Shutter Island - Notice The Details 

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my favourite scene is when he finds out the truth. it feels like you’re going insane with him because at the start you’re like “no way, they’re just trying to make him feel crazy” and by the end of that scene it’s like you come to terms with the fact that he’s the patient and he is crazy.

That scene with George Noyce is amazing. He tells us exactly what’s going on, but we completely misinterpreted it

He knew his way around cell block C even though the shots show its a literal maze

Something else I noticed, when they first come off the boat, and Teddy comments how "all of the guards are a little on edge". They're all ready for their most violent prisoner to go batshit crazy. They are just starting the experiment, and are unsure if he will dive into it or just snap.

This was seriously the most terrifying movie I’ve ever seen, the tone, music and atmosphere was disturbing

The scene when he returns home looking over the water, the wife on the Swing, A Brightly lit lovely day, is among the most terrifying images in movie history.

This is the best movie I have ever watched. Almost made me believe I was insane.

The movie in which DiCaprio really deserved the Oscar

At the beginning of the movie, when Dr. Cawley is telling "Teddy" about psychiatry and the horrible methods used in the past, he has a brief moment of hesitation before saying that the patients could die drowning in the water. That's because he is worried that Teddy may have a violent reaction to those words.

I was thinking (i might be wrong) when he was interviewing that guy and started rubbung his pencil, how did he know that would make him angry? Cuz he already knows the guy hes interviewing and already knows his tick from his time as a patient

I noticed the scene when he’s in cell block c and the entire building is dripping with water as if it was raining indoors, this is where the beat up patient tells him the truth about what is going on, but I noticed that even tho the whole building is pouring water from the ceiling the entire scene is quiet except for the whispers of the patients because his mind is rejecting the water drops

Every time that he smokes in the movie he gets his cigarettes lit by someone else this is another hint because mental patients are not allowed to have matches Cool video

That old woman in the garden with “shhh” sign should win an Oscar for how creepy look is.

I'm glad i watched this movie with out watching the trailer or googled what the movie was about.... This movie is a Masterpiece

Notice in the scene with George. Teddy lights a match several times, and it gets dark when the match goes out. But then, when his wife appears in a vision, the light in the room remains constant even after the last match goes out. Meaning, the conversation with George ended there and the rest of the scene is his imagination, including George's dialogue.

the glass of water explanation>>>

this movie puts you in the mind of someone that is crazy. makes you understand them and sympathize with them

A few more details: - the woman patient he interviewed was clearly instructed to write down “Run”, as evidenced by a few characters in the background pretending not to look while others were more careless and watched it - if you watch the film again, Chuck is always standing behind Teddy and giving cues to the other role-players with his eyes. - at the board meeting, one of the members who clearly thought the experiment was foolish mockingly mentions loving the Law of4 note - the storm was likely a hallucination, as evidenced by how clean the facility looked the day after Laddis’ breakthrough

Definitely an under appreciated gem in Scorsese's catalog. Great video. Didn't catch a few of those subtle hints.

What do you about the theory that Teddy is sane at the end, but fakes insanity so he can be lobotomized because he can't live with the truth?

One of the greatest films ever made.

Great review, but I wish you talked about the ending. The last line of the movie suggest, at least to me, that Teddy is fully aware of the reality and willfully chose to undergo the lobotomy - which adds a whole new depth to the character.

I cried at the scene with his children in the water.... one of the best movies I’ve ever seen

How Leonardo DiCaprio didn't got an oscar for this movie

Wow, that was a great breakdown! I literally just finished watching the movie for the very first time about 20 minutes ago, and now I’m here lol

Also at the beginning, when Andrew arrives as Edward, still a marshall, the guards seem on edge, they are all holding their gun. They're on edge not because of the missing patient, but because of Andrew.

Is nobody going to bring up one of the scenes where he is dreaming/hallucinating and the smoke goes in reverse back into his cigarette?

Another interesting thing is that after Teddy stresses "Leadis lit the match that caused the fire that killed my wife" he keeps lighting them himself in the movie.

I still feel that the bald guy should be evil 😂

I knew he was actually crazy because of how ugly his tie was

I had to sweep my brains off the floor after watching this.

I always thought they just tricked him in believing he is a patient

Also when Leo return back from the cave and everyone walks out of the room the lady looks at Leo in a worried manner and when Dr. Cawley tells Leo that there is no chuck, Leo agrees with him. Seeing Leo agree to Cawley saying there is no partner assures the woman that Leo is cured and she laughs in a happy way.

