A friendly discussion of OC vs CC

[clgustaveson]

Dude its a movie? Its one of my favorites...Cops like movies to? You ever read the hobbit? Does not make you froto baggins?

Ok, you have a good day. I can tell you are a fun guy.

 

[IndyGunner]

In popular culture

Since the release of the film, the name Keyser Söze has gained two popular uses in Western culture: the first is as a description of a legend, usually of underworld crime, which is a result of the character's Satanic presence in The Usual Suspects. One such reference can be found in the video game Max Payne, where the titular character refers to Rico Muerte as "a regular Keyser Söze."[6]

The second use of the name in popular culture is a shorthand reference to being fooled, by the actual villain, into believing in a villain who does not exist. This use of the name is owed to the film's twist ending. One such reference can be found in "The Puppet Show," an episode of the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: upon discovering the disappearance of a possessed dummy that had convinced the heroes it was on their side, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) asks, "Does anyone else feel like they've been Keyser Sözed?"[7]

In his 1999 review of Fight Club, film critic Roger Ebert commented, "A lot of recent films seem unsatisfied unless they can add final scenes that redefine the reality of everything that has gone before; call it the Keyser Söze syndrome."[8]

In season 2, episode 6 of the T.V. series Warehouse 13, Pete (Eddie McClintock) refers to an apparent renegade regent as "...bad. Like, Keyser Söze bad." [9]

In season 6, episode 14 of the TV series House, M.D., Wilson tells House that a patient, who has never seen or communicated with House, writes about him in her blog. Wilson then refers to him as the Wizard of Oz, an unseen presence, to which House replies, "She couldn't have gone with Keyser Soze?"

 

[Keyser Soze]

In popular culture

Since the release of the film, the name Keyser Söze has gained two popular uses in Western culture: the first is as a description of a legend, usually of underworld crime, which is a result of the character's Satanic presence in The Usual Suspects. One such reference can be found in the video game Max Payne, where the titular character refers to Rico Muerte as "a regular Keyser Söze."[6]

The second use of the name in popular culture is a shorthand reference to being fooled, by the actual villain, into believing in a villain who does not exist. This use of the name is owed to the film's twist ending. One such reference can be found in "The Puppet Show," an episode of the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer: upon discovering the disappearance of a possessed dummy that had convinced the heroes it was on their side, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) asks, "Does anyone else feel like they've been Keyser Sözed?"[7]

In his 1999 review of Fight Club, film critic Roger Ebert commented, "A lot of recent films seem unsatisfied unless they can add final scenes that redefine the reality of everything that has gone before; call it the Keyser Söze syndrome."[8]

In season 2, episode 6 of the T.V. series Warehouse 13, Pete (Eddie McClintock) refers to an apparent renegade regent as "...bad. Like, Keyser Söze bad." [9]

In season 6, episode 14 of the TV series House, M.D., Wilson tells House that a patient, who has never seen or communicated with House, writes about him in her blog. Wilson then refers to him as the Wizard of Oz, an unseen presence, to which House replies, "She couldn't have gone with Keyser Soze?"

Nice use of Wikipedia ed....Like I said its a great movie.

 

[IndyGunner]

Nice use of Wikipedia ed....Like I said its a great movie.

Thats exactly where I got it from. Ive never seen it, so I figured id try and fill some people in on what you two are fighting about. lol

 

[clgustaveson]

Yeah, my point is Soze, for a LEO you're using a pretty shady reference as your name.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Yeah, my point is Soze, for a LEO you're using a pretty shady reference as your name.

Or a pretty awesome reference? Its a damn good movie. I can't use it because I am a LEO? All of the awesome dirty harry names were already in use.

 

[IndyGunner]

 

[Hotdoger]

Yeah, my point is Soze, for a LEO you're using a pretty shady reference as your name.

I questioned Randall Flagg about the same thing some time ago. He is not an LEO but I don't get why someone would use a screen name if it din't reflect something about themselves. Or maybe it does?

 

[clgustaveson]

Or a pretty awesome reference? Its a damn good movie. I can't use it because I am a LEO? All of the awesome dirty harry names were already in use.

Literary references at least need to be relevant... Sheesh.

You chose the name of a grimy dirty criminal...

 

[ATM]

Screen name meanings deserve their own thread.

There have been a dozen already.

Mine doesn't mean anything that I'm aware of.

 

[IndyGunner]

Awesome Timing Man!

 

[clgustaveson]

Screen name meanings deserve their own thread.

There have been a dozen already.

Mine doesn't mean anything that I'm aware of.

Automated Teller Machine...

 

[Keyser Soze]

Literary references at least need to be relevant... Sheesh.

You chose the name of a grimy dirty criminal...

Dude you have never even seen the movie. Keyser Soze does not exist. If he did he was not a "dirty grimy criminal"

 

[sj kahr k40]

Dude you have never even seen the movie. Keyser Soze does not exist. If he did he was not a "dirty grimy criminal"

Maybe you need to watch the movie again, Kevin Spacey is Keyser Soze, and he is a killer and a criminal as well as a con man

 

[clgustaveson]

Dude you have never even seen the movie. Keyser Soze does not exist. If he did he was not a "dirty grimy criminal"

You have no idea what you are talking about!

Verbal was Söze!! Could you not gather that from the gold cigarette thing?

 

[clgustaveson]

Maybe you need to watch the movie again, Kevin Spacey is Keyser Soze, and he is a killer and a criminal as well as a con man

A pretty good con man because he convinced them he wasn't Söze till he was out on bail and it was too late...

 

[clgustaveson]

No I haven't seem the movie, but I have read a book. Which I'm sure was made after the movie... Also Söze is a reference to a criminal in many other literary and theatrical works.