Written by: Girwan Paudyal - 21107, Grade XI
Posted on: 31 October, 2019
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer
Based on the novel ‘Shutter Island’ by Dennis Lehane
Background: The story takes place in 1954 in a post WWII era on a small island named ‘Shutter Island’ which holds a mental asylum for the criminally insane.
Plot: Shutter Island is a psychological thriller movie where two U.S. Marshals Eddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck (Mark Ruffalo) are called to investigate a possible escape from the mental asylum in Shutter Island. A woman named Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), who was detained for murdering her three children, has escaped from a high security facility and now, the two Marshals work towards finding her but, as events unfold and the story takes a turn for the worse, Eddy starts suspecting all the people around him and questions his own sanity. Eddy specially suspects the head of the institution, Dr Cawley (Sir Ben Kingsley), and as events unfold and the story becomes clearer, there is a very intricate relationship between Eddy and Shutter Island.
My Opinion: Shutter Island is one of the most interesting psychological thrillers I have ever watched. The story unfolds in horrific ways as each realization hits the viewers with a sense of growing suspense and mystery. Rated R for its violence and portrayal of insanity, I do not recommend viewers under the age of 16 to watch Shutter Island. For others, if you have a hunger for psychological thrillers, Shutter Island will not disappoint.
