The film first starts off with a tracking shot on a dark river with dark orchestral music which connotes a mysterious emotion, which is a generic feature of a Thriller type film. The overwhelming amount of darkness and obvious absence of light further emphasises the mysterious element of the film.
The first person we see in the film is sitting down on the floor and after lighting his cigarette he then lights what appears to be a line of oil or petrol. The fact that this is done in near darkness and that the man appears to try to kill himself by burning his surroundings with him still present beggars the question why the man is doing. Because the audience is unaware of the man’s reason for his action the element of mysterious is brought up, thus the sequence displays a generic feature of a Thriller genre.
The main source of mystery in the sequence is the identity of the gunman. In the sequence we are only shown shots (such as a close up of his feet) of the man’s body apart from his face. As the gunman makes his way to the other man we see matched cuts of him all which refuse to show his face. For most of the sequence we see the gunman in high low angle shots which portrays his power and dominant status in the sequence. The restriction of the man’s identity creates further suspicion and suspense as well as secrecy which are common features of the Thriller genre. Also the fact that the man is violent (shown by how he urinates on a corpse and shoots the other man) draws in the audience’s attention as this is a typical feature of the Thriller genre.
A few of members of the cast:
Gabriel Byrne as Dean Keaton
Kevin Spacey as Roger ‘Verbal’ Kint/Keyser Soze
Chazz Palminteri as U.S. Customs Special Agent Dave Kujan
Stephen Baldwin as Michael McManus
Trailer - http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2717188377/
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