OK, I went to watch "The Departed" last Saturday, didn't expect much, as I really don't like any of the stars, and I am definitely not a fan of Martin Scorsese!!! However, I still went to watch the movie, as I would like to see how the American interprete such a film, like "Infernal Affairs". As when I watched "The Grudge", it's easier for me to understand the "Ju-On" story, so, I somehow do give some credits to Hollywood remake... however, it's mostly because of my curiosity.
Let me list out the names first...
1. Tony Leung(Chan Wing Yan) vs. Leonardo DeCaprio(Billy)
2. Andy Lau(Lau Kin Ming) vs. Matt Damon(Colin Sullivan)
3. Eric Tsang(Sam) vs. Jack Nicholson(Frank)
4. Kelly Chen(Dr.Lee Sum Yee) + Sammi Cheng(Mary) vs. Vera Farmiga(Madolyn) [maybe Martin Scorsese decided that, Sammi Cheng's role in IA was unnecessary, so, scratched!! ^_^]
5. Lam Ka Tung(Inspector B) vs. James Badge Dals(Barrigan)
6. Anthony Wong(SP Wong) vs. Martin Sheen(Oliver Queenan)
7. Mark Wahlberg's Dignam, a character that's not in Infernal Affairs
The storyline of TD is more or less the same as IA,
1. most importantly, the mobster has a mole in the police department and the police has an undercover in the mobster gang.
2. the part where Sullivan asked the mobster boss Frank, to get his gang members to submit their personal details and put it in an envelope, and where Billy changed the spelling on the envelope, which later... shows that, whoever has this envelope IS the mole
3. there's a female psychiatrist where Billy likes to visit, [but as compare to IA, I thought the real interaction (where no bed scene is involved) between this undercover cop and the psychiatrist is more subtle and sweet in IA, but less in TD]
4. second most importantly, Queenan died the same way as the role that Anthony Wong played, which is kinda sad, really sad!!! I thought he's a real good man in the show, regardless it's IA or TD
5. third most importantly, Billy's real ID IS deleted
6. lastly, the shooting and killing scenes at the end, near the elevator.
OK... the rest of the things I want to mention... ^.^
1. as it's Jack Nicholson, so, there're a lot more storylines about Frank, how he is, and who he is, more interaction between him and Billy, [which I didn't get to see in IA]
2. as, there's no more Sammi Cheng, so, there's some indirect love triangular relationship between Madolyn, Billy and Colin Sullivan, how indirect it is... ^_^ I guess you'll see it yourself ^_^
3. one thing is as compare to Tony Leung's Chan Wing Yan, I thought Leonardo's Billy whined too much and made too much noise of him being an undercover, IA definitely is a much much more subtle and nicely paced show, Chan Wing Yan appeared to be a much more steady and quite cop, but Billy looked desperate and noisy, that's why, I guess, both director even though TD obviously does come after, and from IA, but both the directors wanted to tell different story, and maybe that's why, Billy is not really really another Chan Wing Yan. [as I still think that Leonardo still looks like a little boy, prefer him in "Catch me if you can", ie. a little boy]
4. the title, The Departed, vs. Infernal Affairs, I guess, The Departed, simply indicates the story to be pretty straight foward, as compare to Infernal Affairs... [From the chinese explanation on such a film title, Infernal, it cames from buddhism. It's a layer of the hell, "Avicinar Aka", which is the most painful and suffering layer in hell. Whoever get into this layer of hell, are normally those real big bad people and there's endless suffereing. "Infernal" here somehow means "endless", and it's FIVE big endlessness... 1. time, endless, 2. space, endless, 3. equipment, endless, 4. fair, endless, 5. death, endless, ie. there's no limitation of time for one to suffer here, there's no limitaion of space for one to suffer and be punished here, there's no limitation of different equipment can be used to punish one, over here, and it doesn't matter if one was a man, or a woman, or somebody or somebody small before one dies, one will be punished here, and lastly, punishment and suffering will not end, if one thinks that, it'll end with death. Therefore, those souls who ended up here, will always suffer, INDEFINITELY, and that they've nobody to trust, they're on their own, and they'll always wish that they can get out of it, but they'll never be out of it!!]
So, my point is, I thought, IA does present the endless suffering and hopelessness... (you must watch it, how can you miss such a good film ^_^ for Tony Leung's sake!!)
however, TD does not... maybe Martin Scorsese didn't want to...
and as a viewer, I appreciate Martin Scorsese's way of presenting it...
However-------------->>>>>I thought that... as I had watched IA before I watched TD, so, it somehow helps me to understand TD better, if that's the other way round, I'm not sure if anybody will find it easier to follow TD story-telling closely... as for me, it's sometimes kind of confusing. As I am have the pre-requisite IA, therefore, I understood TD much better. So, I thought.. mm... IA stands alone, while TD doesn't @_@, my opinion!!
hehe... if you want to know what I mean, go watch The Departed, as I mentioned in the title, "What's left behind in Infernal Affairs(I) is wrapped up in The Departed"... why? hm!!! cos, the fact that, Tony Leung's Chan Wing Yan had to die at the end of the show, gave me the effect as an overnight stale hard bread stuck in my throat, I just couldn't and still cannot swallow it...!!!!!!! so, if you watch The Departed, then, you'll know what I mean... at least, I can somehow swallow it!!! ^_^ kakakakakakaka!!!
[even though, there're some people who'll always prefer the Infernal Affairs ending, but, it's definitely too super sad, and hopeless for me... and followed by Infernal Affairs I, comes II, and III, which are all about Andy Lau's Lau Kin Ming role, which... mm... made me wanted to shout "ENOUGH!!!"
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