That rat was a bad idea and this guy really wants to fix it. As we all know, Kickstarter can be a major tool for filmmakers trying to bring their passion projects to life. For Adam Sacks, his passion lies in an utter hatred for the "metaphorical" rat shot at the end of Martin Scorsese's 2006 filmThe Departed. So much so, in fact that he's started a campaign to the tune of $4,000 to have it digitally erased. The Departed was a good movie with a very bad ending. Here's my explanation of the problem. pic.twitter.com/loXLMbqLDj — Erase the rat in The Departed (@RatErase) February 19, 2019 Now, the film may have won four Oscars and made over $290 million dollars at the box office, but in Sacks opinion, "the movie has one giant glaring flaw. In the last shot, Scorsese has an actual rat crawl across the screen. The rat symbolizes rats. I get that this was just a studio film for Scorsese, but it is insane to me that he would end any movie with such a painfully on the nose metaphor." Now we can finally have a version of Scorsese's masterpiece without The Departed Rat. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 20 February, 2019