Why does Hollywood need to copy good foreign films?

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2006)

The departed is a top movie that will be remembered for decades. It contains everything that a good movie of this genre needs to contain.
I have to admit that this was a very good, memorable and exciting movie. And the cast is amazing, especially the role that jack Nicholson is playing- which will probably lead to his fourth academy award for best male actor.
But still of all its positive sides I don't like the idea that Hollywood movies kind of "steal" other foreign scripts/movies and turn them to American movies. I don't know if many of you know that the departed is kind of a rip off from the marvelous Hong Kong movie Infernal affairs. It came out year 2002 and in my opinion it's even better then departed an obvious 10/10!! I like it better because it's exciting all through the movie, one of the reasons is because it's 50 minutes shorter.
Okay, now to my point. All due respect for the departed as a movie, as I said before I like it a lot. But the thing that bothers me is why Hollywood movies have to take other foreign scripts and turn them so that it will be more suitable for an American public. And because they also use well known actors, this will be a far greater success at the box offices all around the world then the Hong Kong movie. I think that they kind of take the credit from Infernal affairs, and it will be Departed that will be remembered throughout movie history.
I think that's wrong thing to do, instead I think they should broadcast and market the Hong Kong movie in America and all around the world. They should try to do something about it, for e.g. came up with new ideas, new scripts, instead of just changing a bit of the content. By doing this Infernal affairs would get the credit they deserve abroad and we could also maybe have a totally different and new film instead of the Departed with the same actors and director. I don't know if many people agree with me, but that is my opinion.
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