Departed Question MAJOR SPOILERS

[neobido9999]

OK, having seen the Departed recently, I have a question about it:

What was Colin Sullivan's role in the Departed?

Its' clear from the film that Leo Dicaprio was a clear good guy, and Jack Nicholson is the nominal bad guy, but how would you summise Matt Damons character?

Antagonist - he was trying to hunt down the most moral charcter, or anyway, the main charcter in the story and have him killed. He was in league with the main bad guy and had his sights on ambitious goals. He killed Jack (in self defense perhaps) and cold bloodedly murder the fellow mole. If it hadn't been for Sullivan, Costigan would have made it out alive.


Co-Protagonist - On the other hand he had far less participation in criminal acts than Costigan, it being limited to phonecalls with Costello (albeit to abuse his police powers). He was ultimately in the exact same situation as Costigan, but whereas Costigan was staring into the abyss, he was trying to get out of it - "when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?". He did as many decitful things as Costgan, just to "better" people (the cops).

Victim - He ultimately could be seen as a Faustian charcter who did a deal (symbolised by the shopping bag) with Costello years ago and had it looming over all his plans (getting into law, starting a new life). And his evil acts (the death of Queenan, the death of Costigan) were all the result of his plans (having queenan followed, atttempting to bargain with-he didn't set off to kill-Costigan) BY the end he had given up all hope and let himself die

So what do you think?

 

[Catman]

You don't under Scorsese's work, huh? There's no good or bad guys. They are all flawed individuals.

 

[neobido9999]

To tell the turth that's probably exactly right, would you say he was all three at various points in the film?

 

[Movies205]

Matt Damon's character is a *****, plain and simple... His asian counter-part was far cooler

 

[Gonking]

Just saw the movie. Awesome. The best of the year so far

But I have a question :

Spoiler

How the hell Wahlberg's character knew that Sullivan was the "rat"?

 

[Dark Carnage]

Matt Damon's character is a *****, plain and simple... His asian counter-part was far cooler

But I have a question :

Spoiler

How the hell Wahlberg's character knew that Sullivan was the "rat"?

I can't remember where I heard this, but apparently:

Spoiler

There was a deleted scene where Wahlberg's character opens up a package DiCaprio sent him, containing a copy of the recording in the porno theater. But they didn't put it in because it would have taken the surprise out of him appearing in the apartment.

 

[Gonking]

ok. was a good decision then

 

[Carmine Falcone]

There's no good or bad guys. They are all flawed individuals.

Yeah but he obviously was the guy we had to hate. And I did. Ofcourse he isn't all bad. But the was an underhanded bastard anyway.