as most of know, the departed was remade from the hk film infernal affairs/wu jian dao.
and like the latter, the departed has won many awards and gained alot of recognition. and in fact, almost all the people that i ve talked to so far from america, thinks that the departed is one of the greatest film ever made in probably the past 10 years. however, when i asked about whether any of them know that it was a remake of a hk film, none of them knew about it. apparently, no advertisements here in the states really mentioned anything about it. isnt it sad?
like idea kanna koped, but no recognition of it was given. from a preliminary research that i did, the hk film industry has been heading downhill for the past decade. i think we can see for ourselves too. and as an attempt to save the industry, they gave hollywood the right to reproduce infernal affairs.
and this is what they get. -.- i mean its great that the story is well liked and enjoyed by all in the world, all from different backgrounds, all speaking different languages.
however, i think the fact that little to none recognition to wu jian dao pisses me off slightly... when i feel that the departed was a disappointing film.
let's do some comparison.
casting. ok justified. all the names in both the film were big names.
story. more or less the same, changed slightly to adapt to boston's context. however, the hk triad idea appeals more than the italian mob/mafia idea.
moreover, the story was original by alan mak...
ending of departed was terrible. no suspense at all. not much cutting at all. everyone died in less than 30 seconds. what a great way to end off the story.
i think i may be biased, cus wu jian dao is one of my all time fave movies. but i feel the injustice to it. and guys, urge u all to go watch both. and u can see for urselves.
and like the latter, the departed has won many awards and gained alot of recognition. and in fact, almost all the people that i ve talked to so far from america, thinks that the departed is one of the greatest film ever made in probably the past 10 years. however, when i asked about whether any of them know that it was a remake of a hk film, none of them knew about it. apparently, no advertisements here in the states really mentioned anything about it. isnt it sad?
like idea kanna koped, but no recognition of it was given. from a preliminary research that i did, the hk film industry has been heading downhill for the past decade. i think we can see for ourselves too. and as an attempt to save the industry, they gave hollywood the right to reproduce infernal affairs.
and this is what they get. -.- i mean its great that the story is well liked and enjoyed by all in the world, all from different backgrounds, all speaking different languages.
however, i think the fact that little to none recognition to wu jian dao pisses me off slightly... when i feel that the departed was a disappointing film.
let's do some comparison.
casting. ok justified. all the names in both the film were big names.
story. more or less the same, changed slightly to adapt to boston's context. however, the hk triad idea appeals more than the italian mob/mafia idea.
moreover, the story was original by alan mak...
ending of departed was terrible. no suspense at all. not much cutting at all. everyone died in less than 30 seconds. what a great way to end off the story.
i think i may be biased, cus wu jian dao is one of my all time fave movies. but i feel the injustice to it. and guys, urge u all to go watch both. and u can see for urselves.
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