GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “The Sixth Sense” — Characters

Scott Myers

25 Jan 2012 • 1 min read

This week we are analyzing the screenplay for the 1999 movie The Sixth Sense written by M. Night Shyamalan.

You can access the September 12, 1997 draft of the script through myPDFscripts here. Today we discuss the script’s characters. Here is a list of the most prominent ones:

Malcolm Crowe

Anna

Vincent Grey

Cole Sear

Lynn Sear

Mr. Marschal

Mr. Cunningham

Kara

Mrs. Collins

Mr. Collins

What’s your take on these characters? What narrative functions do they provide?

Here’s a fun question that has come up: Who’s the Protagonist?

Is there a Nemesis?

Does anybody go through any sort of metamorphosis?

An interview with Haley Joel Osment:

See you in comments!

For Day 1 of our analysis of The Sixth Sense, go here.

For Day 2 on structure, go here.

NOTE: THIS SERIES AND THE USE OF SCRIPTS IS STRICTLY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!

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