The Departed‚ a film directed by Martin Scorsese‚ won an Oscar for Best Picture‚ as well as 3 other Academy Awards. The story however‚ is based on a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Wai-keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak‚ Mougaan dou; better known to us as Infernal Affairs. The similarities between these two crime/drama/thrillers are great. In The Departed‚ director Martin Scorsese takes the story into his own style of storytelling‚ but the adaptation of the screenplay originally written by director Siu
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A Shutter of Surprise Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up in 2006 to bring the world the organized crime masterpiece‚ The Departed. The film was a huge success and swept the major awards at the Oscars that year‚ bring home such prizes as best picture and best director. The win cemented Scorsese as the greatest living filmmaker and he finally got the respect he deserves from the Academy. DiCaprio is one of the best actors of his generation. Titanic‚ The Aviator‚ and The Departed areall
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award winning‚ The Departed (Scorsese‚ 2006). This film starring Hollywood power houses‚ Matt Damon‚ Leonardo DiCaprio‚ Mark Wahlberg‚ and Jack Nicholson‚ won the 2006 academy for best editing and I believe that it was deservingly so. The editing in this film is very interesting in a sense that it is pretty different from the editing of most films that I have viewed. The editing is done by Thelma Schoonmaker. She is known for being the film editor behind Martin Scorsese‚ doing the editing on a long
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6/20/2014 First way that helps tell a story and converting it onto film is by using a nonlinearly or chronological approach. Often a director considered to be auteur is the main reason for audience popularity such as the director Martin Scorsese. How does cinematographers‚ actors and directors contribute in creating a film? By the use of different camera angles‚ lighting‚ colors‚ and sound. Cinematographers and directors are able to establish a certain look that contributes to the genre
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Hugo is a stimulating and thought-provoking film which fascinates viewers by an interesting and captivating plot. The plot is interesting because there are a lot of twists and turns‚ which also makes it captivating. The film Hugo‚ directed by Martin Scorsese in 2011 is also a fascinating film because of the themes. Some of the themes that are important are friendship and honesty. Hugo needs to leave the past behind in order to embrace his future. He also needs to work with the automaton‚ who helps
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Cresta Te Huia Martin Scorsese is known to be one of the greatest filmmaker of his generation. One of the finest contemporary American directors that have a unique film style although can difficult for many to understand. I have chosen Scorseses’ many violent‚ physical and psychological films to study‚ Shutter Island. Scorsese uses film techniques such as dialogue‚ music‚ camera work‚ motifs‚ and colour thus transcends
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Martin Scorsese uses a variety of film techniques in his ever changing film Shutter Island‚ to reveal the truth about the protagonist Teddy Daniels. Dialog‚ symbolism‚ characterisation‚ music and setting help express the truth about Teddy’s investigation on the Island which is an intricate role playing experiment designed by Dr. Cawley and Dr. Sheehan. This helps reveal the truth and trauma regarding Teddy’s murder of his wife and children. The scenes that best help reveal the truth are the first
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English 1102 The Departed The Departed is a film directed by Martin Scorsese which won numerous awards at the 79th annual Academy Awards. Scorsese has directed many films that have won academy awards but he had never achieved the award for the best director. This changed with the 2006 release of The Departed and Scorsese got what he had ached for so many years. This film was indeed a film that I enjoyed watching. However it also got me thinking what role ethics played in this blockbuster
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ideas in a film Shutter Island by legendary American director Martin Scorsese is an elaborate labyrinth of a film. It’s ever changing plot line and deeply emotional scenes make it compulsory viewing for any avid film goer. Scorsese has constructed this intricately woven film by using various film techniques the most significant of which is symbols. In the film symbols are used to present many different ideas to the audience. Scorsese who is a modern film icon constantly uses symbolism throughout
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reality by manipulating certain aspects‚ such as camera angles and movements or the use of editing to warp time and space. These manipulations are often made to be obvious choices by the director in order to call attention to his own style. Director Martin Scorsese’s film Goodfellas‚ released in 1990‚ implemented several techniques of the formalist style. Many are used to impress upon the audience the gravity of the brutal and anxious events of this true story depicted on film. First and foremost‚ the
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