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thesixthsense
TheSixthSense
(Drama)(1999)
©2000byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
ColeSear……………………………………………HaleyJoelOsment
Asweetandintelligentbutemotionallytroubled9yearoldboy,
whoisconvincedthattheghostsofdeadpeoplearealways
tryingtocommunicatewithhim.
MalcolmCrowe…………………………………BruceWillis
Averysensitiveandaccomplishedchildpsychologist,whotries
tohelpColedealwithhisproblems,whilealsotryingtosave
hismarriage.
AnnaCrowe……………………………………….OliviaWilliams
Malcolm’swife,aselleroffinejewelry,whoseemsto
begrowingawayfromhim.
LynneSear……………………………………………ToniCollette
Cole’slovingmother,whobecomesmoreandmoreconcernedabouthisemotionalandphysicalproblems.
PlotSummary
Thisisthestoryofanintelligentandgentle9yearoldboywholivesinPhiladelphia,andwhohappenstoseeghosts.Onedayhetellshispsychologistthat“Iseedeadpeople.Theywantmetodothingsforthem.”Heseemstobetellingthetruth.Itisalsothestoryofthatpsychologist,Dr.MalcolmCrowe,ahighlyintelligentandaccomplishedprofessionalwhoagreestotryandhelpCole,justafewmonthsafterbeingshotinthestomachbyonehisformerpatients!
Eversincethattragicincident,Malcolmandhiswifeseemedtobegrowingapart,andthusMalcolmmustworkwithColewhiletryingtorepairhisownpersonallife.
Overtime,MalcolmlearnsofCole’sapparentabilitytocommunicatewiththedead,butseemsunsureofhowtohelpthechild.Inthemeantime,Cole’smotherbecomesmorefrustratedandscared,especiallywhensomeofhisclassmatesseemtobephysicallyabusinghim.However,Colehimselfremainsstrong,andintheend,itseemsthathewilllearntohelpMalcolm
asmuchasMalcolmhelpshim.
Ageneralnote:
ThisfilmwasnominatedforseveralAcademyAwards,andwhilethepaceofthestorytellingissometimesabitslow,itisawelldonemoviewithatrulyinterestingending.
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow
Adangerousandemotionallydisturbedformerpatient
breaksintothehomeofDr.MalcolmCroweandhiswife.
Thatisonefineframe.
“Fine”isausefuladjectivemeaningexcellent.A“frame”
isthewoodenorothertypeofborderthatsurroundsapainting.
YousoundalittlelikeDr.Seusswhen
you’redrunk.:
:
I’mserious,seriousIam.
Dr.SeusswasawellknownChildren’sbookauthor,whooften
wroteinacolorfulstyle,likethesecondsentenceabove.
Inrecognitionofhisoutstandingachievements
inthefieldofchildpsychology….
“Inrecognitionof”isaformalwayofsaying“Thanksto…”
“Outstanding”isastrongadjectivemeaningexceptionallygood.
…andhiscontinuingeffortstoimprovethequalityoflife
forcountlesschildrenandtheirfamilies.
Thisisamodernandwidelyusedexpressionthatreferstoavariety
ofissues,includinghealth,leisuretime,andtheenvironment.
ThecityofPhiladelphiaproudlybestowsuponitsson,
Dr.MalcolmCrowe,themayor’scitationforprofessionalexcellence.
“Tobestow”anhonororawarduponsomeoneistoformallypresentthemwithit.A“citation”isanofficialacknowledgementofservice.
Finallysomebodyhasrecognizedthesacrificesthatyouhavemade.
Inageneralsense,“sacrifices”refertowhatyoumayhave
givenup,suchasfreetime,inordertoaccomplishagoal.
They’realsosayingthatmyhusbandhasagift.
Asusedhere,“agift”isaspecialtalentorskill.
Youteachchildrentobestronginsituations
wheremostadultswouldpissonthemselves.
“Topiss”isawidelyusedslangtermmeaning
tourinate,orlessformally,togotothebathroom.
Iwouldlikesomewineinaglass;Iwould
notlikeitinamug,Iwouldnotlikeitinajug.
A“mug”isatypeofcup,anda“jug”isatypeoflargecontainerfor
pouringliquids.ThesentenceisverymuchspokenlikeDr.Seuss.
You’vebrokenawindowandenteredaprivateresidence.
Anotherwaytorefertoaprivatehouseorapartment.
Therearenoneedlesorprescriptiondrugsofanykindinthishouse.
“Prescriptiondrugs”arethosedrugsthatcanonly
beobtainedwiththeapprovalofadoctor.
Don’tyouevenrememberyourownpatients?
….Downtown
clinic,singleparentfamily.Possiblemooddisorder.
A“clinic”isoftenamedicalclinic,wherepatientsaretreated.
“Mooddisorders”isatermthatpsychologistsusetoreferto
typesofemotionalinstability,suchasparanoiaordepression.
YoutoldmethatIwashavingtroublecopingwithmyparent’sdivorce.
“Tocope”withsomethingistotryanddealwithit,oracceptit.
BenFriedkin?
:
:
Somepeople,theycalledme“freak.”
A“freak”isapowerfulwordforapersonwhois
consideredcrazyorabnormalinadisturbingway.
Quiet,verysmart.Compassionate,unsuallycompassionate.
Animportantwordtodescribesomeonewhohasagreat
dealofemotionalsympathyorconcernforotherpeople.
