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神鬼無間 (馬丁史柯西斯，2006)

離世，是每個人在一生中必須面臨的關卡，要通過它就需要經過一番考驗及掙扎，但真正重要的並非離世的那一剎那，而是離世前的自我試煉。

改編自口碑和票房俱佳的香港警匪片「無間道」，從馬丁史柯西斯接下導演筒後，似乎就預言了這是部精采絕倫的電影，史柯西斯的確也以本片再現他駕馭黑幫題材的純熟功力。除了原版的故事架構，本片設於波士頓的背景添增一份更為寫實的氛圍，義大利人和愛爾蘭人的身分也大大強化了角色的衝突性，進而凝聚整部影片的張力。

主角比利因飽受雙重身分衝突之苦，被指定接受心理醫師的治療，生不由己的他開始擁有這個獲得慰藉的唯一管道；另一位主角柯林卻因雙重身分獲得自己夢寐以求的一切，但他卻在不知不覺中漸漸出賣自己的靈魂。相同的命運造成截然不同的人生，看似悲慘的一方更知道忠於自我的重要性，幸福的一方卻喪失自我的定位。

整體卡斯的優異表現更添本片的可看度，尤以李奧納多狄卡皮歐的內心交戰最為搶眼，可說是為傑克尼柯遜量身訂做的黑幫老大亦不惶多讓，久未扮演反派的麥特戴蒙也成功詮釋這個較為內斂的角色。

有人說別拿本片和原版比較，但在整體張力上本片實在是比原版高出太多，去除略嫌造做的細枝末節並增加劇情的衝突性，史柯西斯高超的功力為這個故事披上一層乾淨俐落的新風貌，出乎意料的結局也為「離世」這個主題設下更完美的結論。

The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)

Departing, it’s a checkpoint that everyone has to face in each one’s life. Passing it needs to get through a series of tests and struggles. But the most important is not the moment of departing but the self-forging before it.

Adapted from the well-raved and box office hit Hong Kong cop-mob drama “Infernal Affairs,” since Martin Scorsese accepted the job of directing, it seemed to be forecasted that this is going to be an incredibly engaging movie. Scorsese does prove his ability of riding mob subjects again with this film. Except the structure of the original story, the background set in Boston gives it a more realistic atmosphere. The identities of Italian and Irish reinforce the conflict of the characters and cohere the tension of the film.

Because of suffering from the conflict of double identities, Billy Costigan is signed to take treatment from a psychiatrist. While having no command over himself, he starts to have a way to get comforts. On the contrary, Colin Sullivan gets everything he has ever dreamed of because of his double identities but also sells his soul gradually without aware of it. The same fate causes different lives, the one seems tragic knows the importance of being who he is more while the other who gets everything loses his own position.

The excellent performance by the ensemble cast makes this film more seeing worthy. Especially the inner conflict of Leonardo DiCaprio, and the gangster chief role practical designed for Jack Nicholson also does side by side. Hasn’t played a villain for a long time, Matt Damon also plays this more introverted role successfully.

Someone said don’t compare this to the original version, but the entire tension of it is way higher than the original. Delete the details that has a little affectations and increase the tension of the plots. Scorsese’ supreme skill clothes the story a neat and tidy new look. The unexpected ending also sets a more perfect conclusion for the theme “departed.”