M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 psychological horror film, The Sixth Sense, tells the story of a young boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osment) with the ability to interact with dead people. After meeting a washed up child psychologist named Malcolm (Bruce Willis), Cole learns to cope with his curse. In the film’s conclusion, Malcolm realizes that he is dead, no different than the poltergeists plaguing Cole. The epiphany was shocking to Malcolm, but hints scattered throughout the film provide the audience with evidence. Many shots employ framing to put focus on people and object; frames are included in shots as evidence that Malcolm is viewing his life from an outside perspective. As Malcolm comes closer to discovering his fate, the frames disappear from
