Bong Joon-ho once said “I regard remaking a film as creating something again”. In cinema the production of a “remake” retells a previously successful story. This concept of altering or rather “remaking”is used in reference when a new cinematic motion picture is based on an earlier version and is then used as the source of inspiration. Often times a remake will posses a different title, contain an altered narrative structure, and may even be remade in a different language. One well-known motion picture, The Departed, is an example of this concept of a cinematic remake. The Departed (2006), by director Martin Scorsese, is a very literal adaptation and remake of the Hong Kong crime thriller, Infernal Affairs (2002), by director Andrew Lau. Scorsese's …show more content…
Each cop versus mobster film portrays deep and troubling issues within each society separately, such as the broad, but crucial subject matter of corruption among cops and higher levels of authority. Each of these motion pictures, Infernal Affairs and The Departed, deals with the concept of identity and loyalty. Each of the infiltrators struggle with being loyal and identifying as defenders of the law during part of their lives and then living on the other side of the law during the other part if their lives. As directors, Lau and Scorsese both masterfully create characters who adeptly portray the exhausting, internal struggle of living two very separate lives in two very different worlds. There is a noticeable deviation from the original mise-en-scene in Infernal Affairs and the remake The Departed. The majority of the lighting in Infernal Affairs, is low-key lighting. The Departed, despite being a movie filled with crime and high level action movie, is much brighter and utilizes high-key lighting. When major characters die in Internal Affairs, Lau incorporates a sorrowful, brief sequence of flashbacks commemorating and remembering their lives that is not present in Scorsese's …show more content…
Although The Departed, is largely based on Infernal Affairs, there are a handful of discrepancies between the two films. In terms of the female leads involved in each film, The Departed, has one one main female character whereas Infernal Affairs has two. Scorsese's decision to have both mols involved with the same woman, added an element of dramatic irony to The Departed. The two motion pictures each varied on their running time length. While Infernal Affairs, has a running time of 101 minutes, the American remake, The Departed, is approximately 150 minutes in length. The ending of, The Departed, may be the most notable scene where the narrative strays from its inspiration, Infernal Affairs. The Departed concluded with a separate, bloody denouement in which a majority of all the leading big-name cast members were killed off. The ending in, Infernal Affairs, concluded differently, in that the mole in the police force (Lau), remains alive at the film's end. A major character that Scorences added in the remake, The Departed, was Dignam who aided Oliver Queenan in the undercover operation. The addition of this character was pivotal in how the ending came to play out, as without the addition of another superior in the police force, aiding in the undercover mission, there would have been no other individual who would have known of the undercover operation and would have been able
? The film becomes a different thing in the same sense that a historical painting becomes a different thing from the historical event which it illustrates. It is as
Nevertheless, this movie introduced us to this charming character Dillinger. The comparison and contrast of the true realities verses the movie actually handles the injustices differently than what the screen displays. Drama, bad boy image, lovers, and reckless abandonment of the law lures us to an unrealistic reality to the
Analytical Thesis: Get Out is a psychological thriller that analyzes the racial issues in modern America through the use of visual rhetoric: such as film noir, symbolism and metaphors.
The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese (2006), contains a countless amount of violence and aggressive acts. The Departed (Scorsese, 2006) is a thriller/ action movie based around two main characters, Billy Costigan and Colin Sullivan who struggle with trying to fit into the roles that have been given to them by their surrounding influences. Costigan comes from a family of mafia members and ends up going undercover for the Massachusetts’ state police to join a superior Irish mobster, Frank Costello. Costigan has an extremely hard time with the tasks that he’s given by his superior mobster, Frank Costello, such as murdering, beating, and acting aggressively towards others. Costigan uses both psychical violence and aggression to intimidate
The remake focused on keeping the audience and Major Marco in a constant state of paranoia and uncertainty. In the original movie, the audience is shown, as well as told by the narrator, that the platoon was captured and brainwashed by communists. Whereas, in the remake, Major Marco and the
The Departed, a film written by William Monahan, Alan Mak, and Felix Chong, directed by Martin Scorsese, was in my opinion a spectacular crime-thriller deserving of less criticism from overly sentimental viewers. Though this film is in some scenes brutal and vicious, I praise Martin Scorsese’s refusal to cower away from the undeniable truth that organized crime in the United States is murderous in nature just to satisfy certain viewers as critics advocated he should. Being a four time Oscar winning film with sixty-three other awards for numerous aspects in the movie industry, I don’t believe anyone can contradict that The Departed is profoundly unforgettable to masses of moviegoers.
The genre I picked to match up with Primitive, Classic, Revisionist, and Parodic is horror. I love horror so the movies that I have picked would match up with all 4 of them and I also like to note that 3 out of the 4 movies I have picked are made by George Romero. For Primitive I choose the movie is Nosferafu because at that time and from what I learn it I concluded that because of that movie it gave the start of that dark eerie feeling in horror films which are used today.
