Literally every scorsese movie is abt fractured masculinity

In Bruges always cheers me up, love a deep murder tale.

You made madelines character deeper than it seemed

I always thought Colin homophobia was because he was closeted

It's 10/10 a comfort movie. The dvd also plays through automatically from the menu, so it's a great one to play through the night.

The point you made about the villians of the story not having sons and the heroes having them made me think of Macbeth.  Macbeth's murderous ambition may have made him king but he had no heir and it was Banquo who's sons went on to carry the throne and legacy through future generations.

Your content is criminally underrated.

Seeing this 3 years later. Hope all is well dude.

Hey man, I know how much effort you put into these videos, and I'm sure it's difficult to justify putting so much time into something when you're not yet getting the views your content deserves. But please keep producing. You have a serious knack and talent and an individual voice in an endless sea of video essays. And that's a rare thing and it would be tragic to squander.  It's not too niche, it just hasn't been widely discovered... yet. Your videos on the Fargo seasons were truly masterful. Thank you🙏🏿

This was excellent, possibly the best video analysis of The Departed I’ve ever seen on YouTube. You make your points clearly and give examples to back up your interpretations. Hope this gets more views!

Your content is criminally underrated indeed

This film is car wreck after car wreck, and it is mesmerizing.

Damn, you totally made me look at this film from another perspective 👍🏾 Awesome stuff

Just excellent, bloody well done!!!!!!  Yeah I watched this soooooo many times many years ago, such an outstanding film with incredible performances , where Leo definitely should've gotten his first Oscar!

What a great insight now I can watch it with a different viewpoint

This was a good take on this masterpiece. Really good.

i just watched the movie. loved it and your essay is great.
what i noticed is that in a scene colin says something like “you would have to leave me, im irish i would live with something bad my entire life”
in the last minutes we see him sad, rejected, he wanted to die. he just couldnt do it himself

YUP. Always used to think of this film as a simple cop thriller.  As ive gotten older ive seen it as a religious/philosophical commentary while delving into male identity and fractured masculinity. Its a great film and at par with Goodfellas. And thats what makes a GOOD film; it tells a surface story but also tells a background story thats available for folks who wants to chase it.

Great video , once again. As you know, I absolutely love The Departed but I've never thought of it in these terms. Keep up the good work!

You guys are fucking amazing! Super underrated you guys are one of my many inspirations