Day 54: Infernal Affairs

In order to ensure they have access to the necessary information, the police force have sent an undercover cop in to the Triads and the Triads have sent an undercover gang member into the police force. Yan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) is the undercover cop who just wants to have a normal life. Lau (Andy Lau) is the undercover gang member who wants to give up his gang past and just be a police officer. Their existence threatens to ruin everything and they are tasked by their bosses to uncover the other.

Yan just looked so troubled for the whole film. Obviously he would be, he’s a good guy who is having to do bad things. It’s so sad to watch though. And when the superintendent dies, he looks devastated. The music was absolutely perfect in that scene, definitely helped the tears along. I’m not really sure if he was meant to be going to the psychiatrist for help for something but it seemed to me like that was the only place he felt safe and comfortable enough to get some sleep. I wish we’d seen more of his time with the psychiatrist, although I did like that he told her he dreams about her. I kind of knew he was going to die but I was still upset when it happened (my notes: NOOOO YAAAAN WHHHY). It would’ve been great if he had finally been able to get his life back and no longer be made to do bad things.

Such a great film. I felt so tense pretty much from beginning to end wondering what was going to happen. Shame about the bagpipes at the end, seems like I can’t escape those bloody things.

8/10