March 30, 2007

The use of X in The Departed

Movie critic, Rene Rodriguez has a series of screen captures from The Departed that are really interesting. They show how Scorsese used the letter X in various scenes to foreshadow death. Apparently Howard Hawks used this quite a bit in Scarface (1932).

If you haven’t seen The Departed (2006) then rent it on DVD. Great film. Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing had me watching several scenes again and again.

Posted in Movies at 10:53 AM

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Comment # 1

Cool. It just shows just how much time you “film” guys have on your hands.
Hey, maybe you could spend a day watching kids “films” and tell us if there is any truth to the accusations of symbolism in Disney movies.

Posted by: Paul Robertson on April 2, 2007 8:46 AM

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