Shutter Island (released 12/03/10)
Here's just a short review on the film I only saw recently.
A passion in a madman’s head, like the storm that engulfs the island provides the theme for yet another stunning film by Scorsese. DiCaprio’s boyish features are furrowed as he takes the lead role in this psychological drama of inspired direction. The plot torments its protagonist like it slowly torments its audience with signs that something is not quite as it seems, finally resulting in a twist of disturbing realisation. In what we believe is the story of an escaped prisoner, Scorsese violently hits us with repeated visions of bloody, murderous war, a sight that could only mildly prepare us for what is to be revealed in the last half hour of this film. Richter’s original music captures the sorrow and devoted determination of Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) to forget his past. This is a film with the message that love can lead us to delusion: love will drive us mad.
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