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[@1stTimeReact]

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[@rickbuc]

I would love to see reactions to The Champ 1978 final scene.

[@Generalbas1972]

*TWO THINGS I NEVER WILL UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE INTERNET* 1. People watching other people watch a movie - i don't get it, watch the movie yourself and get a fucking life 2. Now that Kevin Spacey is innocent, it's suddenly okay to watch his movies again....well done internet you *FUCKED UP THE MANS LIFE* well done

[@ChowDownDetroit]

The last 5 minutes of this movie is one of the greatest film editing I ever seen.

[@jellyrollnorton]

Editing?

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@jellyrollnorton Transition from limping to walking. Cuts to all the pinned stories on bulletin board with Verbal's account in the background. Final cut to him talking about himself when he's talking about 'Keyser Soze'. The name Verbal being a clever hint of how his account were just the words of an unreliable narrator. Great editing.

[@tanizaki]

What if I told you I saw this in theater?

[@Toka972]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

[@badt4life857]

And like that.. *Poof* He's gone..

[@KronnangDunn]

@@badt4life857 ... like Kevin is.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Great line

[@lawyerd16]

In the end - the usual suspects is a movie about an agent who has the world’s most notorious criminal in his grasp, and is too blinded by his own obsession with someone else (Keaton) to see the truth right in front of him. And the audience falls for it right along with him. It’s still one of my favourite movies of all time.

[@diegouzeda2491]

It´s interesting that you mentioned that. I just saw a couple of days ago a retired American Detective saying that investigators all over the world screw up investigations by thinking they know the culprits and try to link evidences to them, instead of conducting an unbiased investigation and see where that leads them. I don´t work in law enforcement but I see how you can be "lured' by an easy answer sometimes. Specially when you are under a lot of pressure. Cheers from Brazil

[@lawyerd16]

@@diegouzeda2491 Absolutely, it’s a real thing. It’s called “tunnel vision”. Unfortunately, it has lead to some wrongful convictions as well.

[@Andrew-po8nt]

@@diegouzeda2491 to be fair, it's almost impossible not to be biased it's an oxymoron. Same as being judgemental everyone does it, we're all hypocrites.

[@christyverplank3552]

Yep. Confirmation Bias. Seeing only what you want to see. Brilliant ending to this movie.

[@Rorschachqp]

It’s Moby Dick

[@jasonjackson7389]

Regardless of his personal life he is one of the most talented actors of his time. He becomes his character in each movie one of my favorites.

[@gregevenden6515]

Well, I'm not saying he's a saint, but he was acquitted in two criminal trials now, and the main Anthony Rapp case was lost because of contradicting evidence and/or lack of evidence. It's got to count for something.

[@jasonjackson7389]

@@gregevenden6515 I haven't followed his legal battles I just wanted to say I was addressing his acting. He is an actor that I greatly admire and love most of his movies even when he isn't the lead. I didn't want the hate from any Karen's and you never know how sensitive the people are that put out these polls or movie reviews.

[@paulandhisguitars]

​@gregevenden6515 that's because the case was brought years after the fact, and really was a he said / he said. However, the sheer amount of total complaints tells me if I was a casting director he would never appear on one of my projects.

[@SubduedPenguin1]

Probably in 3 of the best endings of movies ever this, Se7en and American Beauty

[@TheMarcHicks]

​@@paulandhisguitarsprecisely. Plus, his so-called "apology" is what really killed his career.

[@djlp2212]

"The greatest thing this movie ever pulled was converting everyone that Keaton was Keyser Söze, and like that (poof), their minds were blown.

[@Sbamabelle]

I saw this in the theater, everybody gasped when Kevin was revealed to be Kyser

[@yesnickcarter]

According to IMDB, the actor who played Keaton believed his character was Soze until he watched the finished movie at the premiere.

[@Ghostfriend7100]

@@yesnickcarter The director secretly told each of them that they were Soze but to not let the others know for authenticity and no one knew they weren't/who was Soze until they saw the film. I remember Gabriel (Keaton) being completely angry over not being him and I think a few of the others were upset.

[@positivelynegative9149]

🤯

[@cobbler88]

Except back in the day it was so obvious they were trying to point us that way that almost none of us bought Keaton as Mr Big.

[@tstumpf75]

The way he lights his cigarettes, the way he shoots his gun.. the whole movie, its right there.. the rewatch you see it all.. 😂😂

[@Reggie2000]

The way in the car, he holds his cigarette now European style. Nice touch.

[@Spankybuzz]

He holds it that way throughout. Every hint is always right there in the open. This movie is a masterpiece.

[@Leedark3]

It's also in the names. Soze means "verbal" in Turkish. And Couillon means "idiot."

[@SeenGod]

yeah and right in the beginning when Keaton asks him for the time, you can hear it’s Kevin Spacey’s voice

[@johnofmalta]

The Keyser makes me wanna Marlboro light for a sec.

[@2bsure]

Back when movies would make you feel shocked, amazed and excited. I remember leaving the cinema and talking about it for ages with my friends. One of the best movie endings.

[@happyapple4269]

Probably THE best.

[@chaddon7685]

It's not MOVIES... it's THIS movie.

[@willdean-stobie5730]

And they would accomplish all that via the actual story instead of special effects!

[@Alvan81]

There are some few twists, but unfortunately most everyone now is _looking for the twist._ Especially Reactors..😢

[@johnofmalta]

Yup! What makes it even more amazing is the movie was shot over the weekend on $300.

[@terri2494]

When I watch this scene I always think that Keyser Soze had incredibly good eyesight to see all those names in the office.

[@mcfcguvnors]

The look up at the Coffee mug is a key scene many go back to & say yessss of course thats how he got Kobyashi

[@ladyt6658]

Should be EYEser Soze, am I right?

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@ladyt6658 Should be EYEser SEEze, am I right?

[@carloseduardocarrillocampo667]

I'm pretty sure this plot twist has to be in the top 10 of all time.

[@dhruvrandi007]

Easily. In top 5 along with Sixth Sense.

[@gatormclusky55]

Wild Things.... Fantastic ending

[@CraigMcGuinn]

@@dhruvrandi007not if we’re only including movies with one plot twist. I consider The Usual Suspects to have two plot twists b/c first time viewers wouldn’t have questioned Kujan’s claim of Keaton being Keyser Soze before this

[@TheRedPeril]

I love how this film plays on your pre conceived ideas. It only works because we assume he’s a ‘cripple’ and can’t be capable. Our own minds do that. The writer(s) for this, exceptional.

[@willdean-stobie5730]

One of the best movies of all time

[@garryiglesias4074]

Well at one point, you see him kill someone coldly, and surprised his partners... It's a hint about "beware of appearances"...

[@Alvan81]

GlKevin Stacey's Acting must get it's due also! Because it wasn't just his disability, it was his timidity, that seemed believable. The mask slipped during the 'jewelry' heist, just for a second! But even then, my assumption said 'Verbal was just terrified to get caught". Ironically thwt may have been the _only_ true part of the story 🤔 Phenomenal Movie.

[@CraigMcGuinn]

@@Alvan81and that was because Saul Berg (the guy Verbal had shot dead) was the same Hungarian mobster who Keyser Soze allowed to flee his family home back in Turkey during his origin story flashback

[@Alvan81]

@CraigMcGuinn 🙂 Is that you w/an ingenious Retcon/Fanfic?! Or did I miss something specifically in the script...

[@juliaweasley]

The last line gives me chills every single time.

[@Honmatres]

Truly is the best!

[@jnaught1358]

For me.. It’s the final note.. BRILLIANT!!!🎼

[@juliaweasley]

@@jnaught1358 yes!

[@Honmatres]

This and The sixth sense are the best movie endings ever

[@Swamp_yak]

Primal Fear is up there too

[@Honmatres]

Yesss! Even before these two!@@Swamp_yak

[@yal100]

SE7EN has to be up there too. And guess who again?

