magical Realism is because it has a shocking ending. Towards the end of the movie, Bruce Willis realizes that he is a ghost. Throughout the duration of the film, he seemed like an everyday person trying to help Cole out. The surprising ending threw me off.
ReplyDeleteThe Magical Realism aspect is of course that Cole can see ghosts but it goes beyond that. There is some people in the world today that can see ghosts though Cole connects to them like nobody can imagine. He can feel them and was a beaten up by a ghost one time but Dr. Malcolm taught him how to handle ghost which was unreal how Cole was so calm having conversations with ghosts like Dr. Malcolm. The realism in this film is that he doesn't know that some people are ghosts and is living like a normal kid now.
ReplyDeleteThis is Magical realism real people of live some what normal lives. Bruce wills plays the mentor,father figurs,doctor for Cole and tries to help cole out with his magical powers. The reason why this is so real is people in real life think about the dead a lot. His power of seeing the dead became real to the viers which made the movie so realistic
ReplyDeleteThe movie the sixth Sense is a horror story that has magical realism in it. It is a mystery even though we do not recognize it as a mystery until towards the end when the solution is presented. What makes this movie magical realism is that the main character, Cole claims he can see ghosts. Cole separates himself from the rest of the kids because they all call him a “freak”. I think Cole has huge imaginations but is unable to distinguish real from fantasy.
ReplyDeleteThe Movie, The Sixth Sense is pure Magical Realism. This is because Cole can see dead people, in real life you can not see dead people but in the movie it makes it seem plausible. Everything in that movie relates to magical realism. Especially the parts when Cole says that magic is real, and when the psychologist finds out that he is also dead. The end isn't happy and that makes us, the viewers, not be satisfied with it and think about it more.
ReplyDeleteThe Sixth sense is based entirely upon magical realism, which is shown in many scenes throughout the movie. The most obvious show of magical realism is Cole's ability to see ghosts. In the real world, though it is greatly debated, people cannot see ghosts and are not aware of them in any way. While in the movie, Cole has the ability to not only see and talk to them, but also be able to experience a physical contact with them. Another show of magical realism in the movie is the fact that Bruce Willis's character is, in fact, not a living person, but a ghost. His inability to know that he is dead, and trying to live life normally even though there are signs to show him he isn't alive anymore. These aspects of the movie show it's base in the genre of magical realism.
ReplyDeleteThe Sixth Sense represents the genre of Magical Realism because it causes the viewer to wonder. The young boy, Cole, has the ability to see dead people - a sixth sense. This seemingly crazy ability turns into something realistic throughout the movie and makes the viewers wonder if there really are ghosts among us. If something as magnificent as a sixth sense could be real. Because the movie The Sixth Sense makes us wonder if something magical is plausible it falls into the genre of Magical Realism perfectly.
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