Analysing The Usual Suspects

During the opening scene, we mostly see the character, Keaton and so we are convinced that he is the main role. Keaton is the only one dressed in a smart suit so we automatically think that he has the most wealth and owns the whole cooperation.
We learn that each character has different positions in the group. Two of the men are violent as they need up to 5 armed police officers to take them away. One isn't dangerous at all, is the "brains" of the operation and is disabled with a limp. one is wealthy and owns it all but gets killed and one is a thief.
At first, the slow music makes it sound mysterious and builds up tension when it changed to a dark/eerie sound straight after the Villain's name is revealed. This lets us know it is a crime fiction and it's important to remember the Villain's name, Kaiser. We notice that the music pauses during the gunshots and resumes to highlight that as a key moment. The music also changes with the characters, depending on how dangerous they are.
We also notice that the murderer/villain changes his hand holding the gun to reveal his watch, which later on we will see on who we thought was innocent. When the camera goes onto the Villain, it focuses on his feet and then up to his body but does not reveal his head. However, when the camera goes onto Verbal Klimpt, it also focuses on his feet and goes up to his body, but shows his face which suggests that he is the killer from the beginning and that it is all an act.
The camera zooms into Keaton so that we realise he is important and therefore, we listen to him. It also zooms into the rope where we realise the reason behind that is there is a person hiding in there who witnesses the murder.