[@leninswalrus]

Fight club is the best ending ever, sorry

[@lenusniq_9746]

The others is great as well.

[@mbulelobam7529]

I used to have the "Usual Suspects theme for Windows" .Whenever I'd log off it'd play "And like that...... he's gone"

[@Banyo__]

We should have all learned by now that whenever you see Kevin Spacey in a movie, he did it! Also, when you see Kevin Spacey in real life, he..also...did it.

[@cmo6055]

I see what you "did" there😂

[@primal1585]

and if you have to ask diddy do it ? he diddyit

[@Banyo__]

@@primal1585 actual 😆

[@j.f.fisher5318]

One of the most memorable scenes in cenema. Nothing ovrr the top. Nothing showy, violent, or grotesque. Just great writing, acting, and filming.

[@aburke0823]

The Usual Suspects is one of the best film examples of Chekhovs Gun (if you show something you’d better use it): in the first few moments of the movie you see the watch, the lighter and the cigarette case on Keyser. In the personal effects at the station the list them and then show them again at the end.

[@maxnorton1209]

What’s also really great about this movie, and the big reveal, is that even the viewers and reactors who figured out that Verbal is Keyser Soze are still surprised and blown away by the way he pulled it off (the quotes matching up with the wall, the coffee cup, etc., and then the agent’s words about being smarter than Verbal). It’s possibly the best twist ending ever! Like with Hannibal Lecter in “Silence Of The Lambs”, you never want to cross paths with Keyser Soze, but you can’t help but be captivated by the character, and the acting that brings him to life!

[@benmaharaj6854]

Saw this movie in a bin of a VHS tapes. never heard of it. I don’t know what made me buy it. I watched it by myself. Incredible experience.

[@jkyme]

I'll never forget watching this in the cinema and leaving absolutely speechless. It took me several minutes to process what I had just seen and the first thing I could say outside the building was "Holy F***. That was the best movie I've ever seen!" I still rate this in my top 5. What a sensational ending!!!

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

Same here!

[@existenceisrelative]

Keyser Soze, on a roll... A _keyser_ roll.

[@samanthanickson6478]

🥁

[@JeffreyGlover65]

Well played...😎

[@MrDMF567]

Feel like this might be the best sequence ever for reactors. The total “…wait WHAT!?!?!? OMG!!!” is great every time lol

[@otrame]

"I wonder what really happened." Yeah. My kids and I have had many long pleasurable conversations trying to figure out what actually happened. What was real? Great flick.

[@danielh9844]

One of the best parts of that movie when it first came out was Kevin Spacey was still relatively unknown, so that was another reason to discount the character. For the sake of the movie, it's kind of fortunate that he's been out of circulation recently.

[@pirobot668beta]

"Everyone will know the name Verbal Kint!"

[@McPh1741]

I love the Key and Peele spoof of this scene.

[@deadbeatdon]

😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5CsmYFol6x-brcsi=oqJlMEjuEQAnGu8H

[@jerodast]

I love this original one, the Key & Peele parody, and the Happy Endings parody (underrated sitcom) equally.

[@Jungbeck]

SNL with Samberg and Spacey did a great sketch on this aswell

[@malcolmrowe9003]

Just watched the Leslie Neilson film Wrongfully Accused and that has a fun parody of this moment. I've not seen the other spoofs. Anyone know if they're here on KZbin?

[@deadbeatdon]

@@malcolmrowe9003 I tried to post a link but it didn’t survive the auto mods. Search “Key peele world's worst liar”

[@scottv8124]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people to watch great films on a computer

[@christopherconard2831]

Until the final reveal I assumed Kobayashi was Soza, and Verbal was faking being a cripple but was his inside man. He was the one who got everything started and put everyone together. I figured he was doing it for Kobayashi/Soza.

[@marklewen9384]

I knew when verbal said " how do you shoot the DEVIL In the back?", and in the beginning the police chief said Kint is " protected by the prince of darkness"...

[@TheReluctantCarnivore]

One of the best movie twists ever!

