After watching it, I feel that I was played for 100 minutes by the director

Randi 2022-03-20 09:01:03

I personally think that the most important thing about suspense films is rigor, because people who like this kind of film generally like to scrutinize the plot. If there is no basis for rigorous reasoning, no matter how good the plot and narrative techniques are, it will make people feel regretful.
More than half of the whole movie is the memory of the cripple. During the watching process, everyone tried to find Caesar's identity from the memory of the cripple. At the end, the director tells everyone that the cripple is the boss. Everyone hasn't recovered, because in the memories of the cripple, everyone felt that the cripple did not have the conditions to kill on the boat, and wanted to find the logical contradiction of the director from the memories of the cripple. Come on, don't think about it, these memories are all made up by the cripple. The director spent more than half of his time showing everyone the fictitious memories of the cripple. Not only did they waste 100 minutes of their brains, but also blocked everyone's mouths. In return, he told everyone that the cripple was the boss at the end. The end of the whole world. The egg hurts, wtf, can't help but complain...

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The Usual Suspects quotes

  • Redfoot the Fence: You guys interested in any more work?

    McManus: We're always looking for extra work.

    Keaton: We're on vacation.

    Redfoot the Fence: Well. That's too bad. I got a ton of work and I don't have any good people. Not like you guys.

    McManus: What's the job?

    Redfoot the Fence: There's this jeweler out of Texas named Saul. He rents a suite, some downtown hotel. Does free appraisals for people, sometimes he buys, sometimes he doesn't. Anyway, the word is he carries around a lotta cash. So I figure, I keep the merchandise, you keep the green. Simple.

    Hockney: What about security?

    Redfoot the Fence: Couple of bodyguards. Nothing you couldn't handle.

    McManus: Give me time to check it out?

    Redfoot the Fence: I expect nothing less from you, man.

    McManus: Good to see you. We'll call you.

    Redfoot the Fence: Good to see you too.

    McManus: All right.

    Redfoot the Fence: Enjoy LA. Get yourself laid.

  • Verbal: [last line of the film] And like that... he's gone.