Criminal Cops: The Departed vs Infernal Affairs

This week’s Drive-In Double Feature is all about subterfuge and hiding your allegiances. We’re going deep undercover into the criminal underworlds of Hong Kong masterpiece Infernal Affairs and its most famous remake, Martin Scorsese’s opus The Departed.Whether the characters are using Morse code or T9 texting to conceal their communications, both films use the high-stakes, cat-and-mouse suspense of undercover police work to explore the cultural impacts of massively pivotal times in their respective modern histories. Join us on our deep dive into how the fears, resentments, and uncertainties of these major events wove themselves into compelling narratives that have stood the test of time as two of the greatest crime thrillers ever made.MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! We're unraveling the mysteries and digging into the deaths in both films. To get the most out of our deep dive, we highly recommend watching Infernal Affairs and The Departed before hitting play!SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to check out our next double feature. Which take on the story do you prefer? Let us know in the comments! Chapters (00:00:00) - Hong Kong in 'Infernal Affairs'(00:00:19) - Drive In(00:00:46) - Drive & Dive In: Infernal Affairs & The Departed(00:01:28) - The Departed vs Infernal Affairs: Who Can You Trust?(00:05:47) - The Departed: China Ending(00:10:55) - Infernal Affairs vs The Purge(00:14:08) - The Departed: A Young Man's Perspective(00:19:02) - Infernal Affairs: The Duality of Hong Kong(00:21:58) - The Departed vs Infernal Affairs: How They Compare(00:26:07) - Martin Scorsese: The Departed vs Infernal Affairs(00:32:21) - What If She Likes A Guy And Then Has Sex With Him(00:33:21) - Are There Any Other Female Characters In The Film?(00:36:00) - Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong)(00:37:48) - Infernal Affairs 2: The Departed's Success(00:42:33) - The Departed Ending Explained(00:45:59) - The Departed vs The Departed(00:48:56) - The Departed and Leonardo DiCaprio(00:53:15) - The Departed vs. Infernal Affairs(00:56:51) - Infernal Affairs: Christian vs Buddhist Story(00:59:23) - In the Elevator With Billy From Both(01:01:01) - The Departed vs Infernal Affairs: A Critical Comparison(01:05:21) - Netflix's 'Writing for the Environment'(01:11:45) - Diving Into International Cinema