The Departed

The Departed is a remake of a 2002 film Hong Kong action movie Infernal Affairs. The movies are both based on a real-life Irish American Gangster Whitey Bulger, who was captured on June 22, 2011. In January 2003 the film studio Warner Brother’s producer Brad Grey, and actor and producer Brad Pitt bought the rights to remake the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs (2002) from Media Asia for $1.75 million. The movie a drama, crime, thriller was produced by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. The production companies that help fund the movie were Warner Brothers, Initial Entertainment Group, Plan B Entertainment, Vertigo Films and Media Asia Films. The Departed had a budget of 90 million dollars and was released October 6, 2006. There…

According to the film, Max Cady is a sexual predator of young girls. Gregory Peck acts well by playing Sam Bowden, a lawyer, under which an ex-con terrorizes his family against whom the lawyer had initially testified in a rape case. As the tensions become more intensive, it is clear that the intended victim by Cady is not actually Bowden, but Nancy, a fourteen-year-old girl who is his daughter. Therefore, the main point of the film in regards to suspense is whether a man can assault a…

The Departed is a Martin Scorsese film released in 2006 (The Departed). While it may appear to be just another mob movie in a sea of mobster noir films, it’s a contemporary crime drama that hinges on thriller as well. The film is set in modern times on the south side of Boston, and the characters are keen to remind everyone of that fact, making the setting of the south side a prominent point throughout the film. It starts with an almost benevolent Frank Costello, expertly played by Jack…

Drugs, greed, hookers, and a giant scam. This would be an accurate way to summarize the "professional" life of Jordan Belfort also known as the "Wolf of Wall Street". Mr. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is the main character in the film The Wolf of Wall Street, a film by Martin Scorsese based on the real life memoir of Jordan Belfort. He is a man consumed in himself and Scorsese makes his viewers want to embody his lifestyle. So how was he able to present and glamorize a life filled with…

Black Mass, directed by Scott Cooper, tells the true story of James “Whitey” Bulger, an organized crime boss of the Boston Irish Mob crew known as the Winter Hill Gang. Following the story from the New York Times best-selling book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, the movie recounts the events from 1975 when Whitey was a small-time gangster, up to his eventual capture in 2011, ending his 12 year streak on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The movie stars Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger…

In 2008, Twentieth Century Fox released the blockbuster film, Taken, an action-packed thriller that starred Irish actor, Liam Neeson. He played the character, Brian Mills, a former CIA government official. In the movie, he learns about his daughter’s abduction, while she and her girlfriend are visiting Paris, France. The viewer learns that his daughter had been abducted by an Albanian sex-trafficking gang, with the sole intent of selling Mills’ daughter as a prostitute in Europe. This movie…

Screenplay Critique #2 When you imagine different films in different genres, there are a whole list of different assumptions that audiences expect from each genre. Based on the fast scene changes of the script, it’s evident that The Departed is a crime drama action film. Since it’s an action film, there are also not many long winded character monologues and all of the characters have short dialogue to keep up with the faster pace of the film and keep the audience engaged. The action starts from…

1. Over a hundred people were involved in the production of this film. The entire cast and crew are not given equal credit in most films. The majority of the camera crew and other production workers are not given as much credit for their work as the actors and director/producers, even though they play a huge role in the development and production of the movie. The making of a huge blockbuster like ‘The Departed’ involves the use of an immense crew. There is a large-scale division of labor as…

well. Corruption can be defined as “the exploit the powers of law enforcement in return for considering of private-regarding benefit and that violate formal standards governing his or her conduct” (William & Arrigo, 2012, p. 96). Furthermore, police officers have been put in situations where particular leverage can be easily generated through unethical and illegal means. The idea of corruption pertains to the film, “The Departed”, which involves a two police detectives, one who commits crimes to…

GIFTED is a character driven journey of self-discovery. The tone is dramatic and driven by the solid themes of acceptance and second chances. The story focuses on the inner struggle of the protagonist, Thomas, as he tries to reconcile his past with his present. The idea of going back to one’s childhood town that awakens past memories has merit. While there’s a lot to really like about this script, the script would benefit from more development. The main concern is the structure. The…