Best Quotes From "The Departed"
0 views
Skip to first unread message
Zachary Mandell
Apr 22, 2013, 1:30:03 PM4/22/13
to publish-the...@googlegroups.com
*****************************************************************
Message delivered directly to members of the group:
publish-the...@googlegroups.com
*****************************************************************
Please consider this free-reprint article written by:
Zachary Mandell
*****************************
IMPORTANT - Publication/Reprint Terms
- You have permission to publish this article electronically in free-only publications such as a website or an ezine as long as the bylines are included.
- You are not allowed to use this article for commercial purposes. The article should only be reprinted in a publicly accessible website and not in a members-only commercial site.
- You are not allowed to post/reprint this article in any sites/publications that contains or supports hate, violence, porn and warez or any indecent and illegal sites/publications.
- You are not allowed to use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) or SPAM. This article MUST be distributed in an opt-in email list only.
- If you distribute this article in an ezine or newsletter, we ask that you send a copy of the newsletter or ezine that contains the article to http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
- If you post this article in a website/forum/blog, ALL links MUST be set to hyperlinks and we ask that you send a copy of the URL where the article is posted to http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
- We request that you ask permission from the author if you want to publish this article in print.
The role of iSnare.com is only to distribute this article as part of its Article Distribution feature ( http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php ). iSnare.com does NOT own this article, please respect the author's copyright and this publication/reprint terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not reprint or publish this article.
*****************************
Article Title: Best Quotes From "The Departed"
Author: Zachary Mandell
Word Count: 788
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1834196&ca=Entertainment
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=1834196
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
The Martin Scorsese epic "The Departed" was released to critical acclaim in 2006, grossing close to $27 million during its opening weekend and more than $285 million overall. It made the top-ten list of many publications as one of the best movies of the year, and was nominated in 2008 to receive a place on the AFI list of Top 10 Gangster Films.
The movie takes place in South Boston where law enforcement officials are in the middle of an all-out war against the Irish-American Mafia. A young officer, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is chosen to go undercover and infiltrate the local crime syndicate led by gangster Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). His mission is to gather enough evidence so that the police can finally arrest Costello. Meanwhile, Costello has sent Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) undercover into the state police to act as an informant for the bad guys. He quickly gains recognition and works his way up the ladder in the Special Investigation Unit.
Much of the story revolves around these two men immersing themselves in their new lives, gathering information to bring back to their superiors, and trying to keep their relationships alive. Eventually, however, both the syndicate and the police figure out that they each have an informant in their midst. In order to avoid being exposed, both men must try to figure out who the other informant is.
In the movie, Frank Costello is seen by many as the Irish Godfather. Unless you were on his side, he was someone to be feared. On the other hand, he was also greatly respected by his own men. The relationship between Frank Costello and Colin Sullivan started at an early age. Frank groomed Colin to take over his role as an informant. Although Costello also jumps in as a father figure to Costigan, it is Sullivan who calls him "Dad".
Some of the movie's best quotes come directly from conversations between Costello and Sullivan. In one conversation when Colin is young, Costello asks him, "You do well in school?" When Sullivan answers in the affirmative, Costello replies, "Good. So did I. They call that a paradox." The two have different views of education. Sullivan believes you learn what you need to know while in school. Costello, ever the wise one, counsels him that education and learning never ends.
As he continues to counsel and groom Sullivan, he imparts even more of his wisdom when he tells him, "When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age, they would say we can become cops or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
Costello also exposes his views of the world around him to Sullivan when he says, "I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."
Although he's a very smart man, Sullivan has yet to develop the wisdom of his mentor. His obsession with his Irish roots is obvious in many of his conversations. One of the movie's most classic lines is when Sullivan says to psychiatrist Madolyn (Vera Farmiga), "What Freud said about the Irish is we're the only people who are impervious to psychoanalysis."
In another conversation with her, he states, "If we're not gonna make it, it's gotta be you that gets out, cause I'm not capable. I'm...Irish, I'll deal with something being wrong for the rest of my life."
While this movie was undoubtedly the biggest commercial success of Scorsese's career, most people would hesitate to say it was his best, as he tends to produce at least one blockbuster every decade. His films tend to bear that out with the success of "Taxi Driver" in 1976, "Raging Bull" in 1980, and "Goodfellas" in 1990. Despite his previous successes, "The Departed" was the first film to win Scorsese an Oscar. As Scorsese puts it, it was also his first film that actually had a plot.
In fact, the film walked away with four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Mark Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, although he didn't take home the prize. "The Departed" won 62 awards in addition to the Oscars, as well as another 62 nominations.
The movie's star-studded cast included more acclaimed actors than DiCaprio, Nicholson, Damon, and Wahlberg. Martin Sheen played the role of Queenan, Ray Winstone did an awesome job at portraying bad guy Mr. French, Alec Baldwin played Ellerby, and Kevin Corrigan took on the role of Cousin Sean.
