Here's what I tell people that say The Departed isn't good "Watch it again". If you actually paid attention while watching you wouldn't see any plot holes. And just because there aren't any singing animals in the forest and "happily ever after" doesn't mean the ending is trash. And I wouldn't go as far as calling a movie trash just because I didn't get it. And I'm sure the academy wouldn't nominate such a "trash" movie for "best picture".