A significant connection between the four films The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese, The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan and Gone Girl directed by David Fincher is the way in which the directors have manipulated the narrative structure to engage the audience in contrasting ways. Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese used equally weighted protagonists and antagonists in the films The Dark Knight and The Departed to create the narrative structure in a sense so that the audience feels equally engaged by both characters. Christopher Nolan and David Fincher have manipulated the narrative structure in the films The Prestige and Gone Girl to expose a hidden
The Departed was made in criminal genre and it is my favorite genre of movies and books, especially when everything looks so logical and harmoniously. There are a lot of death and unexpected turns, what makes you worry every minute of movie. The Departed has everything for success, criminal authority, cops, unexpected turns and naturalness of
There are three elements of film that are individually important, however when they are viewed as a dependent unit (one element depending on another) they become absolutely critical to a great film and the impending success or failure. These three parts are narrative, direction and cast. Films have been viewed as a success or failure based on their narrative being portrayed alone. Yet, direction, cast as well as narrative have a directly proportional relationship. Great director and a great cast with a mediocre script or storyline will produce a mediocre film. Any one of these elements can be less than great and it will negatively affect the others as well as the film. All of these and more displayed perfect balance in Night of the Living Dead. George Romero did a remarkable job of ensuring emotions were conveyed to their audience through the camera, as well as his brilliant use of mise en scene (which will be discussed later). Specific examples
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most recognizable directors alive today and one of the most influential during the 1990’s to 2010s’s. The passion he poured into his films garnered worldwide acclaim and recognition. He has won two Oscars for best writing and original screenplay and been nominated for best director twice. His films are generally characterized by two aspects: excellent dialogue and masterfully edited scenes. Two of his masterpieces are Pulp Fiction (1994) and Inglorious Basterds (2009). In Pulp Fiction, I have chosen the excerpt from when the pawn shop owner enters the back room to just before Julius calls Jimmy (1:42:09-1:56:37,) and from Inglorious Basterds, I have chosen from the title ‘Chapter Five: Revenge of the Giant Face’ to when Colonel Landa bids the Basterds impersonating Italian cameramen farewell (1:45:43-1:55:10) to analyse. Tarantino is an undeniable auteur, creating worlds that could exist in our own, enabling his audiences to be emersed in stories far more intresting than our own mundane lives. Through his excellent direction, the films draw attention to the cheapness of life and society’s desensitised attitude towards violence.
Arguably the most controversial film of the decade Basic Instinct shocked press and audience alike. Based around Michael Douglas falling in love with murder suspect Sharon Stone resulting in on screen chemistry and ultimately hooking the audience throughout. The film made more than $350 million across the world and has now been a success on the casino world with its slot game. Crime and murder are the theme throughout and is thought of as an excellent reincarnation of this popular movie and has certainly battled through the rest of time.
These differences between original movies and remakes are apparent throughout the history of movies. During the 1960s, when the original movie The Parent Trap was published, divorce was a touchy topic. Many children did not even know what it was, because it was so rare. Divorce had become more common in 1998 when The Parent Trap was remade. More and more children were seeing their parents split up. How do changes, such as these, tell us about the time periods in which the movies were made? Both movies tell the same story, but the audiences, standards of men and women, social norms, and settings vary.
This is where the film, Saving Private Ryan enters the highlight of movie watchers with Tom Hanks as Captain Miller also lead character in the cast. Captain Miller leads a squad of vivacious soldiers through blood, sweat, cruelty, and tears. The film brings battles of D-Day on the beach and afterwards fight from towns to search for Private James Ryan in effect of military post office sending out service letters to beloved family members to being notified of their loved one’s bravery in action upon their death. The film does over dramatize on the emotional reaction on the General’s order stating to rescue Privat Ryan from the war due to recent news of loss of Private Ryan’s brothers’ deaths as it stands Private Ryan being the last son of
For this weeks film study, I decided to watch Exit Wounds(2001). This is an action, thriller film about police corruption, drugs, money and a lot of violence. Overall, the movie is about the main character of the film, Orin Boyd a Detroit police detective who gets demoted to the 15th precinct in Detroit, Michigan for his attitude and rough means of enforcing the law when he saved the Vice President’s life from a domestic terrorism attack. While at the 15th precinct, for his punishment, he discovers officers involved in corruption and other illegal activity. At the beginning he doesn’t realize anything and some of the corrupt officers are friendly with detective Boyd and seem like good cops on the outside. Soon as he comes into contact with a drug dealer while working a case, the drug dealer Latrell Walker(DMX) shows Boyd his operation and with video evidence of the officers involved in corruption and illegal activity in an effort to free his brother Shaun who was framed for his incarceration. With the effort of the police Captain and with the help from officers from his old precinct and the drug dealer all work together to take down the corrupt officers. The movie ends with a set up drug deal, which ends in violence and shooting, where all the corrupt officers are killed in the gun battle. In the end detective Orin Boyd is seen as the hero and is welcomed back to his old precinct by his captain, but he refuses and remains at the 15 precinct.