There are a lot more hints, for instance: DISCLAIMER: NOT MY MATERIAL, IM JUST A MESSENGER •The Guards are on edge at the beginning and McPherson asks Teddy for his gun. If he were a real US Marshal, they wouldnt ask for his weapon but because he's a patient & can go crazy at any moment they needed to take it. • Teddy see's the nurse at the beginning who is literally the same person as the 1st Rachel Solando. • When Teddy goes to ask where Chuck is, Cawley literally tells him you have no partner, and that he's alone. Yes, he does tell Chuck he wants to be alone when they were on the rocks, but he did "have a partner" and Cawley knew that Teddy thought he did but he was obviously trying to help him snap out of it & let him know that his investigation wasnt real and the partner he's been with was just his therapist • Teddy has a scar with a bandage on the top of his head, it may not be much of a hint but it definitely is a little clue that points us towards him being a patient. But also, notice how the bandage comes off at the last scene. I think thats symbolism letting us know he isnt a "patient" anymore and he's regained his sanity. He UNCOVERED the truth like he uncovered the wound. • Pay attention to Dicaprio's wardrobe & overall look as well. He starts off looking like an official US Marshal, as the movie goes along he starts to become more run down. His face, hair & clothes look beat up & abused. They're helping him & the audience try to realize who he was and what he's become. • Also the tie. One of the biggest symbols in the movie and its there so many times. It is to help him realize what his wife did and who she was, that symbol was to help him uncover his past and face the reality of it. • Who is 67, this one is probably the biggest clue for me. It was set up the entire movie. At the meeting, they conclude there's 66 patients but Teddy thinks they're lying, and that there is one more. They simply did that to help him realize he's the 67th, he's Rachel Solando in the sense he's MISSING from reality & he must be found by his own self & come to the conclusion he's the 67th patient. • Chuck is literally giving us the reality of the movie in the scene where they end up in that little building near the cemetery. He is telling Teddy that they brought him there on purpose, and they were setting him up but because we think he's ligitemitely trying to solve a case its still a bit sketchy & we didnt know for sure but it was a possibility. • In the Cave, Rachel tells Teddy he will become a patient if he uncovers the truth!!!! Huge hint that makes so much sense. • George Noyce tells him he's part of their game. But because we were taught to believe their game was to trap him inside the island & never let the proif of his investigation leave the mainland so they could expirement on Teddy, its a different game then what Noyce is talking about. • Also, Noyce said he got his scars and wounds "Because of you, you did this to me" towards Teddy and then Cawley tells Teddy that 2 weeks prior, Laeddis attacked Noyce. • In the last scene, Chuck says "we're too smart for them" & Teddy agrees. But the look on his face when he says it is interesting. It seems like he's thinking about himself in that moment, how he has Chuck & everyone fooled into thinking he's still crazy when he's not anymore. • The German doctor lets Teddy know he is wounded by a traumatic past when they are in the tunnel. We think that he's just being a dick and he's trying to break Teddy but he's actually trying to help him because he is literally wounded from a horrible past. I'm pretty sure there's some more but these are the ones that mostly come to mind.

This is a really interesting analysis! I love going back and looking at the clues films lay out for their twists. The details in the cinematography are particularly fascinating. Great video! I'm looking forward to more, and I'll be sure to check out the others you've already done.

not gonna lie! I really liked this movie but you have given me a whole new appreciation for it.

I thought when chuck struggle to get his gun out. I just figured he was rookie.

That scene when teddy scratches the book page was the time I figured something was fishy with Teddy because no detective does that and there was no context that Teddy knew the patient used to get irritated. So this was all Teddy's madness!!

Imagine if the movie ended when he decides to go to the lighthouse, you never actually see him enter. Then someone tells you about all the details in the movie suggesting that he's mad, it would make sense but you'd be like "but that's just a theory... A FILM THEORY" And that kind of creeps me. Like how much we are willing to reject reality when so much proof is provided. If you were crazy, you'd never actually know it or accept it, and this movie makes me actually rethink my entire existance!

so glad i found this channel

This is a prefect way of defending your theory, because if someone says "it sounds crazy" it will just seem like they're crazy

I always thought that the old woman didn´t reveal to Ted his real identity (When he asked about Andrew Laedis) because he did beat a man for calling him that. I feel is unlikely she is doing that as an instruction, because i saw fear in hear eyes when whe was asked that question. Ted would have probably attacked her right on the spot.

