Infernal Affairs (2002)

My love for Hong Kong cinema was rekindled when I watched 'Infernal Affairs', it had everything I could have hoped for, beautiful camera angles an in-depth narrative and a fantastic cast to boot. The story is about two police officers from Hong Kong that are placed into special operations that require them to go undercover, one in the police force for the triads and one in the triads for the police force. A story like this is fantastic because it can go in so many ways, there were many moments within the film that I had no idea were coming. Having not seen 'The Departed', the remake of 'Infernal Affairs' by Martin Scorsese, I had no idea what to expect although I've heard rumours that 'Infernal Affairs' is better... But that is just peoples opinion, I'll have to watch and find out. A big part of the film for me was the cinematography. The film was shot beautifully, though I didn't expect anything less going into the film knowing it was made in Hong Kong. Being a huge fan of Wong Kar-Wai and his stylistic methods of making films, I was glad to see another beautiful film made in Hong Kong, birds eye views tracking across the skyline showing glass buildings and using reflections of protagonists really caught my eye and it kept me in awe throughout the film. The actors all did there job wonderfully, Anthony Wong played the superintendent and we built up a strange relationship with him as the film progressed, it seemed as if he was like a father figure to Chen Wing Yan, played by Tony Leung. I've seen Tony Leung take a many number of roles in different films with very different genres. Tony and Andy Lau did a great job of making us choose sides, it was clear who was good and who was bad but it still felt like a mixed decision, knowing there were moles within each faction. If you haven't yet seen this film, I would strongly recommend that you try your best to see. It's not a bad shout to see 'The Departed' alongside 'Infernal Affairs' and see which one you like the best.