Youforgotcursed.Youfailedme!
Apersonwhois“cursed”isdestinedtohavegreatsuffering,perhaps
becauseaGodorghostisdeterminedtomakethemsuffer.“Tofail”
someoneistogreatlydisappointthem,thoughitisraretousethe
verbinthismanner.
Severalmonthsaftertheshooting,MalcolmmeetsCole,
andtriesonemoretimetosaveanotherdisturbedchild.
Cole,age9,acuteanxiety,sociallyisolated.
“Acute“isastrongadjectivemeaningsevereorserious,and“anxiety”
isanimportantwordreferringtogreatfearornervousnessaboutthe
future.Apersonwhois“sociallyisolated”tendstoavoidtalking
ordealingwithpeople.
Weweresupposedtomeettoday,butImissedourappointment.
Animportantandformalwordforameeting.
IntheoldendaysinEurope,peopleusedto
hideoutinchurches;Theywouldclaimsanctuary.
“Sanctuary”isalegalandreligioustermforprotectionfromharm
(Refugeesfromrepressivegovernmentsstilloftenseeksanctuary).
Latin.
ThelanguageofAncientRomeandtheMedievalChristianchurch.
[Written]---Outofthedepths,Icrytoyou,ohlord.
The“depths”refertothelowestplaces,perhapsemotionally
aswellasphysically.“Lord”isanotherwordforGod.
Hey,yourcocoapuffsaregettingsoggy.
“Cocoapuffs”areapopularchildren’scereal,and“soggy”isthe
softtexturethatcerealgetsafterithasstayedinmilktoolong.
Hey,gotaspot.
Inthiscase,anotherwordforastain(onclothes).
Somethingyouwerelookingforbaby?
:
:
Poptarts.
Amuchloved“junkfood”dessertforchildren.
Iwasnotthinkingsomethingbadaboutyou.Gotit?
“Gotit?
”isaverycommonwayofaskingifthelistenerunderstands.
Youtuckitin.
“Totuckin”ashirtistoputthebottominsideotherclothes,inorder
tomakeitappearneat(Youcanalsotuckinthesheetofabed).
Heyfreak,howdidyoulikethatarmaroundtheshoulderbit?
Notethatwhenapersonsays“the…..bit,”theyareusingbitasanountorefertoanykindofaction,oftenwhichisseenbymanyotherpeople.
Ijustmadethatup.Iwentwithit.
Thisisverymodernslang;“Togo”withsomethingcanmeanto
simplyacceptitandtrytobeemotionallycomfortablewithit
(Forexample,togowithacontroversialplanthatyoudisagreewith).
It’swhatgreatactorsdo.It’scalledimprov.
“Improv”isshortforimprovisational,theformofactinginwhich
thereisnopreparationormemorization,justspontaneousaction.
IwonthePennsylvanialotteryinthemorning,Iquitmyjob,and
IateabigpicnicintheparkwithlotsofChocolateMoussePie.
A“picnic”isaninformalmealeatenoutside,usuallyinapark.
“ChocolateMousse”isadeliciousandveryrichdessert.
Iwaspickedfirstforthekickballteamatrecess
andthenIhitagrandslamtowinthegame.
“Recess”istheperiodoftimewhereschoolchildrenplaysports.
A“grandslam”isahomerun(hit)inthegameofbaseball.
Everybodyliftedmeontheirshouldersandcarriedmearound,cheering.
“Tocheer”istoenthusiasticallyapplaudandscreamencouragement.
Wannaplayagame?
It’samindreadinggame.
Notethatinrapidspeech,“wantto”---->”wanna.”To“read”amindis
tobeabletotellwhatanotherpersonisthinking,eveniftheydon’tsay.
Idrewaman.Hegothurtintheneckbyanothermanwithascrewdriver.
Animportanttoolwithanarrowbladeattheend,
whichisusedtoturnscrewsinandout.
Idrawrainbows;Theydon’thavemeetingsaboutrainbows.
Cole’swayofsayingthatpeopledon’tgetupsetwhen
hedrawsthingsthatareprettyandnotviolent.
MalcolmtriestoreconnectwithAnna,asColetellsMalcolm
andhisteachersomeofthethingsthe“ghosts”havetoldhim.
IthoughtyoumeanttheotherItalianrestaurant
whereIaskedyoutomarrymein.
Thereareacouplethingstonoticeabouthowthislineissaid,
includingthefactthatthe“in”attheendisunnecessary.
Ijustcan’tseemtokeeptrackoftime.
“Tokeeptrack”ofsomethingistofollowit,orbeawareofit.
Ididn’thaveaverygoodsessiontoday.
A“session”isthewordpsychologistsusetodescribe
theirusualonehourmeetingswiththeirpatients.
They’rebothsosimilar.Samemannerisms,same
expressions,samethingshangingovertheirheads.
A“mannerism”isawayorstyleofbehaving,suchasanervoushabit
likeavoidingeyecontact.Ifsomethingis“hangingoveryourhead,”
thisoftenreferstoaproblemthathasbecomeagreatworry.
Hehasfingernailcutsonhisarm,butIdon’tthinkit’shis
mother.I’veseenherwithhimanditdoesn’tseemtofit.
Ifsomethingdoesn’t“fit,”itcouldmeanthatthetheoryorguessone
makesdoesn’tseemcorrectormakesense(Inthiscase,thatCole’smommaybetheonewhohascausedthe
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