Does that poster not get you excited? First of all, as you know, I am a huge fan of Martin Scorsese. Sorry but he is such a great director. You have to give him credit on how exactly shot his movies are. Everything is so perfectly executed - it would be hard for any aspiring director not to give him credit for some of their style.
Shutter Island is basically Marty and Leo having a ball with a great story and great effects (when needed - unlike Mr. Cameron who can't make a movie without them) and making a movie that THEY want to make. Not really commercial, though this was really promoted by the studio execs. While many of the critics haven't really enjoyed it so far, I'll bet that in the future this will be considered a classic in the psychological thriller category.
Leo plays Teddy Daniels, a U.S. Marshal in 1954 sent to investigate an island that has been converted into a prison- uhh- I mean a hospital for the criminally insane. Aided by his new partner Chuck, Teddy must sort through patients that are too crazy to tell him anything, and a staff that seems to be hiding something...
The sound warrants special mention, especially in the scene where Teddy visits the part of the hospital. Teddy continually must light a match to see because the power is out. It is completely silent other than very quiet talking and the match. Everytime the match bursts into flame it sounds louder and louder, but you realize it's just you hoping Teddy is ok. The match lighting means he is still there and ok. So you listen so intently for that sound, it's engrossing.
The ending is nothing short of the culmination of the artwork that preceded it. When you see it think about this. Who is telling the truth? Is the truth real or fictional? If it is fictional who made it up? I cannot think of another movie that in the last ten minutes has made me think and ponder every minute of the previous two hours searching for clues to those answers.
Shutter Island is a masterpiece of mystery film-making and should be viewed with an open mind by any fan of Scorsese's.
IMDB here
It was a pretty good movie, brilliant imagery on the flash back images which were explained when you discovered the truth. As a psychological thriller fan this is
ReplyDeleteOne of the better ones.