[@pdfahie]

The number one twist was “The String”, but this was amazing

[@TheReluctantCarnivore]

@@pdfahie so, I have a new movie to watch! Thanks!

[@SuddenReal]

The thing most people seem to miss is that the whole movie is actually a failure for Keyser. He set this whole thing up to kill the one man who could identify him and in the end, not only is there another witness who can identify him, but the FBI has his police sketch. He's more identifiable now than he was if he had done nothing.

[@MZAH1986]

no one can confirm any thing of that, the witness is dead and cant attend to court to testify for that, no finger prints for him in the crime scene. remember no evidence link him their, keyser wanted the police to arrest him, to guided them to any other outcome. and how ever the sketch is there, but it is just worthless, they already have cameras in the building and can compare the sketch to the videos, but all of that is nothing in court, it is the end of the road. the witness is dead.

[@hadoken95]

That's an interesting take, but it's still mission accomplished for him - they don't have enough to ever get him if he doesn't slip up. And a guy that can concoct that level of story for that long and take out all those people as he did...he's not going to slip up.

[@IDontBuyIt50]

yes and no, he would have the burden of proof to say this guy is not Kint, who obviously has a fully fleshed out identity, and who has prosecutorial immunity, if he can ever find him. He also conceivably left with both the drugs and money, so maybe he's retired now.

[@SuddenReal]

@@IDontBuyIt50 Kint is gone. That's the whole point. And again, there's an eye witness plust a police sketch. And now we also have the FBI knowing Keyser is in the US. Also, what drugs? There never were any drugs.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

Exactly.

[@patrickdepew4976]

The guy's name is Cat Branchman. I met him downtown at a club called The Clutching Kitten. You may have heard of it. It's down on the corner of Hang and Fir Streets.

[@JayAnstiss-dk9zw]

One of the best lines in a film...ever. "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist."

[@stlbigbad23]

In the interview Verbal says this. “To a cop, the explanation is never that complicated. It’s always simple. There’s no mystery to the street, no arch criminal behind it all. If you have a dead body and you think his brother did it, you’re gonna find out that you’re right.” Verbal knew early on that Kujan thought Keaton was behind it all and used it to blind him. Such a great film.

[@ten5h1]

My roommate saw this movie before I did, and she did not spoil this for me.

[@daryl772003]

Best roommate ever

[@ten5h1]

@@daryl772003 agreed.

[@macmcleod1188]

What a good room mate!

[@FloraWest]

That is a good person.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

@@daryl772003 Maybe not best, but clearly not an a-hole

[@vaughnnewman8903]

A truly great movie on multiple levels; cast and performed beautifully. A classic.

[@roddow612]

My favorite movie of all time.

[@ChocolatierRob]

I'm an idiot. When I first watched this (on a friend's VHS) I was immediately suspicious when Kujan loudly declares "Because I'm smarter than you." and turned to my friend and said "well that's obviously going to be shown to be _very_ wrong". I was smart enough to realise that the line was a massive red flag but too dumb to put it together with the plot twist that Verbal was the real Keyser Soze until it was shown to me. (My friend was still annoyed that I'd 'worked it out' so quickly, when I actually hadn't.) It was years later when I actually realized that Keyser actually lost. All the effort put into killing the one guy who could identify him just lead to more people who then could.

[@Alvan81]

It doesn't matter tho. He was done with the Vebal persona. Remember he wanted to get/stop the account from testying or payback. Law Enforcement already has his fingerprints, and photo. We also don't reaally know what he tokd his "gang" to motivate them. All he did was burn the Kent identity but it would take them days to rescind the immunty deal, by then he's gone!!

[@FloraWest]

One of my favorite things about the film making is the use of film language to fool the audience. Like at the top of the movie with the boat fire, etc. scene. There's a push in on a pile of ropes. In any other movie that means someone is behind there, watching. But not here. Even the movie poster is a misdirect. Very enjoyable watch.

[@chessenthusiast]

Keyser Soze is literally the opposite of Walter White. Zero ego, he doesn’t give two fs about what you think about him, if he’s stupid, crippled, naive… he knows the truth, and he knows he’ll never get caught. “And like that - pft! - he’s gone.” One of the coldest endings to a film ever.

