Teddy Daniels - Andrew Laeddis, Dolores Chanalk - Rachel Solando. Figure it out for yourself. With all of the twists and turns this movie throws at you I could give you nearly every piece of spoiler information I could and you would still be left wondering what exactly happened.
As the movie progressed I made my best attempts at keeping what seems to be the true story line in my head. Although this is quite a difficult task when those facts that the rest of the story lies upon are swept from beneath your feet. Do not get me wrong, Scorsese had directed yet another beautiful film and though it plays with your heart and deeper than that, your mind it is, in my opinion a wonderful thriller.
As our main character, "Teddy" realizes that he was brought toShutter Island by more than his own personal accord, he begins to question the quality of care the United States' government has entrusted the institution with and he makes a plan to "blow the roof off the place" once he returns to the mainland...if only that was an option. Though once again, I can give you as many spoilers a you may or may not desire, but it will never prevent you from being utterly shocked upon the movie's conclusion. As I walked out of the theatre, I gained an internal sentiment that everything was a lie. I felt as if my life could by manipulated into oblivion right then and there at the snap one's fingers.
Do not let the trailers decieve you! This is by no means a horror movie! I cannot remember getting a sense of terror while viewing this film, though I can conclude that this movie is one of the best thrillers I have ever seen, as it is packed with suspense and mind games throught it's entirety.
Without a doubt, this movie was worth the price of the ticket and I will most likely buy it once it is released onto DVD. You may even be able to convince me to see it again while it is still in theatres. I'm also interested to see if any "alternate theories" are released with a different take on the true story line behind the movie. I can also safely say that I was in no way dissapointed by this movie. If I had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, I believe it would deserve the honest judgement of an 8. But don't just take my for it! Go and let it destroy your own state of mind and ruin any presence of rational thought!
I cannot get a handle on this movie. People say to go and see it. Others say not to see it, that I would freak out. Hmmmm...no real clues about yes or no on my viewing it with this post, but lots of intrigue reigning in my mind now.
Posted by: Kathryn Gerth | 04/07/2010 at 08:19 PM