Hence why I said "obligatory". Some great movies have great twists, however the Twist in the End seems more of a needful tool to convey a particular idea [in the Usual Suspects, as per example, the twist carries the notion that the character in question is very resourceful and an astute manipulator. This is even more in emphasis when the movie shifts from the assault on a boat detective movie routine to an assault on a boat for a very particular reason - ie the needful anonymity of Kaizer Souze].
M. Night is one of the great responsibilities for the Twist in the end craze for sure.
At the same time of the 6th Sense, The Others came out, which is a movie with the twist in the end that - for me - worked better [albeit for different reasons that has to do with the motif of the movie it self]
On the 6th sense, as soon as the kid said "I see dead people" the image of Willis in the same room with the kids' mom came into mind and I immediately connected the dots. The Twist didn't come as a surprise.
There are others that employed the twist in the end thing as a mean to convey a message as well [ex: Jacobs Ladder] while others used it as a slap in the face [ex: Angel Heart], and - IMHO - did a fantastic job with them [granted, nowadays they wouldn't work]
M. Night is one of the great responsibilities for the Twist in the end craze for sure.
At the same time of the 6th Sense, The Others came out, which is a movie with the twist in the end that - for me - worked better [albeit for different reasons that has to do with the motif of the movie it self]
On the 6th sense, as soon as the kid said "I see dead people" the image of Willis in the same room with the kids' mom came into mind and I immediately connected the dots. The Twist didn't come as a surprise.
There are others that employed the twist in the end thing as a mean to convey a message as well [ex: Jacobs Ladder] while others used it as a slap in the face [ex: Angel Heart], and - IMHO - did a fantastic job with them [granted, nowadays they wouldn't work]
The only thing that should be obligatory in movies are Stan Lee's cameos in Marvel flicks.