[@isthatyoursomnomnom]

This film is in my desert island top 5. I absolutely love it. I didn't get to see it in the theater, but my aunt did and she said everyone in the theater was losing their minds. Got a big applause afterwards.

[@Bauermayers]

Props to Chazz Palminteri. Spacey is what makes this phenomenal, but Chazz portraits Kujan as such a stuck up asshole it makes this insane twist so satisfying.

[@rpmfla]

To me, one of the best endings I've ever watched in a film.

[@kolerick]

lucky number Slevin was also very nice... not that often we get movie that target our brain muscle ;p

[@benmalone6139]

This scene and the Shawshank escape were the best twists in cinema

[@nforne]

I also love how From Dusk Till Dawn flipped from one genre to another. My jaw was on the floor with that one, watched it with zero knowledge or expectations. The Green Mile took an unexpected turn for me too. Both brilliant.

[@nurse0857]

I still remember the first time I saw this movie. My friend was so excited to show it to me, but I recognized Kevin Spacey’s voice in the opening. I remember turning to him and saying, “That sounds like Kevin Spacey. Is Kevin Spacey the bad guy?” He stared at me for a few seconds and said, “I should just turn the movie off.” He was so disappointed. I still feel a little bad about that.

[@SeenGod]

that’s funny i just commented how you can hear Kevin Spacey’s voice in the beginning, but at the time this movie came out, he was basically unknown, so you wouldn’t really notice that until you rewatch it 👍

[@baddi25]

Still the best twist ending of all time

[@barryevans791]

They definately don't make em like they used to, right?

[@young0cidy]

I watched this movie when I was a child. I still remember it to this day.

[@peachesnmulder]

This is one of my favorite movies and my favorite all-time twist at the end of a movie. You just don't see it coming.

[@georgekappos3222]

I grew up 2 towns away from skokie il. Glenview il. Same town as the movie the watch

[@johnwalton7613]

The twist itself is so iconic that it makes people forget Kevin Spacey won the Oscar for this role!😅

[@marklewen9384]

Spaceys 1st role was as a heroin kingpin in season 2 of tvs WISEGUY. Director Singer wanted Spacey because of that role....if you can find it, watch it. Spacey awesome in that role.

[@KronnangDunn]

Kevin Spacey's autobiography....

[@zhollamychalis4252]

Dude...your editing skills are pure dope!!! Cheers!

[@beastiebear7231]

Kevin Spacey has many of the best twists in movie history

[@cryhwks]

The one thing about this movie, while I do love it. Keyser did kinda fail in the end, if you think about it? Because the whole reason he setup the boat hit, was to kill the guy who could ID him? Well, by the end of this movie, they got a physical description from the survivor, and all the cops that interacted with him, can certainly ID him as well. They probably don't have his actual name. Because I doubt Keyser is even his actual name? But, his picture would certainly circulate in like the Most Wanted list, etc. I'm sure he also wouldn't live in America, but his entire reason for setting all this up, is kinda irrelevant. Because even the crime family group that was buying the guy who could ID, would surely have people inside these various Police, FBI, places, that can give them that drawing. And, they probably even have pictures of him, when he was in that lineup in the beginning?

[@1Apep1]

Was that the actual reason, though? It might as well just be something he made up, because it is plausible and simple enough for the cops to believe, so they stop looking into it. "To a cop the explanation is never that complicated. It's always simple."

[@ryanm.6005]

This is a great "if ya know, ya know." video. Watching this movie the second time around is fun too, noticing the shot where Verbal looks up at the bottom of the coffee cup earlier in the movie.

[@HomemDoMal]

I still remember when I first watched this movie on the theaters... Wow ! To this day one of my top 5 "all-time endings"

[@oldmanfunky4909]

One of the best movies of the 90's.

[@aaarghwilson]

I remember going to see it, and on the way seeing a poster of the film where somebody had drawn an arrow pointing at Kevin, saying: "He done it. The end". Thanks, mate....

