The Departed

*“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of ME.” *such a cold opening to a brilliant film.  ** Hands down my favourite motion picture by Scorsese and just one of my favourite movies in general. This film is genuinely a masterpiece in every single aspect. The pacing, performances, and overall direction is just truly a work of art. I remember watching this movie for the first time when I was like 10 and just being completely blown away. I’ve maybe watched this film at least 15-20 times throughout my life and I still get those same exact emotions and feelings from my first time watching it every single time that the credits start to roll. It’s seriously a powerful, diligent, and delicately **crafted film within the crime-thriller genre. I’ve made all of my friends, family, and loved ones watch this with me and I probably will recommend it to every new individual who happens to walk into my life until the day I die. I am not kidding.  5/5