Personal Narrative: The Departed

I always say to my family, “One day we will cross la frontera!” Living in Guadalajara, Mexico was not for the faint of heart. My family didn’t have much money and it was hard watching them sleeping on dirt floors. Mama, Roberto, and Francisco deserved better that what they had. I always imagined us crossing over to the beautiful United States. I knew one day we would cross that border so my family could have a better life.

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 Office” is something of a comedic classic. It’s unlikely you’ll make it through your updated twitter timeline without seeing a gif or image of an “Office” quote. The show pretty much created the “mockumentary” style of television comedy, where the show is filmed as if it’s a day-in-the-life type documentary and includes things like the characters having camera awareness or the iconic talking head interview. It’s a style that many have adapted and is seen more often on television, but “The Office” pretty much revolutionized it.

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 Departed” - typical American movie, full of action, crime, brutal murders and bloody killings with strong language. Scorsese presented his interpretation with very shocking scenes of the main characters being killed. Ironic scene - the rat on the balcony after Colin Sullivan death. The both movies thread show corruption filled with deception, stealth as well stratagem and trap.

Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, an adaptation of the Chinese film, Infernal Affairs, is an extravagant film. The exorbitant amount of violence and the protracted running time (151 minutes) are staples of Scorsese’s work. Scorsese’s signature excess is on full display in The Departed, but, as with many of his other films, it does not impede the film’s potency. The Departed utilizes superb acting, meticulously crafted atmosphere, and a detailed setting to turn a potentially convoluted storyline into an enthralling cinematic experience.

I’m standing by the scratched up wooden door. Inside I can hear the disgusting creature inside sigh after his last kill, as well as a small ‘Im telling’. I hesitate to walk in, but the door opens anyway and out comes the victim running straight down the stairs into the light below. I felt bad for the ginger, I really did. So I walk in and see the horror before my eyes. Oren is sitting on his bed putting his Pokemon cards in his prefered order, then he looks at me and goes back to the cards. As I look around I see that the small creamy room is still the same as before, the after effects of a tornado.

Go ahead, type in “The Wolf of Eighth Street” on Google. The first link you will find is my Instagram page. On this page you will see my entire life unfold for the past few years. Although I quit posting photos a year ago, you will still find an amazing journey that began the winter of 2014. I had just quit my job in Los Angeles to fly home to Boise, Idaho, when I found out my girlfriend no longer wanted to be together. Here I was; single, sitting in my room at my dads house with nothing going for me. Thats when I decided to execute the greatest move of my life. You see; I had been immersing myself into jewelry and necklaces for the past year. Unbeknownst to anyone, I began to design my own jewelry while at work in Los Angeles. I had narrowed

The film is not your regular police story but about how the police is going against the same strategy they are using. The Departed tells the tale of how a police officer was placed undercover in the Irish Mob and the Irish mob vice versa placed a mole in the police force. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and released in 2006. Scorsese directed other well-known crime films like Goodfellas, Casino, and Gangs of New York but surprisingly only The Departed won him the Academy Award for Best Director. Taking place in Boston, the movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan, the rat placed in the mob; Matt Damon as Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan, the mole in the police force; Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello, the Irish mob boss; Mark

It was the day where my life would take a huge turn. The day where the test would choose the faction I would be a part of for the rest of my life. Everyone knew what to do and where they were going, because the test had given them a clear answer. Since I was Divergent, it was up to me to choose. They had their whole lives planned out in front of them, but I was on a different boat. I didn’t know which faction to choose, I didn’t know where I wanted to go. The choosing ceremony was held in the main capital, in the tallest building there was. Hundreds of people just like me were there with their friends and family standing right by them. All the other factions were there as well to welcome any newly chosen candidates. There was a serious amount of pressure on my shoulders. I didn’t want my parents to feel ashamed of me by choosing the wrong one. Few minutes later, after everyone had sat

While The Departed is not Scorsese's best work it is a step up and a more well crafted film than its predecessor Infernal affairs. Because of the how the original screenplay had set out to be a Chinese action-cop movie, infernal affairs did exactly that, there was a lot of close up, zooms and in your face action. That directly brings the audience into the screen, couples of full shot that adds significant to the hong kong scenery, a global economy city with triads wars. Infernal affair was far more fast paced in compared to The Departed, where Scorsese kept the camera more grounded, allowed the characters to develop more, and in turns the movie had a longer runtime.

One sunny August afternoon 5 years ago I made a brash decision that I regret to this very day. A choice I look back to this very day and question: “Why in the world did I do this?”

I'm not sure how fate works, but I think fate is what brought me to her

He was lost. He was nervous. He was scared. It was the first day of Highschool. His best friend went to south and he was alone. He tried to make friends with kids in his classes but was rejected. It was like He was a ghost. Then he saw them. In 5th period lunch. The “cool” kids. He decided to attempt to sit by them, thinking, who cares if I get denied, I'm used to it. And guess what happened. He sat down, and as he sat down, he did not realize that he would spend my next 3 years, expending energy, resources, and precious time in trying to please a group of people that at the end of the day, he knew would never be my friends.

When many of us think “mobster movies”, we typically expect the film industry to portray a dark and murky world full of money, drugs, deceit and murder. Martin Scorsese's film, The Departed delivers just that. The following will summarize key aspects of the plot and identify specifics of the period that it is conveying. Also, we will look at cultural features of the era and see how they interplay with elements of the film. Finally, we will address the impact that this film had on American popular culture.