This was my first time watching this opening scene, as I haven't seen The Usual Suspects yet. My initial reaction was confusion because the film appears to begin with the ending.
Usually, I would think that this would not be a good way to open a film because of the inevitable spoilers, but I think that this film handles that well in that the beginning will only make sense at the end of the film, so the audience will have to watch the whole film to understand it.
However, I don't find myself caring for either of the characters, so I'm not invested in where their story is going, which I think is what you need in a film and in characters.
So, overall, I think it is an effective opening to a film, as it hooks the audience in because they want to be able to make sense of the opening. I think that must be why it is held in such high regard by the film industry as a whole.
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