[spoilers request] Who is "Keyser Soze"?

[Heretic Apostate]

I've seen parts of "The Usual Suspects" again, and yet again, I missed out on the part where they tell you who Keyser Soze really is. Argh! It's not fair! I've even done a google search, but all the sites I found (first two pages) were either plot summaries, people who took Keyser Soze as their user name, or in a foreign language.



So, c'mon, spoil me!

 

[stevelabny]

um..he's kevin spacey's character. the limp was fake.
it was one of the most OBVIOUS swerves of all time.

 

[WizarDru]

Actually, quite a few of us were blindsided by it, thanks.

 

[Heretic Apostate]

So it wasn't the crooked cop? I saw the part where the cops were trying to convince Spacey's character that the crooked cop was Keyser Soze...

Dang, that was something I totally missed. But then again, I caught only snippets of the movie.

 

[ASH]

I will not say that its obvious. It's a great movie...
But I did happen to figure it out before it was revealed. I have a knack at figureing out plot twists....

I figured out the entire plot of the movie "Identity" before the movie was a quarter over...

Not to sound arrogant...

*bangs head on table for sounding arrogant*

 

[Dispater]

Keyser Soze is a purely fictional character Kevin Spacey invents out of the wallpapers and newspapers clips behind the cop's desk if I remember correctly.

 

[KidCthulhu]

I loved that film, and I'm very proud of the fact that [GLOAT] I had Keyser Soze pegged from ten minutes into the movie (and I was right). I read a lot of mysteries, and one of the cardinal rules of mysteries (ever since The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) is NEVER TRUST THE NARRATOR.

Also, there's a big clue in the first few minutes in the way Keyser Soze holds a cigarette. It's very idiosyncratic. I turned to PirateCat and said, "Watch those fingers. Someone's going to hold a cigarette that way later in the movie. That'll be the man."

I don't get to be clever that often, but I had Usual Suspects nailed. [/GLOAT]

 

[reapersaurus]

My god, I feel pity for you "ending-guessers."
You truly seem to extract less enjoyment out of those 'surprise' kind of movies than other people.

You want to know a secret?
Most everyone else does NOT watch those movies with all their antennae up to try and glean every scrap of information they can for the sole purpose of mulling it over and trying to guess the ending before the ending is revealed.

Most people simply watch the film and enjoy it unfolding at the creator's intended pace. This way they experience the movie the way it's intended, not short-circuit it with meta-gaming (never trust the narrator, etc).

Why would people take pride in spoiling movies? I'd hide the fact that I suck the fun out of movies, myself...

Oh - and here's another sure-fire way to take some fun out of a movie :
Whenever you watch a romantic comedy, conclude early on that the couple will get together and fall in love.
Whenever you watch a heroic story, conclude early that the hero will win.

Don't bother watching the movie and going thru the ups and downs of the characters - just cut right to the chase and spoil the ending - that way, you're 'better' than everyone else. Props to your massive brains!

 

[Piratecat]

Oh, for crying out... My friend, as someone mentioned in Meta, they make decaffeinated beverages now, too. Look into them.

Seriously, it's not really good form to condemn a whole lot of people just because their movie-watching habits don't conform with yours. It's even worse form to do so this insultingly. If you really want to rant and ridicule others at the same time, please don't do it here.

 

[TracerBullet42]

Oh, for crying out... As someone mentioned in Meta, they make decaffeinated beverages now, too. Look into them.

hehehe..."Frankie says RELAX!", "Serenity now!", or so many other catchphrases...

Some people figure the things out...others don't. Big deal. Enjoy the movie...don't enjoy it. No need to get so fiesty.

Personally, I loved The Usual Suspects. It just takes you for a ride, drops you off in the middle of nowhere, and says, "Good luck getting home!"

edit---It's also one of the few decent movies featuring a Baldwin...