A haven for the mentally ill

Natalie 2022-04-19 09:01:08

To live like a monster, or to die like a good man? Perhaps the easiest thing in the world is to lie to yourself. In the form of multi-layered narratives and multiple reversals, the film fully interprets human nature and the pain of war; in addition, the film's Nazi background, psychological analysis, and flashbacks of various war scenes are all unreal. When the "truth" can be "realized" in the dream, those patients with schizophrenia and hallucinations may be cured, and people's double understanding can be obtained. The film is adapted from Dennis Lehan's novel of the same name. In 1953, federal police officers Teddy and Chuck came to the prison of the Shutter Island Mental Hospital by boat to investigate the disappearance; so when the case came to a confusing point, the federal police officer was the The inmate of the mental hospital happens to appear, but his attending doctor wants to cure his mental illness, so a series of seemingly absurd things will come out. The pain left on the battlefield and the psychological shadow of the family made his heart troubles arise spontaneously. His wife also became mentally ill because of this. He drowned his three children and set fire to the house. Teddys has been split into multiple personalities; he is exploring wireless possibilities in his own world, so his attending physician John brought him into the fantasy time and space through the way of characters, so as to return to his real life. The scene of the film is set on an isolated island, which appears to be an island on the surface, but is actually an interpretation of two spaces and two worlds; one is the world after returning to self, and the other is the sustenance of Letis praying to God; When Dee wanted to go to the double confinement of his body and mind, he had to face ethical and moral punishment. Maybe everyone knows the truth, but it is difficult to expose the so-called truth. Just as in real life, facing the suppression of many corrupt officials and corruption, few people can listen to their inner voice. In front of the closed island, everyone's heart is full of infinite Panic, so when they fell into a real dream, it was hard to believe the truth was coming. True and false intertwined, what is true? So the court put Lettis on trial, but in order to escape from reality, to escape all his painful experiences, he made an alternate version of himself in a dream. He changed his name to Teddy and fantasized that he didn't kill his wife, maybe he didn't have the idea of ​​killing his wife at first, but when he entered the dream, he killed his wife in "fantasy", As a result, the psychological trauma and shadow in his heart lingered all the time, and the prisoners on the confinement island were mainly patients, so their voices could only be heard by themselves. Reality and dreams are often between a single thought, this may be the "world" that Lettis has been looking forward to.

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Extended Reading
  • Patsy 2022-03-22 09:01:06

    It is so mysterious, with many small flaws, the soundtrack is out of balance, and the force is lacking. On the whole, it is neither good nor bad. Leonardo's acting is probably the only highlight.

  • Maiya 2022-03-22 09:01:06

    I wonder if this movie will be considered a classic 50 years later when the Scorsese car becomes the wells of that time...

Shutter Island quotes

  • Teddy Daniels: After she tried to kill herself the first time, Dolores told me she... she had an insect living inside her brain. She could feel it clicking across her skull, just... pulling the wires, just for fun. She told me that. She told me that but I didn't listen. I loved her so much.

  • Teddy Daniels: Is there a reason, doctor, why you keep referring to your patient in the past tense?

    Dr. John Cawley: Take a look outside, marshall.

    [nods to the storm outside]

    Dr. John Cawley: . Why do you think?