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If Arturo was the only one who could identify Soze... (spoilers)

posted 8 years ago by redmond-creative
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...and Soze kills him, thanks to the diversion created by Keaton et al. when they battle the Hungarians and search for non-existent cocaine, why does Soze let Kujan live? Or are Kujan's days numbered as well?

If Soze's whole motivation in creating this elaborate scheme is to kill Arturo because he is the one person who can identify him at trial, why would simply "disappearing" again be enough for Soze to end this story? Kujan has pieced it all together, so a loose end is still hanging...

Thoughts?

[–] Stratego 8 years ago

Because what he looks like isn't really that important, and Kujan couldn't be 100% certain he was Soze himself anyway. Arturo knew who he was and had intimate knowledge of his business. That's what was damaging to him.

Like was said in the movie, he's not going to show up again. He's probably going some place else and reinvent himself.

[–] Klockard23 8 years ago

Well, I assume the other Hungarians knew what he looked like, since the surviving one in the hospital bed is screaming about Soze and giving them his physical description.