About The Author: As a long time fan of Hollywood I was able to carve out the perfect career in the entertainment industry by writing initially for celebrity news sites and am now the owner of http://MovieRoomReviews.com
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=1834196
*********************** ARTICLE END ***********************
- To distribute your articles go to http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php
- For more free-reprint articles go to http://www.isnare.com
Message delivered directly to members of the group:
publish-the...@googlegroups.com
*****************************************************************
Please consider this free-reprint article written by:
Zachary Mandell
*****************************
IMPORTANT - Publication/Reprint Terms
- You have permission to publish this article electronically in free-only publications such as a website or an ezine as long as the bylines are included.
- You are not allowed to use this article for commercial purposes. The article should only be reprinted in a publicly accessible website and not in a members-only commercial site.
- You are not allowed to post/reprint this article in any sites/publications that contains or supports hate, violence, porn and warez or any indecent and illegal sites/publications.
- You are not allowed to use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) or SPAM. This article MUST be distributed in an opt-in email list only.
- If you distribute this article in an ezine or newsletter, we ask that you send a copy of the newsletter or ezine that contains the article to http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
- If you post this article in a website/forum/blog, ALL links MUST be set to hyperlinks and we ask that you send a copy of the URL where the article is posted to http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
- We request that you ask permission from the author if you want to publish this article in print.
The role of iSnare.com is only to distribute this article as part of its Article Distribution feature ( http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php ). iSnare.com does NOT own this article, please respect the author's copyright and this publication/reprint terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not reprint or publish this article.
*****************************
Article Title: Best Quotes From "The Departed"
Author: Zachary Mandell
Word Count: 788
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1834196&ca=Entertainment
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=1834196
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=1834196
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
The Martin Scorsese epic "The Departed" was released to critical acclaim in 2006, grossing close to $27 million during its opening weekend and more than $285 million overall. It made the top-ten list of many publications as one of the best movies of the year, and was nominated in 2008 to receive a place on the AFI list of Top 10 Gangster Films.
The movie takes place in South Boston where law enforcement officials are in the middle of an all-out war against the Irish-American Mafia. A young officer, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is chosen to go undercover and infiltrate the local crime syndicate led by gangster Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). His mission is to gather enough evidence so that the police can finally arrest Costello. Meanwhile, Costello has sent Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) undercover into the state police to act as an informant for the bad guys. He quickly gains recognition and works his way up the ladder in the Special Investigation Unit.
Much of the story revolves around these two men immersing themselves in their new lives, gathering information to bring back to their superiors, and trying to keep their relationships alive. Eventually, however, both the syndicate and the police figure out that they each have an informant in their midst. In order to avoid being exposed, both men must try to figure out who the other informant is.
In the movie, Frank Costello is seen by many as the Irish Godfather. Unless you were on his side, he was someone to be feared. On the other hand, he was also greatly respected by his own men. The relationship between Frank Costello and Colin Sullivan started at an early age. Frank groomed Colin to take over his role as an informant. Although Costello also jumps in as a father figure to Costigan, it is Sullivan who calls him "Dad".
Some of the movie's best quotes come directly from conversations between Costello and Sullivan. In one conversation when Colin is young, Costello asks him, "You do well in school?" When Sullivan answers in the affirmative, Costello replies, "Good. So did I. They call that a paradox." The two have different views of education. Sullivan believes you learn what you need to know while in school. Costello, ever the wise one, counsels him that education and learning never ends.
As he continues to counsel and groom Sullivan, he imparts even more of his wisdom when he tells him, "When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age, they would say we can become cops or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
Costello also exposes his views of the world around him to Sullivan when he says, "I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."
Although he's a very smart man, Sullivan has yet to develop the wisdom of his mentor. His obsession with his Irish roots is obvious in many of his conversations. One of the movie's most classic lines is when Sullivan says to psychiatrist Madolyn (Vera Farmiga), "What Freud said about the Irish is we're the only people who are impervious to psychoanalysis."
In another conversation with her, he states, "If we're not gonna make it, it's gotta be you that gets out, cause I'm not capable. I'm...Irish, I'll deal with something being wrong for the rest of my life."
While this movie was undoubtedly the biggest commercial success of Scorsese's career, most people would hesitate to say it was his best, as he tends to produce at least one blockbuster every decade. His films tend to bear that out with the success of "Taxi Driver" in 1976, "Raging Bull" in 1980, and "Goodfellas" in 1990. Despite his previous successes, "The Departed" was the first film to win Scorsese an Oscar. As Scorsese puts it, it was also his first film that actually had a plot.
In fact, the film walked away with four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Mark Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, although he didn't take home the prize. "The Departed" won 62 awards in addition to the Oscars, as well as another 62 nominations.
The movie's star-studded cast included more acclaimed actors than DiCaprio, Nicholson, Damon, and Wahlberg. Martin Sheen played the role of Queenan, Ray Winstone did an awesome job at portraying bad guy Mr. French, Alec Baldwin played Ellerby, and Kevin Corrigan took on the role of Cousin Sean.
About The Author: As a long time fan of Hollywood I was able to carve out the perfect career in the entertainment industry by writing initially for celebrity news sites and am now the owner of http://MovieRoomReviews.com
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=1834196
*********************** ARTICLE END ***********************
- To distribute your articles go to http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php
- For more free-reprint articles go to http://www.isnare.com
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages