The Sixth Sense: perception vs. reality

Society: Perception vs. Reality The Sixth Sense tells the story of a man trying to redeem himself of a past failure by helping a young boy conquer his own demons. At first, one would think that this underlying theme is in the idea of redemption. However, if we are to look even closer, below the surface and into the depths of the film we would discover that the predominant underlying societal issue taken from The …

…be put to rest. They are no longer Cole’s problem but his solution. The Sixth Sense, as a measure of society, states one clear idea: our society has an ability to judge before we can see. It is our ability to place blinders over our eyes or place filters that remove us from allowing all the possibilities to occur. It is at the heart of the Sixth Sense that speaks to this notion exclusively.