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party turns bad for Cole; Malcolm tells his own story
Cole is in his classroom, when the topic turns to the history of Philadelphia. The teacher asks the children to guess what their school building was used for long ago. Cole suggests that people were hanged in it, his teacher counters that it was courthouse. Cole says that it was the lawyers who had the people hung. The teacher says it's not true, and Cole asks him not to stare at him. The teacher rather inconsiderately chooses instead to stare him down, and Cole calls him Stuttering Stanley over and over until the teacher pounds on Cole's desk saying, "Shut up, you little freak!"
Cole is in his classroom, when the topic turns to the history of Philadelphia. The teacher asks the children to guess what their school building was used for long ago. Cole suggests that people were hanged in it, his teacher counters that it was courthouse. Cole says that it was the lawyers who had the people hung. The teacher says it's not true, and Cole asks him not to stare at him. The teacher rather inconsiderately chooses instead to stare him down, and Cole calls him Stuttering Stanley over and over until the teacher pounds on Cole's desk saying, "Shut up, you little freak!"
At a birthday party in house like a castle (more upscale than Cole's [[Chuck E. Cheese]] party last year), Cole's mother is suffering the disdain of the wealthier mothers while Cole is lured into a small closet at the top of the stairs and shut in. By the time Cole's mother finds him, he has passed out and is brought to the hospital. The doctor (played by director M. Night Shyamalan) insinuates that Cole's mother has been abusing him. As he's resting in bed, Cole is visited by Dr. Crowe, who tries to get Cole to talk by beginning a rambling story. Cole interrupts and asks Crowe to explain why he's sad. Crowe demurs, but tells the story of "Malcolm" who loved helping children more than anything else in the world. He found out he had made a mistake with one and couldn't help him, but then met a "cool" boy who reminded him of the first one. He thought if he could help him, it would help the other one too.
Color is a constant theme of the movie, with trees filled with lush green leavess contrasting with piles of brown leaves on the ground in the fall. Cole barely manages to open the heavy red door of a church (red is used throughout to indicate the supernatural).<ref>"Red is an important color in this film. It is used to underscore important links to the supernatural. Red in our culture is a symbol of blood, and hence, death. It is also a bright color that pulls the eye. It underscores. Shyamalan gives it a spiritual connection as well." [http://hollywoodjesus.com/sixth_sense.htm] </ref>
Color is a constant theme of the movie, with trees filled with lush green leavess contrasting with piles of brown leaves on the ground in the fall. Cole barely manages to open the heavy red door of a church (red is used throughout to indicate the supernatural).<ref>"Red is an important color in this film. It is used to underscore important links to the supernatural. Red in our culture is a symbol of blood, and hence, death. It is also a bright color that pulls the eye. It underscores. Shyamalan gives it a spiritual connection as well." [http://hollywoodjesus.com/sixth_sense.htm] </ref>