For a second we don't know what's happening. Loved Infernal Affairs, the original Japanese movie Departed was based on. Departed was basically just as enjoyable for me and I felt the humor was better (Alec Baldwin deserved a mini-oscar) so I think I enjoy it a bit more overall. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
When major characters died, there was a sorrowful little leit-motif to lament them, accompanied by a brief sequence of flashbacks commemorating their lives. In Leung's case, we see him backing into an elevator. These factors may have played a part in my opinion of the two films, particularly in terms of aesthetics.Author Bio: Panos Kotzathanasis is a film critic who focuses on the cinema of East Asia. I don't see what is special about Infernal Affairs. Taste of Cinema 2019. Ultimately though, I'm not sure how much she added to the movie as a result. You can follow him on “Infernal Affairs” starts and ends with a sutra verse: “The worst of the Eight Hells is called Continuous Hell. I think IA does more with less compared to its remake, although I do think the therapist's role was kind of unsubstantial, and The Departed had its heart in the right place in expanding that part of the film (maybe too much tho). Privacy Policy (http://www.tasteofcinema.com/privacy-notice-and-cookies/) Theme by Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists6 Reasons Why “Infernal Affairs” Is Better Than “The Departed”“Infernal Affairs” is one of the most successful films in Asia, and it became internationally known when Martin Scorsese adapted it to shoot “The Departed”.Chen Wing Yan is an undercover agent who has been chosen since his days in the police academy to infiltrate the crime world, particularly the gang of the notorious Sam. Kwong Wing Chan’s soundtrack, in general, is captivating as it lingers between the subtle and the emotional, a trait achieved with the use of different instruments that result in songs from different genres.Evidently, “The Departed” features a great soundtrack, featuring classics by Roger Waters, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones, and contemporary songs by the Dropkick Murphys, among others. But since The Departed was released after IA 1 and 2, it was logical for The Departed's screenwriter to flesh out the characters' backgrounds within the single remake film. The relationships in that film actually felt fleshed out. Loved Infernal Affairs, the original Japanese movie Departed was based on.
Great story?" The fact that “Infernal Affairs” is a trilogy, though, definitely helps the original.Lastly, I have to admit that I prefer Asian cinema over Hollywood cinema, and I strongly believe that it is much easier to shoot a remake than an original. I watched the departed 3 years ago and it kinda blew me away especially Leo's death and the ending were phenomenal.
In Departed he's nothing more than this shiesty scumbag who is reduced to a crowd-pleasing death in the film's final moments. In Departed it was literally Martin Sheen and Leo's character have a bonding moment and the next scene is He enjoys films from all genres, although he is a big fan of exploitation. Furthermore, the fact a rat passes along the balcony after Dignam kills Sullivan, is one of the most obvious and ill-presented symbolic moments in the whole of Scorsese’s filmography.Sound and music play a very important role in “Infernal Affairs”. Chen Wing Yan is an undercover agent who has been chosen since his days in the police academy to infiltrate the … Also, I too found the love affair stuff tacked on, and didn't add more to the story.Scorsese seemed to be going more for a big meaty epic story, rather than a straight-ahead cop yarn.That's actually my biggest problem with The Departed. Strong examples of these traits are the scenes where the key characters are introduced, where a combination of freeze frames and a desaturation filter are implemented. In 2007, when Scorsese finally won his decades-late Oscar, it was for The Departed, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs. It's a silly pulp story at heart that Monaghan added all this history and saga and side characters to make it more suitable as a 2.5 hours Scorsese gangster epic, but none of it added anything to make that original story spine better or more powerful beyond its pulpy undercover gimmick. “Infernal Affairs” is one of the most successful films in Asia, and it became internationally known when Martin Scorsese adapted it to shoot “The Departed”. Then later throughout the film there are at least a several scenes subtly focusing on the cop who is later revealed as the 3rd mole. In that fashion, it leaves the spectator wondering how much worse their lives will be in the afterlife.Scorsese also uses religion as a theme, and that is the reason he set his film in Boston, in order to associate his Irish-American characters with Catholicism. This type of style can get tiresome, but it meshed so well with the movie's kinetic pace that in this case, it didn't. And The Departed also made two major character-related changes that I thought detracted hugely from its potential and comparative effectiveness to Infernal. It just didn't work for me on any level.I can't versus them.
Although Departed has more character development, Infernal Affairs is still the better film. This technique gave Scorsese the chance to focus more intently on his characters, but derived from its general aesthetics, since the movie occasionally moves too slowly. I prefer Infernal Affairs 2. Unavoidably, one of them has to die.Wai-Keung Lau directs a sublime urban noir thriller that retains the agony throughout its duration. I'd like to challenge that. Please note that the article contains many spoilers.Both films include the crème de la crème of Hong Kong and Hollywood actors, respectively.