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Feb 12, 2010 · So begins Shutter Island, an impeccably assembled genre thriller from Martin Scorsese that lets the Oscar-winning filmmaker pay painstaking homage to the Hollywood film noirs of the ’40s and...
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Released on February 19, 2010, and directed by Martin Scorsese, ‘Shutter Island’ is a remarkable film dictating the power of mind control within filmography against audiences. Quite literally, the film controls the audience’s minds into seeing and believing what Martin Scorsesewants you to see at that point in time. Related article: Martin Scorsese...
Prior to breaking the film down, here are a few essential symbolism techniques used throughout ‘Shutter Island.’ The symbolism of fire throughout the film represents the fantasy Teddy Daniels a.k.a Andrew Laeddis, has created around himself. All of Teddy’s hallucinations include fire dictating what is not the truth, and when the fire is not present...
Set in 1954, ‘Shutter Island’ begins with U.S. Marshal Edward “Teddy” Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), who arrives on Shutter Island, a former military prison but now a mentalinstitution. Teddy arrives sea-sick after having made it to the island on a boat, as he would with his trauma, but this is unknown to the audience at this time. Only one of the hu...
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Similar to Scorsese’s Academy Award winning The Departed, SHUTTER ISLAND presents its characters in clear opposition as men of empathy and men of violence, exploring the inherent destruction ...
The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum...
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Set in 1959, Shutter Island follows two U.S. Marshalls - Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) as they are sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from a hospital specializing in psychiatric care.
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Scorsese skillfully plays with audience's perceptions, keeping us guessing until final, jaw-dropping revelation. Shutter Island's narrative intricacies, while compelling, may be a double-edged sword for some. Twists and turns are brilliantly executed, but demand active engagement from viewer.
