Martin Scorsese recently compiled a documentary based on Bob Dylan, entitled"No Direction Home". That being said, I think Marty and Bob have a lot in common. They're both what you might call artisits who have attained notarity and success, they both have a heavy influence on the current generation of artists in there respective mediums and they both haven't won an acadamy award for best director.
The problem with "The Departed," sure the movie is alright, hell it's even good... The problem I have is casting. What really put me off was Marty casting Matt Damon and Leo Dicaprio. A bunch of Hollywood hacks.
To compare it to Dylan I would say it's like Dylan hiring a session band for his new album, but instead of getting real artists he hires "Fall Out Boy" to help comunicate his ideas. I feel hiring those two pretty boys he puts an unnessecary degree of seperation up between him and the audience. Believe me, I understand he needs big names in his movies to make the kind of movies he wants but does he think that Leonardo Dicaprio will ever replace Robert DeNiro? What worries me is that since "Gangs of New York" this trend has been getting worse, I'm scared of what's going to happen next, is he going to cast Jessica Simpson?
"Hey, I used to be cool"
