Symbols and Tropes
Keyser Söze
The Big BadThe devil himself. The Loch Ness Monster. The most terrifying man with an umlaut in his name since Hermann Göring.Keyser Söze.And yes—Söze's also a character. But we covered him in...
Bulletin Board
It's not just a hunk of cork that doubles as a 3-D Pinterest; it's also a symbol that packs a wallop. In fact, the bulletin-board-as-symbol blows up the whole plot of the movie…not to mention blo...
Kobayashi Mug
As Kujan stares at the bulletin board (and you can almost hear the ka-blam sound of his mind exploding) he drops his coffee mug, which shatters on the floor. This part of the movie really upsets us...