Source: Commentary
by Seth Mandel
“‘I see dead people.’ One of the most famous lines from any Bruce Willis film — and certainly the single best-known line in M. Night Shyamalan’s catalogue — was also a stroke of true genius. The Sixth Sense tells you the big twist up front but bets, correctly, that you won’t be paying close enough attention to realize it. Willis’s character is a specter, a figment the whole time, no matter how real he seems. Last night was the Sixth Sense Election. We were told, up front and in no uncertain terms, that this was the ‘vibes election.’ We were not misled — we misled ourselves.” (11/06/24)
https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/the-sixth-sense-election/