2013年PETS1英语一级阅读文章7
2013年PETS1英语一级阅读文章7
COPS (警察) and criminals (罪犯) have always played a cat and mouse game of chase. But what if the cat pretends to be one of its own enemies and a mouse does the opposite?
It could be a thrilling but dangerous game.
This is what Billy Costigan and Colin Sullivan do in the new Hollywood film, "The Departed." It opened in Hong Kong and the US last Friday and will arrive on the Chinese mainland (内地) later this year.
The movie is set in Boston, where the police have been fighting against Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover (卧底) cop Billy is sent to infiltrate (混入) the mob (匪帮) group run by Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's trust.
At the same time Colin Sullivan, a young criminal who has infiltrated the police department, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit (特别调查组). He works as an informer for Costello. Each man struggles with his double life, finding out information about the criminal or police plans?.
But suddenly it becomes clear to both the mob group and the police that there's a spy among them. Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being found out by the enemy. Each must race to discover who the other man is in time to save himself.
Don't be surprised if the plot sounds familiar to you."The Departed"is based on the 2002 Hong Kong hit film "Infernal Affairs"(《无间道》). But, writer William Monahan said he hadn't seen "Infernal Affairs". He used a translation of the Chinese script. "My film is all about the engine of tragedy (悲剧) that is started when people depart (脱离) from what they really should be doing with their lives,"? said Monahan.
Besides its plot, the careful exploration of the nature of good and evil (邪恶) raises "The Departed" above the typical Hollywood cop story. Billy came up from the streets of Boston. He wants to do things differently from the way his family did. However, he is asked to go undercover and pretend to be the very thing he was determined not to become.
In a way, however, Colin is an even more tragic character. He accepted a false set of values taught by Costello when he was young and truly believes he will get away with everything.
