| There are lots of twist endings out there in Hollywood, | | | | This movie's ending, and the interpretation of it, depend |
| but for those who have seen the recent Scorsese | | | | entirely on one's interpretation of events throughout the |
| picture Shutter Island, this film puts on more than the | | | | rest of the film. In a way, this achieves exactly what |
| usual air of mystery. Enough mystery that hundreds of | | | | the film is after, for the audience to feel the confusion |
| web pages have been dedicated to the debate | | | | and disorientation of Daniels' character as he battles |
| around what actually happened. With the high price of | | | | through the struggles of mind tampering and mental |
| a movie ticket, many fans are waiting until the film | | | | illness. On the other hand, it conveniently sidesteps |
| comes out on satellite TV for a second look, but in the | | | | really giving out any information in order for the viewer |
| meantime speculation is rife. If you have not seen the | | | | to make a factually based, logical conclusion about |
| film, take this as your official 'spoiler alert,' since the | | | | what has happened. |
| movie's ending will definitely be discussed! | | | | A confusing final line by Daniels, pondering whether it's |
| As we meet our protagonist, a US Marshall played by | | | | better to die a monster or live as a good man has left |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, he is feeling sick and taking a ferry | | | | viewers split down the middle. While there is a general |
| out to Shutter Island, the home of a mental institution | | | | consensus that Marshall Daniels did not actually exist, |
| for the criminally insane. Accompanied by another US | | | | and that he was actually the missing mental patient |
| Marshall played by Mark Ruffalo, as the two approach | | | | from the patient count being put through an elaborate |
| the island Ruffalo's character shares a cigarette with | | | | rehabilitation simulation, there are still some holes in the |
| DiCaprio's character, whose smokes have gone | | | | theory that naysayers poke right through. Of course, |
| missing. As they get acquainted DiCaprio, or Teddy | | | | this last line was absent from the book, leading movie |
| Daniels tells his companion about the tragic death of his | | | | audiences in a very different direction than readers. If |
| wife in a fire. | | | | that was a clever marketing ploy to boost book sales |
| When the two disembark there is a high security alert | | | | and repeat movie-goers, it's possibly the best |
| out due to an escaped patient, which the US Marshalls | | | | executed sales pitch ever made in 20 words or less. |
| must help to find. As the story unravels, things grow | | | | Instead of racking your brain, sit tight and wait to |
| increasingly complex due to suspicion at every turn of | | | | watch the film again in the comfort of your living room |
| not only the mental institution's officials, but Teddy | | | | on satellite TV. With DVR, you can even rewind, fast |
| Daniels' new partner. High definition hallucinations and | | | | forward, and build up a strong case for why your |
| strange dreams only muddle up the plot, as does a | | | | theory is the right one. In the meantime, enjoy all the |
| host of unreliable information thrown at both Daniels, | | | | other HD pictures currently available on satellite TV |
| and by proxy the audience. | | | | with slightly more straightforward conclusions! |