Revealing Scorsese’s Secrets That Made THE DEPARTED a Classic | Analysis Podcast

Watch this movie breakdown podcast where Kade, Gray, & Scott discuss Martin Scorsese’s classic film, THE DEPARTED, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. As always their candid conversation starts moments after watching the film together. Sit back and relax as you enjoy this episode of the CRWN Cinema Podcast!

THE DEPARTED is about: South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.

Chapters:
00:00 Post movie rating & review
7:23 Jack Nicholson's performance & character
13:01 Greatest one liners of all time
16:07 Favorite plot twist
20:18 Favorite characters
25:33 The therapist: character breakdown
28:21 Is Matt Damon's character gay?
32:14 The pacing + the detailed storyline
34:31 Analyzing Leo's character
41:39 Clever foreshadowing
47:00 Fun fact: It's a remake
50:46 The perfect shot + Martin Sheen's death scene
54:46 The details matter + the envelope
56:30 The ending + final thoughts
58:48 Outro

The CRWN Cinema Podcast is a movie review podcast hosted by Kade Harvey and Gray Pittman with guest stars Mercedes Zaragoza and Scott Jordan. They watch anything from new releases to classic movies to talk about the film techniques used, their thoughts on the story, and to just have a cinematic hang.