A masterpiece of suspense film created by ``The Usual Suspects'' strategist Christopher McQuarrie *Note! Contains spoilers.

It all started with an image of five suspects lined up in a line.

The original idea was just a vague image. One day, Christopher McQuarrie read a column called ``The Usual Suspects'' and thought to himself, ``It would be really cool if this was the title of a movie!'' and ``If I were to make it into a poster, I'd have five people.'' "I think a picture of all the suspects lined up in a row would be nice," he said, imagining this. McCurry casually shared the idea (which at this point wasn't really an idea) with Bryan Singer.

Bryan Singer, who was in the spotlight with ``Public Access,'' is desperately looking for material for a new project, as investors have offered to back his next film with millions of dollars. Singer asked Christopher McQuarrie if he could translate his ideas for The Usual Suspects into a script. Consult with.

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As Christopher McQuarrie ponders, he suddenly remembers that he used to work at a detective agency. His office had a bulletin board with people's names, place names, and information about incidents written on it. Is there any hint there? As I was desperately thinking about the story, I came up with a brilliant idea. Wouldn't it be better to tell a story about a man who relies on the information in the room and makes up false stories, just like I am now? ?

It was like a revelation. Christopher McQuarrie completed the script for The Usual Suspects after five months and nine drafts. It has a super tricky structure that cuts back to the present day and flashbacks, and then reveals that the flashbacks were actually made up by the "legendary gangster" Keyser Soze (Kevin Spacey), also known as Verbal.

In later years, Bryan Singer described this film as ``a cross between `` Midnight Confessions '' (1944) and `` Rashomon '' (1950).'' The goal was to make a movie that, when you rewatch it, makes you realize a lot of things you didn't notice at first. So what kind of trick did Christopher McQuarrie use? Let's look at it in detail.

Christopher McQuarrie's dramaturgical techniques to skillfully mislead the audience