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So his wife dates herself (spoiler)


So his wife dates herself and leaves and says "happy anniversary". Why would she do that? Who's anniversary? From her and the Docter? But the Docter was dead, so it wasn't for him. Why would she say it anyway since she's all by herself?
I really don't understand that part.

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Why would she do that? Who's anniversary? From her and the Docter? But the Docter was dead, so it wasn't for him.


Yes, it was also for him. It was the anniversary of their marriage. This woman had trouble getting over the death of her husband, so it's not strange she would still celebrate their anniversary.

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It's indeed not strange she's having trouble getting over it. But I do find it strange to go out and still get angry when he doesn't show up.

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But I do find it strange to go out and still get angry when he doesn't show up.


She doesn't get angry for that reason. She's just upset about the situation, she's a wife who's supposed to celebrate her anniversary with her husband, but instead she's a young widow. Maybe she's also a little upset at Malcolm for dying.

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Way to miss the point of the scene...

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I think this board was the inspiration for the 'I see dumb people' tshirt. Some of the threads on here are far too facepalm inducing to be real, aren't they?

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POsts like yours suck, dude. Don't do it anymore.

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Posts like your suck even more!! So please don't do it any more ..

You are in fact doing the very thing you are complaining about!!!

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She goes to the restaurant as a way of remembering Malcolm. Its where he proposed marriage to her, so she obviously has fond memories of the place.
Its not strange to do what she did, she is missing him terribly & is trying to deal with it. So she goes, on their anniversary, to where they were happy together.

But naturally, she is horribly sad that he is dead, and is 'reminded' that this celebration is only in her mind....she is all alone.

So she whispers to Malcolm's spirit, like many people do, wishing him a 'Happy Anniversary".
I agree with the poster that said she is also almost surely a bit angry at being alone, at him dying.



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Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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I felt a bit of flavour here of Billy Joel's famous Italian Restaurant song where he regularly meets up with an old flame and they muse over all the things that went on "at the village green" when they were teens.

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I really don't understand that part.
For a movie about The Sixth Sense you're clearly lacking one or two of them.

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 Excellent, Knight!

And note that the OP cannot even spell 'doctor'.

Hmmm.



I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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I'm sorry I "cannot even spell" doctor since English is not my native language and we say Dokter. So that's where the "e" came from.

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It's so easy to insult people trough the internet. I don't care by the way. You're obviously very smart and cool and all because you think this is a great movie and fully understand everything. I thought it was good movie but not great, the part I mentioned was one of the unnecessary parts in the movie. I can understand what they tried to show but this was a lame idea and could have been done another, way better way.

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I can understand what they tried to show but this was a lame idea and could have been done another, way better way.


It wasn't a lame idea at all and it was done in the best way possible. You only think it's lame because you didn't get it.

And it wasn't unnecessary either. It was one of several scenes that suggested that Malcolm's marriage was falling apart, but it turns out to be a hint pointing to him being death.

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Ok good for you, you clearly have no idea what I'm saying

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You probably have no idea yourself what you're saying...

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That entire scene clearly went over the OP's head.

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Okay, clearly you're a young kid or pre-teen who's trying to figure out why people do "such weird stuff".

That's fine - human nature is like that. There are people who do such things because it just makes them feel better. It does not appear sane to a normal person who's never experienced an intensely personal tragedy, but as long as it's harmless, why not?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2811863/Elderly-man-s-story-dines-goes-viral-Pensioner-pictured-table-black-white-photo-reveals-wife-55-years-died-five-years-ago.html

^ Here is an example. You're welcome.

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You seriously don't understand a grieving woman going to the restaurant where they met on their anniversary? Really??

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I sure do understand that, but not how she expects her husband will still show up

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It's already been explained to you that she does not expect him to turn up. What is it that makes you think she does?

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This might be something that you aren't getting because of a translation difference, maybe. I see how rude people are being to you in this thread and it makes me sad; your posts are easier to understand than a lot of them. :)

She is at the restaurant reminiscing, thinking about the time shared with her husband, and missing him. Maybe talking out loud to him isn't something that a lot of people would actually do, but it made for a nice dramatic moment. It's also a good scene to go back and watch after you've seen the end... so many different layers that make it more interesting each time.

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Uhm, the OP is pretty assy himself, no need to feel sad for him.

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This might be something that you aren't getting because of a translation difference, maybe. I see how rude people are being to you in this thread and it makes me sad; your posts are easier to understand than a lot of them. :)

It makes me sad, too, especially because at that point in the film a first-time viewer doesn't realize Malcolm is dead. It is in a later flashback, when Malcolm realizes that he is dead, that we see the scene flash again, and realize that she was alone at the restaurant, and grieving his loss.

She is at the restaurant reminiscing, thinking about the time shared with her husband, and missing him. Maybe talking out loud to him isn't something that a lot of people would actually do, but it made for a nice dramatic moment. It's also a good scene to go back and watch after you've seen the end... so many different layers that make it more interesting each time.

Having been widowed myself, I did a lot of similar stuff after my husband's death, going to places we had memories of, and sometimes (softly) talking to him out loud.


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"Docter"? How old are you?

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Maybe stick to simple movies like Transformers.

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I thought it was possible the restaurant reservations were made much in advance before the husband's murder, then for any number of reasons she decided she would go instead of cancelling.

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