Departing the movies
I love to go to movies. Even with the simplicity and laziness of Netflix I would rather see a movie in a cinema(how grand). I love the downtown Boston Common theater because a) I don’t need to drive; b) stadium seating because I am short; c) snobbery of first run. All that excluded we went to see The Departed in a less fancy first-run.
I try to read about movies that I expect to see. About them but not the reviews. Reviews come after when they make sense. Ok “The Departed” was filmed here, I knew some people who did odds and ends types of jobs and I love cop/crime movies. I knew that it had great press and my other wanted to see it. It was great fun, I loved Leo and Mark Walberg but liked not loved the movie. My question is was the message about crime, men, or the fact that nothing in the East Coast US can function without a lot of cell phone use ? Even being too old I am not that much of a technophobe that I do not make good use of my cell. It just seemed as if the characters they were overly dependent on mobiles but also totally oblivious to the good twin/evil twin Leo/Matt combos using them aecretly in pockets and hallways. I liked this movie but I was so unaware of the extreme amount of violence. Whover wrote the New Yorker review (?Lake) really nailed my feelings. By the end it was absurd (folks were laughing). It felt very male and I wonder if that is why the level of violence has provoked so little discussion.
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