The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense links to the genre of a thriller as it makes us ask questions; such as, “who is she?” and “what is going on?” Creating questions is a good thing for a thriller as it leaves the reader constantly guess also makes the audience feel vulnerable because they are not in control of what is happening. The audience will always want these questions answered and so this is an effective opening to create them because it will make he audience continue to watch the film.
The Sixth Sense fits the thriller genre through the non-diegetic music. The music during the titles is very eerie. Thrillers use this to set the atmosphere and almost force people to feel like they should be ready to ask themselves a lot of questions. The low level music gets louder and louder, forcing the audience to be more and more on-edge. The diegetic music contrasts the non-diegetic music that is being played while the titles appear; this lets the audience know that something isn’t right or won’t be right.
The mise en scene is controversial as well. The woman is dressed up all nice and posh and shows clearly that she has come from a party. This contrasts the basement because it is all dark, gloomy and grey; this tells the audience that she isout of place and so something is wrong. Thrillers like to constantly give the impression that something is wrong.