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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