20 Things You Somehow Missed In The Usual Suspects

9. Soze Means "Verbal"

Ususal Suspects
Gramercy Pictures

Given that we all have mobile phones in our pockets these days, there isn't much of an excuse for not Googling a suspicious piece of dialogue or possible-Easter egg while watching a movie.

To that end, a major hint towards Keyser Söze's true identity is hiding in plain sight throughout the movie, given that the word "Söze" is derived from the Turkish idiom "söze boğmak," which translates to, "to talk unnecessarily too much and cause confusion."

Verbal, basically.

Given that the film itself mentions numerous times that Keyser Söze is Turkish, any Turkish viewers may well have figured out the big twist long before anyone else.

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