Glad to see so many others enjoyed this movie too. I read the book first (not to be one of *those* guys lol) so I knew what to expect heading into the theater. The look of surprise, shock and realization on 90% of the crowd was excellent. I must have said "Yeah...because he was Andrew the whole time" to my gf and the couple we were out with about 75x 😆 🤣 Dennis LeHane wrote a number of excellent books too, if anyone is interested. The entire Patrick and Angela series (which included Gone, Baby Gone) was great...

"Old woman" -- Robin Bartlett was still in her 50s when this was filmed, and you should be so lucky as to look as young when you're that "old".

This movie was just so beautifully written, directed, filmed and acted. Honestly one of the best movies to ever exist. Everything is so goddam detailed to the very core

Leo acted so good that its still unbelievable he was a patient there. Cause as viewers we know at the back of his head he knows he's U.S marshall.

I thought it was obvious that Teddy was a patient, nearly from the beginning, yet it was still a beautiful movie, that I enjoyed. The symbolism is everywhere, and his hallucinations are very evident. My first clue, was the way his partner talked to him, and would react to certain things.

When I tell you this book changed the way I see everything, it did.

I totally agree that Leo should have received an Oscar for this film & I'd have to add quite a few of his other films too, but he has to play such an array of complex emotions and the scene where he finds his drowned children and shoots his wife is outstanding. I would like to personally thank him for showing the audience how debilitating a migraine is, I have suffered from them dreadfully for years and people who just call them headaches have no idea then he brilliantly acts withdrawal off powerful medications, another thing I have suffered with alone, thank you Leo a masterful performance in an amazing movie and thank you for brilliantly acting migraines and strong medications withdrawal.

This was the most mind blowing movies ever. Scorsese is one of my favorite directors ever. You have to see "Silence".

This video is better than the others. This guy litterally went into the details and understood everything that was going my mind so so much more free now

I feel like everyone goes into this movie thinking “The twist is so obvious hes gonna be a patient at the asylum” but the way its presented and the outcome is not at all how I was expecting it thats a good twist when you semi expect it but it still subverts your expectations

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I had to rewatch it several times in order to notice all of the fine details throughout the picture.

You got a great voice for this kind of videos, keep going

The screenwriters and Scorsese and DeCaprio and all the rest of the cast and crew did an amazing job turning this already-thrilling story (a book written by Dennis Lehane, who also wrote Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone) into a movie. Love it!

We have the ability to ignore reality even when it's staring us in the face, paraphrasing you but still, this is an excellent and very true statement, well said. I absolutely love this film, I was MIND BLOWN when I first saw it. I've seen it so many times and will watch it again. The only thing I've never noticed was that the lady isn't holding anything when drinking the water but then from over her shoulder we see her put the glass down. Excellent video #TylerMowery.

What blew my mind was Shutter Island is an anagram of Truths and Lies or Truths/Denials 😱

It just goes to show how easy it is for us all to get caught up in our own ideas about reality. We all think we know stuff, that we have objective opinions about the world and ourselves. That we're right. Imagine if that was being challenged? What if it is constantly being challenged but neglected by us? How would someone like you react if you were told your world was a lie? What if it was? How could you possibly believe it to be true? I really think that being able to be aware, to let go, to be present, to not let your ignorant, arrogant mind be the judge of everything, is important as a human being. It can be easy helping others with their problems, but it's hard to help yourself, because you need to go against everything you think you are.

Another subtle hint, ish, when he finds the paper with the law of 4 and no one else should know about it. When Teddy goes into the doctors meeting one of the members at the table says “the law of 4, I love that”

I’ve watched so many psychological thrillers that I guessed that he was a patient when the doctor talked about the 47th one😂 that being said there were so many odd moments and tensions that I kept going back and forth on whether experiments were being done there....really good film

So much detail in the interview scene alone with the woman. The non-existent glass of water from Teddy’s perspective, the guards in the frame, the script, everything means something. That’s what makes this film absolutely amazing!

wow this video is as great as the movie...I am surely gonna recommend this video to my friend who never understands shutter island... brilliant video

If you’ve only watched this movie once, watch it again. There are so many hints you realize you missed the first time that are telling you he is a patient the entire time.

One question tho: why was he on the boat? Or was he never on the boat in the beginning of the movie?

honestly i NEVER came across an actor that I believe deserves an Oscar but damn LEO did a fabulous job. His acting was exceptional. When him and us audience where fiding out the truth I was in denial just like he was. He portrayed everything perfectly

Okay so the water shot with the women and teddy, if he mentally blocks the water because he has a strong aversion to it but Doesn’t he later on swim in the water on the way to lighthouse to “save chuck”? If he disliked it so much how can he do that?

