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- Martin Scorsese’s The Departed was famously based on Infernal Affairs – the Andy Lau and Tony Leung movie that ‘saved Hong Kong cinema’
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Sep 26, 2021 · By no means a bad piece of cinema, Scorsese’s film was criticised for its overindulgence of violence, a sharp difference from the original movie, Infernal Affairs, on which The Departed is based.
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Forever changing his perspective on the industry, DiCaprio...
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- Better cast. Both films include the crème de la crème of Hong Kong and Hollywood actors, respectively. “Infernal Affairs” features Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong, and Eric Tsang, while “The Departed” features Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, and Martin Sheen.
- The underlying religious theme. Both films have an underlying religious theme, mainly associated with the concept of guilt. “Infernal Affairs” starts and ends with a sutra verse: “The worst of the Eight Hells is called Continuous Hell.
- Better ending. Since “Infernal Affairs” is actually a trilogy, Lau could leave the ending of the original open to conclude in the other parts. In that fashion, the shock of the ending of the original film is much stronger, since Detective Lau remains unpunished for all his actions, in a rather unusual tactic.
- Better sound and music. Sound and music play a very important role in “Infernal Affairs”. Its use may be obvious, since sad music plays when major characters die, along with a brief sequence of their lives, and fast and suspenseful music during the action scenes.
Dec 12, 2020 · Martin Scorsese’s The Departed was famously based on Infernal Affairs, the Andy Lau and Tony Leung movie that was shaped by post-handover angst, Asian financial crisis – and a global pandemic.
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Feb 27, 2022 · While "The Departed" is not necessarily based on a true story, Jack Nicholson's character Frank Costello is based on real-life Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, who led the...
- Tommy Mcardle
It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster and crime boss Whitey Bulger.
4 days ago · The Departed was a remake of the popular Hong Kong film Mou gaan dou (2002; Infernal Affairs). It was the first movie for which Scorsese, one of the industry’s most respected directors, won a best director Oscar. Nicholson’s portrayal of Costello was loosely based on real-life crime boss Whitey Bulger and was often improvised.
Martin Scorsese remade the film in 2006 as The Departed, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture as well as Academy Award for Best Director, Scorsese's first and only Oscar in his career, and Best Adapted Screenplay. [citation needed]
