Departed Fans Launch Campaign to Fix the Movie's One Gaping Flaw
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a26423519/the-departed-rat-final-scene-kickstarter/
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shareAnd when they are done with fixing that one, they can go after the woman's final line of narration in the remake of The Magnificent Seven(2016):
"...and they truly were...MAGNIFICENT."
Too "on the nose," both times.
Though kinda funny in The Departed, yes?
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It didn't bother me THAT much!!
That's how Marty wanted to end his film. Ask him, maybe he'll personally edit it out just for you!😆
Or you could simply just stop watching the movie before it pans to that shot!
There's an idea.....💡
Do you get it? It's because the whole movie was about searching for a rat in the police and a rat in the criminal organization. Matt Damon was the rat? Now he's dead. And there's a literal rat.
For years, people have noted that this blatantly obvious symbolism kind of beats the audience over the head—specifically for the final scene of what was otherwise an incredible movie."
Oh, for crying out loud, the movie is just fine as it is. Please don't tinker with it just because Millennials and or Gen Z have this wild hair up their ass to redo classics suited their way?? Please??