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Discuss how editing and sound features create meaning and generate audience response in The Usual Suspects
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Discuss how editing and sound features create meaning and generate audience response in The Usual Suspects. 'The Usual Suspects' was directed by Brian Singer and released in 1995. Singer has directed several films including 'X-Men' and (earlier) 'Public Access''. Although Public Access was his first film it did not receive significant recognition, which is why the explosive success of The Usual |Suspects established him as something of a maverick. This film is predominantly a crime thriller which examines the mystery of a sinister crime-lord (Keyser Soze) and an explosion on a boat. This analysis will examine the concluding sequence of the film with particular focus on the use of editing and sound. After Detective Kujan has finished his forceful, yet sympathetic interrogation, Kint leaves the office. At this point the camera is subjective; it is on Kujan's side. This serves to accentuate Kujan's powerful demeanor in contrast to the pitiful Kint. The sound...
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