[@vincentc3475]

"convince me" "OK !"

[@magnusnilsson4479]

Still the best end to a movie I've ever seen... will be very hard to beat.

[@allanedwards7154]

Greatest thing about this movie, nobody believed Soze was real but really, there was no Verbal😁

[@jjlax7]

Still the only movie in history where I guessed the ending and was correct. However, when it comes to another amazing movie like “Lucky Number Slevin”, i never saw that ending coming!

[@brucer2152]

All these guys should watch "The Spanish Prisoner".

[@royw-g3120]

Saw Spacey in Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic, he was brilliant on stage. There he was playing a character maybe 20 years older than himself, so shuffled a bit when he walked, stopped a bit and affected a crack in his voice. Genius.

[@marklewen9384]

Did you ever see him in CBS show WISEGUY,as a heroin kingpin circa 1988? Great role that got him noticed...

[@fraisertinko]

Superb acting from Kevin, well deserved Oscar

[@membear]

The Kaiser Roll.

[@mitchcolling9443]

I feel like on first watch, the only real clue singer gave is right at the end, when kent picks up his stuff. He has a zippo

[@martymc6618]

Best Red Haring in cinematic history!

[@cmo6055]

Nederlands? Want haring in Engels is herring😅

[@pkdude5334]

everyone's face when starts walking normally 😂

[@MalissiaCreates]

Seeing this in the Udistrict movie theater when I was on a date without knowing a thing about it and then 🤯 the entire audience was like whaaat?!

[@MalissiaCreates]

And this was the film that introduced me to Benicio Del Toro …chef’s kiss 😘 incredible actor

[@tonyrandall4364]

Cool seeing people's reactions now. Saw this when first came out and being pretty much pre internet spoiler free. Word of mouth got it around. Greatest film

[@bilalrashad6636]

The greatest twist in cinema history

[@Nomihc]

We had a super cool civics teacher junior year of highschool. He recommended this movie to my friends and I. The twist at the end is an experience I’ll never forget!

[@gospatrick]

It's special officer Doofy today cin.

[@jasminehenry2058]

I remember watching this movie and thinking "Verbal Kant" was such a big giveaway.

[@sergiomoreno6861]

This and the first Saw endings were a mindfuck

[@ravenpoe7093]

I love these compilations. I do watch a lot of reactions to certain movies but seeing these compilations of just the reveal part is awesome

[@ryandeffley7652]

8:51 - The "awkwardAshleigh" reaction is by far the best. The long pauses to let it sink in, her lip trembling, etc.. Seeing all these were great though because I miss the feeling of shock that you get on first viewing. But the crazy thing is that the movie is still just as good on repeat viewings even when you know the ending.

[@Willie_McBride]

So many of these ‘reactors’ paused it in the middle of Spacey delivering one of the greatest lines in cinematic history. (I know that phrase has existed in various forms for centuries… but the way it’s used here, & Spacey’s delivery… just… bruh.😎 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️. I’m jealous of the people watching this & experiencing ‘The Keyser Revelation’ for the first time.

[@dannydaniels2787]

I remember watching this at the theatre with my brother when it came out...my brother guessed it pretty much from the start.

[@iankeogh2344]

I saw this movie on opening night in the movie theater, with my girlfriend. She guessed the twist when Verbal was collecting his personal belongings, she said "it's him - he's picking up a gold lighter". I thought there was a 3rd person (I knew it wasnt Keaton). I said to her "nah, it'll be fine ..." ... the reveal comes and my mind is blown!

[@marklewen9384]

Verbal was only one in pool hall who didn't know who Soze was...

[@dmille1959]

"Verbal" Kint, playing the long con.

[@tukjohnson5246]

What really happened was Keyser Soza got his revenge and he used those guys to do it..Right off the bat Verbal is giving a statement and then gets immunity meaning anything said afterward is inadmissible in court so he could literally make anything up outside of that statement..That and the fact that he's protected from up on high by the prince of darkness..The Chief, Mayor, Governor all get involved for a crippled thief is another clue who Verbal really is..Brilliant writing but the clues are there..The composite sketch near the end is another dead give away..

