Originally posted by dadudemon
Haven't seen it.Also, I don't think BruceS. said New Moon was awesome. In fact, didn't he say it was better than he expected? (Meaning, he probably went into the film with low expectations.)
He was a fan of Twilight, he said he couldn't wait for New Moon and then said he couldn't wait or Eclipse. Something like that.
-AC
So back to Shutter Island....
Only a 62% fresh rating on the top critics on rottentomatoes. WTF? And most of these critics are just bitching about the soundtrack being over the top. They're probably the same guys who praised "There Will be Blood's" soundtrack along with "No country for old men."
and while skimming through reviews I found this: "This line of reasoning might succeed only if the casting were better. DiCaprio is out of his league in this role, despite having proved in Revolutionary Road and Scorsese's earlier The Departed that his baby face need not be an impediment to serious drama."
What? I'm not a Leonardo DiCaprio fan at all, but he blew me away in this movie
Originally posted by MildPossession
The There Will Be Blood score was fantastic...
Yeah. I was a little bit pissed that There Will Be Blood didn't win best picture. It had the best acting, the best score, some of the best cinematography, and was a (somehow) gripping movie about an oil businessman (which should be boring, but wasn't).
But thats off topic...
Shutter Island is one of the most well crafted psychological thrillers to come by since Silence Of The Lambs. And it is no coincidence both were brilliantly written novels. Shutter Island is adapted by a book written by Dennis Lehane (wrote gone baby, gone and mystic river). It is a book filled with twists and turns, that will leave the reader dizzy. And, that is what it's film counterpart does to the fullest.
Originally posted by Blinky
I really liked this movie. It was nice to see Scorsese take a break from gangster/crime films. I really enjoyed the dream sequences. The ending was predictable, but so what? I really enjoyed watching the actors, camera shots and dialogue. Beautifully executed.
The ending was predictable? Which one?
I ask because,
Spoiler:For me, that made the film even better. Subtle hints/writing, when nicely executed, can make a film more enjoyable.
there were really two endings:
1. The one where we find out he really was crazy. Technically, the climax and not the ending. This is what most people are referring to when they say, "the ending."
2. The real ending where we find out that Teddy still has his wits about him and says, indirectly, that he'd rather die a good man than live as a monster.#2 indicated, for me, that he still had his whits and he was making a conscious decision to get the lobotomy so he can "die" knowing that HE made the "best" decision.
I don't see many movies since my daughter was born last year and pay even less attention them in general. I saw Shutter Island last Sunday, and it was probably the 4th movie I'd seen in 8 months. So obviously, I had no idea this movie was directed by Scorsese until the credits rolled. I actually had a free, lazy Sunday afternoon and all I wanted was a mindless action/stupid-scare movie - which was strange because those are the movies I hate and films like Shutter Island are ones I usually enjoy. If I had known ahead of time what I was going into, I would have enjoyed it more. I'd like to watch it again when it comes on TV.
Thanks, man. As a Canadian, you'll be happy to know that her favorite TV show to this point is the NHL playoffs. She sticks her neck out like a goose when play is on and fusses and grunts when either a commercial break comes on or they cut to that dude in-between the benches for pointless commentary.
Originally posted by dadudemon
The ending was predictable? Which one?I ask because,
Spoiler:For me, that made the film even better. Subtle hints/writing, when nicely executed, can make a film more enjoyable.
there were really two endings:
1. The one where we find out he really was crazy. Technically, the climax and not the ending. This is what most people are referring to when they say, "the ending."
2. The real ending where we find out that Teddy still has his wits about him and says, indirectly, that he'd rather die a good man than live as a monster.#2 indicated, for me, that he still had his whits and he was making a conscious decision to get the lobotomy so he can "die" knowing that HE made the "best" decision.
Ok, correct me if I am wrong... but as I remember the end (I've only seen this once) :
Spoiler:
It was revealed that Teddy is in fact a patient and that his "partner" was really his psychologist.In the last scene Teddy is still referring to chuck as his "partner" and says that he'd rather die a good man than live as a monster. This action can be interpreted in two ways:
a) Teddy knows that he --in reality-- is a US Marshall caught up in conspiracy and refuses to believe the story that was fed to him by Chuck and the others.
b) Teddy REFUSES, deliberately, to cope with the horror of his real life and makes a psychological choice to regress back into insanity, so that in his mind he can die and honorable man. This is what I initally believed happened.
I suppose the movie does not really have a clear ending... but I thank you for providing me with an interpretation that I didn't think about when I watched the movie. The ambiguous ending actually makes me like the film even more.