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  1. Jul 14, 2024 · Ex-Triad member Jimmy Tsui has explained how the 2002 Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs is more accurate to real life than Martin Scorsese's 2006 American remake of the film. The movie follows a police officer who goes deep undercover in the criminal underworld, while also focusing on a criminal who acts as a mole within the police force for the ...

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    • Andy Lau
    • 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.
  2. I saw Infernal Affairs first and for me it's miles better than The Departed, not even a contest. Infernal Affairs is drum-tight and pacey. The Departed is really flabby, slow in places. The Departed adds a lot in that just does not need to be there to tell the story or develop the characters.

  3. Infernal Affairs. Idealistic police cadet Chan Wing-Yan (Tony Leung) is recruited by Police Superintendant Wong (Anthony Wong) to go deep undercover as a member of the criminal Triad society.

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  4. Infernal affairs did not really focus too much on the love interest and atleast did not have the love triangle. Matt Damon's character was completely one dimensional and impossible to empathize with. Andy Lau in infernal affairs had a much better character arc.

  5. Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film [2] directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak from a screenplay written by Mak and Felix Chong. The film stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen.

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  7. Sep 24, 2004 · Driven by two great performances surrounded by solid supporting acts, Infernal Affairs is the rare testosterone movie that is also mature and thoughtful.

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