Shutter Island

[MarfMaster]

I cant wait to watch the extras and see what the subtle hints where

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the only one i can think of is when he is at the desk interviewing and he is scribbling on the pad like a lunatic, i thought that was strange at the time and made sense at the end

Well if you'd rather get the gist from the extras then more power to you, but if you want an idea keep reading.

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Most of the hints were actually in the reactions from the supporting characters. They're evident in almost every scene, but two off the top of my head are when Teddy first gets to the island and all the armed guards are on edge. Teddy assumed they were on edge because the island was a tense environment, but in reality it was because they were releasing their most dangerous patient. Another that I thought was funny was when Chuck attempts to hand over his gun upon entering the facility and has a hard time getting it off his belt...an odd thing for a US Marshal. Of course he's really a psychiatrist, so he has no idea how to handle a gun and a rig.

There are tons more, can't wait to watch it again!

 

[Sachiel]

I cant wait to watch the extras and see what the subtle hints where

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the only one i can think of is when he is at the desk interviewing and he is scribbling on the pad like a lunatic, i thought that was strange at the time and made sense at the end

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I think the guy he was interviewing had a phobia or whatever.

 

[Morbach]

I saw this for the first time Saturday and loved it. Great film.

 

[Rock83]

haven't seen it yet...will probably pick it up on Blu-Ray this weekend.

 

[plasmid303]

This movie is better the second time viewing.

 

[SwedishHeat]

I remember watching the trailer and figuring out the ending, then once I saw the initial opening scene on the boat, it was easy to predict what happened, and I pretty much nailed it.

Ridiculously predictable movie, but I guess the movie is about the journey of how you earn that ending. It's about filling in the details.

 

[plasmid303]

The twist isn't the most important aspect of this film. I'd call anyone a dunce if they didn't guess what was going on by halfway through the film.

This isn't a Shyamalan flick. The twist isn't the be-all, end-all draw here.

 

[Voorhees27]

God its getting so old ............. "This film was predictable" So what?????

 

[CelticPredator]

It's not the end of the road that matters, it's the journey. And the journey was ____ing worth it.


Btw, I watched 15 minutes on Blu-Ray...amazing. I have to finish it. So addicting. The features aint bad....all 2 of them....

Still, they discuss how layered the film is. How each character is playing 3 different people all at the same time...it's pretty insane.

 

[Jen]

Finally just saw this and I really enjoyed it. And I must be a dunce because I didn't figure out the ending until almost the end.

Good solid movie and I thought everyone's performances were very well done.

 

[CelticPredator]

I thought I figured out the ending...then it did a 180 on me, and I was like woah.

 

[plasmid303]

Finally just saw this and I really enjoyed it. And I must be a dunce because I didn't figure out the ending until almost the end.

Good solid movie and I thought everyone's performances were very well done.

I'm sorry Jen, didn't mean anything by it. You didn't have even one inkling about what was going on inside Teddy's head?

 

[Jen]

No. I believed in his conspiracy theory. I knew something was going on...just didn't think it was what it turned out to be.

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I hated Dr. Cawley...and then he ended up being a good, caring doctor. That was a nice twist. I was sad though that Teddy fell back into his delusional state in the end and was heading for a lobotomy.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

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I hated Dr. Cawley...and then he ended up being a good, caring doctor. That was a nice twist. I was sad though that Teddy fell back into his delusional state in the end and was heading for a lobotomy.

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I got the sense that he hadn't really fallen back into his delusion, at least not fully, but was pretending he had in order to get the lobotomy. He chose to "die" as Teddy rather than live as the guy with dead kids and a murdered wife.

"Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?"

 

[Jen]

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I got the sense that he hadn't really fallen back into his delusion, at least not fully, but was pretending he had in order to get the lobotomy. He chose to "die" as Teddy rather than live as the guy with dead kids and a murdered wife.

"Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?"

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You know I was wondering about that last line....still sad though.

 

[YoNoSe]

Saw this after I read the book so obviously I knew the ending, but I saw it coming in the book. It may be easier to guess at the ending in the book because

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you are constantly looking at the anagram names. If you're good at puzzles it's not long before you start thinking they look similar.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book and I imagine you are supposed to guess at the ending. There were several moments where I thought my guess was wrong so it was still fun even if you do end up being right.

They did add a line that changed one element of the ending -

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In the last scene, when Teddy has "reverted" again and they are coming to collect him, in the book he simply says "we're smarter than them" and it's clear that he's totally delusional. In the movie they add a line (don't remember exactly) about dying as a good man rather than living as a monster. Seems to imply that he is aware of what he's doing but just doesn't want to live with his memories of being what he thinks of as a monster.

I could be remembering the movie wrong but something to that effect struck me when I saw it.

 

[cerealkeller]

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That's how I read the ending. He CHOOSES to have the lobotomy so he can erase from his memory what happened with his wife and kids. He was actually "sane" at the end, he would just rather live the life of the person he chooses to be.

 

[Morbach]

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That's how I read the ending. He CHOOSES to have the lobotomy so he can erase from his memory what happened with his wife and kids. He was actually "sane" at the end, he would just rather live the life of the person he chooses to be.

Yeah, exactly. Good ending.

 

[creature4000]

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Nope... I think he was crazy in the end... there was no twist.

The movie would have been 100x better if there really was a conspiracy

 

[Sachiel]

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He makes the comment then just walks of with the orderlies and doctors. Like he knew what was going to happen. The guy who watched over him even thought it was odd.