The New York Times' film critics are very interesting and different, and they actually start with the trust between Malcolm and Cole, see the film's very different core ideas, and interpret the film. What's more, they insist that the bond of trust between these two men is the key to the success of the entire film into a classic, a view that is clearly very different from that of the Los Angeles Times.

However, in the same way, the "New York Times" gave a super high rating to "The Sixth Sense", and the 100-point review was also the only perfect score among the first batch of film reviews, apparently putting it on the level of "The Exorcist", which is almost the highest praise for a horror movie, enough to be among the classics.

From the "Los Angeles Times" on the West Coast to the "New York Times" on the East Coast, the two major comprehensive authoritative media have unanimously given "The Sixth Sense" an incredibly high rating, which is the peak of horror movies in the past decade even after "Ghostbusters", which has amazed countless audiences.

More importantly, not only these two media outlets, but also Roger Ebert's film review published in the "Chicago Sun" also expressed similar views, giving praise to the "supernatural sixth sense".

"Do you believe in ghosts?"

Roger used a very strange film review title, which did not look like a professional film review at all, but rather like a paper on religion or scientific research, which made people laugh and cry. However, the content of this article is clearly not a religious study.

"'They are everywhere, they walk around like normal people, they can't see each other, they can only see what they want to see.'

The official biology textbook of the University of California, Los Angeles opens with such a story: in the current world, there are almost no black swans, only white swans. However, if one person sees a black swan, others cannot deny the existence of the black swan, let alone say that 'there are only white swans in the world', which is science and the spirit of research.

In this world, in addition to the living, there are also the dead; In addition to what you see, there are also things you can't see. But most of the time, most people, accept that the world is only a part.

So people turn a blind eye, refuse to believe, refuse to face certain phenomena of society; Therefore, history textbooks are only written by the victors, so that people can only understand one side of history; So Malcolm couldn't accept Vincent's truth at first; So Cole can only paint smiley faces and rainbows because 'they can only see what they want to see'.

Light exists because it is the opposite of darkness; The reason why justice is longed for by people is because of the existence of evil. A personality that cannot accept the theory of relativity is incomplete, which means that there is a possibility of splitting. This is a time of contradiction at every turn, and yet, people try to deny the facts by refusing to admit it.

Malcolm is a child psychiatrist, which sets the tone and theme of the film, which cannot be considered a horror movie in the strict sense of the word, but it is not a simple drama film, but explores a major psychological topic: is there a possibility of self-redemption for the dark side of human beings in the face of fear?

At the beginning of the movie, Malcolm is positive, optimistic and happy, his life is in a perfect state, but he has never been able to face the truth of the world, so when Vincent opens this Pandora's box, the world begins to fall apart.

Malcolm's attempt to help Cole is actually trying to complete self-redemption, because human beings cannot complete self-redemption in the form of individuals, human beings are always social individuals, and human beings must approach themselves in connection and communication with other objects. In the process, Malcolm began to get closer to the truth, and although he was skeptical for a while, Cole told the truth.

'You don't believe me, how can you help me?' Cole had the same problem as Malcolm, and he couldn't accept himself, but also because he couldn't be accepted. Trust is not the beginning of help; Trust is to help and to save. However, in modern society, people are so alienated from each other, between mothers and children, between fathers and children, between teachers and students, between children and children, between children and doctors, trust is already a very difficult thing.

From the despair of social indifference in the 'Seven Deadly Sins', to the banter of the darkness of society in 'L.A. Confidential', to the satire of entertainment to death in 'Truman's World'. The cruelty and bloodshed of society have been put in front of everyone, but it has never really been solved - or even the direction of the solution. And this time, the 'supernatural sixth sense' gave Hugo's answer.

If you thought 'The Sixth Sense' was just a horror movie about ghosts, you'd only see a pure horror movie. But the film is about reality – in the real world, many people are unseen individuals, not just marginalized groups, but each and every one of us.

