Daily Dialogue — September 13, 2010

“I see dead people.”

 — Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), The Sixth Sense (1999), written by M. Night Shyamalan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is catch phrases. 

Trivia: M. Night Shyamalan deliberately used the color red to depict when the world of the living and the world of the dead would crossover. If red was in a scene where that was not the case, he would change it. The scenes where he used this are: Lynn Sear’s nail polish is red when she is pointing out the “white spots” on all the pictures of Cole in the hallway. We are led to believe those spots are the dead people that are always seeking his help; At the birthday party when Cole is put into the closet, he is wearing a red sweater. Cole is attacked by the spirit in the closet; The blanket covering Cole’s fort is red. Kyra Collins comes to him because she wants him to save her sister from her own fate; The doorknob to Malcolm’s basement is red. His wife keeps on locking it but he just unlocks it; The blanket that Anna Crowe covers herself with while watching the wedding video is red. Malcolm sits next to her and tries talking to her but she is sleeping and unconsciously speaking aloud; Cole’s school uniform jacket is red(maroon). He is usually approached by the dead people while at school and/or wearing his uniform. Also, the outfit worn by Mrs. Collins at Kyra’s wake is red. She is also the only person there who is wearing bright red.