Seen this movie about ten times. Might be my favourite of all time. Great atmosphere and very clever directing and writing

By far my all time favorite movie, HANDS DOWN!

I love how in the scene where he interrogated some patients they mention that A. The escaped murderous liked to complain about the food and B. Before she escaped she was worried about the letter When we first hear this we think, oh it’s she’s crazy and likely the kind of person to complain about the food and she’s lost it enough to be scared about the weather but when we learn she’s NOt crazy we realize that A. The food at the asylum likely sucks and B. The weather WAS something to worry about seeing as how it turns into a hurricane

My favorite scene is the one where "Teddy" sees "Leadis" and Leadis lights his cigerate for him with a match, almost instantly the cig smoke forms around his head in the next shot suggesting that the fire symbolizes a lie and that his head is in the clouds. That's when I figured it out, but the movie was so well written it had me questioning if I was right even after they told me so.

What are your thoughts on the occasionally inconsistent cuts? For example in the jeep ride with the warden, when it cuts back and forth and the way their bodies are positioned is different from cut to cut almost every single time in that scene. It seems like something the cinematographer would be aware of, so is it a way of showing his mind "glitching" in some kind of way, like he's making this movie inside his head, his perspective (like with the water cup)? Noticed it and kinda thought someone else had to notice it too, couldn't just be me hehe

Just finished watching the shutter and all I can say is, this movie is AMAZING!!!!!

beautiful music aswell, On the nature of daylight - max richter

Even the very first scene with Leonardo on the boat and walks threw the gates to see his "partner" notice the room was filled with chains, probably how they got him on the boat.

Great insights and presentation, Tyler - thanks for posting your video about this classic. This film needs to be watched several times to really get the true film making mastery at work here - the director, actors, and all members of the production team. Too much information for just one viewing, but entertaining anyway on first watch.

I wish I could watch movies this way; noticing symbolism and cinematography in the telling of the story, without it having to be explained to me later.

Going to give a presentation about this masterpiece, I feel like I just need an excuse to watch these type of video's again haha

i remember my brother asked to watch this movie when i was a kid, this was the first time i get existential crisis from a movie

This video is just Perfect.

Every single part has a meaning. So called the masterpiece.

There's a scene that doesn't fit into the water-fire-symbolism I think. It's the scene when he sees his partner chuck dead in the sea. The complete frame is full of water and he has a hallucinacion

One of the great lines in cinema: “which would be worse: to live as a monster, or to die as a good man.”

"but it's not either" If only there was a word for that, a negative form of "either"

He decided to effectively commit suicide - so even though his past insanity was cured - it doesn't mean he became "sane" - it just means that a new insanity took over as a substitute, the same way one may substitute cigarettes, alcohol or anything else with an addiction with lesser dangerous things like coffee, chocolate, sex - it is still an addiction used to overcome an addiction.

Wow, absolulty brilliant. Never thought of the use of fire and water in the film. And that beauty scene with George Joyce. Amazing!

Fuck yeah!! YES! This is one of my favourite films, but thanks for making me realise it's even better and deeper than I thought ^^

Solid work, Tyler!

This movie's reveal/twist got me so well that I had to put this movie on my top 10 movies of all time.

Back then when i actually wanted to watch the movie. I came to youtube and searched then this video came, i still thank myself till contrary day for refusing to click the video and enjoying a movie where i never can find anything like it (not only plot but the acting)

What about the staircase scene in the lighthouse. When he’s running up the first flight stairs and the wall isn’t moving

Wonderful video. I love these breakdowns about the genius of cinematography and why the movies we love are so great.

I like movies with a twist and the ones that mess with you head. They are what i call the adult movies.

hiding in plain sight

One part of this was left out. What about when the storm hits and Teddy sleeps in the basement in patients clothing with all the other patients? Huge sign right there that he is a patient.

You said it so well in such little time. This film absolutely fucked with my mind and at the end I did not want to accept the fact that he was a patient. Such an underrated movie

Loved the video, what was background music used? I really added and worked well!

Thanks brother, just now I watched this movie and I literally had a headache. This video cleared my headaches.

That scary lady in the garden is shushing.. because she has been told to keep quiet while andew is passing by. It's one of the hints provided to us that it's all a set-up.

Also in the scene when he is interrogating the staff, everyone was laughing at him and "his partner" in a condescending way despite making some pretty good questions. Showing how they were actually just playing along with it but found it funny that he was acting like a detective