A good film starring Leonardo DiCaprio that has many twists and turns in the plot yet is comprehensible and kind of fun at the same time. The movie is a bit violent but pretty intriguing so the latter makes up for the former. I can't decide who is better: Matt Damon the policeman or Leonardo DiCaprio the one who is trying to get closer to the truth behind a mystery. Veteran actor and "The West Wing" star Martin Sheen co-stars in The Departed as the police captain or lieutenant or whichever rank he portrays in this film. 5/5 stars. Easily the best film of 2005, IMHO.
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A very enjoyable, 5-star film adapted from its equally good, lesser known Hongkong-made original.
Rewatching this award-winning film 11 years later is still every bit as enjoyable as when I first saw it in cinema in 2006. However the experience I had might be different to many American audiences for I watched and loved its original 4 years before The Departed was made.The Departed is an adaptation from a Hongkong made original film, Infernal Affairs. The storyline, plot twists, characters and in some cases dialogues and scenes were extremely similar between the two films, with the exception of a few changes in The Departed towards the very end of the film - In the original, there were two different endings: Mainland China version ended with the arrest of the "police mole" (the girlfriend reported on him), while in the Hongkong version his true identity remained unrevealed and he continued in the police force after fabricating the report for the incident shown in the elevator scene, however the last scenes showed that he had a constant suffering from a great internal struggle of a confused identity.I have to say I enjoyed both films equally. The Departed is on a darker, bloodier side with more quick-paced action and realism while the Infernal Affair continued some traditions of Hongkong police-triad themed and melodramatic storytelling. The Infernal Affairs' Chinese title, directly translated to "The Never-Ending Paths", refers to the lowest level of hell in Buddhism belief where one is trapped in eternal suffering. However despite the many use of distorted shots of Buddha statues in The Infernal Affairs to echo this theme, I did find the internal struggles of the two main characters weren't portrayed as much or as well as in its later adaptation The Departed. The use of Buddhism motifs, however, did lifted the Infernal Affairs a little above eye-level and as an audience one may in some cases feel empathetic to the sufferings of the characters from another perspective. It is interesting to me to think that many Hongkong and Mainland China's directors were influenced by Martin Scorsese over the past decades, who in turn won his Oscar with this adaptation. I am happy a film of this quality came out of this symbiosis relationship.
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SILVIO OJEDA TABASCOReviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2024
Excelente presentación en 4K UHD.
Llegó bien protegido, sin daños y con un bonito slipcover.Excelente presentación en 4K UHD.SILVIO OJEDA TABASCO
Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2024
La imagen es muy buena, ganado puntos extras en nitidez y saturación del color, así como el brillo y la profundidad de los negros.
El audio en inglés DTS-HD MA 5.1 es muy bueno y potente, sin presentar artefactos o ruido de fondo. También trae español latino Dolby Digital 2.0 y subtítulos en ambos idiomas. El código digital es válido para USA.
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CarloReviewed in Italy on May 6, 2019
Cast + Regia + Colonna Sonora = Top
Non recensisco la trama del film, vista la fama che ha e anche perché l'ho acquistato per inserirlo nei miei preferiti di Leonardo DiCaprio. Un cast eccellente, con DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg e Martin Sheen. Il tutto arricchito dalla regia del grande Martin Scorsese. Di fatto il film ha vinto l'Oscar per miglior regia, miglior film, miglior montaggio e sceneggiatura non originale. Un gran bel film. Per quanto riguarda il venditore, ha eseguito la spedizione in totale tranquillità e normalità, rispettando le tempistiche. Il resto è OKCast + Regia + Colonna Sonora = TopCarlo
Reviewed in Italy on May 6, 2019
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