Scorsese seems like a director who would do radically different takes to see how it goes, then in the editing room they would have to use the best takes, no matter how different they are.xhonzi said:
Also, has anyone noticed that Scorsese's films often have really bad continuity? Just simple stuff, like a guy leaning forward in one shot, and then he's leaning back in the other actor's coverage, and back to leaning forward in the next shot. I first noticed it at the end of the Aviator where 2 characters are walking and talking... it cuts to a close up of them where they are stopped, and cuts back to them walking and talking and then they stop and face each other. Back to a close up of them stopped and talking. Then back to them walking and talking... normally I'm not the contnuity police, but it seems to really stick out in these Scorsese films to me for some reason.
Departed is on my list, since it includes my current DiCaprio-movie kick and my Wahlberg-movie kick. At the same time, the dichotomy between the two of them might blow my mind.