[@colleenross8752]

One of the greatest endings EVER!

[@sherrybaker171]

And your right this is a top tier movie, one of a kind, highly creative movie to exist.

[@KINGDUDE74]

And just think all this time thetes people that never understood the ending of Scary Movie.

[@AuspexAO]

"It's because you're stupid Verbal, it's because you're a cripple." I love this line so much. Agent Kujan overlooks Verbal as a suspect because he's supposedly this harmless, stupid man and he projects his own worldview onto Keaton, a man he despises. The audience sympathizes with Verbal for the same reason Kujan disrespects him, so we're ignoring a lot of signs that something about this whole story just doesn't add up. Keaton didn't know who Verbal was either. Keyser appeals to his kind heart to vouch for him to the other guys. He's this shaky, palsy ridden guy until it's time to smoke a dude with a well-placed shot. The look on his face in that scene is more than enough to spill the beans on his true identity, but the audience has enough Verbal credit built up to ignore it. The story Keaton tells about Keyser has him with long black hair, something that really only fits a pre-balding Verbal or the dead Fenster. Sure, it could be artistic license but it's another clue for sure.

[@d.s.9692]

This movie got a lot of complaints from critics when it first came out, and when you think about it, it sort of makes sense: it sort of feels like a betrayal to realize that only the first and last scenes in the movie were real, and nothing else that happened can be judged on its merits since it was all an elaborate lie.

[@Dave_Langer]

Most of the movie was real. He only made up a few plot points.

[@tristramcoffin926]

So, he eliminated a guy on a boat who could identify him as Keyser Soze to trade it for entire police station that now could. Now, that's some arch-criminal right there. So silly.

[@mcfcguvnors]

No evidence hes Soze he has bonafide ID as Kint PLUS imunity

[@Alvan81]

The guy on the boat was his _accountant_ and was/would be testifying. Huge, huge huge difference. Also everyone already knew "what he looked like", they just didn't know he was hiding under the Verbal Kent Identity, which he clearly was finished with.

[@marklewen9384]

​@@Alvan81exactly...Verbal was honest and said "you'd never hear from him again"...he knew after this hit he had to disappear permanently.

[@Alvan81]

@marklewen9384 Yes. And really, that may have been the one single true thing. It's right put there in the open, but we have no way of knowing exactly what even really happened, because the entire story is Verbal/Kaiser playing us AND Agent Coulion. One of the Great Twists of all time. Up there with 6th Sense, Unbreakable.

[@CgGoil]

The best thing is when you see it again, and you realise that at least 90% of the movie could be a complete lie, and that you have no idea what actually happend.

[@Michael-ns1ey]

I remember when this came out and people were putting 'It's him' (with an arrow) on the film poster on subways and stuff.

[@maxnorton1209]

Chalk that up to “people can be real assholes sometimes”.🤣

[@user-om2uo1ys9t]

The lack of book reading, reading comprehension translates into the reactions of these types of movies.

[@Chris-cx8vr]

One of the best movies I have ever seen!

[@sherrybaker171]

Now I understand why this movie won an Oscar award. One of a kind actors, and acting..

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

James is one of my favorite reactors

[@ihabibrahim.5197]

This is my fav movie of all time just because watching the movie no one realizes that the most important scene in the movie is when Verbal is sitting in the office by himself looking at the board , waiting for agent Kjuan to come in.

[@frankiecardona3954]

please OLDBOY, when dae-su know that mi-do is your daughter

[@selorm]

I don't understand people who spoil other films and TV shows in the comments section of something completely unrelated. I've seen oldboy but the channel owner would've understood you perfectly fine with "the old boy twist".

[@Elriuhilu]

I just realised Chazz Palminteri looks like Ethan Suplee.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

It's the 2nd and 3rd watch that you actually enjoy the movie even more and catch all the details..

[@k.lalremruata7139]

Kay and Peele got me here