Living in the heart, not in reality, only seeing what you want to see, denying and rejecting what you don't want to see, can't really 'see' the other person, see the objective person, but can't really communicate with the other party, let alone understand the real thoughts of the other party, as if it is a transparent person who doesn't exist at all.

It's like many families in reality, although they get along with each other every day, they don't really see each other, they don't communicate, they don't care, they just live together as strangers under the same roof. That invisible diaphragm makes each other more and more estranged, and finally forgets each other's existence.

So, for each other, is the other a ghost that can be seen but not exists? This is the harsh social reality. The whole society is bustling with countless human beings, but each individual becomes more and more lonely, more and more alienated, and stranger and stranger, standing in the center of the crossroads, only to see a group of ghosts with bodies.

In a world lacking trust, all everyone can see is ghosts; Only those who have been displaced between life and death will be able to discover the world for what it is.

Trust, this is the truth of the world, and it is also the answer given by the 'supernatural sixth sense'. This is science, the spirit of research, and the truth.

Hugo Lancaster has shown admirable wisdom in the selection of scripts in recent years, but it is his concern for social reality that has always followed. This time, the 'Psychic Sixth Sense' analyzes and expounds the cold society from the unique perspective of yin and yang, and excavates the truth behind the bloody and cruel facts on the basis of family affection and love, which further sublimates the core idea of the whole film and makes people marvel at Hugo's vision of choosing the script.

There is always a weird and terrifying atmosphere throughout the movie, but the pace seems to be slow, and some of the emotional processing details are also slightly too strong, making the emotions sticky and sensational, showing the immaturity and youth of M. Knight Shyamalan as a fledgling director. However, the wonderful performances of the leading actors have sublimated the overall level of the movie.

As an eleven-year-old child, Haley Joe Osmon's performance is undoubtedly stunning, and his delicate and sophisticated performance completes the whole film, and his understanding and interpretation of acting far exceeds that of his peers, and even in front of other leading actors. It is no exaggeration to say that his performance in this movie is the best child star!

It would be a huge pity if all eyes were on Haley - although he deserved this glory, Hugo Lancaster showed a deep and wonderful acting skills in this film, he alone shouldered the huge core of the whole film, and interpreted the film's heavy ideas about life and death, about trust, and about social indifference with a wonderful performance, it is no exaggeration to say that Haley made the film complete, and Hugo sublimated the film.

The biggest reason why 'The Sixth Sense' is not only brilliant is that Hugo, the actor who holds three statuettes, has once again proved that his understanding of the role and his interpretation of the core are now the best in the world.

Classic, this is indeed a classic horror movie, which makes people re-see the glory of the 'exorcist'. After watching the movie, will you believe in the existence of ghosts? ”

Roger's review clearly shows a unique and novel perspective again, interpreting the "supernatural sixth sense", which can be said to take the quality of the film to the next level. And the 95-point evaluation can also show Roger's admiration for this movie, and the four-star perfect score recommendation shows his support for the movie.

Such a situation is not uncommon in plot-winning works such as "Truman's World" and "L.A. Confidential", but for horror movies, it is almost an impossible situation. Even the classic "Exorcist" and "The Shining", which have been canonized as classics, have never been able to reach such heights, which is also the limitation of horror movies - behind the creation of horror and fear, it is difficult to leave more room for the frenzy of ideas.

This is precisely the most distinctive thing about "The Sixth Sense", and it is also the reason why the leading actors always think that this is not a horror movie.

Due to Hugo's participation, "The Sixth Sense" was the focus of attention of all the media at the beginning of the release, and after the premiere, as many as 35 media released film reviews for the first time, the scene in such a situation once again reminded people of the grand occasion when the "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Phantom Menace" was released, and what is even more commendable is that the first reviews of "The Sixth Sense" actually broke out in the controversy with a frenzy of praise, making this work surpass the previous summer blockbusters, It has become the least commercial word-of-mouth commercial work this summer, and this situation is also a situation that no one expected before the movie was released.