Pay attention twice because a single experience may deceive everyone briefly, but not indefinitely. Because here, the audience welcomes the boundary between sanity and madness.
Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Laeta Kalogridis, is a 2010 American film based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same title. Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, and Ben Kingsley, the movie presents a thriller with abundant clues and deceptions, designed to hook many people these days—where it occupies their minds with deciphering clues and solving crimes.
It was a psychological neo-noir drama about the journey of two marshals, widower U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule, into the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor. They investigate the disappearance of a patient, Rachel Solando, who is infamous for murdering her three children.
At the beginning of the film, the story implied that viewers should pay close attention to every detail in the store—akin to Teddy's water anxiety. However, as the two marshals searched for answers inside the hospital, they encountered the unexpected. Tedy's past and present are unveiled, as is the intriguing reappearance of his deceased wife in his mind, the same as the child he kept hallucinating and Andrew Laeddis, his wife's killer. Within Ashecliffe, everything had become abnormal; it had devolved into a chaotic world for Edward Daniels—Rachel Solando, his deceased wife, those nightmares every night, the storm, and the 67th patient.
However, the drift is now cut off because spoiling is not the intention. This story is a must-read for anyone who values the fusion of law, order, and clinical care, for the storyline was brilliant, brimming with hair-raising scenes of peril beneath the Ashecliffe.
Martin Scorsese. If you know the man behind "The Wolf of Wall Street," then your thoughts are right. It's him. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time for his dark, brooding, and meticulous approach to filmmaking. However, did you know that in 1978, he came perilously close to death? Resulting from substance abuse. A chance to understand why Shutter Island was a hidden gem for him; this film may aid in identifying symptoms and seeking professional treatment. With a plot centered on post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health treatment, it is a frequently overlooked gem in the director's filmography; it guides the viewer through its narrative and allows for an engrossing dive into the psychological mystery.
I found the 138 minutes fascinating; curious, if I may add, what was happening to the protagonist with the sudden flashbacks and hallucinations. It appeared as though everyone felt Tedy's anguish; indeed, the brain controls everything, including our fear, empathy, sleep, hunger, illusions, and anger, and seeing the film made it appear as though we are all mentally ill.
However, the cinematography was flawless; the staircase added suspense as it symbolizes danger, dark mood, mistaken identities, and the hue of yellow, which indicated hope. Everything came together as if it planned to fool everyone.
In sum, it was an excellent film; it blew our minds away as if we were on a different level of comprehension of Freud's psychoanalytic theory. It will be a fantastic drive for everyone, a combination of excitement, mystery, and reality. Indeed, the film is Scorsese's second-highest-grossing.
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Written by: Chloe Alpay
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