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today i managed to go and watch the departed..it’s the movie that i’ve always wanted to watch as it is the remake of my favourite Hong Kong movie,the infernal affair…another factor that made attracted to watch it was because of leonardo dicaprio..my favourite actor..anyway..well..i can’t really comment on it as i tend to compare the movie to the chinese version.. somehow, there were some changes in the story line but overall it was actually a remake…

i found that the chinese version (that has my andy lau and tony leung in it),had more emotion elements in it..whenever i watch the infernal affair,there are certain parts that will make me tearful, but somehow i just didn’t have that feeling when i watched the departed…no doubt that the actors acted sooooo well in the movie but probably the scenario that was portrayed in infernal affair does not really fit in the ‘western’ society…

if we watch the infernal affair, we can see the strength of the bond between tony leung and anthony wong..we can really appreciate their relationship(like father and son)..in the departed, they tried to show the bonding between martin sheen and leonardo in one scene of the movie which was when leo came to his house to give information..however i think it’s just not enough..

and the ending of the departed..i really did not like the flow..it was supposed to be sad and touching however somehow it turned out to be hilarious..everyone was laughing when the cast members were shooting each other one after another..even though we see the same thing in infernal affair,but it was supported by good background music and some pause of that moment that made me completely immersed in the ‘feel’ of the movie…and one more thing..i feel more attached to the characters in the infernal affair than to those in the departed..

but,like i said earlier..my opinion might be biased towards the infernal affair as it was the original movie..probably i’ve set my expectation too high and i reckon that i actually wanted the movie to be exactly the same..because i want to see whether the actors in the departed would be able to perform as good as my favourite chinese actors…

in general..i don’t know whether to recommend the movie or not..to those who haven’t watched the infernal affair probably it will be a very good movie to watch..but to those who have watched the infernal affair,i can be about 70% sure that you wouldn’t like it that much…

whatever it is…leo dicaprio..he’s sooooooooo damn hot….i’ve always admired his acting..if we just ignore his boyish voice,we can see that he’s actually a good actor…matt damon..i still remember him being the’blur’ guy in ocean’s 11 and 12..so..looking at him made me wanna laugh..and mark wahlberg..i’ve always liked him in the italian job and planet of the apes..but i think his character was a bit too much..he was like a guy that was having ‘pre-menstrual syndrome’ 24/7…

anyway..INFERNAL AFFAIR VS. THE DEPARTED   the result   1 - 0…