The Departed/Scorsese Films/Mob Films *SPOILERS*

[daniellopi]

Jaes and I watched The Departed last night & loved it. I've been quite impressed by most Scorsese films I've seen, with the exception of Taxi Driver which I found to be slow and rather painful.

[jen]

I really enjoyed it, too...although I think I would have enjoyed it more had I not been watching it with my parents. :)

[Makita]

WAtched it 2 weeks or so ago.
Poetic!

[SoupMan]

While I thoroughly enjoyed The Departed, the ending was just kind of meh for me.

It turned too Tarantino-ish when everybody started shooting each other. It also wasn't very believable that the entire responsibility for finding the rat in the cop's elite unit was given to Damon's character with little/no checks or balances on him. How about a polygraph or two for the guys in that unit instead of standing around at meetings wondering who's the rat?


A good movie, but it's no Goodfellas.

[daniellopi]

I actually liked the ending; I wasn't expecting the elevator scene at all. When it was over, I was left feeling shaken up for a while afterward. Sure, it was Tarantinesque, but is that really a bad thing? I don't feel that Scorscese compromised his own style and creativity at all.

I wonder how much collaboration goes on between director and producer (and how much a movie's overall feel is influenced by the particular actors), especially in the case of such a big name director. In this flick, one of the producers was Brad Pitt, who, over recent years, has been in some pretty edgy films which, in some ways, reflect certain aspects of this one.

[Gunnyman]

LOVED The Departed. excellent freakin movie

[Ninny]

Actually, I would say Tarantino was greatly influenced by Scorsese, not the other way around. Just look at some of Scorsese's older films, like Mean Streets.

[daniellopi]

Oh, sorry, I guess I should've been more specific. Yes, I think you are absolutely right, Ninny, that it is Tarantino that was originally influenced by Scorsese. Its just that Tarantino has developed a particular, identifiable style, and when any other movie exhibits those same sorts of traits, one thinks "Tarantinesque". In no way did I mean to say that Scorsese, who has obviously been around, prolifically creating, is any less amazing than he truly is. I do, however, think art and influence are cyclic -- one artist influences another and he/she, in turn, influences the first.

[JETarpon]

I watched this last night. Memo to self: don't start a 2 1/2 hour movie at 11:30.

I loved the film but was a little confused at the end. Did Dignam shoot Sullivan in the end because the dead letter that told him that he was the rat? Or was it something else?