I'm not going to say what the ending was...other than I found it strange and kind of unsettling...anybody else feel that way?
2007-02-21 02:19:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The Departed was an excellent movie, but I too found the ending strange. Not so much of itself, as to how different it was from the original. I'm talking about the very end when Mark Wahlberg's character comes to the door. Departed stayed pretty close to the original, only changing a few things but the ending was a major change. The original, in case you didn't know was a Chinese film called Infernal Affairs. In a lot of ways I thought it was better than The Departed , but maybe that's because I saw it first. If you haven't seen it I suggest it for you. Interesting to see how the two are the same and different.
All in all, I prefer the Infernal Affairs ending. It is the same until the very end. Matt Damon's character doesn't......(I am not saying so as not to give it away)
2007-02-21 02:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jon Buquor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, what Jon B is talking about in the earlier answer is that the very final end, after the wholesale killing is over, the character is dealt with. In the Chinese version, that character is more sympathetic. Also the feeling of the movie is that the criminal learned that being a good guy is really pretty good and he is given the chance. In the American version as is usual, there is a "happy" ending where the bad guy gets his due. The Chinese version gave the viewer more flexibility in interpreting for himself what was going on in the minds of the characters. That is why the Chinese version is more interesting but upsetting to American audiences.
2007-02-21 08:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be like they're Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, at least that's how I interpreted it. Definitely a weird ending, I fully agree with you on that.
2016-05-24 02:05:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Departed Chinese Version
2016-11-04 23:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was amazing
those who say the ending was a cop out, you're a friggin moron...first of all, could you write a better ending? doubt it. second, would you rather have Damon go to jail, get buttraped, have Leo and Wahlberg live happily ever after? Bad guy is caught, life is peachy? that ending would have blown
2007-02-21 03:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by thuglife 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I have to admit, seeing Wahlberg dressed up like a clown with a gun was quite disturbing. The ending in the original movie didn't have Matt Damon's character getting killed at the end. I was glad they killed him though, he was such a little punk.
2007-02-21 02:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by RJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a really good movie, the Boston accents were weird, but still a great movie. I liked the ending, but didn't want to see Leo's character killed.
2007-02-21 02:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by mindquest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was an amazing movie. The end was very surprising and caught me completely off guard. Two thumbs way up!
2007-02-21 02:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by xcypher73x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not weird,,just very different. I hadn't been that surprised with this kind of ending since, "The Usual Suspects", I mean really...it was very unexpected...though it have a high level of suspense.
2007-02-21 02:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by IwntYrHd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a bit different. I wasn't expecting that ending at all. It came from left field!
2007-02-21 02:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