Bryan Singer film, The Usual Suspects (1995) American neo-noir and mystery film shows the audience how a small-time con man “Verbal” Kint and one of two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Kint tells a convoluted story about the events and mysterious mob boss known as Keyser Soze. The movie The Usual Suspects a non-linear tale shows the mystery surrounding the investigation of a crime and the focus and efforts of the investigator solving the crime by of clues and deduction while maintained the suspense through the use of sound, camera angles and special lighting.
Lies and deceit. As it shows in the “Ending” when agent Kujan figures it out the Keyser Soze is “Verbal” Kint play by Kevin Spacey. While …show more content…
Marylyn Fabe (2014) wrote “Cinematic techniques create and heighten a film’s narrative, emotional, and ideological effects” (p.5). The office set design provided the mise en scene to support the film’s narrative. After Verbal departure, Kujan realizes that Verbal's entire story was a lie, pieced together from details from the crowded bulletin board in the office. Every piece became a piece of the story. Kujan started to piece together like a puzzle. In this scene, the audience can witness all the elements of the shot with symbolical meaning this is call symbolism. Symbolism is an element within a shot that seems to stand for more than its definitions (Fabe, 2014). The score sound playing in the background created a suspense feeling as Kujan put it all together. “Close analysis unlocks the secrets of how film images, combined with sound, can have such a profound effect on our minds and emotions” (Fabe, 2014, Ch. 1, para. 1). Meanwhile, Verbal walks outside, gradually dropping his limp and flexing his supposedly damage hand. As Kujan runs after Verbal, a fax comes in from the hospital where Kovash is being treated for his burns: a police sketch artist's rendering of Söze, dictated by Kovash, the facial composite of Verbal. Kujan misses Verbal by moments, as he disappears into a
Lies and deceit. As it shows in the “Ending” when agent Kujan figures it out the Keyser Soze is “Verbal” Kint play by Kevin Spacey. While …show more content…
Marylyn Fabe (2014) wrote “Cinematic techniques create and heighten a film’s narrative, emotional, and ideological effects” (p.5). The office set design provided the mise en scene to support the film’s narrative. After Verbal departure, Kujan realizes that Verbal's entire story was a lie, pieced together from details from the crowded bulletin board in the office. Every piece became a piece of the story. Kujan started to piece together like a puzzle. In this scene, the audience can witness all the elements of the shot with symbolical meaning this is call symbolism. Symbolism is an element within a shot that seems to stand for more than its definitions (Fabe, 2014). The score sound playing in the background created a suspense feeling as Kujan put it all together. “Close analysis unlocks the secrets of how film images, combined with sound, can have such a profound effect on our minds and emotions” (Fabe, 2014, Ch. 1, para. 1). Meanwhile, Verbal walks outside, gradually dropping his limp and flexing his supposedly damage hand. As Kujan runs after Verbal, a fax comes in from the hospital where Kovash is being treated for his burns: a police sketch artist's rendering of Söze, dictated by Kovash, the facial composite of Verbal. Kujan misses Verbal by moments, as he disappears into a