Film Review : The Departed Written By William Monahan And Directed By Martin Scorsese

Billy is shown to be worry free at the beginning after he finds out that he accidently stole the can of tuna. Billy was not worried about law enforcement because it was such a minor item. This shows that he is very confident in himself and isn’t really worried about what could happen. When they are arrested, the first person he calls is his mom which makes the viewer think that Italians are mommas boys. Though this could be true in Billy’s case, this is not a hundred percent fact. With this in mind, he could have picked a public defender but he chose to pick a family member to represent him and his friend. This ties into the stereotype that Italians are family based and that family is of major importance as well as wanting to have ties with their own community. He loses faith in his cousins ability to represent them but in the end, he still sticks with family even if that means he could be put in prison. Stan is Billy’s friend that is getting tried for helping out with the supposed murder. He is seen dressed in a leather jacket and having slicked hair which could represent a gangster like

Sullivan eventually finds out that Costello is an FBI informant. He has actually been snitching on people to the FBI and has gathered evidence against Sullivan. With that being said, Sullivan is pushed over the edge and betrays Costello by killing him during a drug sting. Costigan later goes back to the police department to get his life back when he finds evidence that Sullivan is the informant Costello sent into the police force. He comes into the possession of tapes to prove Sullivan guilty (given to him by Costello), and in an attempt to blackmail him, he ends up getting killed by another dirty cop.

At each stratum of society, there is the misconception of correlating money and character. Jim’s mother risked her life and that of her only son to get her ‘dues.’ “[I]’m an honest woman,” she proclaims and intends to prove this proclamation by taking only what is owed (Stevenson 17). It is astonishing how her perception of value is skewed. She sits counting money in the face of imminent danger. She values money over the safety of herself and her son. It is when danger is at the door that Jim is able to pull her back from the brink of death and disaster.

To the casual eye, Billy looks like the typical bad boy. A boy that ran away from home, showing his rebellious tendencies. A boy that would most certainly be a bad influence over anyone. However, as we take a closer look into Billy's true personality,

Caitlin loves Billy’s character even though he is homeless. Caitlin is fascinated with Billy’s character rather than what he has and his status. Caitlin is engrossed in Billy because he is clean. Billy keeps his clothes clean, himself clean and his carriage clean. In the passage Billy’s cave (p. 62).Caitlin says that his carriage is clean and warm. Caitlin is also attracted to billy’s character because he is not a normal hobo. Billy is smart, clean, polite and calm. In the passage Caitlin and mopping (p. 35).Caitlin says that Billy as ‘so calm’ when he exited McDonalds. This shows that Caitlin enjoys Billy’s company despite Billy not having any

Billy does not have any ambition he just reacts to circumstances that happen to him. He wife face gives him an optometry office to run. He married valenca just because she is there not because he is in love with her. “I is so sort and jumbled and jangled”(pg.19) he takes the path of less resistance rather than navigating the complex path of life. Krebs also lacks motivation, direction, and ambition he lives with his parents and does not have a job. He “sleeps late in bed” every day for him is like a vacation rather than real life. Krebs father thinks he has “lost his ambition, that you haven't got a different aim in life”(pg.75). His parents think it is time for him to move on from the war and make something of his life. The war affect both billy and krebs in a major way the weight of the war crushed their

Tom Buchanan is greatly affected by money in the novel. He is an example of old money and was born into a very rich family. Tom spends his money on crazy things like "a string of polo ponies for Lake Forest" (pg. 5). "It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was rich enough to do that" (pg. 5). Although Gatsby is just as flashy as Tom, Tom is bold and obnoxious and is respected by every man in

Billy Dent’s need for power might come from his childhood, he lived in an abusive setting, which can be determined by Gramma’s subpar treatment of Jasper. She demonstrates her maltreatment on more than one occasion, using both verbal and physical attacks.“‘Just like your daddy,’ Gramma gasped, fumbling into a chair, having apparently decided not to die. ‘You’re just like your daddy.’ Now that hurt. More than a beating ever could.”(Lyga 96). While in the present Gramma is old and weak, but forty or more years ago Billy would have been a child and no match for

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

First, Billy would have to put the Prichard boys in their place. They think they are the best and everybody else is nothing. They think they can do whatever they want, they spit on the ground of Grandpa's store. They are no-accounts because they steal.

Can you see the signs ? The movie “Sign” is based on a small family. Graham a loving father, Merrill a carrying brother, Morgan a opened minded boy, and Bo the quirky little sister who lived on a small farm together. The film “Signs” is full of suspense and it keeps the overall audience on their feet wondering what was gonna happen next but also playing with audience mind. Signs the movie was very interesting, the way the director/producer planned out the movie was ingenious. The heroic father cares and loves for his kids and he’ll do anything to protect them from harm's way.

He was upset with his brother Paul, and blamed him for the hurt and heartache he felt. Billy started imagining life without his brother, and he grew up a lot that day. “...I am my own person and I know some things so clearly that I will never have to ask my older brother to help me figure them out.” Billy overcame a lot of challenges, and he came out of this situation a different person than he

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a film that will surely make you want to fall out of your chair laughing, and make you want to get up and dance. This film is an absolute classic. It is hilarious, adventurous, and makes you feel good about yourself. The most unique thing about this film is the main characters break out of jail for the wrong reason, and then go on a wild chase trying to get home. Another unique part about this film is that the main character is currently divorced and wanting to remarry his ex-wife. The film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a classic comedy because it has well-rounded characters, adventure, and a little bit of love.

While constantly aware of Miss Drew’s situation, Billy can’t escape the realization of his position’s possible transiency and the fact that his life depends on his usefulness in the gang: “all I had to remember was how small of a mistake was sufficient to change my fortune, maybe even without knowing it. I was an habitual accomplice to murder. I could be arrested, tried, and sentenced, to death”(123). From this, Billy is impressed with one of the fundamental rules that accompanies inclusion in gang life—absolute loyalty to the gang’s interests. Billy observes the consequences of breaking this rule of loyalty when he hops onto the boat and into the scene of Bo’s sinking figure, and later, when Schulz’s personal life becomes complicated with a pending courtcase. The gang loyally relocates to the rural small town of Onondaga to help ensure the boss avoids jailtime. After painstakingly building an amiable reputation in the town for the Boss, Schultz’s temperament leads to “the president” Julie Martin’s murder in the hotel. The entire gang dutifully cleans the room and removes the body with cover up concluding with and unprepared Billy being punched in the face. After the fact, Billy comes to see the necessity of his subsequent broken nose yet is internally insulted and cannot shake the urge to “get revenge” (159). This affront to his own ego caused a shift

But the actor is nothing without the writer, and not by any means is The Departed lacking in storyline. As you watch The Departed, Colin Sullivan (Damon) and Billy Costigan’s (DiCaprio) storylines become increasingly in-depth and intertwined. Starting when Colin Sullivan is just a child and his encounter with Frank Costello’s mentorship, the story then fast-forwards to Costigan and Colin working their way through police training and eventually amounting to Costigan undercover and Colin as a detective. The side by side comparison of their lives adds to distinct feelings about the characters. The two “rats” continually work against each other and narrowly miss seeing each other’s faces, even dating the same girl, Madolyn (Verna Farmiga). This suspense draws watchers to the edge of their seats with anticipation for the conclusion of the movie.