There's X-cellent symbolism in 'The Departed'
Jan 30, 2007, 11:07 AM | by Michael Slezak
Categories: Film, Oscars 2007
If you've already seen The Departed, then you absolutely must click here and check out a fascinating piece by the Miami Herald's Rene Rodriguez. "As an homage to Howard Hawks' classic 1932 Scarface, [director Martin] Scorsese scattered Xs throughout the movie (some more subtle than others), using them as a symbol of impending doom," Rodriguez writes, before compiling a nifty set of screen grabs to prove said point. Scarily obsessive -- yet utterly cool.

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